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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 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 would 

modify Class E airspace extending up to 

and including 700 feet above the surface 

area at Wayne Municipal/Stan Morris 

Field, Wayne, NE, in support of the 

instrument approach procedures for IFR 

operations at the airport. The geographic 

coordinates of the airport also will be 

updated to be in concert with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

History 

The FAA published in the Federal 

Register (82 FR 22924, May 19, 2017) 

Docket No. FAA–2017–0287 a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Wayne 

Municipal/Stan Morris Field (formally 

the Wayne Municipal Airport), Wayne, 

NE. Subsequent to the publication of the 

NPRM, the FAA found that the airport 

name had a name change to Wayne 

Municipal/Stan Morris Field from the 

Wayne Municipal Airport. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017. FAA 

Order 7400.11B is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 6.5-mile radius (reduced from 

a 7.5-mile radius) of Wayne Municipal/ 

Stan Morris Field, Wayne, NE. Airspace 

redesign of standard instrument 

approach procedures is necessary for 

IFR operations at the airport due to the 

decommissioning of the Wayne NDB, 

and cancellation of the NDB approach. 

The name and geographic coordinates of 

the airport also are updated to be in 

concert with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. This action enhances the 

safety and management of the standard 

instrument approach procedures for IFR 

operations at the airport. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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, when 

promulgated, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

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, 

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(f), 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 FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ACE NE E5 Wayne, NE [Amended] 

Wayne Municipal/Stan Morris Field, NE 

(Lat. 42°14′30′′ N., long. 96°58′56′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Wayne Municipal/Stan Morris 

Field. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 

15, 2017. 

Vonnie Royal, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20433 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–7055; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AWP–11] 

Establishment of Restricted Area 

R–2306F; Yuma Proving Ground, AZ 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes 

restricted area R–2306F in the vicinity 

of Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) at Yuma 

Proving Ground, AZ. The restricted area 

allows Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) to 

maximize the existing fixed 

infrastructure to support current and 

future hazardous test programs while 

minimizing the risk to public and nonparticipating aircraft. These programs 

involve ground and airborne testing of 

non-eye-safe lasers, high energy radars 

and the development of unproven 

weapon systems and this ensures the 

safer testing and evaluation of these 

programs without impacting nonparticipating aircraft and general public. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

December 7, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, Federal 


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Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 

(202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, 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 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 modifies the 

air traffic service route structure in the 

north central United States to maintain 

the efficient flow of air traffic. 

History 

On July 25, 2016, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (81 FR 

48364), Docket No. FAA–2016–7055, to 

establish restricted area R–2306F, Yuma 

Proving Ground, AZ. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

Differences From the NPRM 

Subsequent to publication of the 

NPRM, the FAA identified geographic 

coordinates to more accurately reflect 

the existing boundaries using digital 

charting capabilities. The geographic 

coordinates identifying Laguna Army 

Airfield required a slight adjustment to 

accurately reflect the exact location. The 

geographic coordinates before and after 

Laguna Army Airfield needed to be 

corrected to ensure the FAA digital 

database meet tolerances of gap 

analysis. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14 Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73 

to establish a new restricted area (R– 

2306F) in the vicinity of Laguna Army 

Airfield (LGF) at Yuma Proving Ground, 

AZ. This action also incorporates the 

restricted area updates noted in the 

‘‘Differences from the NPRM’’ section of 

this final rule. The FAA is taking this 

action for testing that includes both 

ground and air-to-ground propagation of 

non-eye-safe lasers, high power radars 

and developmental, unproven weapons 

systems. Testing includes the actual 

operation of these systems using various 

proven and unproven aircraft platforms. 

Due to the hazards of these systems, it 

is imperative that these activities be 

segregated within a restricted area. The 

changes from the NPRM are as follows: 

R–2306F: The geographic coordinates 

proposed as ‘‘lat. 32°51′18′′ N., long. 

114°19′29′′ W.’’ in the boundaries 

description are changed to ‘‘lat. 

32°51′19′′ N., long. 114°19′29′′ W.’’ 

Additionally, the geographic 

coordinates proposed as ‘‘lat. 32°51′52′′ 

N., long. 114°23′34′′ W.’’ in the 

boundaries description are changed to 

‘‘lat. 32°51′53′′ N., long. 114°23′35′′ W.’’ 

Lastly, the geographic coordinates 

proposed as ‘‘lat. 32°49′30′′ N., long. 

114°26′39′′ W.’’ in the boundaries 

description are changed to ‘‘lat. 

