82_FR_14894 82 FR 14839 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Soldotna, AK

82 FR 14839 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Soldotna, AK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)

Page Range14839-14841
FR Document2017-05514

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Soldotna Airport, Soldotna, AK. After review of the airspace, the FAA found redesign is necessary due to procedure modifications. The FAA also proposes to remove the reference to the Soldotna nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) in the legal description. This action would enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14839-14841]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05514]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9588; Airspace Docket No. 16-AAL-5]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Soldotna, AK

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 extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Soldotna Airport, Soldotna, 
AK. After review of the airspace, the FAA found redesign is necessary 
due to procedure modifications. The FAA also proposes to remove the 
reference to the Soldotna nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) in the 
legal description. This action would enhance the safety and management 
of IFR operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2017.

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-2016-9588; Airspace Docket No. 16-AAL-5, 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 7400.11A, 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 
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 7400.11A 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: Robert LaPlante, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4566.

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

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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 Soldotna Airport, 
Soldotna, AK, to conform the airspace to the size necessary for the 
current arrivals.

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-2016-9588/
Airspace Docket No. 16-AAL-5.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/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 7400.11A, 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 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 at Soldotna Airport, Soldotna, 
AK. This proposed action is necessary because the airspace as 
configured exceeds the minimum size required for the current arrivals. 
The portion of airspace within a 10.1-mile radius of the Soldotna 
Airport and within 4 miles either side of the 270 degree bearing of the 
Soldotna NDB would be revised from 4 miles to 2.4 miles and the 
reference to the NDB would be changed to the Soldotna Airport. The 
portion of airspace extending from the 10.1-mile radius to 21 miles 
west of the Soldotna Airport would be modified to 11 miles west of the 
airport. The portion of airspace within 4 miles south of the 090 degree 
bearing of the Soldotna Airport would be revised to 3.5 miles.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6004, 
6005, and 6006, 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 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 Environmental Review.
    This proposal will criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.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 7400.11A, 
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.

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AAL AK E5 Soldotna, AK [Modified]

Soldotna, Soldotna Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60[deg]28'30'' N., long. 151[deg]02'17'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10.1-mile radius of the Soldotna Airport and within 2.4 
miles either side of the 270[deg] bearing of the Soldotna Airport, 
AK, extending from the 10.1-mile radius to 11 miles west of the 
Soldotna Airport, AK, and within 3.5 miles either side of the 
090[deg] bearing of the Soldotna Airport, AK, extending from the 
10.1-mile radius to 14.3 miles east of the Soldotna Airport, AK; and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

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within a 73-mile radius of the Soldotna Airport.


