81 FR 53962 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eugene, OR, and Corvallis, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)

Page Range		53962-53964
FR Document		2016-19114

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or E surface airspace area, and Class E airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, Eugene, OR, to accommodate airspace redesign. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon Sweet Field Airport also would be amended to remove reference to the Corvallis Municipal Airport by creating a stand-alone airspace designation for Corvallis Municipal Airport. Additionally, this proposal would update the airport reference points for these airports in Class D and E airspace, as well as remove the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) requirement noted in Class E surface area airspace. Airspace redesign is necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-3991; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-13]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eugene, OR, and 
Corvallis, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace designated as 
an extension to a Class D or E surface airspace area, and Class E 
airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon Sweet Field 
Airport, Eugene, OR, to accommodate airspace redesign. Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon Sweet Field 
Airport also would be amended to remove reference to the Corvallis 
Municipal Airport by creating a stand-alone airspace designation for 
Corvallis Municipal Airport. Additionally, this proposal would update 
the airport reference points for these airports in Class D and E 
airspace, as well as remove the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) requirement 
noted in Class E surface area airspace. Airspace redesign is necessary 
for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations within the National Airspace System.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 
1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2016-3991; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-13, 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: 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 D and E airspace at Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, 
Eugene, OR, and Corvallis Municipal Airport, Corvallis, 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

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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. Persons 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-2015-3991/
Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-13.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page 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 by modifying Class E airspace designated 
as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area, and Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon 
Sweet Field Airport, Eugene, OR. The Class E surface extension to the 
north would be slightly modified to contain aircraft using the VOR-A 
approach, and the extension to the south would be enlarged to contain 
aircraft using the RNP (RNAV) Z instrument approaches as they descend 
below 1,000 feet above the surface. Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface would be reduced to the northeast and 
west of the airport, to only that area necessary to contain IFR arrival 
aircraft, descending below 1,500 feet above the surface, and IFR 
departure aircraft, until reaching 1,200 feet above the surface, and 
the Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
would be revoked, as this airspace area is provided by the Bend, OR 
Class E En Route airspace area, and duplication is not necessary.
    This action also would create stand-alone Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Corvallis 
Municipal Airport, Corvallis, OR, thereby removing reference to 
Corvallis Municipal Airport from the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport 
airspace designation. The overall Class E airspace area near Corvallis 
Municipal Airport would remain generally the same, with a slight 
reduction north, and a slight enlargement west of the airport. The 
geographic coordinates of these airports would be updated for all Class 
D and Class E airspace areas.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 
5000, 6002, 6004, 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 D and 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 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ANM OR D Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Mahlon Sweet Field 
Airport. This Class D 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 Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM OR E2 Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.6-
mile radius of Mahlon Sweet Field Airport.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

ANM OR E4 Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles 
west and 2 miles east of the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport 008[deg] 
bearing, extending from the 4.6-mile radius of the airport to 6.8 
miles north of the airport, and within the area bounded by the 
airport 142[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 213[deg] bearing, 
extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 13.5 miles south of the 
airport, and within the area bounded by the airport 213[deg] bearing 
clockwise to the airport 226[deg] bearing, extending from the 4.6-
mile radius to 14 miles southwest of the airport.

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

* * * * *

ANM OR E5 Corvallis, OR [New]

Corvallis Municipal Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]29'50'' N., long. 123[deg]17' 22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Corvallis Municipal Airport, and 2.4 miles 
each side of the airport 007[deg] bearing, extending from the 6-mile 
radius to 12.4 miles north of the airport, and 2.6 miles each side 
of the airport 104[deg] bearing extending from the 6-mile radius to 
7.1 miles east of the airport, and 2 miles each side of the airport 
188[deg] bearing extending from the 6-mile radius to 7.1 miles south 
of the airport.
* * * * *

