80_FR_42156 80 FR 42020 - Establishment of Class E Airspace; Defuniak Springs, FL

80 FR 42020 - Establishment of Class E Airspace; Defuniak Springs, FL

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 136 (July 16, 2015)

Page Range42020-42021
FR Document2015-17286

This action establishes Class E Airspace at Defuniak Springs, FL, to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) serving Defuniak Springs Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-17286]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-0045; Airspace Docket No. 14-ASO-22]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Defuniak Springs, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E Airspace at Defuniak Springs, 
FL, to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) serving Defuniak 
Springs Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and 
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 20, 2015. 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: FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. The Order is also available for 
inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, 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, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 
800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-
8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

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 amends Class E airspace at Defuniak Springs Airport, Defuniak 
Springs, FL.

History

    On April 24, 2015, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish Class E airspace at 
Defuniak Springs Airport, Defuniak Springs, FL (80 FR 22949). 
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 7400.9Y dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 
2014, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

[[Page 42021]]

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 
2014. FAA Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists Class A, 
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface within a 6.4-mile radius of Defuniak Springs Airport, 
Defuniak Springs, FL, providing the controlled airspace required to 
support the new RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures for 
IFR operations.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 
2014, 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.

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. 
Therefore, this regulation: (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 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. 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.

Lists 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 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 7400.9Y, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, 
effective September 15, 2014, 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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ASO FL E5 Defuniak Springs, FL [New]

