81_FR_4899 81 FR 4881 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Boise, ID

81 FR 4881 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Boise, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 18 (January 28, 2016)

Page Range4881-4883
FR Document2016-01501

This action modifies Class E surface area airspace designated as an extension to Class C airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, formerly Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), Boise, ID. After reviewing the airspace, the FAA found standard instrument approach procedures are not fully contained in controlled airspace, thereby necessitating airspace redesign for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also corrects the name of the airport to match the FAAs aeronautical database.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 18 (Thursday, January 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01501]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-3674; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-18]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Boise, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E surface area airspace designated 
as an extension to Class C airspace, and Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen 
Field Airport, formerly Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), Boise, ID. 
After reviewing the airspace, the FAA found standard instrument 
approach procedures are not fully contained in controlled airspace, 
thereby necessitating airspace redesign for the safety and management 
of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action 
also corrects the name of the airport to match the FAAs aeronautical 
database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, 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: 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 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 
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: Steve Haga, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563.

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

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scope of that authority as it amends controlled airspace at Boise Air 
Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, Boise, ID.

History

    On November 13, 2015, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Class E surface area 
airspace designated as an extension to the Class C airspace, and Class 
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Boise 
Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, Boise, ID, (80 FR 70176). Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by 
submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments 
were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6003 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 E airspace designated as an extension to Class C 
airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, Boise, ID. Two 
segments are expanded from the 5-mile radius of the airport and extend 
to 12.8 miles southeast, and 11 miles northwest of the airport. Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Boise Air 
Terminal/Gowen Field Airport is amended to accommodate standard 
instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the airport. A 
review of the airspace found modification of the airspace necessary for 
the safety and management of standard instrument approach procedures 
for IFR operations at the airport. Also, the name of the airport is 
updated from Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), to Boise Air Terminal/
Gowen Field Airport, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
is modified to within an 8.6-mile radius north of Boise Air Terminal/
Gowen Field Airport, extending to 11.4 miles to the south, 17 miles to 
the east and 30 miles to the west.

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 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. 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 6003 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension.

* * * * *

ANM ID E3 Boise, ID [Modified]

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]33'52'' N., long. 116[deg]13'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 5 miles 
each side of the Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport 114[deg] 
bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 12.8 
miles southeast of the airport; and within 5 miles each side of the 
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport 295[deg] bearing extending 
from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 11 miles northwest of the 
airport.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ANM ID E5 Boise, ID [Modified]

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]33'52'' N., long. 116[deg]13'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 43[deg]44'51'' N., long. 
116[deg]52'05'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]52'31'' N., long. 116[deg]38'57'' 
W.; to lat. 43[deg]51'24'' N., long. 116[deg]24'16'' W.; to lat. 
43[deg]31'33'' N., long. 115[deg]50'14'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]19'45'' 
N., long. 115[deg]56'41'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]25'11'' N., long. 
116[deg]32'39'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]35'39'' N., long. 116[deg]47'51'' 
W., thence to the point of beginning. That airspace extending upward 
from 1,200 feet above the surface within the 30.5-mile radius of the 
airport beginning at the 122[deg] bearing of the airport, thence via 
a line to the intersection of the 34.8-mile radius of the airport 
and the 224[deg] bearing of the airport, thence clockwise along the 
34.8-mile radius of the airport to that airspace 7 miles each side 
of the 269[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the 34.8-mile 
radius to 49.6 miles west of the airport, and within 7 miles 
northeast and 9.6 miles southwest of the 295[deg] bearing of the 
airport extending from the 34.8-mile radius to 65.3 miles northwest 
of the airport, to lat. 44[deg]00'27'' N., long. 117[deg]10'58'' W., 
thence along the 042[deg] bearing to V-253, thence south along V-
253, thence along the 30.5-mile radius of the airport to the point 
of beginning. That airspace southeast of the airport extending 
upward from 9,000 feet MSL bounded on the north by V-444, on the 
east by V-293, on the south by V-330 and on the southwest by V-4. 
That airspace northeast of the airport extending upward from 11,500 
feet MSL, bounded on the northeast by V-293, on the south by V-444, 
on the southwest by the 30.5-mile radius of the airport and on the 
west by V-253.


