81 FR 53342 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Kahului, HI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-19004 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 53342-53343] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19004] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2014-1068; Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-12] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Kahului, HI AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class C surface area, and modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI. Due to changes to the available instrument flight procedures since the last review and advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping accuracy, the FAA found airspace modifications are necessary to ensure the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport with a minimum amount of airspace restriction. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2016. 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 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. 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: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511. 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 Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI. 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-2014-1068; Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-12.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. Availability of NPRMs An electronic copy of this document and other recently published rulemaking documents may be accessed and 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 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. Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed 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 Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI, Class E airspace area designated as an extension to a Class C surface area. The current Class E surface area airspace extension to the north is not required and to the south is longer than required to support IFR operations to/from the airport. The proposed Class E surface airspace includes that area within 3 miles each side of the airport 203[deg] bearing extending from the airport 5-mile radius to 7 miles southwest of the airport. This proposal would also modify the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface by excluding that area extending beyond 12 miles from the coast, and would slightly expand the airspace northeast of the airport to within 3.6 miles each side of the 038[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 5-mile radius to 11.7 miles northeast of the airport. The airspace area would otherwise remain the same, except as noted above. The expanded Class E airspace area is necessary to contain IFR arrival [[Page 53343]] operations descending below 1,500 feet above the surface, and IFR departure operations below 1,200 feet above the surface. This proposal would also remove reference to the Maui VORTAC from the airspace legal descriptions for the Class E3 airspace area designated as an extension to the Class C surface area, and the Class E5 airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. Changes to the available instrument flight procedures since the last review, advances in GPS mapping accuracy, and a reliance on precise geographic coordinates to define airport and airspace reference points have made the proposed airspace redesign necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 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 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 0 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] 0 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 to a Class C Surface Area. * * * * * AWP HI E3 Kahului, HI [Modified] Kahului Airport, HI (Lat. 20[deg]53'55'' N., long. 156[deg]25'50'' W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles each side of the Kahului Airport 203[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles southwest of the airport. This Class E 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 Pacific Chart Supplement. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * AWP HI E5 Kahului, HI [Modified] Kahului Airport, HI (Lat. 20[deg]53'55'' N., long. 156[deg]25'50'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 5-mile radius of Kahului Airport, and within 3.6 miles each side of the airport 038[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 11.7 miles northeast of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the airport 065[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 10 miles northeast of the airport, and within 3 miles each side of the airport 203[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 10.3 miles southwest of the airport, and within the area bounded by the airport 318[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 013[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 8.5-miles northeast of the airport, excluding that airspace beyond 12 miles from the coast. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 1, 2016. Tracey Johnson, Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2016-19004 Filed 8-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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complaints raised by contractor employees in 140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: will be date/time stamped and returned
a prompt and equitable manner. Accordingly, 1–800–647–5527, or 202–366–9826. The to the commenter.
in considering what remedy is appropriate Order is also available for inspection at
for an act of retaliation concerning nuclear Availability of NPRMs
the National Archives and Records
safety, the Director will take into account the An electronic copy of this document
extent to which a contractor cooperated in Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA and other recently published
proceedings for remedial relief.
d. In considering what remedy is Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– rulemaking documents may be accessed
appropriate for an act of retaliation 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ and downloaded through the Internet at
concerning nuclear safety, the Director will federal_register/code_of_federal- http://www.regulations.gov.
also consider the egregiousness of the regulations/ibr_locations.html. You may review the public docket
particular case including the level of FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace containing the proposal, any comments
management involved in the alleged received, and any final disposition in
Designations and Reporting Points, is
retaliation and the specificity of the acts of person in the Dockets Office (see the
retaliation. published yearly and effective on
September 15. ADDRESSES section for the address and
e. When the Director undertakes an
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
investigation of an allegation of DOE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
contractor retaliation against an employee 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,
under part 820, the Director will apprise except federal holidays. An informal
Operations Support Group, Western
persons interviewed and interested parties docket may also be examined during
Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
that the investigative activity is being taken normal business hours at the Northwest
Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)
pursuant to the nuclear safety procedures of Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
part 820 and not pursuant to the procedures 203–4511.