Defuniak Springs Airport, FL
    (Lat. 30[deg]43'52'' N., long. 86[deg]9'14'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Defuniak Springs Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 6, 2015.
Gerald E. Lynch,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2015-17286 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am]
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For information on 557.05.12.016, 557.05.12.017, or the availability of this material at NARA, call FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 557.05.12.018, provided that an aileron trim 202–741–6030, or go to: http:// Fornito, Operations Support Group, tab assembly, P/N 527.15.12.037 or www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr- Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 527.15.12.038 is not installed on that aileron locations.html. Administration, P.O. Box 20636, assembly. Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 7, (g) Other FAA AD Provisions 2015. 305–6364. The following provisions also apply to this Earl Lawrence, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AD: Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance Authority for This Rulemaking Certification Service. (AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, [FR Doc. 2015–17200 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] The FAA’s authority to issue rules FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs regarding aviation safety is found in for this AD, if requested using the procedures BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Title 49 of the United States Code. found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the ATTN: Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION authority of the FAA Administrator. Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, telephone: (816) 329–4059; fax: (816) 329– Federal Aviation Administration describes in more detail the scope of the 4090; email: doug.rudolph@faa.gov. Before agency’s authority. This rulemaking is using any approved AMOC on any airplane 14 CFR Part 71 promulgated under the authority to which the AMOC applies, notify your described in Subtitle VII, Part A, appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the [Docket No. FAA–2015–0045; Airspace Docket No. 14–ASO–22] Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), section, the FAA is charged with or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. (2) Airworthy Product: For any Establishment of Class E Airspace; prescribing regulations to assign the use requirement in this AD to obtain corrective Defuniak Springs, FL of airspace necessary to ensure the actions from a manufacturer or other source, safety of aircraft and the efficient use of use these actions if they are FAA-approved. AGENCY: Federal Aviation airspace. This regulation is within the Corrective actions are considered FAA- Administration (FAA), DOT. scope of that authority as it amends approved if they are approved by the State ACTION: Final rule. Class E airspace at Defuniak Springs of Design Authority (or their delegated Airport, Defuniak Springs, FL. agent). You are required to assure the product SUMMARY: This action establishes Class is airworthy before it is returned to service. E Airspace at Defuniak Springs, FL, to History (h) Related Information accommodate new Area Navigation On April 24, 2015, the FAA published (RNAV) Global Positioning System in the Federal Register a notice of Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2015–0060, dated proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to April 10, 2015, for related information. The Procedures (SIAPs) serving Defuniak establish Class E airspace at Defuniak MCAI can be found in the AD docket on the Springs Airport. Controlled airspace is Springs Airport, Defuniak Springs, FL Internet at: necessary for the safety and (80 FR 22949). Interested parties were http://www.regulations.gov/ management of instrument flight rules invited to participate in this rulemaking #!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-1177-0002. (IFR) operations at the airport. effort by submitting written comments (i) Material Incorporated by Reference DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 20, on the proposal to the FAA. No (1) The Director of the Federal Register 2015. The Director of the Federal comments were received. approved the incorporation by reference Register approves this incorporation by Class E airspace designations are (IBR) of the service information listed in this reference action under title 1, Code of published in paragraph 6005 of FAA paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to Order 7400.9Y dated August 6, 2014, tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES part 51. the annual revision of FAA Order and effective September 15, 2014, which (2) You must use this service information 7400.9 and publication of conforming as applicable to do the actions required by is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR amendments. part 71.1. The Class E airspace this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. (i) PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. PILATUS ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y, designations listed in this document PC–12 Service Bulletin No: 27–021, dated Airspace Designations and Reporting will be published subsequently in the January 20, 2015. Points, and subsequent amendments can Order. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:14 Jul 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16JYR1.SGM 16JYR1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 136 / Thursday, July 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 42021 Availability and Summary of that warrant preparation of an operations in the contiguous United Documents for Incorporation by environmental assessment. States may be conducted only with Reference airplanes that comply with at least Stage Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 This document amends FAA Order 3 noise levels. Operators that fail to 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Airspace, Incorporation by reference, meet this requirement may be subject to Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, Navigation (air). civil penalties. Certain operations of and effective September 15, 2014. FAA Adoption of the Amendment airplanes not meeting Stage 3 may be Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as conducted under special flight In consideration of the foregoing, the authorizations granted by the FAA on a listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Federal Aviation Administration case by case basis. final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: DATES: Compliance is due after Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, December 31, 2015. points. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Rule TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Questions regarding this restriction and REPORTING POINTS its applicability may be directed to This action amends Title 14 Code of Rebecca Cointin AEE–100, Office of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 Environment and Energy, Federal establishing Class E airspace extending continues to read as follows: Aviation Administration, 800 upward from 700 feet above the surface Independence Avenue SW., within a 6.4-mile radius of Defuniak Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120, E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) Springs Airport, Defuniak Springs, FL, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 267–4770; email: rebecca.cointin@ providing the controlled airspace faa.gov. For legal questions, contact required to support the new RNAV § 71.1 [Amended] Karen Petronis, AGC–220, Regulations (GPS) standard instrument approach ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, procedures for IFR operations. 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Class E airspace designations are Airspace Designations and Reporting Independence Avenue SW., published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Points, dated August 6, 2014, effective Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014, September 15, 2014, is amended as 267–3073; email karen.petronis@ and effective September 15, 2014, which follows: faa.gov. is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: listed in this document will be Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth Background published subsequently in the Order. * * * * * The noise from smaller jet airplanes Regulatory Notices and Analyses continues to have an impact on ASO FL E5 Defuniak Springs, FL [New] The FAA has determined that this communities near airports. In Defuniak Springs Airport, FL recognition of this impact, Congress regulation only involves an established (Lat. 30°43′52″ N., long. 86°9′14″ W.) addressed the operations of these body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are That airspace extending upward from 700 airplanes in Section 506 of the FAA feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. necessary to keep them operationally radius of Defuniak Springs Airport. current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is That section states: ‘‘[A]fter December not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 6, 31, 2015, a person may not operate a under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 2015. civil subsonic jet airplane with a a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Gerald E. Lynch, maximum weight of 75,000 pounds or Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, less, and for which an airworthiness FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic certificate (other than an experimental does not warrant preparation of a Organization. certificate) has been issued, to or from regulatory evaluation as the anticipated [FR Doc. 2015–17286 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] an airport in the United States unless impact is so minimal. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P the Secretary of Transportation finds Since this is a routine matter that only that the aircraft complies with [S]tage 3 affects air traffic procedures and air noise levels.’’ Stage 3 noise levels are navigation, it is certified that this rule, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the certificated noise levels as when promulgated, does not have a established in 14 CFR part 36. significant economic impact on a Federal Aviation Administration In 2013, the FAA codified this substantial number of small entities statutory requirement as § 91.881. The under the criteria of the Regulatory 14 CFR Part 91 prohibition applies to all civil Flexibility Act. operations in the 48 contiguous United Stage 3 Compliance for Jets Weighing States regardless of purpose (except for Environmental Review 75,000 Pounds or Less After December those airplanes that have an The FAA has determined that this 31, 2015 experimental airworthiness certificate). action qualifies for categorical exclusion AGENCY: Federal Aviation The law also provides for operation of under the National Environmental Administration (FAA), DOT. otherwise prohibited airplanes after that Policy Act in accordance with FAA ACTION: Notice reminding operators of date under certain circumstances. The tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental noise compliance deadline. authorized purposes were codified in Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ § 91.883, which includes the procedure paragraph 311a. This airspace action is SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation for applying for a special flight not expected to cause any potentially Administration is reminding operators authorization from the FAA. significant environmental impacts, and of jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds Operators of airplanes that do not no extraordinary circumstances exist or less that after December 31, 2015, comply with Stage 3 noise levels may VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:14 Jul 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16JYR1.SGM 16JYR1


Document Created: 2015-12-15 13:13:54
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 13:13:54
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective 0901 UTC, August 20, 2015. 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.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation80 FR 42020 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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