82_FR_17021 82 FR 16955 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace for the Following Pennsylvania Towns; Lancaster, PA; Reading, PA; and Williamsport, PA

82 FR 16955 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace for the Following Pennsylvania Towns; Lancaster, PA; Reading, PA; and Williamsport, PA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 66 (April 7, 2017)

Page Range16955-16957
FR Document2017-06759

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D airspace by removing the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA; Reading Regional Airport/Carl A. Spaatz Field, Reading, PA; and Williamsport Regional Airport, Williamsport, PA. This action would also update the geographic coordinates of these airports and the Picture Rocks navigation aid listed in this proposed rule. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at these airports.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 66 (Friday, April 7, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 66 (Friday, April 7, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06759]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9377; Airspace Docket No. 16-AEA-8]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace for the 
Following Pennsylvania Towns; Lancaster, PA; Reading, PA; and 
Williamsport, PA

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 Class D airspace by removing the Notice to Airmen 
(NOTAM) part-time status at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA; Reading 
Regional Airport/Carl A. Spaatz Field, Reading, PA; and Williamsport 
Regional Airport, Williamsport, PA. This action would also update the 
geographic coordinates of these airports and the Picture Rocks 
navigation aid listed in this proposed rule. Controlled airspace is 
necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations at these airports.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: 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. You must identify the Docket No. FAA-
2016-9377; Airspace Docket No. 16-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 is on 
the ground floor of the building at the above address.
    FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed on line 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: 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 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 controlled airspace in the respective Class D and 
Class E airspace areas at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA; Reading 
Regional Airport/Carl A. Spaatz Field, Reading, PA; and Williamsport 
Regional Airport, (formerly Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport), 
Williamsport, PA.

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 and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address listed above. 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-2016-9377; Airspace Docket No. 16-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.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 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.

Availability and Summary of Documents 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.

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The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by removing the NOTAM part-time status of 
the Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface 
area at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA; Reading Regional Airport/Carl 
A. Spaatz Field, Reading, PA; and Williamsport Regional Airport, 
Williamsport, PA. Also, Class D airspace, Class E surface airspace, and 
Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface would be amended by updating the geographic coordinates of 
these airports, as well as the Picture Rocks Non-directional radio 
beacon (NDB). Also, this action would update the name of Williamsport 
Regional Airport (formerly Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport).
    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 71.1. The Class D and 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 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 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

AEA PA D Lancaster, PA [Amended]

Lancaster Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]07'20'' N., long. 76[deg]17'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Lancaster Airport. This 
Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart 
Supplement (previously called Airport/Facility Directory).
* * * * *

AEA PA D Reading, PA [Amended]

Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]22'43'' N., long. 75[deg]57'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,800 feet MSL within a 4.8-mile radius of Reading Regional/Carl A. 
Spaatz Field. This Class D airspace area is effective during 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Chart Supplement (previously called Airport/
Facility Directory).
* * * * *

AEA PA D Williamsport, PA [Amended]

Williamsport Regional Airport, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'30'' N., long. 76[deg]55'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Williamsport Regional 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement (previously called Airport/Facility Directory).
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace.

* * * * *

AEA PA E2 Lancaster, PA [Amended]

Lancaster Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]07'20'' N., long. 76[deg]17'40'' W.)
Lancaster VORTAC
    (Lat. 40[deg]07'12'' N., long. 76[deg]17'29'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Lancaster Airport, and that airspace 
extending upward from the surface within 2.7 miles each side of the 
Lancaster VORTAC 260[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to 7.4 
miles west of the VORTAC, and within 2.7 miles each side of the 
Lancaster VORTAC 128[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to 7.4 
miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 
Lancaster VORTAC 055[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to 4.4 
miles northeast of the VORTAC. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Chart Supplement (previously called 
Airport/Facility Directory).
* * * * *

AEA PA E2 Reading, PA [Amended]

Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]22'43'' N., long. 75[deg]57'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending from the surface within a 4.8-mile 
radius of Reading Regional/Carl A. Spaatz Field, and within 4-miles 
either side of the 172[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from 
the 4.8-mile radius, to 10.1-miles south of the airport. This Class 
E airspace area is effective during specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart 
Supplement (previously called Airport/Facility Directory).
* * * * *

