81 FR 11694 - Proposed Modification of Federal Airway V-506; Kotzebue, AK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-04738

This action proposes to modify Alaskan VOR Federal airway V- 506 by lowering the floor of class E controlled airspace due to the establishment of a lower global navigation satellite system (GNSS) minimum enroute altitude (MEA). This action would allow maximum use of the airspace.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-04738]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-3193; Airspace Docket No. 15-AAL-3]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Modification of Federal Airway V-506; Kotzebue, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Alaskan VOR Federal airway V-
506 by lowering the floor of class E controlled airspace due to the
establishment of a lower global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
minimum enroute altitude (MEA). This action would allow maximum use of
the airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001;
telephone: (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2016-
3193 and Airspace Docket No. 15-AAL-3 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 9:00a.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 7400.9Z, 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 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 FAA Order 7400.9Z 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 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
the 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 modify the route structure in the western U.S. to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National
Airspace System.

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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2016-3193 and Airspace Docket No. 15-AAL-3) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2016-3193 and Airspace Docket No. 15-AAL-3.'' The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the specified comment
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment
closing date. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded 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 (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 Western Service Center, Operations
Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Ave SW.,
Renton, WA 98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

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Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

This document proposes to amend 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.

Background

On September 24, 1975, the FAA published a final rule that extended
V-506 between Kotzebue and Barrow Alaska (40 FR 43885). Terrain in the
vicinity limited the Minimum Enroute Altitude (MEA) to 10,000 feet for
a large portion of this route, between the fixes SHOKK and MEADE on
current charts. Due to this MEA, the airspace floor designated in the
legal description was set at 9,500 feet for this section. In 2005,
Anchorage Center requested a review for a lower GNSS MEA, and the FAA
was able to apply a lower GNSS MEA of 8,000 feet. However, this action
did not uncover the fact that controlled airspace did not exist to
encompass the new MEA. On September 24, 2015, the FAA issued NOTAM FDC
5/6054 that made the GNSS MEA between SHOKK and MEADE unavailable.

The Proposal

The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify Federal airway V-506 in Alaska
that would lower the floor of controlled airspace north of Kotzebue,
AK. The current legal description after Kotzebue, AK, of ``Kotzebue,
AK; Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, 124 miles 95 MSL, 98 miles 12
AGL, Barrow, AK.'' would be changed to read ``Kotzebue, AK; Hotham, AK,
NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, 124 miles 75 MSL, 98 miles 12 AGL, Barrow, AK.''.
The 124 mile section starting 69 miles north of the Hotham, AK NDB
would be lowered from 9,500 feet to 7,500 feet. This airspace would
support the GNSS MEA of 8,000 feet by providing a 500 foot buffer
consistent with guidance found in FAA Order 7400.2, Procedures for
Handling Airspace Matters. This expansion of airspace would provide
instrument flight rules (IFR) users maximum use of V-506.
Alaskan VOR federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(b) of
FAA Order 7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15,
2015, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. V-506 would be
subsequently published 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
Department of Transportation (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 would only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule,
when promulgated, would 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 1050.1F, ``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 7400.9Z,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(b) Alaskan VOR Federal Airways.

* * * * *

V-506 (Amended)

