80 FR 57517 - Amendment of Class C Airspace; Portland International Airport, OR
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)
| Page Range | 57517-57518 | |
| FR Document | 2015-23997 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 57517-57518] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23997] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2015-2905; Airspace Docket No. 15-AWA-3] RIN 2120-AA66 Amendment of Class C Airspace; Portland International Airport, OR AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule, technical amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action amends geographic coordinates of Portland International Airport, Portland, OR, under Class C airspace, due to recent surveys of the airport. This action also updates the name and geographic coordinates of satellite airports referenced in the Portland description. This action does not change the boundaries or operating requirements of the airspace. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, December 10, 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 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. 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. 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 CONTACT: Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. 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 updates the geographic coordinates of Portland International Airport, Portland, OR. History During a review of the airspace for Portland International Airport, Portland, OR, the FAA identified that the airport's geographic coordinates were incorrect. This action updates the geographic coordinates to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database for the respective Class C airspace area. Additionally, this action updates the names and geographic coordinates of referenced airports within the Portland International Airport's Class C airspace description. Class C airspace designations are published in paragraph 4000 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 C 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 7400.9Z, 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 final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points. [[Page 57518]] The Rule This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 amends Class C airspace at Portland International Airport, Portland, OR, by adjusting the geographic coordinates to reflect recent survey data. This rule also adjusts the Evergreen North-South Airpark, Vancouver, WA, formerly Evergreen Airport, and Pearson Field, Vancouver, WA, formerly Pearson Airpark. This is an administrative change and does not affect the boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the airspace, therefore, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is unnecessary. 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 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows: Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace * * * * * ANM OR C Portland International Airport, OR [Amended] Portland International Airport, OR (Lat. 45[deg]35'19'' N., long. 122[deg]35'49'' W.) Evergreen North-South Airpark (Lat. 45[deg]37'33'' N., long. 122[deg]31'52'' W.) Pearson Field (Lat. 45[deg]37'14'' N., long. 122[deg]39'23'' W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 4,000 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Portland International Airport, excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of Evergreen North-South Airpark and that airspace from the 003[deg] bearing from Evergreen North-South Airpark clockwise to the 105[deg] bearing from Evergreen North-South Airpark, and excluding that airspace up to but not including 1,100 feet MSL in an area bounded by a line beginning at the point where the 019[deg] bearing from Pearson Field intersects the 5-mile arc from Portland International Airport extending southeast to a point 1\1/2\ miles east of Pearson Field on the extended centerline of Runway 8/26 and thence south to the north shore of the Columbia River and thence west via the north shore of the Columbia River to the 5-mile arc from Portland International; and excluding that airspace west of the east bank of the Willamette River; and that airspace extending upward from 2,000 feet MSL to and including 4,000 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of Portland International Airport from the 004[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 093[deg] bearing from the airport, and that airspace extending upward from 1,700 feet MSL to and including 4,000 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the airport from the 093[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 196[deg] bearing from the airport, and that airspace extending upward from 2,300 feet MSL to and including 4,000 feet MSL from the 196[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 268[deg] bearing from the airport, and that airspace extending upward from 1,800 feet MSL to and including 4,000 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the airport from the 268[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 004[deg] bearing from the airport. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2015. Gary A. Norek, Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group. [FR Doc. 2015-23997 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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D. Assessment of Federal Regulations policies for the promulgation of rules published yearly and effective on
and Policies on Families and regulations as set forth in its September 15.
NCUA has determined that this final Interpretive Ruling and Policy FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
rule and IRPS will not affect family Statement 87–2, as amended by Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy and
well-being within the meaning of Interpretive Ruling and Policy Regulations Group, Office of Airspace
Section 654 of the Treasury and General Statements 03–2 and 15–1. Services, Federal Aviation
Government Appropriations Act, 1999, * * * * * Administration, 800 Independence
Public Law 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681 [FR Doc. 2015–24165 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am] Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
(1998). BILLING CODE 7535–01–P telephone: (202) 267–8783.
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 791 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Administrative practice and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Authority for This Rulemaking
procedure, Credit unions, Sunshine Act. The FAA’s authority to issue rules
By the National Credit Union Federal Aviation Administration regarding aviation safety is found in
Administration Board on September 17, Title 49 of the United States Code.