32°49′30′′ N., long. 114°26′38′′ W.’’ 

These coordinates are changed from the 

NPRM to ensure the FAA digital 

database meet tolerances of gap 

analysis. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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 Department of 

Transportation (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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of establishing a new restricted 

area (R–2306F) in the vicinity of Laguna 

Army Airfield (LGF) at Yuma Proving 

Ground, AZ, qualifies for FAA adoption 

as authorized under 40 CFR 1506.3, and 

in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

paragraphs 8–2 and 9–2, Adoption of 

Other Agencies’ National 

Environmental Policy Act Documents, 

and Written Re-evaluations, and 

7400.2L, paragraph 32–2–3. 

FAA’s environmental impact review 

included an independent evaluation 

and adoption of the Army’s 

Supplemental Environmental 

Assessment (SEA) for Proposed Special 

Use Airspace at Laguna Army Airfield, 

Yuma, Arizona which included the 

establishment of Restricted Area 

Airspace R–2306F. The Army’s SEA, for 

which the FAA was a cooperating 

agency, was published July 2015 with 

issuance of its Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) on September 28, 2015. 

The FAA has carefully considered its 

statutory mandate under 49 U.S.C. 

40103 to ensure the safe and efficient 

use of the National Airspace System as 

well as the other aeronautical goals and 

objectives discussed in the Army’s SEA, 

and has determined that the Army’s 

Proposed Action provides the best 

airspace combination for meeting the 

needs stipulated in its SEA, that the 

SEA adequately assesses and discloses 

the environmental impacts of the 

Proposed Action, and that all 

practicable means to avoid or minimize 

environmental harm from that 

alternative have been adopted. 

Additionally, the FAA has determined 

that there have not been substantial 

changes to the Army’s Proposed Action 

relevant to environmental concerns, and 

that there are no significant new 

circumstances or information relevant to 

environmental concerns and bearing on 

the Proposed Action or its impacts. 

Therefore, the FAA has concluded that 

an additional supplement to the 

Supplemental EA is not required. 

A copy of the FAA’s Adoption EA and 

FONSI/ROD document is available at 

https://www.regulations.gov/ by 

referencing this docket number. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73 

Airspace, Prohibited areas, Restricted 

areas. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 73 as follows: 

PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

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

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 73.23 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.23 is amended as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

R–2306F, Yuma West, AZ [New] 

Boundaries: Beginning at latitude 

32°51′52′′ N., longitude 114°26′52′′ W.; 

to latitude 32°52′30′′ N., longitude 

114°21′03′′ W.; to latitude 32°51′15′′ N., 

longitude 114°21′03′′ W.; to latitude 

32°51′19′′ N., longitude 114°19′29′′ W.; 


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1 16 U.S.C. 824(o). 

2Balancing Authority Control, Inadvertent 

Interchange, and Facility Interconnection 

Reliability Standards, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 81 FR 66,555 (Sept. 28, 2016), 156 

FERC ¶ 61,210 (2016) (NOPR). 

3See Response of the North American Electric 

Corporation to Data Request, Docket No. RM16–13– 

000 (April 7, 2017). 

4 16 U.S.C. 824o(d)(2). 

5 Id. 824o(e). 

6Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric 

Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the 

Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of 

Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC 

Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No. 

672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006). 

7North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 

FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g and compliance, 117 

FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. 

FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009). 

8 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the BulkPower System, Order No. 693, FERC Stats. & Regs. 

¶ 31,242 at PP 420, 439, and 680, order on reh’g, 

Order No. 693–A, 120 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2007). 

then clockwise along a 3.5 NM arc 

centered at latitude 32°51′53′′ N., 

longitude 114°23′35′′ W.; to latitude 

32°49′30′′ N., longitude 114°26′38′′ W.; 

to latitude 32°49′51′′ N., longitude 

114°26′38′′ W.; to latitude 32°50′08′′ N., 

longitude 114°26′3′′ W.; to latitude 

32°50′17′′ N., longitude 114°26′19′′ W.; 

to latitude 32°50′31′′ N., longitude 

114°26′17′′ W.; to latitude 32°50′42′′ N., 

longitude 114°26′9′′ W.; to latitude 

32°51′11′′ N., longitude 114°26′34′′ W.; 

to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes: Surface to and 

including 1,700 feet MSL. 

Time of Designation: Intermittent, 

0600–1800 local time, Monday– 

Saturday; other times by NOTAM. 

Controlling Agency: Yuma Approach 

Control, MCAS Yuma, AZ. 

