81_FR_77068 81 FR 76854 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Albany, OR

81 FR 76854 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Albany, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 214 (November 4, 2016)

Page Range76854-76855
FR Document2016-26437

This action amends 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 this airspace redesign necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26437]


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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]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Albany, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends 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 this airspace 
redesign necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 5, 2017. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, 
Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can 
contact the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590; Telephone: 1-800-647-5527, or 202-366-9826. The Order is also 
available for inspection at the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of FAA Order 
7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA 
Order 7400.11, 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 modifies controlled airspace at Albany Municipal Airport, Albany, 
OR.

History

    On August 15, 2016, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Albany Municipal 
Airport, Albany, OR (81 FR 53964) Docket No. FAA-2015-3992. Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by 
submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. On August 29, 
2016, the FAA received a request from Mr. Charles West for a pictorial 
overlay of the airspace proposal. On September 6, 2016, the FAA 
provided a diagram of the proposed changes via email to Mr. West and 
also to Senator Jeff Merkley, Mitch T. Swecker of the Oregon Department 
of Aviation, and to Mary Rosenblum of the Oregon Pilots Association. No 
other comments were received.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

[[Page 76855]]

part 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Class A, 
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by modifying Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Albany Municipal Airport, Albany, OR. Controlled 
airspace extends to within a 6.7-mile radius of the airport to 
accommodate IFR departures up to 1,200 feet above the surface; includes 
a small extension to the southwest to accommodate IFR arrivals below 
1,500 feet above the surface; and the segment east of longitude 
123[deg] is removed, as there are no IFR operations within that area. 
These modifications are 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 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016, 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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures'', paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to 
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 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 
7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 
2016, and effective September 15, 2016, 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 October 24, 2016.
Tracey Johnson,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-26437 Filed 11-3-16; 8:45 am]
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76854 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2016 / Rules and Regulations substep. An AMOC is required for any telephone 562–797–1717; Internet https:// Administration (NARA). For deviations to RC steps, including substeps www.myboeingfleet.com. information on the availability of FAA and identified figures. (6) You may view this service information Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– (ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ deviated from using accepted methods in 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For accordance with the operator’s maintenance information on the availability of this federal_register/code_of_federal- or inspection program without obtaining material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, (7) You may view this service information Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations including substeps and identified figures, can that is incorporated by reference at the and Reporting Points, is published still be done as specified, and the airplane National Archives and Records yearly and effective on September 15. can be put back in an airworthy condition. Administration (NARA). For information on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom (6) The inspections specified in paragraph the availability of this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to: http:// Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, (g) of this AD are approved as an AMOC to paragraph (h) of AD 2006–11–11 for the www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr- Operations Support Group, Western inspections of Significant Structural Items locations.html. Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., (SSI) 53–30–07 and 53–60–07 (fuselage lap Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) Issued in Renton, Washington, on October splices, left and right upper fastener row) 20, 2016. 203–4511. listed in the May 2003 or June 2005 revision SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dionne Palermo, of the Boeing 757 Maintenance Planning Data (MPD) Document D622N001–9. This AMOC Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Authority for This Rulemaking applies only to the common areas identified Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. The FAA’s authority to issue rules in paragraphs (m)(6)(i) and (m)(6)(ii) of this [FR Doc. 2016–25958 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am] AD. All provisions of AD 2006–11–11 that regarding aviation safety is found in BILLING CODE 4910–13–P are not specifically referenced in the above Title 49 of the United States Code. statements remain fully applicable and must Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the be complied with as specified in AD 2006– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION authority of the FAA Administrator. 11–11. Operators may revise their Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, maintenance or inspection program with Federal Aviation Administration describes in more detail the scope of the these alternative inspections for common agency’s authority. This rulemaking is areas. promulgated under the authority (i) Common areas inspected before the 14 CFR Part 71 described in Subtitle VII, Part A, effective date of this AD, in accordance with [Docket No. FAA–2015–3992; Airspace the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Docket No. 15–ANM–14] Special Attention Service Bulletin 757–53– section, the FAA is charged with 0090, dated June 2, 2005. Amendment of Class E Airspace; prescribing regulations to assign the use (ii) Common areas inspected in accordance Albany, OR of airspace necessary to ensure the with the Accomplishment Instructions of safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin AGENCY: Federal Aviation airspace. This regulation is within the 757–53–0090, Revision 1, dated November Administration (FAA), DOT. scope of that authority as it modifies 19, 2015. ACTION: Final rule. controlled airspace at Albany Municipal (n) Related Information Airport, Albany, OR. SUMMARY: This action amends Class E For more information about this AD, airspace at Albany Municipal Airport, History contact Eric Schrieber, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM–120L, FAA, Los Albany, OR. Advances in Global On August 15, 2016, the FAA Angeles ACO, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Positioning System (GPS) mapping published in the Federal Register a Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; phone: 562–627– accuracy and a reliance on precise notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 5348; fax: 562–627–5210; email: geographic coordinates to define airport to modify Class E airspace extending eric.schrieber@faa.gov. and airspace reference points have made upward from 700 feet above the surface (o) Material Incorporated by Reference this airspace redesign necessary for the at Albany Municipal Airport, Albany, safety and management of Instrument OR (81 FR 53964) Docket No. FAA– (1) The Director of the Federal Register Flight Rules (IFR) operations. approved the incorporation by reference 2015–3992. Interested parties were (IBR) of the service information listed in this DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 5, invited to participate in this rulemaking paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 2017. The Director of the Federal effort by submitting written comments part 51. Register approves this incorporation by on the proposal to the FAA. On August (2) You must use this service