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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2015-0647; FRL-9941-21-Region 6]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arkansas;
Crittenden County Base Year Emission Inventory

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a
revision to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted to
meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) emissions inventory (EI) requirement for
the Crittenden County ozone nonattainment area. EPA is approving the
SIP revision because it

satisfies the CAA EI requirement for Crittenden County under the 2008
8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The
inventory includes emissions data for Nitrogen Oxides (NOX)
and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). EPA is approving the revisions
pursuant to section 110 and part D of the CAA and EPA's regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective on March 14, 2016 without further notice,
unless the EPA receives relevant adverse comment by March 14, 2016. If
the EPA receives such comment, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal
in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not
take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2015-0647, at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact Mr. Colin Schwartz, 214-
665-7262<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all documents in the
docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material),
and some may not be publicly available at either location (e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Colin Schwartz,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To inspect the hard copy materials, please
schedule an appointment with Mr. Schwartz or Mr. Bill Deese at 214-665-
7253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' means the EPA.

I. Background

A. The 2008 Ozone NAAQS and Emissions Inventory Requirement

    On March 12, 2008, the EPA revised the eight-hour ozone NAAQS from
0.08 parts per million (ppm) to 0.075 ppm. (73 FR 16436, March 27,
2008). The EPA designated Crittenden County as a nonattainment area for
the 2008 ozone NAAQS (77 FR 30088, May 21, 2012).\1\
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    \1\ On October 1, 2015, the EPA strengthened the ozone standard
to 0.070 ppm (80 FR 65292, October 26, 2015). The EPA has not made
designations under this new standard and the emission inventory
under evaluation in this rulemaking does not address that standard.
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    CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1) require states to develop and
submit as a SIP revision an emissions inventory for all areas
designated as nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS. 42 U.S.C. 172(c) and
182(a). An emissions inventory is an estimation of actual emissions of
air pollutants in an area. Ground-level ozone, O3, is a gas
that is formed by the reaction of VOCs and NOX in the
atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. These precursor emissions are
emitted by many types of pollution sources, including power plants and
industrial emissions sources, on-road and non-road motor vehicles and
engines, and smaller sources, collectively referred to as area sources.
The EIs provide data for a variety of air quality planning tasks
including establishing baseline emission levels, calculating federally
required emission reduction targets, emission inputs into air quality
simulation models, and tracking emissions over time. The total EI of
VOC and NOX for an area are summarized from the estimates
developed for four general categories of emissions sources: Point,
area, mobile, and biogenic. The EPA's 2008 ozone standard SIP
requirements rule recommends that states use 2011 as a base year to
address EI requirements (80 FR 12264, 34190, March 6, 2015).

B. Arkansas' Submittal

    On August 28, 2015, Arkansas submitted to the EPA the SIP revision
addressing the emissions inventory requirement for Crittenden County
under the 2008 ozone NAAQS. The inventory includes estimates of 2011
NOX and VOC emissions in tons per year. The 2011 Base Year
Inventory is the starting point for calculating the reductions
necessary to meet the requirements of the CAA. Sections 172 (c)(3) and
182(b)(1) of the CAA require that nonattainment plan provisions include
an inventory of actual emissions from all sources of relevant
pollutants in the nonattainment area. The inventory includes all area,
point, non-road mobile, and on-road mobile source emissions in the
Crittenden County ozone nonattainment area. The inventory also includes
a description of the methods used to estimate emissions. A copy of the
submittal is available in the electronic docket for this action.

C. What criteria must be met for the EPA to approve this SIP revision?

    Section 182(a)(1) of the CAA requires states with nonattainment
areas to submit a comprehensive and accurate inventory of ozone
precursor emissions from all sources within two years of the effective
date of designation, which was July 20, 2012. Also, Section 172(c)(3)
requires that such an inventory shall include a comprehensive accurate,
current inventory of actual emissions from all sources of the relevant
pollutant or pollutants in such area, including such periodic revisions
as the Administrator may determine necessary to assure that the
requirements of this part are met.

