80 FR 43312 - Establishment and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bremerton, WA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 140 (July 22, 2015)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 140 (July 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-17880 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 43312-43313] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17880] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2014-1067; Airspace Docket No. 14-ANM-15] Establishment and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bremerton, WA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action modifies and establishes Class E airspace at Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, WA, to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Bremerton National airport due to the decommissioning of the Kitsap non-directional radio beacon (NDB). The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, October 15, 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 on line 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 ATC Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; telephone: 202-267-8783. [[Page 43313]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563. 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 controlled airspace at Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, WA. History On May 8, 2015, the FAA published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and modify Class E surface area airspace at Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, WA (80 FR 26497). 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 a typographical error in the Proposal section for the Class E surface area airspace regarding the length of extension to the southwest, and corrects it from 7 miles to 6.1 miles. Also, the geographic latitude coordinate of the airport for the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is corrected from lat. 47[deg]29'34'' to lat. 47[deg]29'25''. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 and 6005, respectively, 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 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 7400.9Y, 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 amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 modifies Class E surface area airspace and establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, WA. Class E surface area airspace is adjusted to be defined from the Bremerton National Airport reference point versus the decommissioned Kitsap NDB, with segments extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 6.1 miles southwest, and 6.1 miles northeast of the airport. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface would be established extending from the 6.1- mile radius of the airport to 7.6 miles northeast of the airport, and 8.1 miles southwest of the airport. This action enhances the safety and management of controlled airspace within the NAS. 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 1050.1E, ``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 0 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] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 2014, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas * * * * * ANM WA E2 Bremerton, WA [Modified] Bremerton National Airport, WA (Lat. 47[deg]29'25'' N., long. 122[deg]45'53'' W.) That airspace within a 4.1-mile radius of Bremerton National Airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 33[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 6.1 miles northeast of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 213[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 6.1 miles southwest of the airport. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * ANM WA E5 Bremerton, WA [New] Bremerton National Airport, WA (Lat. 47[deg]29'25'' N., long. 122[deg]45'53'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within 2 miles each side of the 33[deg] bearing from Bremerton National Airport extending from 6.1-miles to 7.6 miles northeast of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 213[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.1-mile radius of the airport to 8.1 miles southwest of the airport. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 9, 2015. Christopher Ramirez, Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2015-17880 Filed 7-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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controlled airspace at Independence a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT ACE KS E2 Independence, KS [Removed]
Municipal Airport, KS. Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 10, 2015.
History FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
Robert W. Beck,
does not warrant preparation of a
On May 8, 2015, the FAA published Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated Central Service Center.
in the Federal Register a supplemental impact is so minimal. Since this is a
notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) routine matter that only affects air traffic
[FR Doc. 2015–17878 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]
to remove Class D airspace and Class E BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
procedures and air navigation, it is
surface area airspace at Independence
certified that this rule, when
Municipal Airport, Independence, KS.,
promulgated, does not have a significant DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(80 FR 26496). Interested parties were
invited to participate in this rulemaking economic impact on a substantial
effort by submitting written comments number of small entities under the Federal Aviation Administration
on the proposal to the FAA. No criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
comments were received. 14 CFR Part 71
Environmental Review
Class D and E airspace areas are
published in Paragraph 5000 and 6002, [Docket No. FAA–2014–1067; Airspace
The FAA has determined that this
Docket No. 14–ANM–15]
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Y, action qualifies for categorical exclusion
dated August 6, 2014, and effective under the National Environmental Establishment and Amendment of
September 15, 2014, which is Policy Act in accordance with FAA Class E Airspace; Bremerton, WA
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Order 1050.1E. ‘‘Environmental
71.1. The Class D and E airspace Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ AGENCY: Federal Aviation
designations listed in this document paragraph 311a. This airspace action is Administration (FAA), DOT.
will be published subsequently in the not expected to cause any potentially ACTION: Final rule.
Order. significant environmental impacts, and
SUMMARY: This action modifies and
Availability and Summary of no extraordinary circumstances exist
establishes Class E airspace at
Documents for Incorporation by that warrant preparation of an Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton,
Reference environmental assessment. WA, to accommodate new Standard
This document amends FAA Order List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Instrument Approach Procedures
7400.9Y, airspace Designations and (SIAPs) at Bremerton National airport
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, Airspace, Incorporation by reference, due to the decommissioning of the
and effective September 15, 2014. FAA Navigation (air). Kitsap non-directional radio beacon
Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as (NDB). The FAA is taking this action to
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Adoption of the Amendment
enhance the safety and management of
final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists In consideration of the foregoing, the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Federal Aviation Administration at the airport.
air traffic service routes, and reporting amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, October 15,
points. 2015. The Director of the Federal
The Rule PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Register approves this incorporation by
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR reference action under title 1, Code of
This action amends Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Part 71 by the annual revision of FAA Order
REPORTING POINTS
removing Class D airspace and the 7400.9 and publication of conforming
associated Class E surface area airspace amendments.
at Independence Municipal Airport, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
Independence, KS, as the air traffic continues to read as follows: ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y,
control tower has closed and controlled Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Airspace Designations and Reporting
airspace is no longer needed. 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Points, and subsequent amendments can
Class D and E airspace areas are 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. be viewed on line at http://
published in Paragraph 5000 and 6002, www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/.
