61552 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 25, 2005 / Rules and Regulations 

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Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

October 17, 2005. 

Francis A. Favara, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21173 Filed 10–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–21449; Airspace 

Docket No. 05–AAL–15] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Deering, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace at Deering, AK to provide 

adequate controlled airspace to contain 

aircraft executing four new Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs). This rule results in new Class 

E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) 

and 1,200 ft. above the surface at 

Deering, AK. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 

22, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, AAL–538G, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, 

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; 

telephone number (907) 271–5898; fax: 

(907) 271–2850; e-mail: 

gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. Internet address: 

http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Thursday, August 4, 2005, the 

FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

part 71) to create new Class E airspace 

upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above 

the surface at Deering, AK (70 FR 

44869). The action was proposed in 

order to create Class E airspace 

sufficient in size to contain aircraft 

while executing four new SIAPs for the 

Deering Airport. The new approaches 

are (1) Area Navigation (Global 

Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) 

Runway (RWY) 2, original; (2) RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 20, original; (3) RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 11, original, and (4) RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 29, original. New Class E 

controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the 

surface in the Deering Airport area is 

established by this action. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking proceeding by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No public 

comments have been received; thus the 

rule is adopted as proposed. 

The area will be depicted on 

aeronautical charts for pilot reference. 

The coordinates for this airspace docket 

are based on North American Datum 83. 

The Class E airspace areas designated as 

700/1200 ft. transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated September 

1, 2005, and effective September 16, 

2005, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 

airspace designation listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. The Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking document 

included airspace exclusions to 

Kotzebue and Buckland Class E airspace 

and established Federal Airways. Those 

exclusions were not necessary and are 

not included in this action. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 

establishes Class E airspace at Deering, 

Alaska. This Class E airspace is 

designated to accommodate aircraft 

executing four new SIAPs and will be 

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 

reference. The intended effect of this 

rule is to provide adequate controlled 

airspace for Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) 

operations at Deering Airport, Deering, 

Alaska. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. It, therefore—(1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle 1, section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in subtitle 

VII, part A, subpart 1, section 40103, 

Sovereignty and use of airspace. Under 

that section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to ensure the 

safe and efficient use of the navigable 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority because it creates 

Class E airspace sufficient in size to 

contain aircraft executing instrument 

procedures for the Deering Airport and 

represents the FAA’s continuing effort 

to safely and efficiently use the 

navigable airspace. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71— DESIGNATION OF CLASS 

A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; 

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING 

POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9N, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated September 1, 2005, and 

effective September 16, 2005, is 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 25, 2005 / Rules and Regulations 61553 

AAL AK E5 Deering, AK [New] 

Deering Airport, AK 

(Lat. 66°04′10′′ N., long. 162°45′59′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of the Deering Airport, and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 45-mile radius of the 

Deering Airport, excluding the airspace 

outside 12 miles from the shoreline. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 14, 

2005. 

Judith G. Heckl, 

Area Director, Alaska Flight Service 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 05–21231 Filed 10–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 51 

[Public Notice 5208] 

RIN 1400–AB93 

Electronic Passport 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule amends the passport 

regulations to incorporate changes 

related to introduction of the electronic 

passport. The rule defines ‘‘electronic 

passport,’’ includes a damaged 

electronic chip as an additional basis for 

possible invalidation of a passport and 

provides for no fee issuance of a 

replacement passport if an electronic 

chip fails. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 25, 

2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Palmer-Royston, Office of 

Passport Policy, Planning and Advisory 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs on 

202–663–2662. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

was originally published in the Federal 

Register on February 18, 2005 (70 FR 

8305) as a proposed rule that included 

changes to the passport regulations 

needed due to the pending introduction 

of the electronic passport, as well as 

changes related to passport 

amendments, replacement passports, 

and unpaid fees that did not relate 

exclusively to electronic passports. 

Because of the volume of comments, we 

separated the proposed rule into two 

final rules. The first rule, RIN 1400- 

AC11, incorporated the provisions of 

the proposed rule on passport 

amendments, replacement passports, 

and unpaid fees. We received only two 

comments on those provisions. The 

second, and instant, rule focuses on 

electronic passports. 