AEA PA E2 Williamsport, PA [Amended]

Williamsport Regional Airport, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'30'' N., long. 76[deg]55'18'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Williamsport Regional Airport; and 
that airspace extending upward from the surface within a 7-mile 
radius of the airport extending clockwise from the 270[deg] bearing 
to the 312[deg] bearing from the airport and within an 11.3-mile 
radius of the airport extending clockwise from the 312[deg] bearing 
to the 350[deg] bearing from the airport and within an 11.3-mile 
radius of the airport extending clockwise from the 004[deg] bearing 
to the 099[deg] bearing from the airport and within 3.5 miles south 
of the airport east localizer course extending from the 4.2-mile 
radius of the airport east to the 099[deg] bearing from the airport. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement (previously called Airport/Facility Directory).

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

* * * * *

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AEA PA E4 Lancaster, PA [Amended]

Lancaster Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]07'20'' N., long. 76[deg]17'40'' W.)
Lancaster VORTAC
    (Lat. 40[deg]07'12'' N., long. 76[deg]17'29'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.7 miles 
each side of the Lancaster VORTAC 260[deg] radial extending from the 
VORTAC to 7.4 miles west of the VORTAC, and within 2.7 miles each 
side of the Lancaster VORTAC 128[deg] radial extending from the 
VORTAC to 7.4 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 1.8 miles 
each side of the Lancaster VORTAC 055[deg] radial extending from the 
VORTAC to 4.4 miles northeast of the VORTAC.
* * * * *

AEA PA E4 Reading, PA [Amended]

Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]22'43'' N., long. 75[deg]57'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 4 miles 
either side of the 172[deg] bearing from Reading Regional/Carl A. 
Spaatz Field extending from the 4.8-mile radius of the airport to 
10.1 miles south of the airport.
* * * * *

AEA PA E4 Williamsport, PA [Amended]

Williamsport Regional Airport, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'30'' N., long. 76[deg]55'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 7-mile 
radius of Williamsport Regional Airport extending clockwise from a 
270[deg] bearing to the 312[deg] bearing from the airport and within 
an 11.3-mile radius of the airport extending clockwise from the 
312[deg] bearing to the 350[deg] bearing from the airport and within 
an 11.3-mile radius of the airport extending clockwise from the 
004[deg] bearing to the 099[deg] bearing from the airport and within 
3.5 miles south of the airport east localizer course extending from 
the 4.2-mile radius of the airport east to the 099[deg] bearing from 
the airport.
* * * * *

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

* * * * *

AEA PA E5 Reading, PA [Amended]

Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]22'43'' N., long. 75[deg]57'55'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10.3-mile radius of Reading Regional/Carl A. Spaatz Field.
* * * * *

AEA PA E5 Williamsport, PA [Amended]