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Y, § 71.1 [Amended] The Order is also available for
dated August 6, 2014, and effective inspection at the National Archives and
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Records Administration (NARA). For
September 15, 2014, which is
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, information on the availability of this
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class D and E airspace Airspace Designations and Reporting material at NARA, call 202–741–6030,
designations listed in this document Points, dated August 6, 2014, and or go to http://www.archives.gov/
will be published subsequently in the effective September 15, 2014, is federal_register/code_of_federal-
Order. amended as follows: regulations/ibr_locations.html.
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
Regulatory Notices and Analyses Designations and Reporting Points, is
The FAA has determined that this * * * * * published yearly and effective on
regulation only involves an established ACE KS D Independence, KS [Removed] September 15. For further information,
Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES
body of technical regulations for which you can contact the Airspace Policy and
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
frequent and routine amendments are ATC Regulations Group, Federal
Designated as Surface Areas
necessary to keep them operationally Aviation Administration, 800
current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is * * * * * Independence Avenue SW.,
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ Washington, DC 29591; telephone: 202–
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 267–8783.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, no extraordinary circumstances exist
Steve Haga, Federal Aviation and effective September 15, 2014. FAA that warrant preparation of an
Administration, Operations Support Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as environmental assessment.
Group, Western Service Center, 1601 listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists
telephone (425) 203–4563. Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: air traffic service routes, and reporting Navigation (air).
points. Adoption of the Amendment
Authority for This Rulemaking
The Rule In consideration of the foregoing, the
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Aviation Administration
Title 49 of the United States Code. Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the modifies Class E surface area airspace
authority of the FAA Administrator. and establishes Class E airspace PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, extending upward from 700 feet above B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
describes in more detail the scope of the the surface at Bremerton National TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Airport, Bremerton, WA. Class E surface REPORTING POINTS
promulgated under the authority area airspace is adjusted to be defined
■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
described in Subtitle VII, Part A, from the Bremerton National Airport
continues to read as follows:
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that reference point versus the
section, the FAA is charged with decommissioned Kitsap NDB, with Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
segments extending from the 4.1-mile 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
prescribing regulations to assign the use 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
of airspace necessary to ensure the radius of the airport to 6.1 miles
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of southwest, and 6.1 miles northeast of § 71.1 [Amended]
airspace. This regulation is within the the airport. Class E airspace extending
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
scope of that authority as it amends upward from 700 feet above the surface
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y,
controlled airspace at Bremerton would be established extending from
Airspace Designations and Reporting
National Airport, Bremerton, WA. the 6.1-mile radius of the airport to 7.6
Points, dated August 6, 2014, and
miles northeast of the airport, and 8.1
History effective September 15, 2014, is
miles southwest of the airport. This
On May 8, 2015, the FAA published amended as follows:
action enhances the safety and
in the Federal Register a notice of management of controlled airspace Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to within the NAS. Designated as Surface Areas
establish Class E airspace extending * * * * *
upward from 700 feet above the surface Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this ANM WA E2 Bremerton, WA [Modified]
and modify Class E surface area airspace
at Bremerton National Airport, regulation only involves an established Bremerton National Airport, WA
Bremerton, WA (80 FR 26497). body of technical regulations for which (Lat. 47°29′25″ N., long. 122°45′53″ W.)
Interested parties were invited to frequent and routine amendments are That airspace within a 4.1-mile radius of
participate in this rulemaking effort by necessary to keep them operationally Bremerton National Airport, and within 2
current, is non-controversial and miles each side of the 33° bearing from the
submitting written comments on the airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to
proposal to the FAA. No comments unlikely to result in adverse or negative 6.1 miles northeast of the airport, and within
were received. Subsequent to comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a 2 miles each side of the 213° bearing from the
publication, the FAA found a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to
typographical error in the Proposal Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 6.1 miles southwest of the airport.
section for the Class E surface area ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
airspace regarding the length of Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
extension to the southwest, and corrects FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Above the Surface of the Earth.
it from 7 miles to 6.1 miles. Also, the does not warrant preparation of a
* * * * *
geographic latitude coordinate of the Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated
airport for the Class E airspace impact is so minimal. Since this is a ANM WA E5 Bremerton, WA [New]
extending upward from 700 feet above routine matter that only affects air traffic Bremerton National Airport, WA
the surface is corrected from lat. procedures and air navigation, it is (Lat. 47°29′25″ N., long. 122°45′53″ W.)
47°29′34″ to lat. 47°29′25″. certified that this rule, when That airspace extending upward from 700
Class E airspace designations are promulgated, does not have a significant feet above the surface within 2 miles each
published in paragraph 6002 and 6005, economic impact on a substantial side of the 33° bearing from Bremerton
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Y, number of small entities under the National Airport extending from 6.1-miles to
dated August 6, 2014, and effective criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 7.6 miles northeast of the airport, and within
September 15, 2014, which is 2 miles each side of the 213° bearing from the
Environmental Review airport extending from the 6.1-mile radius of
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR the airport to 8.1 miles southwest of the
71.1. The Class E airspace designations The FAA has determined that this
airport.
listed in this document will be action qualifies for categorical exclusion
published subsequently in the Order. under the National Environmental Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 9,
Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES
Policy Act in accordance with FAA 2015.
Availability and Summary of Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental Christopher Ramirez,
Documents for Incorporation by Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
Reference paragraph 311a. This airspace action is Service Center.
This document amends FAA Order not expected to cause any potentially [FR Doc. 2015–17880 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]
7400.9Y, airspace Designations and significant environmental impacts, and BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective 0901 UTC, October 15, 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. | |
| Contact | Steve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 43312 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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