information reference action under Title 1, Code of 29, 2016, the FAA received a request as applicable to do the actions required by Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to from Mr. Charles West for a pictorial this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. the annual revision of FAA Order overlay of the airspace proposal. On (3) The following service information was 7400.11 and publication of conforming September 6, 2016, the FAA provided a approved for IBR on December 9, 2016. amendments. (i) Boeing Special Attention Service diagram of the proposed changes via Bulletin 757–53–0090, Revision 1, dated ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, email to Mr. West and also to Senator November 19, 2015. Airspace Designations and Reporting Jeff Merkley, Mitch T. Swecker of the (ii) Reserved. Points, and subsequent amendments can Oregon Department of Aviation, and to (4) The following service information was be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ Mary Rosenblum of the Oregon Pilots approved for IBR on November 8, 2006 (71 air_traffic/publications/. For further Association. No other comments were FR 58485, October 4, 2006). information, you can contact the U.S. received. (i) Boeing Special Attention Service Department of Transportation, Docket Class D and Class E airspace rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with RULES Bulletin 757–53–0090, dated June 2, 2005. Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue designations are published in paragraph (ii) Reserved. (5) For service information identified in SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12– 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 1–800–647–5527, or 202–366–9826. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 76855 part 71.1. The Class E airspace number of small entities under the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION designation listed in this document will criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. be published subsequently in the Order. Federal Aviation Administration Environmental Review Availability and Summary of 14 CFR Part 71 The FAA has determined that this Documents for Incorporation by action qualifies for categorical exclusion Reference [Docket No. FAA–2015–3991; Airspace under the National Environmental Docket No. 15–ANM–13] This document amends FAA Order Policy Act in accordance with FAA 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Amendment of Class D and Class E Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, Impacts: Policies and Procedures’’, Airspace; Eugene, OR, and Corvallis, and effective September 15, 2016. FAA paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action OR Order 7400.11A is publicly available as is not expected to cause any potentially listed in the ADDRESSES section of this significant environmental impacts, and AGENCY: Federal Aviation document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists no extraordinary circumstances exist Administration (FAA), DOT. Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, that warrant preparation of an ACTION: Final rule. air traffic service routes, and reporting environmental assessment. points. SUMMARY: This action amends Class E Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 airspace designated as an extension, and The Rule Class E airspace extending upward from Airspace, Incorporation by reference, This action amends Title 14 Code of Navigation (Air). 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by Sweet Field Airport, Eugene, OR, to modifying Class E airspace extending Adoption of the Amendment accommodate airspace redesign for the upward from 700 feet above the surface In consideration of the foregoing, the safety and management of Instrument at Albany Municipal Airport, Albany, Federal Aviation Administration Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the OR. Controlled airspace extends to amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: airport. Corvallis Municipal Airport is within a 6.7-mile radius of the airport to removed from the Mahlon Sweet Field accommodate IFR departures up to PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Airport regulatory text by creating a 1,200 feet above the surface; includes a B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR stand-alone airspace designation for the small extension to the southwest to TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND airport. Additionally, this action accommodate IFR arrivals below 1,500 REPORTING POINTS updates the airport reference points for feet above the surface; and the segment these airports in Class D and E airspace, east of longitude 123° is removed, as ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 as well as removes the Notice to Airmen there are no IFR operations within that continues to read as follows: (NOTAM) requirement noted in Class E area. These modifications are necessary Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, surface area airspace. for the safety and management of IFR 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 5, operations at the airport, while 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 2017. The Director of the Federal preserving the navigable airspace for Register approves this incorporation by aviation. § 71.1 [Amended] reference action under Title 1, Code of Class E airspace designations are ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, the annual revision of FAA Order Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, Airspace Designations and Reporting 7400.11 and publication of conforming and effective September 15, 2016, which Points, dated August 3, 2016, and amendments. is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR effective September 15, 2016, is ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, 71.1. The Class E airspace designations amended as follows: listed in this document will be Airspace Designations and Reporting published subsequently in the Order. Points, and subsequent amendments can Paragraph 6005: Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 feet or More be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ Regulatory Notices and Analyses Above the Surface of the Earth air_traffic/publications/. For further The FAA has determined that this information, you can contact the U.S. * * * * * regulation only involves an established Department of Transportation, Docket body of technical regulations for which ANM OR E5 Albany, OR [Modified] Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue frequent and routine amendments are Albany Municipal Airport, OR SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor Rm W12– necessary to keep them operationally (Lat. 44°38′16″ N., long. 123°03′34″ W.) 140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: current, is non-controversial and That airspace extending upward from 700 1–800–647–5527, or 202–366–9826. The unlikely to result in adverse or negative feet above the surface, within a 6.7-mile Order is also available for inspection at comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a radius of Albany Municipal Airport, the National Archives and Records ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under beginning at the 158° bearing from the airport Administration (NARA). For clockwise to the 022° bearing, thence to the information on the availability of FAA Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a point of beginning, and that airspace 1.4 ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– miles each side of the 230° bearing from the Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 8.5 miles southwest of the airport. federal_register/code_of_federal- does not warrant preparation of a regulations/ibr_locations.html. Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with RULES impact is so minimal. Since this is a 24, 2016. Designations and Reporting Points, is routine matter that only affects air traffic Tracey Johnson, published yearly and effective on procedures and air navigation, it is Manager, Operations Support Group, Western September 15. certified that this rule, when Service Center. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom promulgated, does not have a significant [FR Doc. 2016–26437 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am] Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, economic impact on a substantial BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Operations Support Group, Western VerDate Sep<11>2014 11:51 Nov 03, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\04NOR1.SGM 04NOR1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective 0901 UTC, January 5, 2017. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
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 76854 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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