81 FR 17113 - Proposed Amendment of Class C Airspace; Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-06833

This action proposes to modify the Syracuse Hancock International Airport Class C airspace area by removing a cutout from the surface area that was put in place to accommodate operations at an airport that is now permanently closed.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-3937; Airspace Docket No. 16-AWA-1]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class C Airspace; Syracuse Hancock
International Airport, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Syracuse Hancock
International Airport Class C airspace area by removing a cutout from
the surface area that was put in place to accommodate operations at an
airport that is now permanently closed.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 27, 2016. 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: 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-
3937 and Airspace Docket No. 16-AWA-1 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 7400.9Z, 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: Paul Gallant, 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 amend the Syracuse, NY, Class C airspace area to
maintain efficient airport operations.

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-2016-3937 and Airspace Docket No. 16-AWA-1) 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-2016-3937 and

[[Page 17114]]

Airspace Docket No. 16-AWA-1.'' 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 NPRM's

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 Eastern Service Center, Federal
Aviation Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA
30337.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's 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.

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.

The Proposal

The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify the Syracuse Hancock
International Airport Class C airspace area by removing a cutout from
the Class C surface area that excludes the airspace within a 0.75-
nautical mile radius of the former Michael Field/Onondaga Flight School
Airport. The sole purpose of the exclusion was to allow aircraft to
operate freely to and from that airport without the need to contact air
traffic control (ATC). Since the former airport is now permanently
closed, the purpose for the exclusion no longer exists; therefore, the
FAA is proposing to remove the words ``. . . excluding that airspace
within a 0.75-mile radius of Michael Field/Onondaga Flight School
Airport . . . ;'' as well as the words ``Michael Field/Onondaga Flight
School Airport, NY (lat. 43[deg]10'45'' N., long. 76[deg]07'29'' W.),''
from the Class C airspace description.
Class C airspace areas 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
description listed in this document 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 will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed 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 1050.1F, ``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 4000 Subpart C--Class C Airspace.

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AEA NY C Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY

Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY
(Lat. 43[deg]06'40'' N., long. 76[deg]06'23'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,400 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Syracuse Hancock
International Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,600
feet MSL to and including 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of
Syracuse Hancock International Airport from the 248[deg] bearing
from the airport clockwise to the 118[deg] bearing from the airport;
and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet MSL to and
including 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius from the 118[deg]
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 188[deg] bearing from the
airport; and that airspace extending upward from 2,300 feet MSL to
and including 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the airport
from the 188[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 248[deg]
bearing from the airport.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21, 2016.
Leslie M. Swann,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
[FR Doc. 2016-06833 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
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26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741–
preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Federal Aviation Administration federal_register/code_of_federal-
Since this is a routine matter that will regulations/ibr_locations.html.
only affect air traffic procedures and air 14 CFR Part 71 FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
navigation, it is certified that this [Docket No. FAA–2016–3937; Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
proposed rule, when promulgated, will Docket No. 16–AWA–1] published yearly and effective on
not have a significant economic impact September 15.
RIN 2120–AA66
on a substantial number of small entities FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
under the criteria of the Regulatory Proposed Amendment of Class C Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office
Flexibility Act. Airspace; Syracuse Hancock of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation
International Airport, NY Administration, 800 Independence
Environmental Review Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
AGENCY: Federal Aviation telephone: (202) 267–8783.
This proposal would be subject to an Administration (FAA), DOT.
environmental analysis in accordance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
with FAA Order 1050.1F, (NPRM). Authority for This Rulemaking
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final SUMMARY: This action proposes to regarding aviation safety is found in
regulatory action. modify the Syracuse Hancock Title 49 of the United States Code.
International Airport Class C airspace Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 area by removing a cutout from the authority of the FAA Administrator.
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, surface area that was put in place to Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
Navigation (air). accommodate operations at an airport describes in more detail the scope of the
that is now permanently closed. agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
The Proposed Amendment: DATES: Comments must be received on promulgated under the authority
or before May 27, 2016. The Director of described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
In consideration of the foregoing, the
the Federal Register approves this Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
Federal Aviation Administration
incorporation by reference action under section, the FAA is charged with
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part
follows: prescribing regulations to assign the use
51, subject to the annual revision of of the airspace necessary to ensure the
FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
conforming amendments. airspace. This regulation is within the
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this scope of that authority as it would
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS proposal to the U.S. Department of amend the Syracuse, NY, Class C
Transportation, Docket Operations, M– airspace area to maintain efficient
30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West airport operations.
■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
continues to read as follows: Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: Comments Invited
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f),106(g); 40103, (202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA Interested parties are invited to
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Docket No. FAA–2016–3937 and participate in this proposed rulemaking
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Airspace Docket No. 16–AWA–1 at the by submitting such written data, views,
beginning of your comments. You may or arguments as they may desire.
§ 71.1 [Amended] also submit comments through the Comments that provide the factual basis
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. supporting the views and suggestions
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, You may review the public docket presented are particularly helpful in
Airspace Designations and Reporting containing the proposal, any comments developing reasoned regulatory
Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective received, and any final disposition in decisions on the proposal. Comments
September 15, 2015, is amended as person in the Dockets Office between are specifically invited on the overall
follows: 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
through Friday, except Federal holidays. environmental, and energy-related
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– aspects of the proposal.
* * * * * 647–5527), is on the ground floor of the Communications should identify both
building at the above address. docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
ASO SC D North, SC [Removed] FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace 2016–3937 and Airspace Docket No. 16–
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March Designations and Reporting Points, and AWA–1) and be submitted in triplicate
15, 2016. subsequent amendments can be viewed to the Docket Management Facility (see
Ryan W. Almasy,
online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ ADDRESSES section for address and
publications/. For further information, phone number). You may also submit
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern you can contact the Airspace Policy comments through the Internet at
Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.
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Group, Federal Aviation http://www.regulations.gov.
[FR Doc. 2016–06842 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] Administration, 800 Independence Commenters wishing the FAA to
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; acknowledge receipt of their comments
telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is on this action must submit with those
also available for inspection at the comments a self-addressed, stamped
National Archives and Records postcard on which the following
Administration (NARA). For statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
information on the availability of FAA Docket No. FAA–2016–3937 and