ANM OR E5 Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, and that 
airspace within the area bounded by the airport 098[deg] bearing 
clockwise to the airport 138[deg] bearing, extending from the 6-mile 
radius to 18.3 miles southeast of the airport, and within the area 
bounded by the airport 138[deg] bearing clockwise to the 170[deg] 
bearing, extending from the 6-mile radius to 13.5 miles southeast of 
the airport, and within the area bounded by the airport 170[deg] 
bearing clockwise to the 234[deg] bearing, extending from the 6-mile 
radius to 18.3 miles southwest of the airport, and that airspace 
within 3.6 miles east and 8.5 miles west of the airport 008[deg] 
bearing, extending from the 6-mile radius to 16 miles north of the 
airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 4, 2016.
Byron Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-19114 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Issued in Washington, DC, on August 5, any final disposition in person in the
2016. Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and
10 CFR Part 430 Kathleen B. Hogan, 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy except Federal holidays. The Docket
[Docket No. EERE–2016–BT–STD–0022] Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is
Energy. on the ground floor of the building at
[FR Doc. 2016–19102 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am] the above address.
RIN 1904–AD69
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Designations and Reporting Points, and
Conservation Standards for subsequent amendments can be viewed
Uninterruptible Power Supplies; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
publications/. For further information,
Correction
Federal Aviation Administration you can contact the Airspace Policy
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Group, Federal Aviation
Renewable Energy, Department of 14 CFR Part 71 Administration, 800 Independence
Energy. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
[Docket No. FAA–2015–3991; Airspace
telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is
Docket No. 15–ANM–13]
ACTION:Notice of proposed rulemaking also available for inspection at the
(NOPR); correction. Proposed Amendment of Class D and National Archives and Records
E Airspace; Eugene, OR, and Corvallis, Administration (NARA). For
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of OR information on the availability of FAA
Energy (DOE) published a document in Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741–
the Federal Register on August 5, 2016, AGENCY: Federal Aviation 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/
concerning a notice of proposed Administration (FAA), DOT. federal_register/code_of_federal-
rulemaking and announcement of ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking regulations/ibr_locations.html.
public meeting regarding energy (NPRM). FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
conservation standards for Designations and Reporting Points, is
SUMMARY: This action proposes to published yearly and effective on
uninterruptible power supplies. 81 FR
amend Class E airspace designated as an September 15.
52196. The NOPR provided that the
extension to a Class D or E surface FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
public meeting would be held on airspace area, and Class E airspace
September 9, 2016. However, due to a Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,
upward from 700 feet above the surface Operations Support Group, Western
scheduling conflict amongst at Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, Eugene,
stakeholders, DOE is changing the date Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
OR, to accommodate airspace redesign. Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)
of the public meeting to Friday, Class E airspace extending upward from
September 16, 2016, beginning at 9:30 203–4511.
700 feet above the surface at Mahlon
a.m. All other dates, including the date SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Sweet Field Airport also would be
that the comment period closes, remain amended to remove reference to the Authority for This Rulemaking
unchanged. Corvallis Municipal Airport by creating
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
DATES:This correction is effective a stand-alone airspace designation for
regarding aviation safety is found in
August 15, 2016. Corvallis Municipal Airport.
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Additionally, this proposal would
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
update the airport reference points for
Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of authority of the FAA Administrator.
these airports in Class D and E airspace,
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
as well as remove the Notice to Airmen
describes in more detail the scope of the
EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue (NOTAM) requirement noted in Class E
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) surface area airspace. Airspace redesign
promulgated under the authority
586–9870. Email: battery_chargers_and_ is necessary for the safety and
described in Subtitle VII, Part, A,
external_power_supplies@ee.doe.gov. management of Instrument Flight Rules
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
(IFR) operations within the National
Correction section, the FAA is charged with
Airspace System.
prescribing regulations to assign the use
In the Federal Register published on DATES: Comments must be received on of airspace necessary to ensure the
August 5, 2016, (81 FR 52196), in FR or before September 29, 2016. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
Doc. 2016–18446, the following ADDRESSES: Send comments on this airspace. This regulation is within the
correction should be made: proposal to the U.S. Department of scope of that authority as it would
On page 52196, under the DATES Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 amend Class D and E airspace at Mahlon
section, Meeting, is corrected to read: New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Sweet Field Airport, Eugene, OR, and
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Corvallis Municipal Airport, Corvallis,
Meeting: DOE will hold a public Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– OR.
meeting on Friday, September 16, 2016, 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You
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from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– Comments Invited
Washington, DC. The meeting will also 2016–3991; Airspace Docket No. 15– Interested parties are invited to
be broadcast as a webinar. See section ANM–13, at the beginning of your participate in this proposed rulemaking
VII, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ for webinar comments. You may also submit by submitting such written data, views,
registration information, participant comments through the Internet at http:// or arguments, as they may desire.
instructions, and information about the www.regulations.gov. You may review Comments that provide the factual basis
capabilities available to webinar the public docket containing the supporting the views and suggestions
participants. proposal, any comments received, and presented are particularly helpful in

