80_FR_62647 80 FR 62447 - Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Revocation of Class E Airspace; Mountain Home, ID

80 FR 62447 - Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Revocation of Class E Airspace; Mountain Home, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 200 (October 16, 2015)

Page Range62447-62449
FR Document2015-25991

This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and removes Class E surface area airspace designated as an extension at Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, ID. The FAA found it necessary to amend the airspace area by increasing the Class D airspace and reducing the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for arriving and departing aircraft at the airport and to change from navigation aids to geographic coordinate references in the legal description. This action updates the geographic coordinates of Mountain Home Municipal Airport, Mountain Home, ID.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62447-62449]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25991]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-1136; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-12]


Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Revocation of Class E 
Airspace; Mountain Home, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E surface area 
airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface, and removes Class E surface area airspace designated as an 
extension at Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, ID. The FAA found it 
necessary to amend the airspace area by increasing the Class D airspace 
and reducing the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations for arriving and departing aircraft at the airport and 
to change from navigation aids to geographic coordinate references in 
the legal description. This action updates the geographic coordinates 
of Mountain Home Municipal Airport, Mountain Home, ID.

DATES: Effective 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/air_traffic/publications/. 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. 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: Steve Haga, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA, 98057; telephone (425) 203-4500.

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

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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 establishes controlled airspace at Mountain Home AFB, 
ID.

History

    On July 28, 2015, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Class D airspace, Class 
E surface area airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface, and remove Class E surface area airspace 
designated as an extension at Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, ID, (80 
FR 44896). Interested parties were invited to participate in this 
rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the 
FAA. One comment was received from Mr. Ted Thompson expressing concern 
about the reduction of Class E airspace to the west of Mountain Home 
Municipal airport if an instrument approach is established from the 
west. In accordance with FAA Joint Order 7400.2K, airspace is 
established based upon existing procedures. Any changes to airspace 
that would be required by the development of a new instrument procedure 
would be addressed at that time. Subsequent to publication, the FAA 
found slight changes were necessary in the geographic coordinates noted 
in the legal description of the Class E airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above surface.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation 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 document. FAA Order 7400.9Z 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 D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, Class 
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and 
removes Class E surface area airspace as an extension at Mountain Home 
AFB, Mountain Home, ID. After a review, the FAA found an increase of 
the Class D airspace necessary to protect instrument arrival procedures 
at the airport. Class D airspace is extended upward from the surface to 
and including 5,500 feet within a 5-mile radius of Mountain Home AFB, 
extending to 6.5 miles to the southeast and northwest of the airport. 
Class E surface area airspace extends upward from the surface within a 
5-mile radius of Mountain Home AFB, extending to 6.5 miles to the 
southeast and northwest of the airport. Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface is modified to within a 7.7-mile 
radius northeast of Mountain Home AFB, extending to 12.4 miles to the 
northeast, and 17.7 miles to the east. The lateral boundary for that 
Class E airspace extending from 1,200 feet above the surface is defined 
utilizing latitude and longitude reference points instead of Federal 
airway reference, and does not change the lateral boundaries or 
operating requirements of the 1,200 foot airspace. This action also 
updates the geographic coordinates of Mountain Home Municipal Airport, 
Mountain Home, ID.

 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

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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 7400.9Z, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace

* * * * *

ANM ID D Mountain Home, ID [Modified]

Mountain Home AFB, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]02'37'' N., long. 115[deg]52'21'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
5,500 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Mountain Home AFB and 
within 2 miles each side of the 135[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles southeast of the 
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 315[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles northwest 
of the airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas

* * * * *

ANM ID E2 Mountain Home, ID [Modified]

Mountain Home AFB, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]02'37'' N., long. 115[deg]52'21'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile 
radius of the Mountain Home AFB, and within 2 miles each side of the 
135[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 5-mile radius 
to 6.5 miles southeast of the airport, and within 2 miles each side 
of the 315[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 5-mile 
radius to 6.5 miles northwest of the airport.

