81_FR_54121 81 FR 53964 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Albany, OR

81 FR 53964 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Albany, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

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

Page Range53964-53965
FR Document2016-19116

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Albany Municipal Airport, Albany, OR. Advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping accuracy and a reliance on precise geographic coordinates to define airport and airspace reference points have made airspace redesign necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53964-53965]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19116]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-3992; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-14]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Albany, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Albany 
Municipal Airport, Albany, OR. Advances in Global Positioning System 
(GPS) mapping accuracy and a reliance on precise geographic coordinates 
to define airport and airspace reference points have made airspace 
redesign necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations.

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-2016-3992; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-14, 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 E airspace at Albany Municipal Airport, Albany, 
OR.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. 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-2015-3992/
Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-14.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

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    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.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 
98057.

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 E5 airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Albany Municipal Airport, 
Albany, OR. Controlled airspace would extend to within a 6.7-mile 
radius of the airport to accommodate IFR departures up to 1,200 feet 
above the surface; would include a small extension to the southwest to 
accommodate IFR arrivals below 1,500 feet above the surface; and a 
segment east of longitude 123[deg] would be removed, as there are no 
IFR operations within that area. The FAA found these modifications 
necessary for the safety and management of IFR operations at the 
airport, while preserving the navigable airspace for aviation.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 
2015, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
    (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant 
preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so 
minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air 
traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, 
when promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

     Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

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

ANM OR E5 Albany, OR [Modified]

Albany Municipal Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]38'16'' N., Long. 123[deg]03'34'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Albany Municipal Airport, beginning at 
the 158[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 022[deg] 
bearing, thence to the point of beginning, and that airspace 1.4 
miles each side of the 230[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.7-mile radius to 8.5 miles southwest of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 5, 2016.
Sam Shrimpton,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-19116 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

53964 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 157 / Monday, August 15, 2016 / Proposed Rules 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– BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 Aug 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15AUP1.SGM 15AUP1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 157 / Monday, August 15, 2016 / Proposed Rules 53965 All communications received before the safety and management of IFR § 71.1 [Amended] the specified closing date for comments operations at the airport, while ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in will be considered before taking action preserving the navigable airspace for 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, on the proposed rule. The proposal aviation. Airspace Designations and Reporting contained in this notice may be changed Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 6, 2015, and in light of the comments received. A published in paragraph 6005 of FAA effective September 15, 2015, is report summarizing each substantive Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, amended as follows: public contact with FAA personnel and effective September 15, 2015, which concerned with this rulemaking will be is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas filed in the docket. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Above the Surface of the Earth. Availability of NPRMs listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. ANM OR E5 Albany, OR [Modified] An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Albany Municipal Airport, OR Regulatory Notices and Analyses (Lat. 44°38′16″ N., Long. 123°03′34″ W.) Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from 700 regulation only involves an established feet above the surface, within a 6.7-mile documents can also be accessed through radius of Albany Municipal Airport, the FAA’s Web page at http:// body of technical regulations for which beginning at the 158° bearing from the airport www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ frequent and routine amendments are clockwise to the 022° bearing, thence to the air_traffic/publications/ necessary to keep them operationally point of beginning, and that airspace 1.4 airspace_amendments/. current, is non-controversial and miles each side of the 230° bearing from the You may review the public docket unlikely to result in adverse or negative airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to containing the proposal, any comments comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a 8.5 miles southwest of the airport. received, and any final disposition in ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 5, person in the Dockets Office (see the Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 2016. ADDRESSES section for the address and ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Sam Shrimpton, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Regulatory Policies and Procedures Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and Western Service Center. except federal holidays. An informal (3) does not warrant preparation of a [FR Doc. 2016–19116 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am] docket may also be examined during regulatory evaluation as the anticipated BILLING CODE 4910–13–P normal business hours at the Northwest impact is so minimal. Since this is a Mountain Regional Office of the Federal routine matter that will only affect air Aviation Administration, Air Traffic traffic procedures and air navigation, it Organization, Western Service Center, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE is certified that this rule, when Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind promulgated, would not have a 28 CFR Parts 0 and 44 Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities [CRT Docket No. 130; AG Order No. 3726– Availability and Summary of 2016] Documents Proposed for Incorporation under the criteria of the Regulatory by Reference Flexibility Act. RIN 1190–AA71 This document proposes to amend Environmental Review Standards and Procedures for the FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Enforcement of the Immigration and This proposal will be subject to an Designations and Reporting Points, Nationality Act environmental analysis in accordance dated August 6, 2015, and effective with FAA Order 1050.1F, AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, September 15, 2015. FAA Order ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Department of Justice. 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final the ADDRESSES section of this document. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. regulatory action. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 SUMMARY: The Department of Justice service routes, and reporting points. (Department) proposes to revise Airspace, Incorporation by reference, regulations implementing a section of The Proposal Navigation (air). the Immigration and Nationality Act The FAA is proposing an amendment The Proposed Amendment concerning unfair immigration-related to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations employment practices. The proposed (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E5 Accordingly, pursuant to the revisions are appropriate to conform the airspace extending upward from 700 authority delegated to me, the Federal regulations to the statutory text as feet above the surface at Albany Aviation Administration proposes to amended, simplify and add definitions Municipal Airport, Albany, OR. amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: of statutory terms, update and clarify Controlled airspace would extend to the procedures for filing and processing within a 6.7-mile radius of the airport to PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, charges of discrimination, ensure accommodate IFR departures up to B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR effective investigations of unfair sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS 1,200 feet above the surface; would TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND immigration-related employment include a small extension to the REPORTING POINTS practices, reflect developments in southwest to accommodate IFR arrivals nondiscrimination jurisprudence, reflect below 1,500 feet above the surface; and ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR changes in existing practices (e.g., a segment east of longitude 123° would Part 71 continues to read as follows: electronic filing of charges), reflect the be removed, as there are no IFR Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, new name of the office within the operations within that area. The FAA 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Department charged with enforcing this found these modifications necessary for 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. statute, and replace outdated references. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 Aug 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15AUP1.SGM 15AUP1


Document Created: 2016-08-13 02:22:30
Document Modified: 2016-08-13 02:22:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before September 29, 2016.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.
FR Citation81 FR 53964 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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