81 FR 62040 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mapleton, IA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-21027 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 62040-62041] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-21027] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2016-8834; Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-9] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mapleton, IA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport, Mapleton, IA. Decommissioning of the Mapleton non- directional radio beacon (NDB), cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2016-8834; Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-9, 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. 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: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. 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 extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport, Mapleton, IA. Comments Invited Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2016-8834/ Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-9.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. [[Page 62041]] 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 extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from the 6.3-mile radius) of James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport, Mapleton, IA, with an extension southwest of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.3 miles. The segment extending 10 miles northeast of the airport would be removed. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Mapleton NDB, cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of RNAV procedures at the airport and for the safety and management of the standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the airport. 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 0 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * ACE IA E5 Mapleton, IA [Amended] Mapleton, James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport, IA (Lat. 42[deg]10'42'' N., long. 95[deg]47'37'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport, and within 4 miles each side of the 204[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.3 miles southwest of the airport. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 24, 2016. Walter Tweedy, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2016-21027 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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ATTN: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, directional radio beacon (NDB), described in Subtitle VII, Part, A,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, cancellation of NDB approaches, and Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; implementation of area navigation section, the FAA is charged with
telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329–
(RNAV) procedures have made this prescribing regulations to assign the use
4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before
using any approved AMOC on any airplane action necessary for the safety and of airspace necessary to ensure the
to which the AMOC applies, notify your management of Instrument Flight Rules safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the (IFR) operations at the airport. airspace. This regulation is within the
FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), DATES: Comments must be received on scope of that authority as it would
or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. or before October 24, 2016. amend Class E airspace extending
(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this upward from 700 feet above the surface
in this AD to obtain corrective actions from
a manufacturer or other source, use these proposal to the U.S. Department of at James G. Whiting Memorial Field
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective Transportation, Docket Operations, Airport, Mapleton, IA.
actions are considered FAA-approved if they West Building Ground Floor, Room
are approved by the State of Design Authority W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Comments Invited
(or their delegated agent). You are required Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
to assure the product is airworthy before it Interested parties are invited to
366–9826, or 1–800–647–5527. You
is returned to service. participate in this proposed rulemaking
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
2016–8834; Airspace Docket No. 16– by submitting such written data, views,
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912–069/ASB–914–051 (co-published as one proposal, any comments received, and decisions on the proposal. Comments
document), dated July 14, 2016, for related are specifically invited on the overall
any final disposition in person in the
information. You may examine the MCAI on
Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by
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service information at the FAA, Small
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you can contact the Airspace Policy on this notice must submit with those
City, Missouri 64106. For information on the Group, Federal Aviation comments a self-addressed, stamped
availability of this material at the FAA, call Administration, 800 Independence postcard on which the following
(816) 329–4148. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August Docket No. FAA–2016–8834/Airspace
also available for inspection at the
25, 2016. Docket No. 16–ACE–9.’’ The postcard
National Archives and Records
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Administration (NARA). For
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Aircraft Certification Service. Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– Availability of NPRMs
[FR Doc. 2016–21052 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am] 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/
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FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Designations and Reporting Points, is Recently published rulemaking
published yearly and effective on documents can also be accessed through
Federal Aviation Administration September 15. the FAA’s Web page at http://
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: www.regulations.gov.
14 CFR Part 71
Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation You may review the public docket
[Docket No. FAA–2016–8834; Airspace Administration, Operations Support containing the proposal, any comments
Docket No. 16–ACE–9] Group, Central Service Center, 10101
received, and any final disposition in
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
Proposed Amendment of Class E person in the Dockets Office (see the
76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.
Airspace; Mapleton, IA ADDRESSES section for the address and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Authority for This Rulemaking 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
Administration (FAA), DOT.
The FAA’s authority to issue rules except federal holidays. An informal
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ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking docket may also be examined during
(NPRM). regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code. normal business hours at the Federal
SUMMARY: This action proposes to Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
modify Class E airspace extending authority of the FAA Administrator. Organization, Central Service Center,
upward from 700 feet above the surface Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Operations Support Group, 10101
at James G. Whiting Memorial Field describes in more detail the scope of the Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
Airport, Mapleton, IA. agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 76177.