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
of part 708. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Organization, Western Service Center,
[FR Doc. 2016–19103 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am] Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
Authority for This Rulemaking
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057.
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in Availability and Summary of
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Title 49 of the United States Code. Documents Proposed for Incorporation
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the by Reference
Federal Aviation Administration authority of the FAA Administrator. This document proposes to amend
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
14 CFR Part 71 describes in more detail the scope of the Designations and Reporting Points,
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is dated August 6, 2015, and effective
[Docket No. FAA–2014–1068; Airspace
Docket No. 14–AWP–12] promulgated under the authority September 15, 2015. FAA Order
described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in
Proposed Amendment of Class E Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that the ADDRESSES section of this document.
Airspace, Kahului, HI section, the FAA is charged with FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C,
prescribing regulations to assign the use D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
AGENCY: Federal Aviation of airspace necessary to ensure the service routes, and reporting points.
Administration (FAA), DOT. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking airspace. This regulation is within the The Proposal
(NPRM). scope of that authority as it would The FAA is proposing an amendment
amend Class E airspace at Kahului to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
SUMMARY: This action proposes to
Airport, Kahului, HI. (14 CFR) Part 71 to modify the Kahului
modify Class E airspace designated as
Airport, Kahului, HI, Class E airspace
an extension to a Class C surface area, Comments Invited
area designated as an extension to a
and modify Class E airspace extending Interested parties are invited to Class C surface area. The current Class
upward from 700 feet above the surface participate in this proposed rulemaking E surface area airspace extension to the
at Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI. Due to by submitting such written data, views, north is not required and to the south
changes to the available instrument or arguments, as they may desire. is longer than required to support IFR
flight procedures since the last review Comments that provide the factual basis operations to/from the airport. The
and advances in Global Positioning supporting the views and suggestions proposed Class E surface airspace
System (GPS) mapping accuracy, the presented are particularly helpful in includes that area within 3 miles each
FAA found airspace modifications are developing reasoned regulatory side of the airport 203° bearing
necessary to ensure the safety and decisions on the proposal. Comments extending from the airport 5-mile radius
management of Instrument Flight Rules are specifically invited on the overall to 7 miles southwest of the airport.
(IFR) operations at the airport with a regulatory, aeronautical, economic, This proposal would also modify the
minimum amount of airspace environmental, and energy-related Class E airspace area extending upward
restriction. aspects of the proposal. from 700 feet above the surface by
DATES: Comments must be received on Communications should identify both excluding that area extending beyond 12
or before September 26, 2016. docket numbers and be submitted in miles from the coast, and would slightly
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, triplicate to the address listed above. expand the airspace northeast of the
Airspace Designations and Reporting Commenters wishing the FAA to airport to within 3.6 miles each side of
ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS
Points, and subsequent amendments can acknowledge receipt of their comments the 038° bearing from the airport
be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ on this notice must submit with those extending from the 5-mile radius to 11.7
air_traffic/publications/. For further comments a self-addressed, stamped miles northeast of the airport. The
information, you can contact the U.S. postcard on which the following airspace area would otherwise remain
Department of Transportation, Docket statement is made: ‘‘Comments to the same, except as noted above. The
Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Docket No. FAA–2014–1068; Airspace expanded Class E airspace area is
SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12– Docket No. 14–AWP–12.’’ The postcard necessary to contain IFR arrival
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operations descending below 1,500 feet The Proposed Amendment Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 1,
above the surface, and IFR departure 2016.
operations below 1,200 feet above the Accordingly, pursuant to the Tracey Johnson,
surface. authority delegated to me, the Federal Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
This proposal would also remove Aviation Administration proposes to Service Center.
reference to the Maui VORTAC from the amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: [FR Doc. 2016–19004 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am]
airspace legal descriptions for the Class BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
E3 airspace area designated as an
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
extension to the Class C surface area,
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
and the Class E5 airspace area extending
REPORTING POINTS COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
upward from 700 feet above the surface.
