Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 47613 

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 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 

amend controlled airspace to support 

IFR operations at Taylor County and 

Waupaca Municipal airports. 

History 

The FAA published in the Federal 

Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) (82 FR 26408, June 

7, 2017) Docket No. FAA–2017–0388 to 

modify Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Taylor County Airport, Medford, WI. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. Subsequent to 

publication, the FAA found the 

geographic coordinates for Waupaca 

Municipal Airport, Waupaca, WI, were 

incorrect and makes the correction in 

this rule. 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 

modifies Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

from the 6.8-mile radius of Taylor 

County Airport, Medford, WI by 

removing the segment within 2.7 miles 

each side of the 162° bearing from the 

airport extending from the 6.8-mile 

radius to 7 miles southeast of the airport 

due to the decommissioning of the 

Medford NDB and cancellation of the 

NDB approach. 

This action also modifies Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Waupaca 

Municipal Airport, Waupaca, WI to 

within a 6.6-mile (from a 6.4-mile) 

radius of the airport and removes the 

segment within 2.7 miles each side of 

the 118° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7 

miles southeast of the airport due to the 

decommissioning of the Waupaca NDB 

and cancellation of the NDB approach. 

Also, the geographic coordinates are 

corrected to be in concert with the 

FAA’s aeronautical database. 

This action enhances the safety and 

management of standard instrument 

approach procedures for IFR operations 

at these airports. 

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 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 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 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. 

* * * * * 

AGL WI E5 Medford, WI [Amended] 

Taylor County Airport, WI 

(Lat. 45°06′05′′ N., long. 90°18′01′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Taylor County Airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL WI E5 Waupaca, WI [Amended] 

Waupaca Municipal Airport, WI 

(Lat. 44°20′00′′ N., long. 89°01′11′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of Waupaca Municipal Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 5, 

2017. 

Christopher L. Southerland, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22119 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

29 CFR Part 4022 

Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans; Interest Assumptions 

for Paying Benefits 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s 


nlaroche on DSK9F9SC42PROD with RULES
47614 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 

1Appendix B to PBGC’s regulation on Allocation 

of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 

4044) prescribes interest assumptions for valuing 

benefits under terminating covered single-employer 

plans for purposes of allocation of assets under 

ERISA section 4044. Those assumptions are 

updated quarterly. 

regulation on Benefits Payable in 

Terminated Single-Employer Plans to 

prescribe interest assumptions under 

the regulation for valuation dates in 

November 2017. The interest 

assumptions are used for paying 

benefits under terminating singleemployer plans covered by the pension 

insurance system administered by 

PBGC. 

DATES: Effective November 1, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel S. Liebman (liebman.daniel@

pbgc.gov), Acting Assistant General 

Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension 

Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, 

202–326–4400 ext. 6510. (TTY/TDD 

users may call the Federal relay service 

toll-free at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to 

be connected to 202–326–4400, ext. 

6510.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s 

regulation on Benefits Payable in 

Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29 

CFR part 4022) prescribes actuarial 

assumptions—including interest 

assumptions—for paying plan benefits 

under terminated single-employer plans 

covered by title IV of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 

The interest assumptions in the 

regulation are also published on PBGC’s 

Web site (http://www.pbgc.gov). 

PBGC uses the interest assumptions in 

Appendix B to Part 4022 to determine 

whether a benefit is payable as a lump 

sum and to determine the amount to 

pay. Appendix C to Part 4022 contains 

interest assumptions for private-sector 

pension practitioners to refer to if they 

wish to use lump-sum interest rates 

determined using PBGC’s historical 

methodology. Currently, the rates in 

Appendices B and C of the benefit 

payment regulation are the same. 

The interest assumptions are intended 

to reflect current conditions in the 

financial and annuity markets. 

Assumptions under the benefit 

payments regulation are updated 

monthly. This final rule updates the 

benefit payments interest assumptions 

for November 2017.1

The November 2017 interest 

assumptions under the benefit payments 

regulation will be 0.75 percent for the 

period during which a benefit is in pay 

status and 4.00 percent during any years 

preceding the benefit’s placement in pay 

status. In comparison with the interest 

assumptions in effect for October 2017, 

these assumptions are unchanged. 

PBGC has determined that notice and 

public comment on this amendment are 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This finding is based on the 

need to determine and issue new 

interest assumptions promptly so that 

the assumptions can reflect current 

market conditions as accurately as 

possible. 

Because of the need to provide 

immediate guidance for the payment of 

benefits under plans with valuation 

dates during November 2017, PBGC 

finds that good cause exists for making 

the assumptions set forth in this 

amendment effective less than 30 days 

after publication. PBGC has determined 

that this action is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the criteria set 

forth in Executive Order 12866. 

Because no general notice of proposed 

rulemaking is required for this 

amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act of 1980 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C. 

601(2). 

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 4022 

Employee benefit plans, Pension 

insurance, Pensions, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

In consideration of the foregoing, 29 

CFR part 4022 is amended as follows: 

PART 4022—BENEFITS PAYABLE IN 

TERMINATED SINGLE-EMPLOYER 

PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 4022 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302, 1322, 1322b, 

1341(c)(3)(D), and 1344. 