    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 9, 2017.
Tracey Johnson,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-05514 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 55 / Thursday, March 23, 2017 / Proposed Rules 14839 § 39.13 [Amended] inspector or local Flight Standards District at Soldotna Airport, Soldotna, AK. After ■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding Office, as appropriate. If sending information review of the airspace, the FAA found the following new airworthiness directly to the New York ACO, send it to redesign is necessary due to procedure ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing directive (AD): modifications. The FAA also proposes Operational Safety, FAA, New York ACO, Bombardier, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2016– 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, to remove the reference to the Soldotna 9387; Directorate Identifier 2016–NM– NY 11590; telephone: 516–228–7300; fax: nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) in 182–AD. 516–794–5531. Before using any approved the legal description. This action would AMOC, notify your appropriate principal enhance the safety and management of (a) Comments Due Date inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, IFR operations at the airport. We must receive comments by May 8, the manager of the local flight standards DATES: Comments must be received on 2017. district office/certificate holding district or before May 8, 2017. (b) Affected ADs office. (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any ADDRESSES: Send comments on this None. requirement in this AD to obtain corrective proposal to the U.S. Department of (c) Applicability actions from a manufacturer, the action must Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 be accomplished using a method approved New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc. Model BD–100–1A10 airplanes, certificated in any by the Manager, New York ACO, ANE–170, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– category, serial numbers (S/Ns) 20003 through 20532 inclusive. (TCCA); or Bombardier, Inc.’s TCCA Design 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– (d) Subject the DAO, the approval must include the DAO-authorized signature. 2016–9588; Airspace Docket No. 16– Air Transport Association (ATA) of AAL–5, at the beginning of your America Code 25, Equipment/Furnishings. (i) Related Information comments. You may also submit (e) Reason (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing comments through the Internet at http:// This AD was prompted by a recent design Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian www.regulations.gov. You may review review of the equipment racks which Airworthiness Directive CF–2016–26, dated the public docket containing the revealed that the left-hand side (LHS) and September 14, 2016, for related information. proposal, any comments received, and right-hand side (RHS) equipment racks were This MCAI may be found in the AD docket any final disposition in person in the not designed to support the actual weight of on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and all the equipment and the secondary direct 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, current power centers under all loading FAA–2016–9387. conditions. We are issuing this AD to prevent (2) For service information identified in except federal holidays. structural failure of the LHS or RHS this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 Côte- FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace equipment racks in the event of a high energy Vertu Road West, Dorval, Québec H4S 1Y9, Designations and Reporting Points, and emergency landing or runway excursion, Canada; telephone: 514–855–5000; fax: 514– subsequent amendments can be viewed which could result in blockage of the 855–7401; email: thd.crj@ online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ emergency exit for the flightcrew. aero.bombardier.com; Internet http:// publications/. For further information, www.bombardier.com. You may view this you can contact the Airspace Policy (f) Compliance service information at the FAA, Transport Group, Federal Aviation Comply with this AD within the Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the Administration, 800 Independence compliance times specified, unless already done. availability of this material at the FAA, call Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591; 425–227–1221. telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is (g) Modification of the Equipment Racks also available for inspection at the Issued in Renton, Washington, on March Within 90 months after the effective date 14, 2017. National Archives and Records of this AD, do the modification required by Administration (NARA). For paragraph (g)(1) or (g)(2) of this AD, as Dionne Palermo, information on the availability of FAA applicable. Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– (1) For airplanes having S/Ns 20003 Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ through 20500 inclusive: Modify the [FR Doc. 2017–05520 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] equipment racks having part numbers (P/Ns) federal_register/code_of_federal- BILLING CODE 4910–13–P regulations/ibr_locations.html. K1000070316–003 (LHS) and K1000070316– 004 (RHS), in accordance with the FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Designations and Reporting Points, is DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION published yearly and effective on Service Bulletin 100–25–39, dated October 26, 2015. Federal Aviation Administration September 15. (2) For airplanes having S/Ns 20501 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: through 20532 inclusive: Modify the Robert LaPlante, Federal Aviation equipment rack having P/N K1000070316– 14 CFR Part 71 Administration, Operations Support 004 (RHS only), in accordance with the [Docket No. FAA–2016–9588; Airspace Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Docket No. 16–AAL–5] Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; Service Bulletin 350–25–002, dated October 26, 2015. Proposed Amendment of Class E telephone (425) 203–4566. Airspace, Soldotna, AK SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (h) Other FAA AD Provisions sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS The following provisions also apply to this AGENCY: Federal Aviation Authority for This Rulemaking AD: Administration (FAA), DOT. The FAA’s authority to issue rules (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding aviation safety is found in (AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, FAA, (NPRM). Title 49 of the United States Code. has the authority to approve AMOCs for this Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the AD, if requested using the procedures found SUMMARY: This action proposes to authority of the FAA Administrator. in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR modify Class E airspace extending Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 39.19, send your request to your principal upward from 700 feet above the surface describes in more detail the scope of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Mar 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\23MRP1.SGM 23MRP1