Decommissioning of the Mapleton non- promulgated under the authority
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Availability and Summary of under the criteria of the Regulatory DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Documents Proposed for Incorporation Flexibility Act.
by Reference Federal Aviation Administration
Environmental Review
This document proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace This proposal will be subject to an
Designations and Reporting Points, environmental analysis in accordance [Docket No. FAA–2016–8827; Airspace
with FAA Order 1050.1F, Docket No. 16–ASW–12]
dated August 6, 2015, and effective
September 15, 2015. FAA Order ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Proposed Amendment of Class D and
7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
E Airspace for the Following Texas
the ADDRESSES section of this document. regulatory action. Towns; Georgetown, TX; Corpus
FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, Christi, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX;
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
D, and E airspace areas, air traffic Gainesville, TX; Graford, TX;
service routes, and reporting points. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Hebbronville, TX; and Jasper, TX
The Proposal Navigation (air).
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
The FAA is proposing an amendment The Proposed Amendment Administration (FAA), DOT.
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
Accordingly, pursuant to the (NPRM).
(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E authority delegated to me, the Federal
airspace extending upward from 700 SUMMARY: This action proposes to
Aviation Administration proposes to
feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile modify Class D airspace at Georgetown
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
radius (increased from the 6.3-mile Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX,
radius) of James G. Whiting Memorial PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, and modify Class E airspace extending
Field Airport, Mapleton, IA, with an B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR upward from 700 feet above the surface
extension southwest of the airport from at Rockport Aransas County Airport,
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
the 6.6-mile radius to 10.3 miles. The Corpus Christi, TX; Lancaster Airport,
REPORTING POINTS
segment extending 10 miles northeast of Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville
the airport would be removed. Airspace Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX;
reconfiguration is necessary due to the ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows: Georgetown Municipal Airport,
decommissioning of the Mapleton NDB, Georgetown, TX; (Hebbronville, TX)
cancellation of NDB approaches, and Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; and
implementation of RNAV procedures at 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX.
the airport and for the safety and 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Decommissioning of non-directional
management of the standard instrument radio beacons (NDBs), cancellation of
approach procedures for IFR operations § 71.1 [Amended]
NDB approaches, and implementation
at the airport. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in of area navigation (RNAV) procedures
Class E airspace designations are 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, have made this action necessary for the
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Airspace Designations and Reporting safety and management of Instrument
Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, Points, dated August 6, 2015, and Flight Rules (IFR) operations at these
and effective September 15, 2015, which effective September 15, 2015, is airports. Additionally, the geographic
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR amended as follows: coordinates at Corpus Christi
71.1. The Class E airspace designations International Airport; the Corpus Christi
listed in this document will be Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas VORTAC; Aransas County Airport,
published subsequently in the Order. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Rockport, TX; Nueces County Airport,
Above the Surface of the Earth. Robstown, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth
Regulatory Notices and Analyses International Airport, Dallas/Fort
* * * * *
The FAA has determined that this Worth, TX; McKinney National Airport,
ACE IA E5 Mapleton, IA [Amended] McKinney, TX; Lancaster Airport;
regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which Mapleton, James G. Whiting Memorial Field Bourland Field Airport, Fort Worth, TX;
frequent and routine amendments are Airport, IA and Jasper County-Bell Field would be
necessary to keep them operationally (Lat. 42°10′42″ N., long. 95°47′37″ W.) adjusted to coincide with the FAA’s
current, is non-controversial and That airspace extending upward from 700 aeronautical database. Also, the names
unlikely to result in adverse or negative feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile of McCampbell-Porter Airport (formerly
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a radius of James G. Whiting Memorial Field T.P. McCampbell Airport); McKinney
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Airport, and within 4 miles each side of the National Airport (formerly Collin
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 204° bearing from the airport extending from County Regional Airport); and Ralph M.
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT the 6.6-mile radius to 10.3 miles southwest Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 of the airport. (formerly Rockwall Municipal Airport)
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 24,
would be updated to coincide with the
does not warrant preparation of a FAA’s aeronautical database.
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS
2016.
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated DATES: Comments must be received on
Walter Tweedy,
impact is so minimal. Since this is a or before October 24, 2016.
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
routine matter that will only affect air ADDRESS: Send comments on this
ATO Central Service Center.
traffic procedures and air navigation, it proposal to the U.S. Department of
[FR Doc. 2016–21027 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am]
is certified that this rule, when Transportation, Docket Operations,
promulgated, would not have a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P West Building Ground Floor, Room
significant economic impact on a W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
substantial number of small entities Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
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| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2016. | |
| Contact | Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 62040 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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