Changes to the available instrument COMMISSION
flight procedures since the last review, ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows: 17 CFR Part 3
advances in GPS mapping accuracy, and
a reliance on precise geographic Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
RIN 3038–AE49
coordinates to define airport and 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
airspace reference points have made the 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Chief Compliance Officer Annual
proposed airspace redesign necessary Report Requirements for Futures
§ 71.1 [Amended]
for the safety and management of Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers,
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in and Major Swap Participants;
operations. 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Amendments to Filing Dates
Class E airspace designations are Airspace Designations and Reporting
published in paragraphs 6003, and Points, dated August 6, 2015, and AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
6005, respectively, of FAA Order effective September 15, 2015, is Commission.
7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and amended as follows: ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
effective September 15, 2015, which is Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Designated as an Extension to a Class C Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
71.1. The Class E airspace designations Surface Area.
listed in this document will be ‘‘CFTC’’) is proposing to amend certain
* * * * * provisions of its regulations concerning
published subsequently in the Order.
AWP HI E3 Kahului, HI [Modified] Chief Compliance Officers (‘‘Proposal’’).
Regulatory Notices and Analyses The regulation that is the subject of the
Kahului Airport, HI
The FAA has determined that this Proposal addresses chief compliance
(Lat. 20°53′55″ N., long. 156°25′50″ W.)
regulation only involves an established officers (‘‘CCOs’’) of futures commission
That airspace extending upward from the merchants (‘‘FCMs’’), swap dealers
body of technical regulations for which surface within 3 miles each side of the
frequent and routine amendments are (‘‘SDs’’), and major swap participants
Kahului Airport 203° bearing extending from
necessary to keep them operationally (‘‘MSPs’’) (collectively, ‘‘Registrants’’).
the 5-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles
current, is non-controversial and southwest of the airport. This Class E
The proposed amendments would:
unlikely to result in adverse or negative airspace area is effective during the specific Codify existing no-action relief
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a dates and times established in advance by a regarding the timing of when a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time Registrant must furnish its CCO annual
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a will thereafter be continuously published in report to the Commission; clarify filing
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT the Pacific Chart Supplement. requirements for Registrants located in a
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 jurisdiction for which the Commission
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas has issued a comparability
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
does not warrant preparation of a Above the Surface of the Earth.
determination; and delegate to the
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated Director of the Division of Swap Dealer
* * * * * and Intermediary Oversight (‘‘DSIO’’)
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
routine matter that will only affect air AWP HI E5 Kahului, HI [Modified] authority to grant extensions to the CCO
traffic procedures and air navigation, it Kahului Airport, HI annual report filing deadline.
is certified that this rule, when (Lat. 20°53′55″ N., long. 156°25′50″ W.) DATES: Comments must be received on
promulgated, would not have a That airspace extending upward from 700 or before September 12, 2016.
significant economic impact on a feet above the surface within a 5-mile radius ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
substantial number of small entities of Kahului Airport, and within 3.6 miles each identified by RIN 3038–AE49, by any of
under the criteria of the Regulatory side of the airport 038° bearing extending the following methods:
Flexibility Act. from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 11.7 • CFTC Web site: http://
miles northeast of the airport, and within 2 comments.cftc.gov. Follow the
Environmental Review miles each side of the airport 065° bearing instructions for submitting comments
This proposal will be subject to an extending from the 5-mile radius of the through the Comments Online process
airport to 10 miles northeast of the airport,
environmental analysis in accordance on the Web site.
and within 3 miles each side of the airport
with FAA Order 1050.1F, • Mail: Send to Christopher
ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS
203° bearing extending from the 5-mile
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and radius of the airport to 10.3 miles southwest Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final of the airport, and within the area bounded Commission, Commodity Futures
regulatory action. by the airport 318° bearing clockwise to the Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
airport 013° bearing extending from the 5- Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
mile radius of the airport to 8.5-miles Washington, DC 20581.
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, northeast of the airport, excluding that • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Navigation (air). airspace beyond 12 miles from the coast. Mail, above.
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| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2016. | |
| Contact | Tom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 53342 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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