■ 2. In appendix B to part 4022, Rate Set 

289 is added to the table to read as 

follows: 

Appendix B to Part 4022—Lump Sum 

Interest Rates for PBGC Payments 

* * * * * 

Rate set 

For plans with a valuation 

date Immediate 

annuity rate 

(percent) 

Deferred annuities 

(percent) 

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

*******

289 11–1–17 12–1–17 0.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 7 8 

■ 3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set 

289 is added to the table to read as 

follows: 

Appendix C to Part 4022—Lump Sum 

Interest Rates for Private-Sector 

Payments 

* * * * * 

Rate set 

For plans with a valuation 

date Immediate 

annuity rate 

(percent) 

Deferred annuities 

(percent) 

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

*******

289 11–1–17 12–1–17 0.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 7 8 


nlaroche on DSK9F9SC42PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 47615 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Daniel S. Liebman, 

Acting Assistant General Counsel for 

Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22124 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7709–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0968] 

Special Local Regulation; Fautasi 

Ocean Challenge Canoe Race, Pago 

Pago Harbor, American Samoa 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

a Special Local Regulation for the 

Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race on 

the dates of November 10, 17, and 24, 

2017, to safeguard the participants and 

spectators, including all crews, vessels, 

and persons on the water in Pago Pago 

Harbor during the event. This regulation 

will functionally close the port to vessel 

traffic during the race, but will not 

require the evacuation of any vessels 

from the harbor. Entry into, transiting, 

or anchoring in the harbor will be 

prohibited to all vessels not registered 

with the sponsor as participants or not 

part of the race patrol, unless 

specifically authorized by the Captain of 

the Port (COTP) Honolulu or a 

designated representative. Vessels that 

are already moored or anchored in the 

harbor seeking permission to remain 

there shall request permission from the 

COTP unless deemed a spectator vessel 

that is moored to a waterfront facility 

within the regulated area. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

100.1401 will be enforced from 7:00 

a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the dates of 

November 10, 17, and 24, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice of 

enforcement, call or email Lieutenant 

Commander John Bannon, Waterways 

Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard 

Sector Honolulu; telephone (808) 541– 

4359, email john.e.bannon@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce a Special Local 

Regulation in 33 CFR 100.1401 for the 

Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race 

from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the dates 

of November 10, 17, and 24, 2017. This 

action is being taken to safeguard the 

participants and spectators, including 

all crews, vessels, and persons on the 

water in Pago Pago Harbor during the 

event. This regulation for the marine 

events, which will encompass portions 

of Pago Pago Harbor. During the 

enforcement periods, as reflected in 33 

CFR 100.1401(c), if you are the operator 

of a vessel in the regulated area you 

must comply with directions from the 

Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu or 

a designated representative. 

This notice of enforcement is issued 

under authority of 33 CFR 100 and 5 

U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice 

of enforcement in the Federal Register, 

the Coast Guard plans to provide 

notification of this enforcement period 

via the Local Notice to Mariners and 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners. 

Dated: October 6, 2017. 

M.C. Long, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Honolulu. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22191 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0960] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Willamette River, Portland, OR 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the upper deck of 

the Steel Bridge across the Willamette 

River, mile 12.1, in Portland, OR. The 

deviation is necessary to support the 

Annual Run Like Hell Half Marathon 

event. This deviation allows the upper 

lift span of the bridge to remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position to ensure 

the safety of construction crew 

members. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on October 22, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2017–0960, is 

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

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Mr. Steven 

Fischer, Bridge Administrator, 

Thirteenth Coast Guard District; 

telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pfd13bridges@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), 

bridge owner, has requested a temporary 

deviation from the operating schedule 

for the Steel Bridge across the 

Willamette River, at mile 12.1, in 

Portland, OR. The deviation is necessary 

to accommodate the Annual Run Like 

Hell Half Marathon event. The City of 

Portland is sponsoring the race and 

event. The Steel Bridge is a double-deck 

lift bridge with a lower lift deck and an 

upper lift deck which operate 

independent of each other. To facilitate 

this paving operation, the upper deck 

will remain in the closed-to-navigation 

position. When the lower deck is in the 

closed-to-navigation position, the bridge 

provides 26 feet of vertical clearance 

above Columbia River Datum 0.0; and in 

open-to-navigation position, the vertical 

clearance is 71 feet above Columbia 

River Datum 0.0. The deviation period 

is from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on October 

22, 2017. The lower deck for the Steel 

Bridge will continue to operate in 

accordance with 33 CFR 

117.897(c)(3)(ii), and at the end of this 

deviation period, the upper deck of the 

Steel Bridge will resume operating in 

accordance with 33 CFR 

117.897(c)(3)(ii). 

Waterway usage on this part of the 

Willamette River includes vessels 

ranging from commercial tug and barge 

to small pleasure craft. Vessels able to 

pass through the bridge with the lower 

deck in the open-to-navigation position 

or upper deck in the closed-tonavigation position may do so at 

anytime. The upper lift and lower lift of 

the Steel Bridge will be able to open for 

emergencies, and there is no immediate 

alternate route for vessels to pass. The 

Coast Guard has conducted public 

outreach regarding this closure of the 

upper deck on the subject bridge to 

known mariners that transit on the river. 

The Coast Guard has not received any 

objections to this temporary deviation 

from the operating schedule. The Coast 

Guard will also inform the users of the 

waterways through our Local and 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the 

change in operating schedule for the 

bridge so that vessel operators can 

arrange their transits to minimize any 

impact caused by the temporary 

deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the designated time period. This 


nlaroche on DSK9F9SC42PROD with RULES