81_FR_5972 81 FR 5949 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Hagerstown, MD

81 FR 5949 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Hagerstown, MD

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)

Page Range5949-5951
FR Document2016-02023

This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a Class D Surface Area by removing the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) part time status for Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, Hagerstown, MD. Also, this action would amend Class D and Class E airspace at Hagerstown, MD by recognizing the name change to Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, and updating the geographic coordinates of the airport. This action would enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-4513; Airspace Docket No. 15-AEA-8]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Hagerstown, 
MD

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 Surface Area by removing the Notice to Airmen 
(NOTAM) part time status for Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. 
Henson Field, Hagerstown, MD. Also, this action would amend Class D and 
Class E airspace at Hagerstown, MD by recognizing the name change to 
Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, and updating the 
geographic coordinates of the airport. This action would enhance the 
safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Bldg. Ground Floor, Rm W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone: 
1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the Docket Number 
FAA-2015-4513; Airspace Docket No. 15-AEA-8, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit and review received 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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in

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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 the Class D and E airspace areas at Hagerstown 
Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, Hagerstown, MD.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2015-4513; Airspace Docket No. 15-AEA-8) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on 
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2015-4513; Airspace Docket No. 15-AEA-8.'' 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 from and 
comments submitted through 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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays at the office 
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
to request a copy of Advisory circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

Availability and Summary of Documents 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 considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E Airspace Designated as an 
Extension to a Class D Surface Area at Hagerstown Regional Airport-
Richard A. Henson Field, Hagerstown, MD, by eliminating the NOTAM 
information that reads, ``This Class E airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.'' from the regulatory 
text. This action also would change the airport name and navigation aid 
from Washington County Regional Airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport-
Richard A. Henson Field, and adjust the geographic coordinates of the 
airport for the Class D and Class E Airspace Areas listed in this 
proposal.
    Class D and Class 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 proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will 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 would 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.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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, 
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

AEA MD D Hagerstown, MD [Amended]

Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, MD
    (Lat. 39[deg]42'31'' N., long. 77[deg]43'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Hagerstown Regional 
Airport-Richard A. Henson Field. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace.

* * * * *

AEA MD E2 Hagerstown, MD [Amended]

Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, MD
    (Lat. 39[deg]42'31'' N., long.77[deg]43'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Hagerstown Regional 
Airport-Richard A. Henson Field. This Class E2 airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times when the Class D 
airspace area, as published in the Airport/Facility Directory, is 
not in effect.

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

* * * * *

AEA MD E4 Hagerstown, MD [Amended]

Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, MD
    (Lat. 39[deg]42'31'' N., long. 77[deg]43'35'' W.)

Hagerstown VOR
    (Lat. 39[deg]41'52'' N., long. 77[deg]51'21'' W.)
Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field ILS Runway 27 
Localizer
    (Lat. 39[deg]42'22'' N., long. 77[deg]44'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.7 miles 
each side of the Hagerstown VOR 237[deg] radial and 057[deg] radial 
extending from 7.4 miles southwest of the VOR to 1.8 miles northeast 
of the VOR and within 2.7 miles each side of the Hagerstown VOR 
082[deg] radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius of Hagerstown 
Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field to the VOR, and within 4 
miles each side of the Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson 
Field ILS Runway 27 localizer course extending from the localizer to 
11.8 miles east of the localizer, excluding that portion within 
Prohibited Area P-40.

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

* * * * *

AEA MD E5 Hagerstown, MD [Amended]

Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field, MD
    (Lat. 39[deg]42'31'' N., long. 77[deg]43'35'' W.)
Hagerstown VOR
    (Lat. 39[deg]41'52'' N., long. 77[deg]51'21'' W.)
St. Thomas VORTAC
    (Lat. 39[deg]56'00'' N., long. 77[deg]57'03'' W.)
Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field ILS Runway 27 
Localizer
    (Lat. 39[deg]42'22'' N., long. 77[deg]44'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard 
A. Henson Field and within 3.1 miles each side of the Hagerstown VOR 
237[deg] radial and 057[deg] radial extending from 9.6 miles 
southwest of the VOR to 2.7 miles northeast of the VOR and within 
4.4 miles each side of the Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. 
Henson Field ILS Runway 27 localizer course extending from the 
localizer to 12.6 miles east of the localizer and within 4.4 miles 
each side of the St. Thomas VORTAC 141[deg] radial extending from 
the 6.6-mile radius to the St. Thomas VORTAC, excluding that portion 
within Prohibited Area P-40.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 27, 2016.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2016-02023 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2016 / Proposed Rules 5949 Availability and Summary of List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Documents Proposed for Incorporation Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Henson Field, Hagerstown, MD. Also, by Reference Navigation (air). this action would amend Class D and This document would amend FAA Class E airspace at Hagerstown, MD by The Proposed Amendment recognizing the name change to Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, In consideration of the foregoing, the Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. 2015, and effective September 15, 2015. Federal Aviation Administration Henson Field, and updating the FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as geographic coordinates of the airport. as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this follows: This action would enhance the safety document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists and management of Instrument Flight Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. air traffic service routes, and reporting B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR DATES: Comments must be received on points. TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND or before March 21, 2016. REPORTING POINTS ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule The Proposal to: U.S. Department of Transportation, ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey The FAA is proposing an amendment part 71 continues to read as follows: Avenue SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor, to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Part 71 by establishing Class Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, Rm W12–140, Washington, DC 20590– E airspace extending upward from 700 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 202–493–2251. You must identify the feet above the surface within an 9-mile radius of Beach Airport, Beach, ND, to § 71.1 [Amended] Docket Number FAA–2015–4513; accommodate new standard instrument ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Airspace Docket No. 15–AEA–8, at the approach procedures. Controlled 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, beginning of your comments. You may airspace is needed for the safety and Airspace Designations and Reporting also submit and review received management of IFR operations at the Points, dated August 6, 2015, and comments through the Internet at http:// airport. effective September 15, 2015, is www.regulations.gov. You may review Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: the public docket containing the published in Section 6005 of FAA Order proposal, any comments received, and 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and Section 6005 Class E Airspace Areas any final disposition in person in the effective September 15, 2015, which is Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and Above the Surface of the Earth. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation * * * * * except Federal holidays. The Docket listed in this document will be AGL ND E5 Beach, ND [New] Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is published subsequently in the Order. Beach Airport, ND on the ground floor of the building at (Lat. 46°55′31″ N., long. 103°58′55″ W.) the above address. Regulatory Notices and Analyses FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace That airspace extending upward from 700 The FAA has determined that this feet above the surface within a 9.0-mile Designations and Reporting Points, and regulation only involves an established radius of Beach Airport. subsequent amendments can be viewed body of technical regulations for which online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on January 26, publications/. For further information, frequent and routine amendments are 2016. necessary to keep them operationally you can contact the Airspace Policy Robert W. Beck, Group, Federal Aviation current, is non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Administration, 800 Independence Central Service Center. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a [FR Doc. 2016–02025 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am] telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P also available for inspection at the ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT National Archives and Records Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Administration (NARA). For DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION information on the availability of FAA FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ impact is so minimal. Since this is a 14 CFR Part 71 federal_register/code_of_federal- routine matter that will only affect air regulations/ibr_locations.html. traffic procedures and air navigation, it [Docket No. FAA–2015–4513; Airspace FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace is certified that this rule, when Docket No. 15–AEA–8] Designations and Reporting Points, is promulgated, would not have a published yearly and effective on Proposed Amendment of Class D and September 15. significant economic impact on a Class E Airspace; Hagerstown, MD substantial number of small entities FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John under the criteria of the Regulatory AGENCY: Federal Aviation Fornito, Operations Support Group, asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Flexibility Act. Administration (FAA), DOT. Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Environmental Review (NPRM). Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) This proposal will be subject to an 305–6364. environmental analysis in accordance SUMMARY: This action proposes to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: with FAA Order 1050.1F, amend Class E Airspace Designated as ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and an Extension to a Class D Surface Area Authority for This Rulemaking Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final by removing the Notice to Airmen The FAA’s authority to issue rules regulatory action. (NOTAM) part time status for regarding aviation safety is found in VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Feb 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04FEP1.SGM 04FEP1