2015. 14 CFR Part 71 Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
Gerard Poliquin, [Docket No. FAA–2015–2905; Airspace authority of the FAA Administrator.
Secretary of the Board. Docket No. 15–AWA–3] Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
For the reasons discussed above, the describes in more detail the scope of the
RIN 2120–AA66
Board amends IRPS 87–2 (as amended agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
by IRPS 03–2 and IRPS 13–1) by Amendment of Class C Airspace; promulgated under the authority
revising the second sentence of Portland International Airport, OR described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
paragraph 2 of Section II and replacing Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
AGENCY: Federal Aviation section, the FAA is charged with
the last two sentences of paragraph 2 of
Administration (FAA), DOT. prescribing regulations to assign the use
Section II to read as follows:
ACTION: Final rule, technical of airspace necessary to ensure the
Interpretive Ruling and Policy amendment. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
Statement 87–2 airspace. This regulation is within the
SUMMARY: This action amends scope of that authority as it updates the
* * * * * geographic coordinates of Portland geographic coordinates of Portland
II. Procedures for the Development of International Airport, Portland, OR, International Airport, Portland, OR.
Regulations under Class C airspace, due to recent
surveys of the airport. This action also History
* * * * *
2. * * * NCUA will designate updates the name and geographic During a review of the airspace for
federally insured credit unions with less coordinates of satellite airports Portland International Airport, Portland,
than $100 million in assets as small referenced in the Portland description. OR, the FAA identified that the airport’s
entities. * * * Every three years, the This action does not change the geographic coordinates were incorrect.
NCUA Board will review and consider boundaries or operating requirements of This action updates the geographic
adjusting the asset threshold it uses to the airspace. coordinates to coincide with the FAA’s
define small entities for purposes of DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, aeronautical database for the respective
analyzing whether a regulation will December 10, 2015. The Director of the Class C airspace area. Additionally, this
have a significant economic impact on Federal Register approves this action updates the names and
a substantial number of small entities. incorporation by reference action under geographic coordinates of referenced
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part airports within the Portland
* * * * *
For the reasons discussed above, the 51, subject to the annual revision of International Airport’s Class C airspace
Board amends 12 CFR part 791 as FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of description.
follows: conforming amendments. Class C airspace designations are
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, published in paragraph 4000 of FAA
PART 791—RULES OF NCUA BOARD Airspace Designations and Reporting Order 7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015,
PROCEDURES; PROMULGATION OF Points and subsequent amendments can and effective September 15, 2015, which
NCUA RULES AND REGULATIONS; be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF NCUA airtraffic/publications/. For further 71.1. The Class C airspace designations
BOARD MEETINGS information, you can contact the listed in this document will be
Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, published subsequently in the Order.
■ 1. The authority citation for part 791 Federal Aviation Administration, 800
continues to read as follows: Availability and Summary of
Independence Avenue SW.,
Documents for Incorporation by
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1766, 1789 and 5 Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202)
Reference
U.S.C 552b. 267–8783.
■ 2. In § 791.8, revise paragraph (a) to The order is also available for This document amends FAA Order
read as follows: inspection at the National Archives and 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and
Records Administration (NARA). For Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015,
§ 791.8 Promulgation of NCUA rules and information on the availability of this and effective September 15, 2015. FAA
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regulations. material at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as
(a) NCUA’s procedures for developing or go to http://www.archives.gov/ listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
regulations are governed by the federal_register/code_of_federal_ final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. regulations/ibr_locations.html. Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
551 et seq.), the Regulatory Flexibility FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace air traffic service routes, and reporting
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), and NCUA’s Designations and Reporting Points, is points.
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The Rule PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Issued in Washington, DC, on September
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 15, 2015.
This amendment to Title 14, Code of TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Gary A. Norek,
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 REPORTING POINTS Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations
amends Class C airspace at Portland Group.
International Airport, Portland, OR, by
■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 [FR Doc. 2015–23997 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am]
adjusting the geographic coordinates to
continues to read as follows: BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
reflect recent survey data. This rule also
adjusts the Evergreen North-South Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
Airpark, Vancouver, WA, formerly 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Evergreen Airport, and Pearson Field,
Vancouver, WA, formerly Pearson § 71.1 [Amended] Federal Aviation Administration
Airpark.