Analysis of Comments 

We received a total of 2,335 

comments on the introduction of the 

electronic passport. All comments have 

been read, sorted, and tabulated 

according to primary concerns. 

Comments opposing the proposed rule 

primarily focus on security and/or 

privacy, the adequacy of Radio 

Frequency Identification (RFID), 

technology, and religious concerns. 

Specifically, concerns focused as 

follows: 2019 comments listed security 

and/or privacy; 171 listed general 

objections to use of the data chip and/ 

or the use of RFID; 85 listed general 

objections to use of the electronic 

passport; 52 listed general technology 

concerns; and 8 listed religious 

concerns. Overall, approximately 1% of 

the comments were positive, 98.5% 

were negative, and .5% were neither 

negative nor positive. 

The comments are available for 

review at http://www.travel.state.gov/, 

under the passport section, or at the 

Department of State (Department) 

reading room. 

Security and Privacy 

Passports must be globally 

interoperable—that is, they must 

function the same way at every nation’s 

border when they are presented. To that 

end, the International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) has developed 

international specifications for 

electronic passports that will ensure 

their security and global 

interoperability. These specifications 

prescribe use of contactless smartcard 

chips and the format for data carried on 

the chips. They also specify the use of 

a form of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 

that will permit digital signatures to 

protect the data from tampering. The 

United States (U.S.) will follow these 

international specifications to ensure its 

electronic passport is globally 

interoperable. 

The Department intends to begin the 

electronic passport program in 

December 2005. The first stage will be 

a pilot program in which the electronic 

passports will be issued to U.S. 

Government employees who use Official 

or Diplomatic passports for government 

travel. This pilot program will permit a 

limited number of passports to be issued 

and field tested prior to the first 

issuance to the American traveling 

public, slated for early 2006. By October 

2006, all U.S. passports, with the 

exception of a small number of 

emergency passports issued by U.S. 

embassies or consulates, will be 

electronic passports. 

The ICAO specification for use of 

contactless chip technology requires a 

minimum capacity of 32 kilobytes (KB). 

The U.S. has decided to use a 64KB chip 

to permit adequate storage room in case 

additional data, or biometric indicators 

such as fingerprints or iris scans, are 

included in the future. Before modifying 

the definition of ‘‘electronic passport’’

to add a new or additional biometric 

identifier other than a digitized 

photograph, we will seek public 

comment through a new rule making 

process. 

The contactless smart chip that is 

being used in the electronic passport is 

a ‘‘passive chip’’ that derives its power 

from the reader that communicates with 

it. It cannot broadcast personal 

information because it does not have its 

own source of power. Readers that are 

on the open market, designed to read 

Type A or Type B contactless chips 

complying with International Standards 

Organization (ISO) 14443 and ISO 7816 

specifications, will be able to 

communicate with the chip. This is 

necessary to permit nations to procure 

readers from a variety of vendors, 

facilitate global interoperability and 

ensure that the electronic passports are 

readable at all ports of entry. 

The proximity chip technology 

utilized in the electronic passport is 

designed to be read with chip readers at 

ports of entry only when the document 

is placed within inches of such readers. 

It uses RFID technology. The ISO 14443 

RFID specification permits chips to be 

read when the electronic passport is 

placed within approximately ten 

centimeters of the reader. The reader 

provides the power to the chip and then 

an electronic communication between 

the chip and reader occurs via a 

transmission of radio waves. The 

technology is not the same as the 

vicinity chip RFID technology used for 

inventory tracking of items from 

distances at retail stores and 

warehouses. It will not permit 

‘‘tracking’’ of individuals. It will only 

permit governmental authorities to 

know that an individual has arrived at 

a port of entry—which governmental 

authorities already know from 

presentation of non-electronic 

passports—with greater assurance that 

the person who presents the passport is 

the legitimate holder of the passport. 

The personal information that will be 

contained in the chip is the information 

on the data page of the passport—the 

name, nationality, sex, date of birth, 

place of birth, and digitized photograph 

of the passport holder. The chip will 

also contain information about the