Williamsport Regional Airport, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'30'' N., long. 76[deg]55'18'' W.)
Picture Rocks NDB
    (Lat. 41[deg]16'37'' N., long. 76[deg]42'36'' W.)
Williamsport Hospital, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 41[deg]14'43'' N., long. 77[deg]00'04'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 17.9-mile radius of Williamsport Regional Airport extending 
clockwise from the 025[deg] bearing to the 067[deg] bearing from the 
airport, and within a 12.6-mile radius of Williamsport Regional 
Airport extending clockwise from the 067[deg] bearing to a 099[deg] 
bearing from the airport, and within a 6.7-mile radius of 
Williamsport Regional Airport extending clockwise from the 099[deg] 
bearing to the 270[deg] bearing from the airport, and within a 17.9-
mile radius of Williamsport Regional Airport extending clockwise 
from the 270[deg] bearing to the 312[deg] bearing from the airport 
and within a 19.6-mile radius of Williamsport Regional Airport 
extending clockwise from the 312[deg] bearing to the 350[deg] 
bearing from the airport and within a 6.7-mile radius of 
Williamsport Regional Airport extending clockwise from the 350[deg] 
bearing to the 025[deg] bearing from the airport and within 4.4 
miles each side of the Williamsport Regional Airport ILS localizer 
east course extending from the Picture Rocks NDB to 11.3 miles east 
of the NDB; and that airspace within a 6-mile radius of the point in 
space (lat. 41[deg]14'43'' N., long. 77[deg]00'04'' W.) serving 
Williamsport Hospital.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 27, 2017.
Joey L. Medders,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-06759 Filed 4-6-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 66 / Friday, April 7, 2017 / Proposed Rules 16955 Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March subsequent amendments can be viewed Communications should identify both 27, 2017 on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ docket numbers and be submitted in Joey L. Medders, traffic/publications/. For further triplicate to the address listed above. Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, information, you can contact the You may also submit comments through Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation the Internet at http:// Organization. Administration, 800 Independence www.regulations.gov. [FR Doc. 2017–06751 Filed 4–6–17; 8:45 am] Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; Persons wishing the FAA to BILLING CODE 4910–13–P telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is acknowledge receipt of their comments also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records on this action must submit with those DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Administration (NARA). For comments a self-addressed stamped information on the availability of FAA postcard on which the following Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Docket No. FAA–2016–9377; Airspace 14 CFR Part 71 federal_register/code_of_federal- Docket No. 16–AEA–8.’’ The postcard regulations/ibr_locations.html. will be date/time stamped and returned [Docket No. FAA–2016–9377; Airspace Docket No. 16–AEA–8] FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace to the commenter. Designations and Reporting Points, is All communications received before Proposed Amendment of Class D and published yearly and effective on the specified closing date for comments Class E Airspace for the Following September 15. will be considered before taking action Pennsylvania Towns; Lancaster, PA; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John on the proposed rule. The proposal Reading, PA; and Williamsport, PA Fornito, Operations Support Group, contained in this notice may be changed AGENCY: Federal Aviation Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation in light of the comments received. A Administration (FAA), DOT. Administration, P.O. Box 20636, report summarizing each substantive Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) public contact with FAA personnel ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 305–6364. concerned with this rulemaking will be (NPRM). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: filed in the docket. SUMMARY: This action proposes to Authority for This Rulemaking Availability of NPRMs amend Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D airspace by The FAA’s authority to issue rules An electronic copy of this document removing the Notice to Airmen regarding aviation safety is found in may be downloaded from and (NOTAM) part-time status at Lancaster Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the comments submitted through http:// Airport, Lancaster, PA; Reading www.regulations.gov. Recently Regional Airport/Carl A. Spaatz Field, authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, published rulemaking documents can Reading, PA; and Williamsport Regional also be accessed through the FAA’s Web Airport, Williamsport, PA. This action describes in more detail the scope of the agency’s authority. This rulemaking is page at http://www.regulations.gov. would also update the geographic coordinates of these airports and the promulgated under the authority You may review the public docket Picture Rocks navigation aid listed in described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, containing the proposal, any comments this proposed rule. Controlled airspace Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that received, and any final disposition in is necessary for the safety and section, the FAA is charged with person in the Dockets Office (see the management of instrument flight rules prescribing regulations to assign the use ADDRESSES section for address and (IFR) operations at these airports. of airspace necessary to ensure the phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, DATES: Comments must be received on airspace. This regulation is within the except Federal holidays. An informal or before May 22, 2017. scope of that authority as it would docket may also be examined between ADDRESSES: Send comments on this amend controlled airspace in the 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday proposal to: U.S. Department of respective Class D and Class E airspace through Friday, except Federal holidays Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 areas at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, at the office of the Eastern Service New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg., PA; Reading Regional Airport/Carl A. Center, Federal Aviation Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, Spaatz Field, Reading, PA; and Administration, Room 350, 1701 Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1– Williamsport Regional Airport, Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You (formerly Williamsport-Lycoming 30337. must identify the Docket No. FAA– County Airport), Williamsport, PA. 2016–9377; Airspace Docket No. 16– Availability and Summary of AEA–8, at the beginning of your Comments Invited Documents for Incorporation by comments. You may also submit and Interested persons are invited to Reference review received comments through the comment on this rule by submitting Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. such written data, views, or arguments, This document proposes to amend You may review the public docket as they may desire. Comments that FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace containing the proposal, any comments provide the factual basis supporting the Designations and Reporting Points, nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with PROPOSALS received, and any final disposition in views and suggestions presented are dated August 3, 2016, and effective person in the Dockets Office between particularly helpful in developing September 15, 2016. FAA Order 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday reasoned regulatory decisions on the 7400.11A is publicly available as listed through Friday, except Federal holidays. proposal. Comments are specifically in the ADDRESSES section of this The Docket is on the ground floor of the invited on the overall regulatory, document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists building at the above address. aeronautical, economic, environmental, Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace and energy-related aspects of the air traffic service routes, and reporting Designations and Reporting Points, and proposal. points. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:51 Apr 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\07APP1.SGM 07APP1