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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

ANM ID E4 Mountain Home, ID [Removed]

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

* * * * *

ANM ID E5 Mountain Home, ID [Modified]

Mountain Home AFB, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]02'37'' N., long. 115[deg]52'21'' W.)
Mountain Home Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 43[deg]07'54'' N., long. 115[deg]43'50'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 43[deg]06'48'' N., long. 
115[deg]28'39'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]02'06'' N., long. 115[deg]31'12'' 
W.; to lat. 43[deg]03'25'' N., long. 115[deg]36'21'' W.; to lat. 
42[deg]54'24'' N., long. 115[deg]48'41'' W.; to lat. 42[deg]54'24'' 
N., long. 115[deg]56'47'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]00'12'' N., long. 
116[deg]04'42'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]06'51'' N., long. 116[deg]01'24'' 
W.; to lat. 43[deg]09'22'' N., long. 115[deg]57'57'' W.; to lat. 
43[deg]12'54'' N., long. 115[deg]42'51'' W., thence to point of 
beginning, that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 43[deg]33'06'' N., long. 
116[deg]11'32'' W.; to lat. 42[deg]48'43'' N., long. 115[deg]00'21'' 
W.; to lat. 42[deg]23'58'' N., long. 115[deg]00'21'' W.; to lat. 
42[deg]23'58'' N., long. 115[deg]18'28'' W.; thence clockwise along 
the 46.0-mile radius of Mountain Home AFB to lat. 43[deg]09'17'' N., 
long. 116[deg]54'28'' W.; thence to point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 1, 2015.
Christopher Ramirez,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2015-25991 Filed 10-15-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 200 / Friday, October 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 62447 Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 as an extension at Mountain Home AFB, and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Mountain Home, ID. The FAA found it Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as Navigation (air). necessary to amend the airspace area by listed in the ADDRESSES section of this increasing the Class D airspace and document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Adoption of the Amendment reducing the Class E airspace extending Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, In consideration of the foregoing, the upward from 700 feet above the surface air traffic service routes, and reporting Federal Aviation Administration for the safety and management of points. amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for arriving and departing aircraft at the The Rule PART 71 —DESIGNATION OF CLASS airport and to change from navigation This amendment to Title 14, Code of A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; aids to geographic coordinate references Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND in the legal description. This action establishes Class E airspace extending REPORTING POINTS updates the geographic coordinates of upward from 700 feet above the surface Mountain Home Municipal Airport, ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 Mountain Home, ID. within a 12.1-mile radius of Parlin Field continues to read as follows: Airport, Newport, NH, providing the DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December controlled airspace required to support Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 10, 2015. The Director of the Federal 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Register approves this incorporation by the new RNAV (GPS) standard 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. reference action under title 1, Code of instrument approach procedures for Parlin Field Airport. Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to § 71.1 [Amended] the annual revision of FAA Order Class E airspace designations are ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 7400.9 and publication of conforming published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, amendments. Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, Airspace Designations and Reporting ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, and effective September 15, 2015, which Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Airspace Designations and Reporting September 15, 2015, is amended as Points, and subsequent amendments can 71.1. The Class E airspace designation follows: listed in this document will be be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ published subsequently in the Order. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas air_traffic/publications/. For further Extending Upward From 700 feet or More information, you can contact the Regulatory Notices and Analyses Above the Surface of the Earth. Airspace Policy and ATC Regulations * * * * * Group, Federal Aviation The FAA has determined that this Administration, 800 Independence regulation only involves an established ANE NH E5 Newport, NH [New] Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 29591; body of technical regulations for which Parlin Field Airport, NH telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is frequent and routine amendments are (Lat. 43°23′14″ N., long. 72°11′16″ W.) also available for inspection at the necessary to keep them operationally That airspace extending upward from 700 National Archives and Records current, is non-controversial and feet above the surface within a 12.1-mile Administration (NARA). For unlikely to result in adverse or negative radius of Parlin Field Airport. information on the availability of this comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 2, 2015. or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Gerald E. Lynch, federal_register/code_of_federal- ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, regulations/ibr_locations.html. Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Organization. Designations and Reporting Points, is does not warrant preparation of a [FR Doc. 2015–25900 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am] published yearly and effective on Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated BILLING CODE 4910–13–P September 15. impact is so minimal. Since this is a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: routine matter that only affects air traffic Steve Haga, Federal Aviation procedures and air navigation, it is DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Administration, Operations Support certified that this rule, when Group, Western Service Center, 1601 promulgated, does not have a significant Federal Aviation Administration Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA, 98057; economic impact on a substantial telephone (425) 203–4500. number of small entities under the 14 CFR Part 71 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. [Docket No. FAA–2015–1136; Airspace Docket No. 15–ANM–12] Authority for This Rulemaking Environmental Review The FAA’s authority to issue rules The FAA has determined that this Amendment of Class D and Class E regarding aviation safety is found in action qualifies for categorical exclusion Airspace, Revocation of Class E Title 49 of the United States Code. under the National Environmental Airspace; Mountain Home, ID Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Policy Act in accordance with FAA AGENCY: Federal Aviation authority of the FAA Administrator. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental Administration (FAA), DOT. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ ACTION: Final rule. describes in more detail the scope of the paragraph 311a. This airspace action is agency’s authority. This rulemaking is not expected to cause any potentially SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D promulgated under the authority significant environmental impacts, and airspace, Class E surface area airspace, described in Subtitle VII, Part A, no extraordinary circumstances exist Class E airspace extending upward from Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that that warrant preparation of an 700 feet above the surface, and removes section, the FAA is charged with environmental assessment. Class E surface area airspace designated prescribing regulations to assign the use VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Oct 15, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM 16OCR1

