80 FR 48469 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Vidalia, LA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 156 (August 13, 2015)

Page Range		48469-48470
FR Document		2015-19146

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Vidalia, LA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures at Concordia Parish Airport. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-1389; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASW-8]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Vidalia, LA

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 Vidalia, 
LA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures at Concordia Parish Airport. The FAA is 
proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You 
must identify the docket number FAA-2015-1389/Airspace Docket No. 13-
ASW-8, 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 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/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: Rebecca Shelby, Central Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 
817-321-7740.

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 E airspace at Concordia Parish Airport, 
Vidalia, LA.

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-2015-1389/
Airspace Docket No. 13-ASW-8.'' 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 office of the Central Service Center, 2601 
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, 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 proposes to amend 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 proposed rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend 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 7.7-mile radius of Concordia 
Parish Airport,

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Vidalia, LA, with a segment extending 9 miles south to accommodate new 
standard instrument approach procedures. Controlled airspace is needed 
for the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.
    Class E airspace areas 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 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 rule, when 
promulgated, will 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 1050.1E, ``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 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, and 
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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ASW LA E5 Vidalia, LA [New]

Concordia Parish Airport, LA
    (Lat. 31[deg]33'43'' N., long. 91[deg]30'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.7-mile radius of Concordia Parish Airport, and within 2 
miles each side of the 174[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 7.7 mile radius to 9 miles south of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 28, 2015.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER (NARA). For information on the Commenters wishing the FAA to
contains notices to the public of the proposed availability of this material at NARA, acknowledge receipt of their comments
issuance of rules and regulations. The call 202–741–6030, or go to http:// on this notice must submit with those
purpose of these notices is to give interested www.archives.gov/federal_register/ comments a self-addressed, stamped
persons an opportunity to participate in the code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ postcard on which the following
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
locations.html. statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
rules.
FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Docket No. FAA–2015–1389/Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is Docket No. 13–ASW–8.’’ The postcard
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION published yearly and effective on will be date/time stamped and returned
September 15. For further information, to the commenter.
Federal Aviation Administration you can contact the Airspace Policy and Availability of NPRMs
Regulations Group, Federal Aviation
14 CFR Part 71 Administration, 800 Independence An electronic copy of this document
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; may be downloaded through the
[Docket No. FAA–2015–1389; Airspace Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket No. 13–ASW–8] telephone: 202–267–8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
Proposed Establishment of Class E Rebecca Shelby, Central Service Center,
the FAA’s Web page at http://
Airspace; Vidalia, LA Operations Support Group, Federal
www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_
Aviation Administration, Southwest
AGENCY: Federal Aviation traffic/publications/airspace_
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort
Administration (FAA), DOT. amendments/.
Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–321– You may review the public docket
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 7740.
(NPRM). containing the proposal, any comments
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: received and any final disposition in
SUMMARY: This action proposes to Authority for This Rulemaking person in the Dockets Office (see
establish Class E airspace at Vidalia, LA. ADDRESSES section for address and
The FAA’s authority to issue rules phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
Controlled airspace is necessary to
regarding aviation safety is found in 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
accommodate new Standard Instrument
Title 49 of the United States Code. except Federal holidays. An informal
Approach Procedures at Concordia
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the docket may also be examined during
Parish Airport. The FAA is proposing
authority of the FAA Administrator. normal business hours at the office of
this action to enhance the safety and
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, the Central Service Center, 2601
management of Instrument Flight Rules
describes in more detail the scope of the Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
(IFR) operations at the airport.
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Persons interested in being placed on
DATES: Comments must be received on promulgated under the authority
or before September 28, 2015. a mailing list for future NPRMs should
described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that (202) 267–9677, to request a copy of
proposal to the U.S. Department of section, the FAA is charged with Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 prescribing regulations to assign the use Proposed Rulemaking Distribution
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building of airspace necessary to ensure the System, which describes the application
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, safety of aircraft and the efficient use of procedure.
Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must airspace. This regulation is within the
identify the docket number FAA–2015– scope of that authority as it would Availability and Summary of
1389/Airspace Docket No. 13–ASW–8, establish Class E airspace at Concordia Documents Proposed for Incorporation
at the beginning of your comments. You Parish Airport, Vidalia, LA. by Reference
may also submit comments through the This document proposes to amend
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments Invited
FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace
You may review the public docket Interested parties are invited to Designations and Reporting Points,
containing the proposal, any comments participate in this proposed rulemaking dated August 6, 2014, and effective
received, and any final disposition in by submitting such written data, views, September 15, 2014. FAA Order
person in the Dockets Office between or arguments, as they may desire. 7400.9Y is publicly available as listed in
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday Comments that provide the factual basis the ADDRESSES section of this proposed
through Friday, except Federal holidays. supporting the views and suggestions rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists Class A,
The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– presented are particularly helpful in B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
647–5527), is on the ground floor of the developing reasoned regulatory service routes, and reporting points.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS

building at the above address. decisions on the proposal. Comments
FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace are specifically invited on the overall The Proposal
Designations and Reporting Points, and regulatory, aeronautical, economic, This action proposes to amend Title
subsequent amendments can be viewed environmental, and energy-related 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ aspects of the proposal. CFR), Part 71 by establishing Class E
publications/. The Order is also Communications should identify both airspace extending upward from 700
available for inspection at the National docket numbers and be submitted in feet above the surface within a 7.7-mile
Archives and Records Administration triplicate to the address listed above. radius of Concordia Parish Airport,