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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 15, 2016.
Tracey Johnson,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-01501 Filed 1-27-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 18 / Thursday, January 28, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 4881 (B) Prior to the accumulation of 12,000 (m) Material Incorporated by Reference feet above the surface at Boise Air flight cycles since the most recent inspection (1) The Director of the Federal Register Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, formerly required by paragraph (g) or (i) of this AD. approved the incorporation by reference Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), (2) If any crack is found during any (IBR) of the service information listed in this Boise, ID. After reviewing the airspace, inspection required by paragraph (i)(1) of this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR the FAA found standard instrument AD: Before further flight, repair using a part 51. method approved by the Manager, approach procedures are not fully (2) You must use this service information International Branch, ANM–116, Transport contained in controlled airspace, as applicable to do the actions required by Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the European this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. thereby necessitating airspace redesign Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus’s (3) The following service information was for the safety and management of EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). approved for IBR on March 3, 2016. Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations (i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–57–1028, at the airport. This action also corrects (j) New Optional Terminating Action Revision 02, dated June 3, 2013. the name of the airport to match the Modification (replacement of aluminum (ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–57–1029, FAAs aeronautical database. fittings with titanium fittings) of the Revision 02, dated June 16, 1999. DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, pressurized floor fittings at frame 36, in (4) The following service information was accordance with the Accomplishment approved for IBR on October 10, 1996 (61 FR 2016. The Director of the Federal Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 46703, September 5, 1996). Register approves this incorporation by 57–1029, Revision 02, dated June 16, 1999, (i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–57–1028, reference action under Title 1, Code of is terminating action for the repetitive Revision 1, dated April 19, 1996, which Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to inspections required by paragraphs (g) and (i) contains the following list of effective pages: the annual revision of FAA Order of this AD. Pages 1 through 3, Revision 1, dated April 19, 7400.9 and publication of conforming (k) Other FAA AD Provisions 1996; Pages 4 through 15, dated August 12, amendments. 1991. The following provisions also apply to this ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, (ii) Reserved. AD: (5) For service information identified in Airspace Designations and Reporting (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness Points, and subsequent amendments can (AMOCs): The Manager, International Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; air_traffic/publications/. For further Directorate, FAA, has the authority to telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 information, you can contact the approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@ Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your Administration, 800 Independence (6) You may view this service information request to your principal inspector or local Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, Flight Standards District Office, as 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is appropriate. If sending information directly information on the availability of this also available for inspection at the to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. National Archives and Records Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, (7) You may view this service information Administration (NARA). For International Branch, ANM–116, Transport that is incorporated by reference at the information on the availability of FAA Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind National Archives and Records Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; Administration (NARA). For information on 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227–1149. the availability of this material at NARA, call Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- federal_register/code_of_federal- 202–741–6030, or go to: http:// AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. regulations/ibr_locations.html. www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr- (i) Before using any approved AMOC, FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace locations.html. notify your appropriate principal inspector, Designations and Reporting Points, is or lacking a principal inspector, the manager Issued in Renton, Washington, on January published yearly and effective on of the local flight standards district office/ 9, 2016. September 15. certificate holding district office. The AMOC Michael Kaszycki, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: approval letter must specifically reference Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Steve Haga, Federal Aviation this AD. Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. (ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD Administration, Operations Support [FR Doc. 2016–00949 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] Group, Western Service Center, 1601 96–18–06, Amendment 39–9730 (61 FR 46703, September 5, 1996), are approved as BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of telephone (425) 203–4563. this AD. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: As of the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION effective date of this AD, for any requirement Authority for This Rulemaking in this AD to obtain corrective actions from Federal Aviation Administration The FAA’s authority to issue rules a manufacturer, the action must be regarding aviation safety is found in accomplished using a method approved by 14 CFR Part 71 Title 49 of the United States Code. the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or [Docket No. FAA–2015–3674; Airspace Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the the EASA; or Airbus’s EASA DOA. If Docket No. 15–ANM–18] authority of the FAA Administrator. approved by the DOA, the approval must Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, include the DOA-authorized signature. Amendment of Class E Airspace; describes in more detail the scope of the Boise, ID agency’s authority. This rulemaking is (l) Related Information AGENCY: Federal Aviation promulgated under the authority Refer to Mandatory Continuing described in Subtitle VII, Part A, wgreen on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with RULES Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Airworthiness Directive 2013–0226, dated September 23, 2013, for related information. section, the FAA is charged with This MCAI may be found in the AD docket SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E prescribing regulations to assign the use on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov surface area airspace designated as an of airspace necessary to ensure the by searching for and locating Docket No. extension to Class C airspace, and Class safety of aircraft and the efficient use of FAA–2015–1427. E airspace extending upward from 700 airspace. 