62448 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 200 / Friday, October 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations of airspace necessary to ensure the extending upward from 700 feet above significant environmental impacts, and safety of aircraft and the efficient use of the surface, and removes Class E surface no extraordinary circumstances exist airspace. This regulation is within the area airspace as an extension at that warrant preparation of an scope of that authority as it establishes Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, environmental assessment. controlled airspace at Mountain Home ID. After a review, the FAA found an AFB, ID. increase of the Class D airspace Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 necessary to protect instrument arrival Airspace, Incorporation by reference, History procedures at the airport. Class D Navigation (air). On July 28, 2015, the FAA published airspace is extended upward from the in the Federal Register a notice of surface to and including 5,500 feet Adoption of the Amendment proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify within a 5-mile radius of Mountain Class D airspace, Class E surface area Home AFB, extending to 6.5 miles to the In consideration of the foregoing, the airspace, Class E airspace extending southeast and northwest of the airport. Federal Aviation Administration upward from 700 feet above the surface, Class E surface area airspace extends amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: and remove Class E surface area upward from the surface within a 5-mile airspace designated as an extension at PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, radius of Mountain Home AFB, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, extending to 6.5 miles to the southeast ID, (80 FR 44896). Interested parties TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND and northwest of the airport. Class E REPORTING POINTS were invited to participate in this airspace extending upward from 700 rulemaking effort by submitting written feet above the surface is modified to comments on the proposal to the FAA. within a 7.7-mile radius northeast of ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 One comment was received from Mr. Mountain Home AFB, extending to 12.4 continues to read as follows: Ted Thompson expressing concern miles to the northeast, and 17.7 miles to Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, about the reduction of Class E airspace the east. The lateral boundary for that 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, to the west of Mountain Home Class E airspace extending from 1,200 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Municipal airport if an instrument feet above the surface is defined § 71.1 [Amended] approach is established from the west. utilizing latitude and longitude In accordance with FAA Joint Order reference points instead of Federal ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 7400.2K, airspace is established based airway reference, and does not change 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, upon existing procedures. Any changes the lateral boundaries or operating Airspace Designations and Reporting to airspace that would be required by requirements of the 1,200 foot airspace. Points, dated August 6, 2015, and the development of a new instrument This action also updates the geographic effective September 15, 2015, is procedure would be addressed at that coordinates of Mountain Home amended as follows: time. Subsequent to publication, the Municipal Airport, Mountain Home, ID. Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace FAA found slight changes were Regulatory Notices and Analyses * * * * * necessary in the geographic coordinates noted in the legal description of the The FAA has determined that this ANM ID D Mountain Home, ID [Modified] Class E airspace extending upward from regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which Mountain Home AFB, ID 1,200 feet above surface. (Lat. 43°02′37″ N., long. 115°52′21″ W.) Class D and Class E airspace frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally That airspace extending upward from the designations are published in paragraph surface to and including 5,500 feet MSL 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, current, is non-controversial and within a 5-mile radius of the Mountain Home respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, unlikely to result in adverse or negative AFB and within 2 miles each side of the 135° dated August 6, 2015, and effective comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a bearing from the airport extending from the September 15, 2015, which is ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles southeast of the incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a airport, and