16956 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 66 / Friday, April 7, 2017 / Proposed Rules The Proposal The Proposed Amendment Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace. The FAA is considering an In consideration of the foregoing, the amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Federal Aviation Administration * * * * * Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as AEA PA E2 Lancaster, PA [Amended] removing the NOTAM part-time status follows: Lancaster Airport, PA of the Class E airspace designated as an (Lat. 40°07′20″ N., long. 76°17′40″ W.) extension to a Class D surface area at PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Lancaster VORTAC Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA; B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR (Lat. 40°07′12″ N., long. 76°17′29″ W.) Reading Regional Airport/Carl A. Spaatz TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Within a 4.1-mile radius of Lancaster Field, Reading, PA; and Williamsport REPORTING POINTS Airport, and that airspace extending upward Regional Airport, Williamsport, PA. from the surface within 2.7 miles each side Also, Class D airspace, Class E surface ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 of the Lancaster VORTAC 260° radial continues to read as follows: extending from the VORTAC to 7.4 miles airspace, and Class E airspace areas west of the VORTAC, and within 2.7 miles extending upward from 700 feet or more Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, each side of the Lancaster VORTAC 128° above the surface would be amended by 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, radial extending from the VORTAC to 7.4 updating the geographic coordinates of 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within these airports, as well as the Picture 1.8 miles each side of the Lancaster VORTAC § 71.1 [Amended] 055° radial extending from the VORTAC to Rocks Non-directional radio beacon (NDB). Also, this action would update ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 4.4 miles northeast of the VORTAC. This the name of Williamsport Regional 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Class E airspace area is effective during the Airspace Designations and Reporting specific dates and times established in Airport (formerly Williamsport- advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective Lycoming County Airport). Points, dated August 3, 2016, effective date and time will thereafter be continuously Class D and Class E airspace September 15, 2016, is amended as published in the Chart Supplement designations are published in Paragraph follows: (previously called Airport/Facility Directory). 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. * * * * * respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, * * * * * AEA PA E2 Reading, PA [Amended] dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, which is AEA PA D Lancaster, PA [Amended] Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Lancaster Airport, PA Field, PA 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace (Lat. 40°07′20″ N., long. 76°17′40″ W.) (Lat. 40°22′43″ N., long. 75°57′55″ W.) designations listed in this document That airspace extending upward from the That airspace extending from the surface will be published subsequently in the surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL within a 4.8-mile radius of Reading Regional/ Order. within a 4.1-mile radius of Lancaster Airport. Carl A. Spaatz Field, and within 4-miles This Class D airspace area is effective during either side of the 172° bearing from the Regulatory Notices and Analyses the specific dates and times established in airport, extending from the 4.8-mile radius, to 10.1-miles south of the airport. This Class The FAA has determined that this advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective E airspace area is effective during specific proposed regulation only involves an date and time will thereafter be continuously dates and times established in advance by a established body of technical published in the Chart Supplement Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time (previously called Airport/Facility Directory). regulations for which frequent and will thereafter be continuously published in routine amendments are necessary to * * * * * the Chart Supplement (previously called keep them operationally current. It, Airport/Facility Directory). AEA PA D Reading, PA [Amended] therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz * * * * * regulatory action’’ under Executive Field, PA AEA PA E2 Williamsport, PA [Amended] Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant (Lat. 40°22′43″ N., long. 75°57′55″ W.) Williamsport Regional Airport, PA rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies That airspace extending upward from the (Lat. 41°14′30″ N., long. 76°55′18″ W.) and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February surface to and including 2,800 feet MSL Within a 4.2-mile radius of Williamsport 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant within a 4.8-mile radius of Reading Regional/ Regional Airport; and that airspace extending preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation Carl A. Spaatz Field. This Class D airspace upward from the surface within a 