[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17114-17116]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06839]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0742; Airspace Docket No. 14-ASW-5]

Proposed Establishment of Class D and E Airspace; Brookshire, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D and Class E airspace
at Brookshire, TX. The establishment of an airport traffic control
tower has made this action necessary for the safety and management of
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within the airspace at Houston
Executive Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2014-
0742; Docket No. 14-ASW-5, at the beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments through 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 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-
647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at the above address.
    FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://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:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
FAA Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul Garza Jr., Central Service
Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177;
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 establish Class D and Class E airspace at Houston Executive
Airport, Brookshire, TX.

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-2014-0742/
Airspace Docket No. 14-ASW-5.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of 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/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 ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Central Service Center, Operation Support Group,
10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
    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.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by
Reference

    This document would amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15,
2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B,
C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class D airspace, and
Class E surface area airspace extending upward from the surface to and
including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Houston Executive
Airport, excluding that airspace west and northwest, to accommodate the
establishment of an airport traffic control tower. Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface would be established
within a 6.6-mile radius of Houston Executive Airport to accommodate
new standard instrument approach procedures for the safety and
management of IFR operations at the airport.
    Class D and E airspace areas are published in Section 5000, 6002,
and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and
effective September 15, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class D, and E airspace designations listed in this
document will be published subsequently in the Order.

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

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

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, 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 7400.9Z,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

ASW TX D Brookshire, TX [New]

Houston Executive Airport, TX
(Lat. 29[deg]48'18'' N., long. 95[deg]53'52'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat. 29[deg]46'44''
N., long. 95[deg]58'06'' W., to lat. 29[deg]47'35'' N., long.
95[deg]55'49'' W., to lat. 29[deg]51'55'' N., long. 95[deg]55'52''
W., thence clockwise along the 4-mile radius of Houston Executive
Airport to the point of beginning. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

ASW TX E2 Brookshire, TX [New]

Houston Executive Airport, TX
(Lat. 29[deg]48'18'' N., long. 95[deg]53'52'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat. 29[deg]46'44''
N., long. 95[deg]58'06'' W., to lat. 29[deg]47'35'' N., long.
95[deg]55'49'' W., to lat. 29[deg]51'55'' N., long. 95[deg]55'52''
W., thence clockwise along the 4-mile radius of Houston Executive
Airport, to the point of beginning. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

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

ASW TX E5 Brookshire, TX [New]

Houston Executive Airport, TX
(Lat. 29[deg]48'18'' N., long. 95[deg]53'52'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Houston Executive Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 16, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-06839 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 24462]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09810]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 17Ac3-1(a); SEC File No. 270-96; OMB Control No. 3235-0151.
    Form TA-W (1669); SEC File No. 270-96; OMB Control No. 3235-
0151.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (``PRA'') (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
existing collection of information provided for in Rule 17Ac3-1(a) and
Form TA-W, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) (``Exchange Act''). The Commission plans to submit this existing
collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget
(``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Exchange Act authorizes transfer agents
registered with an appropriate regulatory agency (``ARA'') to withdraw
from registration by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the ARA
and by agreeing to such terms and conditions as the ARA deems necessary
or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors,
or in the furtherance of the purposes of Section 17A.
    In order to implement Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Exchange Act, the
Commission promulgated Rule 17Ac3-1(a) (17 CFR 240.17Ac3-1(a)) and
accompanying Form TA-W (17 CFR 249b.101) on September 1, 1977. Rule
17Ac3-1(a) provides that notice of withdrawal from registration as a
transfer agent with the Commission shall be filed on Form TA-W. Form
TA-W requires the withdrawing transfer agent to provide the Commission
with certain information, including: (1) The locations where transfer
agent activities are or were performed; (2) the reasons for ceasing the
performance of such activities; (3) disclosure of unsatisfied judgments
or liens; and (4) information regarding successor transfer agents.
    The Commission uses the information disclosed on Form TA-W to
determine whether the registered transfer agent applying for withdrawal
from registration as a transfer agent should be allowed to deregister
and, if so, whether the Commission should attach to the granting of the
application any terms or conditions necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of investors, or in furtherance of
the purposes of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. Without Rule 17Ac3-
1(a) and Form TA-W, transfer agents registered with the Commission
would not have a means to voluntarily deregister when it is necessary
or appropriate to do so.
    On average, respondents have filed approximately 22 TA-Ws with the
Commission annually from 2009 to 2013. A Form TA-W filing occurs only
once, when a transfer agent is seeking to deregister. Approximately 80
percent of Form TA-Ws are completed by the transfer agent or its
employees and approximately 20 percent of Form TA-Ws are completed by
an outside filing agent that is hired by the registrant to prepare the
form and file it electronically. In view of the readily-available
information requested by Form TA-W, its short and simple presentation,
and the Commission's experience with the filers, we estimate that
approximately 30 minutes is required to complete and file Form TA-W.
For transfer agents that complete Form TA-W themselves, we estimate the
internal labor cost of compliance per filing is $25 (0.5 hours x $50
average hourly rate for clerical staff time). We estimate that outside
filing agents charge $100 to complete and file at TA-W on behalf of a
registrant, reflecting an external labor cost to respondents. The total
annual time burden to the transfer agent industry is approximately 11
hours (22 filings x 0.5 hours). The total annual external labor cost to
respondents is $400 (22 annual forms x $100 x 20%).
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this publication.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: Thomas Bayer, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or send an email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: April 24, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-09810 Filed 4-29-14; 8:45 am]
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