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Vidalia, LA, with a segment extending § 71.1 [Amended] received, and any final disposition in
9 miles south to accommodate new ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in person in the Dockets Office between
standard instrument approach 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
procedures. Controlled airspace is Airspace Designations and Reporting through Friday, except Federal holidays.
needed for the safety and management Points, dated August 6, 2014, and The Docket Office (telephone 1–800–
of IFR operations at the airport. effective September 15, 2014, is 647–5527), is on the ground floor of the
Class E airspace areas are published amended as follows: building at the above address.
in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace
7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014, and Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Designations and Reporting Points, and
effective September 15, 2014, which is Above the Surface of the Earth subsequent amendments can be viewed
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
71.1. The Class E airspace designation publications/. The Order is also
ASW LA E5 Vidalia, LA [New] available for inspection at the National
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order. Concordia Parish Airport, LA Archives and Records Administration
(Lat. 31°33′43″ N., long. 91°30′23″ W.) (NARA). For information on the
Regulatory Notices and Analyses That airspace extending upward from 700 availability of this material at NARA,
feet above the surface within a 7.7-mile call 202–741–6030, or go to http://
The FAA has determined that this radius of Concordia Parish Airport, and www.archives.gov/federal_register/
proposed regulation only involves an within 2 miles each side of the 174° bearing code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_
established body of technical from the airport extending from the 7.7 mile
locations.html.
regulations for which frequent and radius to 9 miles south of the airport.
FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
routine amendments are necessary to Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 28, 2015. Designations and Reporting Points, is
keep them operationally current. It, Walter Tweedy, published yearly and effective on
therefore, (1) is not a ‘‘significant Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, September 15. For further information,
regulatory action’’ under Executive ATO Central Service Center. you can contact the Airspace Policy and
Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant [FR Doc. 2015–19146 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am] Regulations Group, Federal Aviation
rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Administration, 800 Independence
and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant
telephone: 202–267–8783.
preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Aviation Administration Rebecca Shelby, Central Service Center,
Since this is a routine matter that will
Operations Support Group, Federal
only affect air traffic procedures and air
14 CFR Part 71 Aviation Administration, Southwest
navigation, it is certified that this rule,
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort
when promulgated, will not have a [Docket No. FAA–2015–1833; Airspace Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–321–
significant economic impact on a Docket No. 15–ASW–7] 7740.
substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Proposed Establishment of Class E SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Flexibility Act. Airspace; Marshall, AR Authority for This Rulemaking
Environmental Review AGENCY: Federal Aviation The FAA’s authority to issue rules
Administration (FAA), DOT. regarding aviation safety is found in
This proposal will be subject to an ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Title 49 of the United States Code.
environmental analysis in accordance (NPRM). Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
with FAA Order 1050.1E, authority of the FAA Administrator.
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and SUMMARY: This action proposes to Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final establish Class E airspace at Marshall, describes in more detail the scope of the
regulatory action. AR. Controlled airspace is necessary to agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 accommodate new Standard Instrument promulgated under the authority
Approach Procedures at Concordia described in Subtitle VII, Part, A,
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Parish Airport. The FAA is proposing Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
Navigation (air). this action to enhance the safety and section, the FAA is charged with
management of Instrument Flight Rules prescribing regulations to assign the use
The Proposed Amendment (IFR) operations at the airport. of airspace necessary to ensure the
In consideration of the foregoing, the DATES: Comments must be received on safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
Federal Aviation Administration or before September 28, 2015. airspace. This regulation is within the
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as ADDRESSES: Send comments on this scope of that authority as it would
follows: proposal to the U.S. Department of establish Class E airspace at Searcy
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 County Airport, Marshall, AR.
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Comments Invited
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must Interested parties are invited to
REPORTING POINTS identify the docket number FAA–2015– participate in this proposed rulemaking
1833/Airspace Docket No. 15–ASW–7, by submitting such written data, views,
■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 at the beginning of your comments. You or arguments, as they may desire.
continues to read as follows: may also submit comments through the Comments that provide the factual basis
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. supporting the views and suggestions
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, You may review the public docket presented are particularly helpful in
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. containing the proposal, any comments developing reasoned regulatory

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Dates		Comments must be received on or before September 28, 2015.
Contact		Rebecca Shelby, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817-321-7740.
FR Citation		80 FR 48469
CFR Associated		Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

80 FR 48469 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Vidalia, LA

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