Using Agency: U.S. Army, 

Commanding Officer, Yuma Proving 

Ground, Yuma, AZ. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

20, 2017. 

Rodger A. Dean Jr., 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20590 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. RM16–13–000; Order No. 836] 

Balancing Authority Control, 

Inadvertent Interchange, and Facility 

Interconnection Reliability Standards 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

approves Reliability Standards BAL– 

005–1 (Balancing Authority Control) 

and FAC–001–3 (Facility 

Interconnection Requirements), 

submitted by the North American 

Electric Reliability Corporation, as well 

as the retirement of Reliability 

Standards BAL–005–0.2b (Automatic 

Generation Control), FAC–001–2 

(Facility Interconnection Requirements), 

and BAL–006–2 (Inadvertent 

Interchange). 

DATES: This rule will become effective 

November 27, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Syed Ahmad (Technical Information), 

Office of Electric Reliability, Division 

of Reliability Standards, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, Telephone: (202) 502–8718, 

Syed.Ahmad@ferc.gov 

Julie Greenisen (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, Telephone: (202) 502–6362, 

Julie.Greenisen@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ORDER NO. 836 

FINAL RULE 

1. Pursuant to section 215 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA),1 the 

Commission approves Reliability 

Standards BAL–005–1 (Balancing 

Authority Control) and FAC–001–3 

(Facility Interconnection Requirements), 

submitted by the North American 

Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), 

as well as the retirement of Reliability 

Standards BAL–005–0.2b (Automatic 

Generation Control), FAC–001–2 

(Facility Interconnection Requirements), 

and BAL–006–2 (Inadvertent 

Interchange). The Commission also 

approves the associated implementation 

plans, violation risk factors, and 

violation severity levels for Reliability 

Standards BAL–005–1 and FAC–001–3. 

Finally, the Commission approves three 

revised definitions for the glossary of 

terms used in NERC’s Reliability 

Standards (NERC Glossary). 

2. The Commission determines that 

Reliability Standards BAL–005–1 and 

FAC–001–3 will enhance the reliability 

of the Bulk-Power System, as compared 

to currently-effective Reliability 

Standards BAL–005–0.2b and FAC– 

001–2, by clarifying and consolidating 

existing requirements related to 

frequency control. In addition, the 

Commission determines that the revised 

Reliability Standards support more 

accurate and comprehensive calculation 

of Reporting Area Control Error 

(Reporting ACE), by requiring timely 

reporting of an inability to calculate 

Reporting ACE and by requiring 

balancing authorities to maintain 

minimum levels of annual availability 

of 99.5 percent for each balancing 

authority’s system for calculating 

Reporting ACE. Based on the 

information received in the comments 

on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

in this proceeding,2 as well as in 

response to a subsequent data request 

issued to NERC,3 the Commission has 

determined that it will not, at this time, 

direct NERC to restore existing 

requirements in Requirement R15 of 

Reliability Standard BAL–005–0.2b 

related to maintaining and testing 

backup power supplies at primary 

control centers and other critical 

locations. We also approve NERC’s 

request to retire Reliability Standard 

BAL–006–2, BAL–005–0.2b and FAC– 

001–2 upon the effective date of 

Reliability Standard BAL–005–1. 

I. Background 

A. Mandatory Reliability Standards and 

Order No. 693 

3. Section 215 of the FPA requires a 

Commission-certified Electric 

Reliability Organization (ERO) to 

develop mandatory and enforceable 

Reliability Standards that are subject to 

Commission review and approval. 

Specifically, the Commission may 

approve, by rule or order, a proposed 

Reliability Standard or modification to a 

Reliability Standard if it determines that 

the Reliability Standard is just, 

reasonable, not unduly discriminatory 

or preferential and in the public 

interest.4 Once approved, the Reliability 

Standards may be enforced by NERC, 

subject to Commission oversight, or by 

the Commission independently.5

4. Pursuant to section 215 of the FPA, 

the Commission established a process to 

select and certify an ERO,6 and 

subsequently certified NERC as the 

ERO.7 On March 16, 2007, the 

Commission issued Order No. 693, 

approving 83 of the initial 107 

Reliability Standards filed by NERC, 

including Reliability Standards BAL– 

005–0 (Automatic Generation Control), 

FAC–001–0 (Facility Interconnection 

Requirements), and BAL–006–1 

(Inadvertent Interchange).8 In addition 

to approving Reliability Standards BAL– 

005–0 and BAL–006–1, the Commission 

directed NERC to develop modifications 

to those Reliability Standards through 


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