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Airspace Docket No. 16–AWA–1.’’ The allow aircraft to operate freely to and PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
postcard will be date/time stamped and from that airport without the need to B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
returned to the commenter. contact air traffic control (ATC). Since TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
All communications received on or the former airport is now permanently REPORTING POINTS
before the specified comment closing closed, the purpose for the exclusion no
date will be considered before taking longer exists; therefore, the FAA is ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
action on the proposed rule. The proposing to remove the words ‘‘. . . continues to read as follows:
proposal contained in this action may excluding that airspace within a 0.75- Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
be changed in light of comments mile radius of Michael Field/Onondaga 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
received. All comments submitted will Flight School Airport . . . ;’’ as well as
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
be available for examination in the
the words ‘‘Michael Field/Onondaga § 71.1 [Amended]
public docket both before and after the
Flight School Airport, NY (lat. 43°10′45″ ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
comment closing date. A report
summarizing each substantive public N., long. 76°07′29″ W.),’’ from the Class 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
contact with FAA personnel concerned C airspace description. Airspace Designations and Reporting
with this rulemaking will be filed in the Class C airspace areas are published Points, dated August 6, 2015 and
docket. in paragraph 4000 of FAA Order effective September 15, 2015, is
7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, and amended as follows:
Availability of NPRM’s
effective September 15, 2015, which is Paragraph 4000 Subpart C—Class C
An electronic copy of this document incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Airspace.
may be downloaded through the 71.1. The Class C airspace description * * * * *
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. listed in this document would be
You may review the public docket AEA NY C Syracuse Hancock International
subsequently published in the Order. Airport, NY
containing the proposal, any comments
received and any final disposition in Regulatory Notices and Analyses Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY
person in the Dockets Office (see (Lat. 43°06′40″ N., long. 76°06′23″ W.)
ADDRESSES section for address and The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from the
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and proposed regulation only involves an surface to and including 4,400 feet MSL
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, established body of technical within a 5-mile radius of Syracuse Hancock
regulations for which frequent and International Airport; and that airspace
except Federal holidays. An informal extending upward from 1,600 feet MSL to
docket may also be examined during routine amendments are necessary to
and including 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-
normal business hours at the office of keep them operationally current. It, mile radius of Syracuse Hancock
the Eastern Service Center, Federal therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant International Airport from the 248° bearing
Aviation Administration, Room 210, regulatory action’’ under Executive from the airport clockwise to the 118° bearing
1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant from the airport; and that airspace extending
30337. rule’’ under Department of upward from 2,700 feet MSL to and
Persons interested in being placed on Transportation (DOT) Regulatory including 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile
a mailing list for future NPRM’s should radius from the 118° bearing from the airport
Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; clockwise to the 188° bearing from the
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, February 26, 1979); and (3) does not airport; and that airspace extending upward
(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory warrant preparation of a regulatory from 2,300 feet MSL to and including 4,400
Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed evaluation as the anticipated impact is feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the
Rulemaking Distribution System, which so minimal. Since this is a routine airport from the 188° bearing from the airport
describes the application procedure. matter that will only affect air traffic clockwise to the 248° bearing from the
airport.
Availability and Summary of procedures and air navigation, it is
Documents for Incorporation by certified that this proposed rule, when * * * * *
Reference promulgated, will not have a significant Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21,
economic impact on a substantial 2016.
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace number of small entities under the Leslie M. Swann,
Designations and Reporting Points, criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
dated August 6, 2015, and effective [FR Doc. 2016–06833 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am]
Environmental Review
September 15, 2015. FAA Order BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in This proposal will be subject to an
the ADDRESSES section of this document. environmental analysis in accordance
FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, with FAA Order 1050.1F, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
D, and E airspace areas, air traffic ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Federal Aviation Administration
service routes, and reporting points. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
The Proposal regulatory action. 14 CFR Part 71
The FAA is proposing an amendment List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA–2014–0742; Airspace
to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Docket No. 14–ASW–5]
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
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(14 CFR) part 71 to modify the Syracuse
Hancock International Airport Class C Navigation (air). Proposed Establishment of Class D
airspace area by removing a cutout from The Proposed Amendment and E Airspace; Brookshire, TX
the Class C surface area that excludes AGENCY: Federal Aviation
the airspace within a 0.75-nautical mile In consideration of the foregoing, the Administration (FAA), DOT.
radius of the former Michael Field/ Federal Aviation Administration
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
Onondaga Flight School Airport. The proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
(NPRM).
sole purpose of the exclusion was to follows:

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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 May 27, 2016. 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		Paul Gallant, 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 17113
RIN Number		2120-AA66
CFR Associated		Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

81 FR 17113 - Proposed Amendment of Class C Airspace; Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY

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