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4882 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 18 / Thursday, January 28, 2016 / Rules and Regulations scope of that authority as it amends Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, to § 71.1 [Amended] controlled airspace at Boise Air coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, Boise, database. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in ID. Class E airspace extending upward 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, from 700 feet above the surface is Airspace Designations and Reporting History Points, dated August 6, 2015, and modified to within an 8.6-mile radius On November 13, 2015, the FAA north of Boise Air Terminal/Gowen effective September 15, 2015, is published in the Federal Register a Field Airport, extending to 11.4 miles to amended as follows: notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) the south, 17 miles to the east and 30 Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas to modify Class E surface area airspace miles to the west. Designated as an Extension. designated as an extension to the Class Regulatory Notices and Analyses * * * * * C airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above The FAA has determined that this ANM ID E3 Boise, ID [Modified] the surface at Boise Air Terminal/ regulation only involves an established Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, ID Gowen Field Airport, Boise, ID, (80 FR body of technical regulations for which (Lat. 43°33′52″ N., long. 116°13′22″ W.) 70176). Interested parties were invited frequent and routine amendments are That airspace extending upward from the to participate in this rulemaking effort necessary to keep them operationally surface within 5 miles each side of the Boise by submitting written comments on the current, is non-controversial and Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport 114° proposal to the FAA. No comments unlikely to result in adverse or negative bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of were received. comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a the airport to 12.8 miles southeast of the Class E airspace designations are ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under airport; and within 5 miles each side of the published in paragraph 6003 and 6005, Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 295° bearing extending from the 5-mile dated August 6, 2015, and effective Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 radius of the airport to 11 miles northwest of September 15, 2015, which is the airport. FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) incorporated by reference in 14 CFR does not warrant preparation of a Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas part 71.1. The Class E airspace Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More designation listed in this document will impact is so minimal. Since this is a Above the Surface of the Earth. be published subsequently in the Order. routine matter that only affects air traffic * * * * * Availability and Summary of procedures and air navigation, it is ANM ID E5 Boise, ID [Modified] Documents for Incorporation by certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, ID Reference (Lat. 43°33′52″ N., long. 116°13′22″ W.) economic impact on a substantial This document amends FAA Order That airspace extending upward from 700 number of small entities under the 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and feet above the surface bounded by a line criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, beginning at lat. 43°44′51″ N., long. and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Environmental Review 116°52′05″ W.; to lat. 43°52′31″ N., long. Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as The FAA has determined that this 116°38′57″ W.; to lat. 43°51′24″ N., long. listed in the ADDRESSES section of this action qualifies for categorical exclusion 116°24′16″ W.; to lat. 43°31′33″ N., long. document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 115°50′14″ W.; to lat. 43°19′45″ N., long. under the National Environmental Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 115°56′41″ W.; to lat. 43°25′11″ N., long. Policy Act in accordance with FAA 116°32′39″ W.; to lat. 43°35′39″ N., long. air traffic service routes, and reporting Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental points. 116°47′51″ W., thence to the point of Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ beginning. That airspace extending upward The Rule paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action from 1,200 feet above the surface within the is not expected to cause any potentially 30.5-mile radius of the airport beginning at This amendment to Title 14, Code of significant environmental impacts, and the 122° bearing of the airport, thence via a Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 no extraordinary circumstances exist line to the intersection of the 34.8-mile modifies Class E airspace designated as that warrant preparation of an radius of the airport and the 224° bearing of an extension to Class C airspace, and environmental assessment. the airport, thence clockwise along the 34.8- Class E airspace extending upward from mile radius of the airport to that airspace 7 700 feet above the surface at Boise Air Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 miles each side of the 269° bearing of the Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, Boise, Airspace, Incorporation by reference, airport extending from the 34.8-mile radius ID. Two segments are expanded from Navigation (air). to 49.6 miles west of the airport, and within the 5-mile radius of the airport and 7 miles northeast and 9.6 miles southwest of extend to 12.8 miles southeast, and 11 Adoption of the Amendment the 295° bearing of the airport extending from miles northwest of the airport. Class E In consideration of the foregoing, the the 34.8-mile radius to 65.3 miles northwest airspace extending upward from 700 Federal Aviation Administration of the airport, to lat. 44°00′27″ N., long. feet above the surface at Boise Air 117°10′58″ W., thence along the 042° bearing amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Terminal/Gowen Field Airport is to V–253, thence south along V–253, thence amended to accommodate standard PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, along the 30.5-mile radius of the airport to instrument approach procedures for IFR the point of beginning. That airspace B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR southeast of the airport extending upward operations at the airport. A review of the TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND from 9,000 feet MSL bounded on the north airspace found modification of the REPORTING POINTS wgreen on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with RULES by V–444, on the east by V–293, on the south airspace necessary for the safety and by V–330 and on the southwest by V–4. That management of standard instrument ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 airspace northeast of the airport extending approach procedures for IFR operations continues to read as follows: upward from 11,500 feet MSL, bounded on at the airport. Also, the name of the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, the northeast by V–293, on the south by V– airport is updated from Boise Air 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 444, on the southwest by the 30.5-mile radius Terminal (Gowen Field), to Boise Air 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. of the airport and on the west by V–253. