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Section 106, describes the authority for 

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 I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it establishes 

additional controlled airspace at 

Plentywood Sher-Wood Airport, 

Plentywood, MT. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 the FAA Order 7400.9S, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed October 3, 2008, and 

effective October 31, 2008 is amended 

as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT, E5 Plentywood, MT [New] 

Plentywood Sher-Wood Airport, MT 

(Lat. 48°47′19′′ N., long. 104°31′23′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Plentywood Sher-Wood Airport; 

and that airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface of the earth 

bounded by a line beginning at lat. 49°00′00′′ 

N., long. 105°02′00′′ W.; to lat. 49°00′00′′ N., 

long. 104°02′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°32′35′′ N., 

long. 104°02′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°27′00′′ N., 

long. 104°11′12′′ W.; to lat. 48°40′00′′ N., 

long. 105°02′00′′ W.; thence to the point of 

origin. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 11, 

2009. 

H. Steve Karnes, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E9–12409 Filed 5–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0763; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AAL–22] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Quinhagak, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at Quinhagak, 

AK. Two Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being 

developed for the Quinhagak Airport at 

Quinhagak, AK. Additionally, one 

textual Obstacle Departure Procedure 

(ODP) is being developed. Adoption of 

this proposal would result in creating 

Class E airspace upward from 700 feet 

(ft.) above the surface at the Quinhagak 

Airport, Quinhagak, AK. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2008–0763/ 

Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–22, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. You may 

review the public docket containing the 

proposal, any comments received, and 

any final disposition in person in the 

Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket Office 

(telephone 1–800–647–5527) is on the 

plaza level of the Department of 

Transportation NASSIF Building at the 

above address. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Manager, Safety, 

Alaska Flight Service Operations, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 222 

West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, 

AK 99513–7587. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, 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.faa.gov/ 

about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ 

ato/service_units/systemops/fs/alaskan/ 

rulemaking/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2008–0763/Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AAL–22.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this notice may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of Notice of Proposed 

Rulemakings (NPRMs) 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov or the Superintendent of 

Document’s Web page at http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. 

Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Air Traffic 

Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 101 / Thursday, May 28, 2009 / Proposed Rules 25461 

Washington, DC 20591 or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s 

Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, 

to request a copy of Advisory Circular 

No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to the Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which 

would establish Class E airspace at the 

Quinhagak Airport, in Quinhagak, AK. 

The intended effect of this proposal is 

to create Class E airspace upward from 

700 ft. above the surface to contain 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the Quinhagak Airport, Quinhagak, 

AK. 

The FAA Instrument Flight 

Procedures Production and 

Maintenance Branch has created two 

new SIAPs for the Quinhagak Airport 

and one textual ODP. The SIAPs are (1) 

the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Runway 

(RWY) 12, Original and (2) the RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 30, Original. Textual ODPs 

are unnamed and are published in the 

front of the U.S. Terminal Procedures 

for Alaska. Class E controlled airspace 

extending upward from 700 ft. above the 

surface in the Quinhagak Airport area 

would be established by this action. The 

proposed airspace is sufficient in size to 

contain aircraft executing the 

instrument procedures at the Quinhagak 

Airport, Quinhagak, AK. 

The area would 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 foot transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 in FAA 

Order 7400.9S, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, signed October 3, 

2008, and effective October 31, 2008, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

would be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed 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. 

Because this is a routine matter that will 

only affect air traffic procedures and air 

navigation, it is certified that this rule, 

when promulgated, 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 

proposes to create Class E airspace 

sufficient in size to contain aircraft 

executing instrument procedures at the 

Quinhagak Airport, AK, 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). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 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 7400.9S, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed October 3, 2008, and effective 

October 31, 2008, is to be amended as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending 

Upward from 700 Feet or More Above the 

Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Quinhagak, AK [New] 

Quinhagak, Quinhagak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 59°45′19′′ N., long. 161°50′43′′ W.). 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Quinhagak Airport, AK. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 19, 2009. 

Anthony M. Wylie, 

Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information 

Area Group. 

[FR Doc. E9–12408 Filed 5–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. RM08–13–000] 

Transmission Relay Loadability 

Reliability Standard 

May 21, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 215 of the 

Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission proposes to 

approve Reliability Standard PRC–023– 

1 (Transmission Relay Loadability 

Reliability Standard) developed by the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation. The proposed Reliability 

Standard requires certain transmission 

owners, generator owners, and 

distribution providers to set protective 

relays according to specific criteria in 

order to ensure that the relays reliably 

detect and protect the electric network 

from all fault conditions, but do not 

limit transmission loadability or 

interfere with system operators’ ability 

to protect system reliability. While all 

relays detect and protect the electric 

network from fault conditions, the 

proposed Reliability Standard applies 

only to load-responsive phase 

protection relays. In addition, pursuant 

to section 215(d)(5) of the Federal Power 

Act, the Commission proposes to direct 

NERC to develop modifications to the 

proposed Reliability Standard to 

address specific concerns identified by 

the Commission. 

DATES: Comments are due July 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by Docket