[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58726-58727]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24346]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0591; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-26]

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Springfield, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace in the
Springfield, TN area. Aydelotte Airport has been abandoned and
controlled airspace is no longer needed. Airspace reconfiguration is
necessary for the continued safety and management of instrument flight
rules (IFR) operations within the Springfield, TN airspace area.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before November 7,
2011.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2011-0591; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-26, 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-2011-0591; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-26) 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.
    Annotators 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-2011-0591; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-26.'' 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 amend Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface in the Springfield, TN area. Aydelotte
Airport has been abandoned making it necessary to remove controlled
airspace serving the airport. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary for
the continued safety and management of IFR operations within the
Springfield, TN, airspace area.
    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 amend Class E airspace in the
Springfield, TN, area.

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 rrom 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ASO TN E5 Springfield, TN [Amended]

Springfield Robertson County Airport, TN
    (Lat. 36[deg]32'24'' N., long. 86[deg]55'24'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of the Springfield Robertson County Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia on September 9, 2011.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2011-24346 Filed 9-21-11; 8:45 am]
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FACT SHEET ON TENNESSEE’S REQUEST TO REVISE ITS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
SUPERVISION PROGRAM

Long Term 2 Surface Water Treatment Rule

&

Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule

Status:

The primacy revision applications submitted by the State of Tennessee
(State) for its Long Term 2 Surface Water Treatment and Stage 2
Disinfection By-Products Rules (Rules) have been reviewed by the
Drinking Water Section (DWS) and the Office of Water Legal Support
(OWLS). Both offices have concluded that the regulations are no less
stringent than the corresponding federal regulations.

Background:

The State submitted requests that the Region approve revisions to the
State’s Safe Drinking Water Act Primacy Program to include the
authority to implement and enforce these Rules.

As required by 40 C.F.R. § 142.12(c)(1)(iii), and pursuant to authority
as the Attorney General of Tennessee, the Attorney General certifies
that the laws of the State of Tennessee to carry out the program set
forth in the “Program Description” submitted by the Tennessee
Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) have been duly adopted
and are enforceable. Furthermore, the Attorney General certified that
the State has not enacted any environmental audit privilege or immunity
laws.

The DWS and the OWLS staff reviewed these packages using the federal and
state regulations, crosswalks, and guidance to determine whether these
Rules are approvable.  The EPA Headquarters Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water and Region 4 staff determined that these Rules were no
less stringent on August 27 and September 25, 2007, respectively.

Notice of EPA’s tentative approval of the State’s revisions to these
Rules will be published in the federal register.  Should no appropriate
request for a hearing be submitted within thirty (30) days of this
publication, EPA’s approval will automatically become final.

OMB Issues

Not Applicable

Anticipated Stakeholder Reaction

The program does not anticipate adverse stakeholder reaction or requests
for a hearing.