II. The EPA's Evaluation

    EPA reviewed the revision for consistency with the requirements of
EPA regulations. A summary of EPA's analysis is provided below. For a
full discussion of our evaluation, please see our Technical Support
Document (TSD).
    Sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1) of the CAA require an inventory of
actual emissions from all sources of relevant pollutants in the
nonattainment area. The 2011 base year emission inventory data include
all point, area, and non-road and on-road mobile sources in Crittenden
County. Point source emissions were entered through the State and Local
Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS) and area sources were developed in
accordance with the federal Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR)
rule. Non-road mobile sources utilized the National Mobile Inventory
Model (NMIM) while the on-road sources used the Motor Vehicle Emissions
Simulator (MOVES2010b). The EPA has determined that the inventory was
developed in accordance with CAA guidelines and that the revised 2011
base year emission inventory is approvable. The submittal meets the
goal of reaching attainment by reducing O3 forming
precursors. Table 1 lists the emissions inventory for the Crittenden
County area. For more detail on how the

emissions inventories were estimated and evaluated, see the TSD.

                                                    Table 1--Base Year Emissions Inventory, 2011 Data
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                                                           Ozone season                    Ozone season                    Ozone season
                        Category                             daily NOX      Annual NOX       daily VOC      Annual VOC       daily CO        Annual CO
Units                                                           Tons/day       Tons/year        Tons/day       Tons/year        Tons/day       Tons/year
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Point...................................................          0.0017            .063            .051          186.84           0.004            1.58
Area....................................................            8.70        3,165.17           24.90        8,868.94           20.32        7,375.56
Non-road Mobile.........................................            2.11          582.63            3.66          881.35           13.78        3,476.63
On-road Mobile..........................................            6.80           2,542            2.42             845           23.13           9,051
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    Total...............................................           17.61        6,290.43           31.49       10,782.13          57.234       19,904.77
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III. Final Action

    We are approving revisions to the Arkansas SIP that pertain to the
2008 ozone SIP emissions inventory for Crittenden County, as are listed
in Table 1.
    The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we
view this as a non-controversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if relevant adverse
comments are received. This rule will be effective on March 14, 2016
without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse comment by
February 16, 2016. If we receive relevant adverse comments, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule will not take effect. We will address all public
comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. We will
not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so now. Please note that if we receive
relevant adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this
rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the
rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not
the subject of an adverse comment.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, described in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation
land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated
that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the
rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial
direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by March 14, 2016. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
    Samuel Coleman was designated the Acting Regional Administrator on
December 30, 2015 through the order of succession outlined in Regional
Order R6-1110.1, a copy of which is included in the docket for this
action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by

reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
Organic Compounds.

    Dated: December 30, 2015.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart E--Arkansas

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2. In Sec.  52.170(e), the third table titled ``EPA-Approved
Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures'' is amended by
adding an entry for ``Crittenden County Base Year Emission Inventory
for the 2008 Ozone Standard'' to the end of the table.
    The addition reads as follows:

Sec.  52.170  Identification of plan.

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             EPA-Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the Arkansas SIP
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                                     Applicable        State
                                   geographic or     submittal/
     Name of SIP provision         nonattainment     effective   EPA approval date           Explanation
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Crittenden County Base Year      Crittenden County    8/28/2015  1/13/2016 [Insert  ............................
 Emission Inventory for the                                       Federal Register
 2008 Ozone Standard.                                             citation].
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1791-DR]

Texas; Amendment No. 11 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Texas (FEMA-1791-DR), dated September 13, 2008, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: November 5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Texas is hereby amended to include the following areas
among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the
event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of
September 13, 2008.

    Brazos, Calhoun, Cass, Marion, Morris, Panola, Robertson, and
Upshur Counties for Public Assistance.
    Gregg and Harrison Counties for Public Assistance (already
designated for Individual Assistance).
    Austin, Madison, Sabine, and Washington Counties for Public
Assistance [Categories C-G] (already designated for Individual
Assistance and debris removal and emergency protective measures
[Categories A and B], including direct Federal assistance, under the
Public Assistance program).

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-1337; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-23]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bellefonte, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E Airspace at
Bellefonte, PA, to accommodate the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures at
Bellefonte Airport. This action would enhance the safety and airspace
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 6, 2012. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51,
subject to the annual revision of FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of
conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1<PHONE_NUMBER>; Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2011-1337; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-23, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received
comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2011-1337; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-23) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
No. FAA-2011-1337; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-23.'' The postcard will
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received 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 the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking,<PHONE_NUMBER>, 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 Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish Class E airspace at
Bellefonte, PA, providing the controlled airspace

required to support the RNAV GPS standard instrument approach
procedures for Bellefonte Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface would be established for the safety and
management of IFR operations at the airport.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011, 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 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. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed 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.
    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 proposed 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 proposed regulation is within the scope
of that authority as it would establish Class E airspace at Bellefonte
Airport, Bellefonte, PA.