within 2 miles each side of the part 71.1. The Class E airspace ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 315° bearing from the airport extending from designation listed in this document will Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles northwest of be published subsequently in the Order. FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) the airport. This Class D airspace area is does not warrant preparation of a effective during the specific dates and times Availability and Summary of Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated established in advance by a Notice to Documents for Incorporation by impact is so minimal. Since this is a Airmen. The effective date and time will Reference thereafter be continuously published in the routine matter that only affects air traffic Airport/Facility Directory. This document amends FAA Order procedures and air navigation, it is 7400.9Z, airspace Designations and certified that this rule, when Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, promulgated, does not have a significant Designated as Surface Areas and effective September 15, 2015. FAA economic impact on a substantial * * * * * Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as number of small entities under the ANM ID E2 Mountain Home, ID [Modified] listed in the ADDRESSES section of this criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Mountain Home AFB, ID document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Environmental Review (Lat. 43°02′37″ N., long. 115°52′21″ W.) Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from the air traffic service routes, and reporting action qualifies for categorical exclusion surface within a 5-mile radius of the points. Mountain Home AFB, and within 2 miles under the National Environmental The Rule each side of the 135° bearing from the airport Policy Act in accordance with FAA extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles This amendment to Title 14, Code of Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental southeast of the airport, and within 2 miles Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ each side of the 315° bearing from the airport modifies Class D airspace, Class E paragraph 311a. This airspace action is extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles surface area airspace, Class E airspace not expected to cause any potentially northwest of the airport. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 200 / Friday, October 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 62449 Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December invited to participate in this rulemaking Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 10, 2015. The Director of the Federal effort by submitting written comments Class E Surface Area. Register approves this incorporation by on the proposal to the FAA. No * * * * * reference action under title 1, Code of comments were received. ANM ID E4 Mountain Home, ID [Removed] Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to Class E airspace designations are the annual revision of FAA Order published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas 7400.9 and publication of conforming Order 7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, extending upward from 700 feet or more amendments. and effective September 15, 2015, which above the surface of the earth ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * part 71.1. The Class E airspace Airspace Designations and Reporting ANM ID E5 Mountain Home, ID [Modified] Points, and subsequent amendments can designations listed in this document Mountain Home AFB, ID be viewed on line at http:// will be published subsequently in the (Lat. 43°02′37″ N., long. 115°52′21″ W.) www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. Order. Mountain Home Municipal Airport For further information, you can contact Availability and Summary of (Lat. 43°07′54″ N., long. 115°43′50″ W.) the Airspace Policy and Regulations Documents for Incorporation by That airspace extending upward from 700 Group, Federal Aviation Reference feet above the surface bounded by a line Administration, 800 Independence beginning at lat. 43°06′48″ N., long. This document amends FAA Order Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; 7400.9Z, airspace Designations and 115°28′39″ W.; to lat. 43°02′06″ N., long. 115°31′12″ W.; to lat. 43°03′25″ N., long. telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 115°36′21″ W.; to lat. 42°54′24″ N., long. also available for inspection at the and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 115°48′41″ W.; to lat. 42°54′24″ N., long. National Archives and Records Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 115°56′47″ W.; to lat. 43°00′12″ N., long. Administration (NARA). For listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 116°04′42″ W.; to lat. 43°06′51″ N., long. information on the availability of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 116°01′24″ W.; to lat. 43°09′22″ N., long. material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 115°57′57″ W.; to lat. 43°12′54″ N., long. Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ air traffic service routes, and reporting 115°42′51″ W., thence to point of beginning, federal_register/code_of_federal- that airspace extending upward from 1,200 points. regulations/ibr_locations.html. feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 43°33′06″ N., long. FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace The Rule 116°11′32″ W.; to lat. 42°48′43″ N., long. Designations and Reporting Points, is This amendment to Title 14, Code of 115°00′21″ W.; to lat. 42°23′58″ N., long. published yearly and effective on Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 115°00′21″ W.; to lat. 42°23′58″ N., long. September 15. amends Class E surface area airspace at 115°18′28″ W.; thence clockwise along the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mercedita Airport, Ponce, PR. 46.0-mile radius of Mountain Home AFB to Fornito, Operations Support Group, Airspace reconfiguration to within a lat. 43°09′17″ N., long. 116°54′28″ W.; thence Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 4.1-mile radius of the airport is to point of beginning. Administration, P.O. Box 20636, necessary due to the decommissioning Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) of the Ponce VORTAC and cancellation 1, 2015. 305–6364. of the VOR approach, and for continued Christopher Ramirez, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: safety and management of IFR Manager, Operations Support Group, Western operations at the airport. Service Center. Authority for This Rulemaking [FR Doc. 2015–25991 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am] The FAA’s authority to issue rules Regulatory Notices and Analyses BILLING CODE 4910–13–P regarding aviation safety is found in The FAA has determined that this Title 49 of the United States Code. regulation only involves an established Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the body of technical regulations for which DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION authority of the FAA Administrator. frequent and routine amendments are Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, necessary to keep them operationally Federal Aviation Administration describes in more detail the scope of the current, is non-controversial and agency’s authority. This rulemaking is unlikely to result in adverse or negative 14 CFR Part 71 promulgated under the authority comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under [Docket No. FAA–2014–0967; Airspace Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Docket No. 14–ASO–19] section, the FAA is charged with ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Amendment of Class E Airspace; prescribing regulations to assign the use Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Ponce, PR of airspace necessary to ensure the FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) safety of aircraft and the efficient use of does not warrant preparation of a AGENCY: Federal Aviation airspace. This regulation is within the Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated Administration (FAA), DOT. scope of that authority as it amends impact is so minimal. Since this is a ACTION: Final rule. Class E airspace at Mercedita Airport, routine matter that only affects air traffic Ponce, PR. procedures and air navigation, it is SUMMARY: This action amends Class E certified that this rule, when asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES Airspace at Ponce, PR, as the PONCE History promulgated, does not have a significant VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range On July 16, 2015, the FAA published economic impact on a substantial Tactical Air Navigation Aid, (VORTAC) in the Federal Register a notice of number of small entities under the has been decommissioned, requiring proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. airspace redesign at Mercedita Airport. Class E surface area airspace at This action enhances the safety and Mercedita Airport, Ponce, PR, due to the Environmental Review management of Instrument Flight Rules decommissioning of the Ponce VORTAC The FAA has determined that this (IFR) operations at the airport. (80 FR 42068). 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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, 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.
ContactSteve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA, 98057; telephone (425) 203-4500.
FR Citation80 FR 62447 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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