5950 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2016 / Proposed Rules Title 49 of the United States Code. also be accessed through the FAA’s Web Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004 and 6005, Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_ respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, authority of the FAA Administrator. airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/ dated August 6, 2015, and effective Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, airspace_amendments/. September 15, 2015, which is describes in more detail the scope of the You may review the public docket incorporated by reference in 14 CFR agency’s authority. This rulemaking is containing the proposal, any comments 71.1. The Class D and E airspace promulgated under the authority received and any final disposition in designations listed in this document described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, person in the Dockets Office (see the will be published subsequently in the Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that ADDRESSES section for address and Order. section, the FAA is charged with phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Regulatory Notices and Analyses prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the except Federal Holidays. An informal The FAA has determined that this safety of aircraft and the efficient use of docket may also be examined between proposed regulation only involves an airspace. This regulation is within the 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday established body of technical scope of that authority as it would through Friday, except Federal Holidays regulations for which frequent and amend the Class D and E airspace areas at the office of the Eastern Service routine amendments are necessary to at Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard Center, Federal Aviation keep them operationally current. It, A. Henson Field, Hagerstown, MD. Administration, Room 350, 1701 therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia regulatory action’’ under Executive Comments Invited 30337. Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Interested persons are invited to Persons interested in being placed on rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies comment on this rule by submitting a mailing list for future NPRM’s should and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February such written data, views, or arguments, contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant as they may desire. Comments that (202) 267–9677, to request a copy of preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation provide the factual basis supporting the Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of as the anticipated impact is so minimal. views and suggestions presented are Proposed Rulemaking distribution Since this is a routine matter that will particularly helpful in developing System, which describes the application only affect air traffic procedures and air reasoned regulatory decisions on the procedure. navigation, it is certified that this proposal. Comments are specifically proposed rule, when promulgated, will Availability and Summary of not have a significant economic impact invited on the overall regulatory, Documents for Incorporation by on a substantial number of small entities aeronautical, economic, environmental, Reference under the criteria of the Regulatory and energy-related aspects of the proposal. This document proposes to amend Flexibility Act. Communications should identify both FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, Environmental Review docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 2015–4513; Airspace Docket No. 15– dated August 6, 2015, and effective This proposal would be subject to an AEA–8) and be submitted in triplicate to September 15, 2015. FAA Order environmental analysis in accordance the Docket Management System (see 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in with FAA Order 1050.1F, ADDRESSES section for address and the ADDRESSES section of this document. ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and phone number). You may also submit FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final comments through the Internet at http:// D, and E airspace areas, air traffic regulatory action. www.regulations.gov. service routes, and reporting points. Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Persons wishing the FAA to The Proposal Airspace, Incorporation by reference, acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must submit with those The FAA is considering an Navigation (air). comments a self-addressed stamped amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal The Proposed Amendment postcard on which the following Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E Airspace Designated as an In consideration of the foregoing, the statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Extension to a Class D Surface Area at Federal Aviation Administration Docket No. FAA–2015–4513; Airspace Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as Docket No. 15–AEA–8.’’ The postcard Henson Field, Hagerstown, MD, by follows: will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. eliminating the NOTAM information PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, All communications received before that reads, ‘‘This Class E airspace area B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR the specified closing date for comments is effective during the specific dates and TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND will be considered before taking action times established in advance by Notice REPORTING POINTS on the proposed rule. The proposal to Airmen. The effective date and time contained in this notice may be changed will thereafter be continuously ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 in light of the comments received. A published in the Airport/Facility continues to read as follows: report summarizing each substantive Directory.’’ from the regulatory text. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f),106(g); 40103, public contact with FAA personnel This action also would change the asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, concerned with this rulemaking will be airport name and navigation aid from 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. filed in the docket. Washington County Regional Airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. § 71.1 [Amended] Availability of NPRMs Henson Field, and adjust the geographic ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in An electronic copy of this document coordinates of the airport for the Class 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, may be downloaded from and D and Class E Airspace Areas listed in Airspace Designations and Reporting comments submitted through http:// this proposal. Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective www.regulations.gov. Recently Class D and Class E airspace September 15, 2015, is amended as published rulemaking documents can designations are published in follows: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Feb 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04FEP1.SGM 04FEP1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2016 / Proposed Rules 5951 Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Regulatory Commission is proposing to AEA MD D Hagerstown, MD [Amended] Above the Surface of the Earth. revise its regulations to require that each Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. * * * * * regional transmission organization Henson Field, MD (Lat. 39°42′31″ N., long. 77°43′35″ W.) AEA MD E5 Hagerstown, MD [Amended] (RTO) and independent system operator That airspace extending upward from the (ISO) cap each resource’s incremental Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. surface to and including 3,200 feet MSL Henson Field, MD energy offer to the higher of $1,000/ within a 4.1-mile radius of Hagerstown (Lat. 39°42′31″ N., long. 77°43′35″ W.) MWh or that resource’s verified cost- Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field. Hagerstown VOR based incremental energy offer. This Class D airspace area is effective during (Lat. 39°41′52″ N., long. 77°51′21″ W.) DATES: Comments are due April 4, 2016. the specific dates and times established in St. Thomas VORTAC advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective (Lat. 39°56′00″ N., long. 77°57′03″ W.) ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by date and time will thereafter be continuously Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. docket number, may be filed in the published in the Airport/Facility Directory. Henson Field ILS Runway 27 Localizer following ways: Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area (Lat. 39°42′22″ N., long. 77°44′41″ W.) • Electronic Filing through http:// Airspace. That airspace extending upward from 700 www.ferc.gov. Documents created * * * * * feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile electronically using word processing radius of the Hagerstown Regional Airport- software should be filed in native AEA MD E2 Hagerstown, MD [Amended] Richard A. Henson Field and within 3.1 applications or print-to-PDF format and Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. miles each side of the Hagerstown VOR 237° radial and 057° radial extending from 9.6 not in a scanned format. Henson Field, MD (Lat. 39°42′31″ N., long.77°43′35″ W.) miles southwest of the VOR to 2.7 miles • Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable That airspace extending upward from the northeast of the VOR and within 4.4 miles to file electronically may mail or hand- surface to and including 3,200 feet MSL each side of the Hagerstown Regional deliver comments to: Federal Energy within a 4.1-mile radius of Hagerstown Airport-Richard A. Henson Field ILS Runway Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field. 27 localizer course extending from the Commission, 888 First Street NE., This Class E2 airspace area is effective during localizer to 12.6 miles east of the localizer Washington, DC 20426. the specific dates and times when the Class and within 4.4 miles each side of the St. Thomas VORTAC 141° radial extending from Instructions: For detailed instructions D airspace area, as published in the Airport/ on submitting comments and additional Facility Directory, is not in effect. the 6.6-mile radius to the St. Thomas VORTAC, excluding that portion within information on the rulemaking process, Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Prohibited Area P–40. see the Comment Procedures Section of Designated as an Extension to a Class D this document. Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January Surface Area. 27, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: * * * * * Ryan W. Almasy, Emma Nicholson (Technical AEA MD E4 Hagerstown, MD [Amended] Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Information), Office of Energy Policy Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic and Innovation, Federal Energy Henson Field, MD Organization. Regulatory Commission, 888 First (Lat. 39°42′31″ N., long. 77°43′35″ W.) [FR Doc. 2016–02023 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am] Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Hagerstown VOR BILLING CODE 4910–13–P (202) 502–8846, (Lat. 39°41′52″ N., long. 77°51′21″ W.) emma.nicholson@ferc.gov. Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Pamela Quinlan (Technical Henson Field ILS Runway 27 Localizer DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Information), Office of Energy Market (Lat. 39°42′22″ N., long. 77°44′41″ W.) Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory That airspace extending upward from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., surface within 2.7 miles each side of the Commission Hagerstown VOR 237° radial and 057° radial Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– extending from 7.4 miles southwest of the 6179, pamela.quinlan@ferc.gov. 18 CFR Part 35 Anne Marie Hirschberger (Legal VOR to 1.8 miles northeast of the VOR and within 2.7 miles each side of the Hagerstown [Docket No. RM16–5–000] Information), Office of the General VOR 082° radial extending from the 4.1-mile Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory radius of Hagerstown Regional Airport- Offer Caps in Markets Operated by Commission, 888 First Street NE., Richard A. Henson Field to the VOR, and Regional Transmission Organizations Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– within 4 miles each side of the Hagerstown and Independent System Operators Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field 8387, ILS Runway 27 localizer course extending AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory annemarie.hirschberger@ferc.gov. from the localizer to 11.8 miles east of the Commission, Energy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: localizer, excluding that portion within ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. Prohibited Area P–40. Table of Contents Paragraph Nos. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS I. Background ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6. A. Offer Caps and Market Power Mitigation in RTOs/ISOs ............................................................................................... 8. B. Offer Cap Waivers and Tariff Changes ............................................................................................................................ 12. C. Comments About Offer Caps ........................................................................................................................................... 18. 1. Need To Modify the Offer Cap .................................................................................................................................. 19. 2. Role of the Offer Cap in Market Power Mitigation .................................................................................................. 23. 3. Alternative Offer Cap Designs ................................................................................................................................... 27. 4. RTO/ISO Seams and the Offer Cap ........................................................................................................................... 38. 5. Other Considerations ................................................................................................................................................. 40. II. Need for Reform and Commission Proposal .......................................................................................................................... 42. A. Need for Reform ............................................................................................................................................................... 43. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Feb 03, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04FEP1.SGM 04FEP1


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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 March 21, 2016.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation81 FR 5949 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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