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developing reasoned regulatory The Proposal Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
decisions on the proposal. Comments The FAA is proposing an amendment FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
are specifically invited on the overall to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations does not warrant preparation of a
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
environmental, and energy-related airspace designated as an extension to a impact is so minimal. Since this is a
aspects of the proposal. Class D or Class E surface area, and routine matter that will only affect air
Communications should identify both Class E airspace extending upward from traffic procedures and air navigation, it
docket numbers and be submitted in 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon is certified that this rule, when
triplicate to the address listed above. Sweet Field Airport, Eugene, OR. The promulgated, would not have a
Persons wishing the FAA to Class E surface extension to the north significant economic impact on a
acknowledge receipt of their comments would be slightly modified to contain substantial number of small entities
on this notice must submit with those aircraft using the VOR–A approach, and under the criteria of the Regulatory
comments a self-addressed, stamped the extension to the south would be Flexibility Act.
postcard on which the following enlarged to contain aircraft using the Environmental Review
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to RNP (RNAV) Z instrument approaches
Docket No. FAA–2015–3991/Airspace as they descend below 1,000 feet above This proposal will be subject to an
Docket No. 15–ANM–13.’’ The postcard the surface. Class E airspace extending environmental analysis in accordance
will be date/time stamped and returned upward from 700 feet above the surface with FAA Order 1050.1F,
to the commenter. would be reduced to the northeast and ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
All communications received before west of the airport, to only that area Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
the specified closing date for comments necessary to contain IFR arrival aircraft, regulatory action.
will be considered before taking action descending below 1,500 feet above the List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
on the proposed rule. The proposal surface, and IFR departure aircraft, until
contained in this notice may be changed reaching 1,200 feet above the surface, Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
in light of the comments received. A and the Class E airspace extending Navigation (air).
report summarizing each substantive upward from 1,200 feet above the The Proposed Amendment
public contact with FAA personnel surface would be revoked, as this
concerned with this rulemaking will be airspace area is provided by the Bend, Accordingly, pursuant to the
filed in the docket. OR Class E En Route airspace area, and authority delegated to me, the Federal
duplication is not necessary. Aviation Administration proposes to
Availability of NPRMs
This action also would create stand- amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
An electronic copy of this document alone Class E airspace extending
may be downloaded through the upward from 700 feet above the surface PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. for Corvallis Municipal Airport, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
Recently published rulemaking Corvallis, OR, thereby removing TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
documents can also be accessed through reference to Corvallis Municipal Airport REPORTING POINTS
the FAA’s Web page at http:// from the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport
www.regulations.gov. airspace designation. The overall Class ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
E airspace area near Corvallis Municipal Part 71 continues to read as follows:
You may review the public docket Airport would remain generally the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
containing the proposal, any comments same, with a slight reduction north, and 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
received, and any final disposition in a slight enlargement west of the airport. 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
person in the Dockets Office (see the The geographic coordinates of these
ADDRESSES section for the address and § 71.1 [Amended]
airports would be updated for all Class
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and D and Class E airspace areas. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Class D and E airspace designations 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
except federal holidays. An informal are published in paragraphs 5000, 6002, Airspace Designations and Reporting
docket may also be examined during 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
normal business hours at the Northwest Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, effective September 15, 2015, is
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal and effective September 15, 2015, which amended as follows:
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
Organization, Western Service Center, Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
71.1. The Class D and E airspace
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind designations listed in this document * * * * *
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. will be published subsequently in the ANM OR D Eugene, OR [Modified]
Availability and Summary of Order. Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
Documents Proposed for Incorporation (Lat. 44°07′29″ N., long. 123°12′43″ W.)
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
by Reference That airspace extending upward from the
The FAA has determined that this surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL
This document proposes to amend regulation only involves an established within a 4.6-mile radius of Mahlon Sweet
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace body of technical regulations for which Field Airport. This Class D airspace area is
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Designations and Reporting Points, frequent and routine amendments are effective during the specific dates and times
dated August 6, 2015, and effective necessary to keep them operationally established in advance by a Notice to
September 15, 2015. FAA Order current, is non-controversial and Airmen. The effective date and time will
7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in unlikely to result in adverse or negative thereafter be continuously published in the
Chart Supplement.
the ADDRESSES section of this document. comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
D, and E airspace areas, air traffic Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Designated as Surface Areas.
service routes, and reporting points. ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT * * * * *

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ANM OR E2 Eugene, OR [Modified] Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 4, telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is
Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR 2016. also available for inspection at the
(Lat. 44°07′29″ N., long. 123°12′43″ W.) Byron Chew, National Archives and Records
That airspace extending upward from the Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Administration (NARA). For
surface within a 4.6-mile radius of Mahlon Western Service Center. information on the availability of FAA
Sweet Field Airport. [FR Doc. 2016–19114 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am] Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741–
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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas federal_register/code_of_federal-
Designated as an Extension to a Class D or regulations/ibr_locations.html.
Class E Surface Area. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
* * * * * Designations and Reporting Points, is
Federal Aviation Administration published yearly and effective on
ANM OR E4 Eugene, OR [Modified]
September 15.
Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR 14 CFR Part 71 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
(Lat. 44°07′29″ N., long. 123°12′43″ W.)
[Docket No. FAA–2015–3992; Airspace Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,
That airspace extending upward from the Operations Support Group, Western
Docket No. 15–ANM–14]
surface within 3 miles west and 2 miles east Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
of the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport 008° Proposed Amendment of Class E Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)
bearing, extending from the 4.6-mile radius Airspace, Albany, OR 203–4511.
of the airport to 6.8 miles north of the airport,
and within the area bounded by the airport AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
142° bearing clockwise to the airport 213° Administration (FAA), DOT. Authority for This Rulemaking
bearing, extending from the 4.6-mile radius ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
to 13.5 miles south of the airport, and within
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
(NPRM). regarding aviation safety is found in
the area bounded by the airport 213° bearing
clockwise to the airport 226° bearing, SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code.
extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 14 modify Class E airspace at Albany Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
miles southwest of the airport. Municipal Airport, Albany, OR. authority of the FAA Administrator.
Advances in Global Positioning System Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas describes in more detail the scope of the
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
(GPS) mapping accuracy and a reliance
on precise geographic coordinates to agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
Above the Surface of the Earth. promulgated under the authority
define airport and airspace reference
* * * * * points have made airspace redesign described in Subtitle VII, Part, A,
ANM OR E5 Corvallis, OR [New] necessary for the safety and Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
management of Instrument Flight Rules section, the FAA is charged with
Corvallis Municipal Airport, OR prescribing regulations to assign the use
(Lat. 44°29′50″ N., long. 123°17′ 22″ W.) (IFR) operations.
of airspace necessary to ensure the
That airspace extending upward from 700 DATES: Comments must be received on
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius or before September 29, 2016.
airspace. This regulation is within the
of Corvallis Municipal Airport, and 2.4 miles ADDRESSES: Send comments on this scope of that authority as it would
each side of the airport 007° bearing, proposal to the U.S. Department of amend Class E airspace at Albany
extending from the 6-mile radius to 12.4 Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Municipal Airport, Albany, OR.
miles north of the airport, and 2.6 miles each New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
side of the airport 104° bearing extending Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Comments Invited
from the 6-mile radius to 7.1 miles east of the Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– Interested parties are invited to
airport, and 2 miles each side of the airport 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You participate in this proposed rulemaking
188° bearing extending from the 6-mile must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– by submitting such written data, views,
radius to 7.1 miles south of the airport. 2016–3992; Airspace Docket No. 15– or arguments, as they may desire.
* * * * * ANM–14, at the beginning of your Comments that provide the factual basis
ANM OR E5 Eugene, OR [Modified]
comments. You may also submit supporting the views and suggestions
comments through the Internet at http:// presented are particularly helpful in
Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR www.regulations.gov. You may review developing reasoned regulatory
(Lat. 44°07′29″ N., long. 123°12′43″ W.) the public docket containing the decisions on the proposal. Comments
That airspace extending upward from 700 proposal, any comments received, and are specifically invited on the overall
feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius any final disposition in person in the regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
of Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, and that Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and environmental, and energy-related
airspace within the area bounded by the 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, aspects of the proposal.
airport 098° bearing clockwise to the airport
except Federal holidays. The Docket Communications should identify both
138° bearing, extending from the 6-mile
Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is docket numbers and be submitted in
radius to 18.3 miles southeast of the airport,
and within the area bounded by the airport
on the ground floor of the building at triplicate to the address listed above.
138° bearing clockwise to the 170° bearing, the above address. Persons wishing the FAA to
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace acknowledge receipt of their comments
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS

extending from the 6-mile radius to 13.5
miles southeast of the airport, and within the Designations and Reporting Points, and on this notice must submit with those
area bounded by the airport 170° bearing subsequent amendments can be viewed comments a self-addressed, stamped
clockwise to the 234° bearing, extending from online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ postcard on which the following
the 6-mile radius to 18.3 miles southwest of publications/. For further information, statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
the airport, and that airspace within 3.6 miles you can contact the Airspace Policy Docket No. FAA–2015–3992/Airspace
east and 8.5 miles west of the airport 008° Group, Federal Aviation Docket No. 15–ANM–14.’’ The postcard
bearing, extending from the 6-mile radius to Administration, 800 Independence will be date/time stamped and returned
16 miles north of the airport. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; to the commenter.

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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 September 29, 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 53962
CFR Associated		Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

81 FR 53962 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eugene, OR, and Corvallis, OR

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