Lists 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, 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(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, effective September 15, 2011,
is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface of the earth.

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AEA PA E5 Bellefonte, PA [New]

Bellefonte Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]53'08'' N., long. 77[deg]48'59'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 15-mile radius of Bellefonte Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 13, 2011.
Michael Vermuth,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0917; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANM-45]
RIN 2120-AA66

Modification of Class E Airspace; Kit Carson County Airport,
Burlington, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface of the Earth, and removes the Class E
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface of the
Earth at Kit Carson County Airport, Burlington, CO. This action ensures
the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
at the airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 19, 2022. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR
part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and
publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
ground level, and remove Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet above ground level to support IFR operations at Kit Carson County
Airport, Burlington, CO.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the
Federal Register (86 FR 60423; November 2, 2021) for Docket No. FAA-
2021-0917 to modify Class E airspace at Kit Carson County Airport,
Burlington, CO. 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 of the NPRM, the FAA discovered that it
had inadvertently left out the proposed removal of the Class E airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface of the earth from
the Class E airspace legal description. The FAA is removing this
airspace area from the Class E legal description because the area is
contained within the Denver Class E6 domestic en route airspace area,
and duplication is not necessary.
    Class E5 and Class E6 airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 6005 and 6006, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated
August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 2021, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
FAA Order JO 7400.11.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September
15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists Class
A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

    The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 by modifying Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the Earth at Kit
Carson County Airport, Burlington, CO.
    This airspace is designed to contain departing IFR aircraft until
reaching 1,200 feet above the surface and arriving IFR aircraft
descending below 1,500 feet above the surface. To properly contain IFR
operations at the airport, the radius of the airspace is increased from
a ``6.5-mile'' radius to a ``7-mile'' radius from the 207[deg] bearing
from the airport clockwise to the 268[deg] bearing from the airport.
Additionally, extensions to the south, northwest, and north of the
airport are established to contain IFR departures to 1,200 feet above
the surface and IFR arrivals descending below 1,500 feet above the
surface. The southern extension is established within 2.6 miles on each
side of the 160[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.5-
mile radius to 8.5 miles south of the airport. The northwest extension
is established within 2.6 miles on each side of the 326[deg] bearing
from the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles
northwest of the airport. The northern extension is established within
1.0 mile on each side of the 340[deg] bearing from the airport,
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.8 miles north of the airport.
Additionally, the Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet
above the surface of the earth, excluding the airspace within the State
of Kansas, is removed. The area is contained within the Denver Class E6
domestic en route airspace area, and duplication is not necessary.
Finally, this action updates the Class E legal description, lines two
and three. The second line of the text header is updated from
``Burlington, Kit Carson County Airport, CO'' to ``Kit Carson County
Airport'', to match the FAA database. Additionally, the third line of
the text header is updated from ``(Lat. 39[deg]14'41'' N, long.
102[deg]17'05'' W) to ``(Lat. 39[deg]14'33'' N, long. 102[deg]17'07''
W)'' to match the FAA database.
    Class E5 and Class E6 airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 6005 and 6006, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated
August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 2021, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
FAA Order JO 7400.11.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

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 5-6.5a. This airspace action

is not expected to cause any potentially significant environmental
impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant the
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

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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.

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ANM CO E5 Burlington, CO [Amended]

Kit Carson County Airport, CO
    (Lat. 39[deg]14'33'' N, long. 102[deg]17'07'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 6.5-mile radius of the Kit Carson County Airport, and within
a 7.0-mile radius of the airport from the 207[deg] bearing from the
airport clockwise to the 283[deg] bearing from the airport, and
within 2.6 miles on each side of the 160[deg] bearing from the
airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.5 miles south of
the airport, and within 2.6 miles on each side of the 326[deg]
bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5
miles northwest of the airport, and within 1.0 mile on each side of
the 340[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile
radius to 10.8 miles north of the airport.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on February 8, 2022.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-03203 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-351-001]

Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing

November 7, 2006.
    Take notice that on November 1, 2006, Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC
(Bluewater) submitted a compliance filing pursuant to the Commission
order issued on October 27, 2006 in Docket Nos. CP06-351-000, CP06-367-
000 and CP06-368-000 (BGS Kimball Gas Storage, LLC and Bluewater Gas
Storage, LLC, 117 FERC ] 61,122 (2006)).
    Bluewater states that copies of the filing were served on parties
on the official service list in the above-captioned proceeding.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a
protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons

unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 22, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-19225 Filed 11-14-06; 8:45 am]

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