14840 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 55 / Thursday, March 23, 2017 / Proposed Rules agency’s authority. This rulemaking is except federal holidays. An informal Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a promulgated under the authority docket may also be examined during ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT described in Subtitle VII, Part A, normal business hours at the Northwest Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Mountain Regional Office of the Federal FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) section, the FAA is charged with Aviation Administration, Air Traffic does not warrant preparation of a prescribing regulations to assign the use Organization, Western Service Center, regulatory evaluation as the anticipated of airspace necessary to ensure the Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind impact is so minimal. Since this is a safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. routine matter that will only affect air airspace. This regulation is within the traffic procedures and air navigation, it Availability and Summary of scope of that authority as it would is certified that this rule, when Documents Proposed for Incorporation amend Class E airspace at Soldotna promulgated, would not have a by Reference Airport, Soldotna, AK, to conform the significant economic impact on a airspace to the size necessary for the This document proposes to amend substantial number of small entities current arrivals. FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace under the Environmental Review. Designations and Reporting Points, This proposal will criteria of the Comments Invited dated August 3, 2016, and effective Regulatory Flexibility Act.be subject to Interested parties are invited to September 15, 2016. FAA Order an environmental analysis in participate in this proposed rulemaking 7400.11A is publicly available as listed accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, by submitting such written data, views, in the ADDRESSES section of this ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and or arguments, as they may desire. document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Comments that provide the factual basis Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, regulatory action. supporting the views and suggestions air traffic service routes, and reporting presented are particularly helpful in points. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 developing reasoned regulatory Airspace, Incorporation by reference, decisions on the proposal. Comments The Proposal Navigation (air). are specifically invited on the overall The FAA is proposing an amendment regulatory, aeronautical, economic, to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations The Proposed Amendment environmental, and energy-related (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E Accordingly, pursuant to the aspects of the proposal. airspace extending upward from 700 authority delegated to me, the Federal Communications should identify both feet above the surface at Soldotna Aviation Administration proposes to docket numbers and be submitted in Airport, Soldotna, AK. This proposed amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: triplicate to the address listed above. action is necessary because the airspace Persons wishing the FAA to as configured exceeds the minimum size PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, acknowledge receipt of their comments required for the current arrivals. The B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR on this notice must submit with those portion of airspace within a 10.1-mile TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND comments a self-addressed, stamped radius of the Soldotna Airport and REPORTING POINTS postcard on which the following within 4 miles either side of the 270 degree bearing of the Soldotna NDB ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR statement is made: ‘‘Comments to would be revised from 4 miles to 2.4 part 71 continues to read as follows: Docket No. FAA–2016–9588/Airspace Docket No. 16–AAL–5.’’ The postcard miles and the reference to the NDB Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, will be date/time stamped and returned would be changed to the Soldotna 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, to the commenter. Airport. The portion of airspace 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. All communications received before extending from the 10.1-mile radius to § 71.1 [Amended] the specified closing date for comments 21 miles west of the Soldotna Airport ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in will be considered before taking action would be modified to 11 miles west of 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, on the proposed rule. The proposal the airport. The portion of airspace Airspace Designations and Reporting contained in this notice may be changed within 4 miles south of the 090 degree Points, dated August 3, 2016, and in light of the comments received. A bearing of the Soldotna Airport would effective September 15, 2016, is report summarizing each substantive be revised to 3.5 miles. amended as follows: public contact with FAA personnel Class E airspace designations are concerned with this rulemaking will be published in paragraph 6004, 6005, and Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas filed in the docket. 6006, of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More August 3, 2016, and effective September Above the Surface of the Earth. Availability of NPRMs 15, 2016, which is incorporated by * * * * * An electronic copy of this document reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E may be downloaded through the airspace designations listed in this AAL AK E5 Soldotna, AK [Modified] Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. document will be published Soldotna, Soldotna Airport, AK Recently published rulemaking subsequently in the Order. (Lat. 60°28′30″ N., long. 151°02′17″ W.) documents can also be accessed through That airspace extending upward from 700 the FAA’s Web page at http:// Regulatory Notices and Analyses feet above the surface within a 10.1-mile www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ The FAA has determined that this radius of the Soldotna Airport and within 2.4 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS airspace_amendments/. regulation only involves an established miles either side of the 270° bearing of the You may review the public docket body of technical regulations for which Soldotna Airport, AK, extending from the containing the proposal, any comments frequent and routine amendments are 10.1-mile radius to 11 miles west of the Soldotna Airport, AK, and within 3.5 miles received, and any final disposition in necessary to keep them operationally either side of the 090° bearing of the Soldotna person in the Dockets Office (see the current, is non-controversial and Airport, AK, extending from the 10.1-mile ADDRESSES section for the address and unlikely to result in adverse or negative radius to 14.3 miles east of the Soldotna phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Airport, AK; and that airspace extending 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under upward from 1,200 feet above the surface VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Mar 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\23MRP1.SGM 23MRP1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 55 / Thursday, March 23, 2017 / Proposed Rules 14841 within a 73-mile radius of the Soldotna National Archives and Records will be considered before taking action Airport. Administration (NARA). For on the proposed rule. The proposal information on the availability of FAA contained in this notice may be changed Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 9, 2017. Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– in light of the comments received. A 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ report summarizing each substantive Tracey Johnson, federal_register/code_of_federal- public contact with FAA personnel Manager, Operations Support Group, Western regulations/ibr_locations.html. concerned with this rulemaking will be Service Center. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace filed in the docket. [FR Doc. 2017–05514 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] Designations and Reporting Points, is BILLING CODE 4910–13–P published yearly and effective on Availability of NPRMs September 15. An electronic copy of this document FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom may be downloaded through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Operations Support Group, Western Recently published rulemaking Federal Aviation Administration Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., documents can also be accessed through Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) the FAA’s Web page at http:// 14 CFR Part 71 203–4511. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ [Docket No. FAA–2016–9474; Airspace SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: airspace_amendments/. Docket No. 16–AWP–24] You may review the public docket Authority for This Rulemaking containing the proposal, any comments Proposed Amendment of Class E The FAA’s authority to issue rules received, and any final disposition in Airspace Areas, and Establishment of regarding aviation safety is found in person in the Dockets Office (see the Class E Airspace; Bishop, CA Title 49 of the United States Code. ADDRESSES section for the address and AGENCY: Federal Aviation Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Administration (FAA), DOT. authority of the FAA Administrator. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, except federal holidays. An informal (NPRM). describes in more detail the scope of the docket may also be examined during agency’s authority. This rulemaking is normal business hours at the Northwest SUMMARY: This action proposes to promulgated under the authority Mountain Regional Office of the Federal modify Class E surface area airspace, described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Aviation Administration, Air Traffic and modify Class E airspace extending Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Organization, Western Service Center, upward from 700 feet above the surface section, the FAA is charged with Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind at Bishop Airport (formerly Eastern prescribing regulations to assign the use Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. Sierra Regional Airport), Bishop, CA. of airspace necessary to ensure the Availability and Summary of The FAA proposes also to establish safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Documents Proposed for Incorporation Class E surface area airspace designated airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would by Reference as an extension at this airport. After a review, the FAA found these amend Class E airspace at Bishop This document proposes to amend modifications are necessary for the Airport, Bishop, CA. FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace safety and management of Instrument Designations and Reporting Points, Comments Invited dated August 3, 2016, and effective Flight Rules aircraft operations at the airport. Interested parties are invited to September 15, 2016. FAA Order participate in this proposed rulemaking 7400.11A is publicly available as listed DATES: Comments must be received on by submitting such written data, views, in the ADDRESSES section of this or before May 8, 2017. or arguments, as they may desire. document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Comments that provide the factual basis Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, proposal to the U.S. Department of supporting the views and suggestions air traffic service routes, and reporting Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 presented are particularly helpful in points. New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building developing reasoned regulatory Ground Floor, Room W12–140, decisions on the proposal. Comments The Proposal Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– are specifically invited on the overall The FAA is proposing an amendment 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You regulatory, aeronautical, economic, to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– environmental, and energy-related (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E 2016–9474; Airspace Docket No. 16– aspects of the proposal. surface area airspace, modifying Class E AWP–24, at the beginning of your Communications should identify both airspace extending upward from 700 comments. You may also submit docket numbers and be submitted in feet above the surface, and establishing comments through the Internet at http:// triplicate to the address listed above. Class E surface area airspace designated www.regulations.gov. Persons wishing the FAA to as an extension, at Bishop Airport FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace acknowledge receipt of their comments (formerly Eastern Sierra Regional Designations and Reporting Points, and on this notice must submit with those Airport), Bishop, CA. subsequent amendments can be viewed comments a self-addressed, stamped Class E surface area airspace would be sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ postcard on which the following modified to within a 5-mile radius (from publications/. For further information, statement is made: ‘‘Comments to a 4.2-mile radius) of Bishop Airport, you can contact the Airspace Policy Docket No. FAA–2016–9474/Airspace with 2 segments extending from the 5- Group, Federal Aviation Docket No. 16–ANM–24’’. The postcard mile radius to 6.9 miles northwest of the Administration, 800 Independence will be date/time stamped and returned airport, and 9.6 miles north-northwest Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; to the commenter. of the airport, respectively. telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is All communications received before Class E airspace extending upward also available for inspection at the the specified closing date for comments from 700 feet above the surface would VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Mar 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\23MRP1.SGM 23MRP1


Document Created: 2017-03-23 02:45:43
Document Modified: 2017-03-23 02:45:43
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
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before May 8, 2017.
ContactRobert LaPlante, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4566.
FR Citation82 FR 14839 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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