From INT Kodiak, AK, 107[deg] radial and the Anchorage Oceanic
CTA/FIR boundary, 37 miles 20 MSL, 24 miles 12 AGL, via Kodiak; 50
miles 12 AGL, 50 miles 95 MSL, 51 miles 12 AGL, King Salmon, AK; 51
miles 12 AGL, 84 miles 70 MSL, 63 miles 12 AGL, Bethel, AK; Nome,
AK; 35 miles 12 AGL, 71 miles 55 MSL, 53 miles 12 AGL, Kotzebue, AK;
Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, 124 miles 75 MSL, 98 miles 12 AGL,
Barrow, AK.
* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2016.
Kenneth Ready,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
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effective September 15, 2015, is You may review the public docket Comments that provide the factual basis
amended as follows: containing the proposal, any comments supporting the views and suggestions
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas received, and any final disposition in presented are particularly helpful in
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More person in the Dockets Office between developing reasoned regulatory
Above the Surface of the Earth. 9:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through decisions on the proposal. Comments
* * * * * Friday, except Federal holidays. The are specifically invited on the overall
Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647– regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
ASW AR E5 Little Rock, AR [Amended] 5527), is on the ground floor of the environmental, and energy-related
Little Rock AFB, AR building at the above address. aspects of the proposal.
(Lat. 34°55′03″ N., long. 92°08′42″ W.) FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Communications should identify both
Little Rock, Adams Field, AR Designations and Reporting Points, and docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
(Lat. 34°43′46″ N., long. 92°13′29″ W.) subsequent amendments can be viewed 2016–3193 and Airspace Docket No. 15–
Benton, Saline County Airport, AR
(Lat. 34°35′25″ N., long. 92°28′46″ W.)
online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ AAL–3) and be submitted in triplicate to
publications/. For further information, the Docket Management Facility (see
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface bounded within a 20- you can contact the Airspace Policy ADDRESSES section for address and
mile radius of Little Rock AFB, and within Group, Federal Aviation phone number). You may also submit
a 22-mile radius of Adams Field Airport and Administration, 800 Independence comments through the Internet at http://
within a 6.3-mile radius of Saline County Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; www.regulations.gov.
Airport. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Commenters wishing the FAA to
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 17, also available for inspection at the acknowledge receipt of their comments
2016. National Archives and Records on this action must submit with those
Walter Tweedy, Administration (NARA). For comments a self-addressed, stamped
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group information on the availability of FAA postcard on which the following
Central Service Center. Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call (202) 741– statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
[FR Doc. 2016–04742 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am]
6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Docket No. FAA–2016–3193 and
federal_register/code_of_federal- Airspace Docket No. 15–AAL–3.’’ The
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regulations/ibr_locations.html. postcard will be date/time stamped and
FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace returned to the commenter.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Designations and Reporting Points, is All communications received on or
published yearly and effective on before the specified comment closing
Federal Aviation Administration September 15. date will be considered before taking
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: action on the proposed rule. The
14 CFR Part 71 Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy Group, proposal contained in this action may
[Docket No. FAA–2016–3193; Airspace Office of Airspace Services, Federal be changed in light of comments
Docket No. 15–AAL–3] Aviation Administration, 800 received. All comments submitted will
Independence Avenue SW., be available for examination in the
RIN 2120–AA66 Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) public docket both before and after the
267–8783. comment closing date. A report
Proposed Modification of Federal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: summarizing each substantive public
Airway V–506; Kotzebue, AK
contact with FAA personnel concerned
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Authority for This Rulemaking with this rulemaking will be filed in the
Administration (FAA), DOT. The FAA’s authority to issue rules docket.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding aviation safety is found in Availability of NPRMs
(NPRM). Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the An electronic copy of this document
SUMMARY: This action proposes to authority of the FAA Administrator. may be downloaded through the
modify Alaskan VOR Federal airway V– Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
506 by lowering the floor of class E describes in more detail the scope of the You may review the public docket
controlled airspace due to the agency’s authority. This rulemaking is containing the proposal, any comments
establishment of a lower global promulgated under the authority received and any final disposition in
navigation satellite system (GNSS) described in Subtitle VII, Part A, person in the Dockets Office (see
minimum enroute altitude (MEA). This Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that ADDRESSES section for address and
action would allow maximum use of the section, the FAA is charged with phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
airspace. prescribing regulations to assign the use 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
DATES: Comments must be received on of the airspace necessary to ensure the except Federal holidays. An informal
or before April 21, 2016. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of docket may also be examined during
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this airspace. This regulation is within the normal business hours at the office of
proposal to the U.S. Department of scope of that authority as it would the Western Service Center, Operations
Transportation, Docket Operations, M– modify the route structure in the Support Group, Federal Aviation
30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Administration, 1601 Lind Ave SW.,
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western U.S. to preserve the safe and
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, efficient flow of air traffic within the Renton, WA 98057.
Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: National Airspace System. Persons interested in being placed on
(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA a mailing list for future NPRMs should
Docket No. FAA–2016–3193 and Comments Invited contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
Airspace Docket No. 15–AAL–3 at the Interested parties are invited to (202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory
beginning of your comments. You may participate in this proposed rulemaking Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
also submit comments through the by submitting such written data, views, Rulemaking Distribution System, which
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. or arguments as they may desire. describes the application procedure.

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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 April 21, 2016.
Contact		Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267- 8783.
FR Citation		81 FR 11694
RIN Number		2120-AA66
CFR Associated		Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

81 FR 11694 - Proposed Modification of Federal Airway V-506; Kotzebue, AK

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