This is an administrative change and ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71
does not affect the boundaries, altitudes, 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
Airspace Designations and Reporting [Docket No. FAA–2015–0690; Airspace
or operating requirements of the Docket No. 15–AWA–1]
airspace, therefore, notice and public Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is September 15, 2015, is amended as RIN 2120–AA66
unnecessary. follows:
Amendment of Class C Airspace;
Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace
Regulatory Notices and Analyses Burbank, CA
* * * * *
The FAA has determined that this AGENCY: Federal Aviation
ANM OR C Portland International Airport, Administration (FAA), DOT.
regulation only involves an established OR [Amended]
body of technical regulations for which ACTION: Final rule, technical
Portland International Airport, OR amendment.
frequent and routine amendments are
(Lat. 45°35′19″ N., long. 122°35′49″ W.)
necessary to keep them operationally Evergreen North-South Airpark
current, is non-controversial and SUMMARY: This action amends the name
(Lat. 45°37′33″ N., long. 122°31′52″ W.) and geographic coordinates of the
unlikely to result in adverse or negative Pearson Field
comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport at
(Lat. 45°37′14″ N., long. 122°39′23″ W.) Burbank, CA. The Burbank-Glendale-
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under That airspace extending upward from the
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Pasadena Airport has been renamed Bob
surface to and including 4,000 feet MSL Hope Airport and geographic
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT within a 5-mile radius of Portland
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 coordinates are updated to reflect recent
International Airport, excluding that airspace
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) within a 1-mile radius of Evergreen North-
surveys of the airport.
does not warrant preparation of a South Airpark and that airspace from the DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC,
Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated 003° bearing from Evergreen North-South December 10, 2015. The Director of the
impact is so minimal. Since this is a Airpark clockwise to the 105° bearing from Federal Register approves this
routine matter that only affects air traffic Evergreen North-South Airpark, and incorporation by reference action under
excluding that airspace up to but not title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part
procedures and air navigation, it is
including 1,100 feet MSL in an area bounded 51, subject to the annual revision of
certified that this rule, when by a line beginning at the point where the
promulgated, does not have a significant FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of
019° bearing from Pearson Field intersects conforming amendments.
economic impact on a substantial the 5-mile arc from Portland International
number of small entities under the Airport extending southeast to a point 11⁄2 ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z,
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. miles east of Pearson Field on the extended Airspace Designations and Reporting
centerline of Runway 8/26 and thence south Points, and subsequent amendments can
Environmental Review to the north shore of the Columbia River and be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/
thence west via the north shore of the air_traffic/publications/. For further
The FAA has determined that this
Columbia River to the 5-mile arc from information, you can contact the
action qualifies for categorical exclusion Portland International; and excluding that Airspace Policy and Regulations Group,
under the National Environmental airspace west of the east bank of the Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Policy Act in accordance with FAA Willamette River; and that airspace extending Independence Avenue SW.,
Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental upward from 2,000 feet MSL to and Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202)
Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ including 4,000 feet MSL within a 10-mile
267–8783. The Order is also available
paragraph 311a. This airspace action is radius of Portland International Airport from
for inspection at the National Archives
not expected to cause any potentially the 004° bearing from the airport clockwise
to the 093° bearing from the airport, and that and Records Administration (NARA).
significant environmental impacts, and
airspace extending upward from 1,700 feet For information on the availability of
no extraordinary circumstances exist
MSL to and including 4,000 feet MSL within this material at NARA, call (202) 741–
that warrant preparation of an
a 10-mile radius of the airport from the 093° 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/
environmental assessment.
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 196° federal_register/code_of_federal-
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 bearing from the airport, and that airspace regulations/ibr_locations.html.
extending upward from 2,300 feet MSL to FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, and including 4,000 feet MSL from the 196° Designations and Reporting Points, is
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Navigation (air). bearing from the airport clockwise to the 268° published yearly and effective on
bearing from the airport, and that airspace
Adoption of the Amendment September 15.
extending upward from 1,800 feet MSL to
and including 4,000 feet MSL within a 10- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
In consideration of the foregoing, the mile radius of the airport from the 268° Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy and
Federal Aviation Administration bearing from the airport clockwise to the 004° Regulations Group, Office of Airspace
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: bearing from the airport. Services, Federal Aviation
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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 | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule, technical amendment. | |
| Dates | Effective date 0901 UTC, December 10, 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 | Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 57517 | |
| RIN Number | 2120-AA66 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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