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 18 / Thursday, January 28, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 4883 Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January Administration (NARA). For Availability and Summary of 15, 2016. information on the availability of FAA Documents for Incorporation by Tracey Johnson, Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– Reference Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ This document amends FAA Order Service Center. federal_register/code_of_federal- 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and [FR Doc. 2016–01501 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] regulations/ibr_locations.html. Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, BILLING CODE 4910–13–P FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Designations and Reporting Points, is Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as published yearly and effective on listed in the ADDRESSES section of this DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION September 15. document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Federal Aviation Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Steve Haga, Federal Aviation air traffic service routes, and reporting 14 CFR Part 71 Administration, Operations Support points. Group, Western Service Center, 1601 The Rule [Docket No. FAA–2015–3899; Airspace Docket No. 15–AWP–14] Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; This amendment to Title 14, Code of telephone (425) 203–4563. Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 Amendment of Class D and Class E SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: modifies Class D airspace, Class E Airspace, Revocation of Class E airspace extending upward from 700 Airspace; Chico, CA Authority for This Rulemaking feet above the surface, and removes AGENCY: Federal Aviation The FAA’s authority to issue rules Class E surface area airspace as an Administration (FAA), DOT. regarding aviation safety is found in extension at Chico Municipal Airport, ACTION: Final rule. Title 49 of the United States Code. Chico, CA. Class E airspace extending Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the upward from 700 feet above the surface SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D authority of the FAA Administrator. is modified to within a 4.1-mile radius airspace, Class E airspace extending Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, east of Chico Municipal, extending to 6 upward from 700 feet above the surface, describes in more detail the scope of the miles from the southeast to the north, and removes Class E surface area agency’s authority. This rulemaking is excluding that airspace within 1 NM of airspace designated as an extension at promulgated under the authority Ranchaero Airport, CA. This action Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA. described in Subtitle VII, Part A, removes reference to navigation aids The FAA found it necessary to amend Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that and uses instead, geographic coordinate the airspace area by increasing the Class section, the FAA is charged with references in the legal descriptions. The E airspace extending upward from 700 prescribing regulations to assign the use geographic coordinates of the Chico feet above the surface for the safety and of airspace necessary to ensure the Municipal and Ranchaero Airports are management of Instrument Flight Rules safety of aircraft and the efficient use of amended for the Class D and E airspace (IFR) operations for arriving and airspace. This regulation is within the areas to coincide with the FAA’s departing aircraft at the airport. The scope of that authority as it establishes aeronautical database. FAA found no standard instrument controlled airspace at Chico, CA. Regulatory Notices and Analyses approach procedures requiring Class E surface area airspace designated as an History The FAA has determined that this extension to Class D airspace. This On November 13, 2015, the FAA regulation only involves an established action changes from navigation aids to body of technical regulations for which published in the Federal Register a geographic coordinate references in the frequent and routine amendments are notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) legal description and updates the necessary to keep them operationally to modify Class D airspace and Class E geographic coordinates of Chico current, is non-controversial and airspace extending upward from 700 Municipal and Ranchaero Airports for unlikely to result in adverse or negative feet above the surface, and remove Class the Class D and E airspace areas noted comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a E surface area airspace designated as an above. ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under extension at Chico Municipal Airport, DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Chico, CA, (80 FR 70177). Interested 2016. The Director of the Federal ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT parties were invited to participate in Register approves this incorporation by Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 this rulemaking effort by submitting FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) reference action under Title 1, Code of written comments on the proposal to the Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to does not warrant preparation of a FAA. No comments were received. Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated the annual revision of FAA Order Subsequent to publication, the FAA 7400.9 and publication of conforming impact is so minimal. Since this is a found slight changes were necessary in routine matter that only affects air traffic amendments. the legal description of the Class E procedures and air navigation, it is ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, airspace extending upward from 700 certified that this rule, when Airspace Designations and Reporting feet above surface. These changes do not promulgated, does not have a significant Points, and subsequent amendments can change the dimensions of the proposal. economic impact on a substantial be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ Class D and Class E airspace number of small entities under the air_traffic/publications/. For further designations are published in paragraph criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. information, you can contact the 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of wgreen on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with RULES Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, Environmental Review Administration, 800 Independence 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, The FAA has determined that this Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; which is incorporated by reference in 14 action qualifies for categorical exclusion telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace under the National Environmental also available for inspection at the designation listed in this document will Policy Act in accordance with FAA National Archives and Records be published subsequently in the Order. Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:11 Jan 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\28JAR1.SGM 28JAR1


Document Created: 2018-02-02 12:40:54
Document Modified: 2018-02-02 12:40:54
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, March 31, 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.
ContactSteve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563.
FR Citation81 FR 4881 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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