81 FR 42293 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Salem, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 125 (June 29, 2016)

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at McNary Field, Salem, OR. Two approaches, the Localizer (LOC) Y runway (RWY) 31 and the LOC/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Back Course (BC) approach RWY 13 were identified as needing additional airspace to meet airspace requirements. The FAA, also, found modification of the airspace for the LOC/DME BC RWY 13 posed an increased risk to the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at the airport.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42293-42294]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15266]


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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 29, 2016 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

Docket No. FAA-2016-6984; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-5


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Salem, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at McNary Field, Salem, OR. Two 
approaches, the Localizer (LOC) Y runway (RWY) 31 and the LOC/Distance 
Measuring Equipment (DME) Back Course (BC) approach RWY 13 were 
identified as needing additional airspace to meet airspace 
requirements. The FAA, also, found modification of the airspace for the 
LOC/DME BC RWY 13 posed an increased risk to the safety of Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations for Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAPs) at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Bldg. Ground Floor Rm W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1-800-
647-5527, or 202-366-9826.
    You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2016-6984; Airspace Docket No. 
16-ANM-5, 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: Tracey Johnson, 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 of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would amend Class E airspace at McNary Field, Salem, OR.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2016-6984/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-5.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue 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.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document would 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

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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 by modifying Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at McNary Field Airport, Salem, 
OR. On March 8, 2016 a Final Rule was published modifying the airspace 
at McNary Field, Salem, OR (81FR 12002). A comment was received on May 
10, 2016 questioning the safety of the LOC/DME BC RWY 13 approach. The 
FAA concurred that the presence of terrain in the procedure turn 
transition airspace increased the risk to IFR operations into McNary 
Field, Salem, OR. A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) was issued advising pilots 
this approach was non-available pending the outcome of this proposal. 
After a review of the airspace, the FAA identified that the approach to 
runway 31 also was not fully contained in controlled airspace and would 
also be modified by this proposal. The Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface would be modified by adding 
segments extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 13.50 miles northwest of 
the airport, and extending from the 8.2-mile radius to 16.5 miles 
southeast of the airport.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 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 E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

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 will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this 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

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 14 CFR 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ANM OR E5 Salem, OR [Modified]

Salem, McNary Field, OR
(Lat. 44[deg]54'34'' N., long. 123[deg]00'09'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.2-mile radius of McNary Field from the 168[deg] bearing 
from the airport clockwise to the 311[deg] bearing, and that 
airspace within a 6.7-mile radius of McNary Field from the 311[deg] 
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 074[deg] bearing, and that 
airspace within an 8.2-mile radius of McNary Field from the 074[deg] 
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 168[deg] bearing from the 
airport, and that airspace 2 miles either side of the 330[deg] 
bearing extending from the 6.7-mile radius 13.5 miles northwest of 
the airport and that airspace 4 miles southwest and 5 miles 
northeast of the 150[deg] bearing extending from the 8.2-mile radius 
16.5 miles southeast of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 21, 2016.
Tracey Johnson,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-15266 Filed 6-28-16; 8:45 am]
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