7-mile as the anticipated impact is so minimal. area is effective during specific dates and radius of the airport extending clockwise Since this is a routine matter that will times established in advance by a Notice to from the 270° bearing to the 312° bearing only affect air traffic procedures and air Airmen. The effective date and time will from the airport and within an 11.3-mile navigation, it is certified that this thereafter be continuously published in the radius of the airport extending clockwise proposed rule, when promulgated, will Chart Supplement (previously called Airport/ from the 312° bearing to the 350° bearing Facility Directory). from the airport and within an 11.3-mile not have a significant economic impact * * * * * radius of the airport extending clockwise on a substantial number of small entities from the 004° bearing to the 099° bearing under the criteria of the Regulatory AEA PA D Williamsport, PA [Amended] from the airport and within 3.5 miles south Flexibility Act. Williamsport Regional Airport, PA of the airport east localizer course extending (Lat. 41°14′30″ N., long. 76°55′18″ W.) from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport east to Environmental Review the 099° bearing from the airport. This Class That airspace extending upward from the This proposal would be subject to an surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL E airspace area is effective during the specific environmental analysis in accordance dates and times established in advance by a within a 4.2-mile radius of Williamsport nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with PROPOSALS with FAA Order 1050.1F, Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time Regional Airport. This Class D airspace area ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and will thereafter be continuously published in is effective during the specific dates and the Chart Supplement (previously called Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final times established in advance by a Notice to Airport/Facility Directory). regulatory action. Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Chart Supplement (previously called Airport/ Designated as an Extension to a Class D Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Facility Directory). Surface Area. Navigation (air). * * * * * * * * * * VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:51 Apr 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\07APP1.SGM 07APP1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 66 / Friday, April 7, 2017 / Proposed Rules 16957 AEA PA E4 Lancaster, PA [Amended] radius of Williamsport Regional Airport Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1– Lancaster Airport, PA extending clockwise from the 025° bearing to 800–647–5527, or 202–366–9826. You (Lat. 40°07′20″ N., long. 76°17′40″ W.) the 067° bearing from the airport, and within must identify the Docket No. FAA– Lancaster VORTAC a 12.6-mile radius of Williamsport Regional 2017–0070; Airspace Docket No. 17– (Lat. 40°07′12″ N., long. 76°17′29″ W.) Airport extending clockwise from the 067° bearing to a 099° bearing from the airport, ASO–2, at the beginning of your That airspace extending upward from the comments. You may also submit and surface within 2.7 miles each side of the and within a 6.7-mile radius of Williamsport Regional Airport extending clockwise from review received comments through the Lancaster VORTAC 260° radial extending from the VORTAC to 7.4 miles west of the the 099° bearing to the 270° bearing from the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. VORTAC, and within 2.7 miles each side of airport, and within a 17.9-mile radius of You may review the public docket the Lancaster VORTAC 128° radial extending Williamsport Regional Airport extending containing the proposal, any comments from the VORTAC to 7.4 miles southeast of clockwise from the 270° bearing to the 312° received, and any final disposition in the VORTAC, and within 1.8 miles each side bearing from the airport and within a 19.6- person in the Dockets Office between of the Lancaster VORTAC 055° radial mile radius of Williamsport Regional Airport extending clockwise from the 312° bearing to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday extending from the VORTAC to 4.4 miles the 350° bearing from the airport and within through Friday, except Federal holidays. northeast of the VORTAC. a 6.7-mile radius of Williamsport Regional The Docket is on the ground floor of the * * * * * Airport extending clockwise from the 350° building at the above address. AEA PA E4 Reading, PA [Amended] bearing to the 025° bearing from the airport FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz and within 4.4 miles each side of the Williamsport Regional Airport ILS localizer Designations and Reporting Points, and Field, PA subsequent amendments can be viewed (Lat. 40°22′43″ N., long. 75°57′55″ W.) east course extending from the Picture Rocks NDB to 11.3 miles east of the NDB; and that on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ That airspace extending upward from the traffic/publications/. For further airspace within a 6-mile radius of the point surface within 4 miles either side of the 172° bearing from Reading Regional/Carl A. in space (lat. 41°14′43″ N., long. 77°00′04″ information, you can contact the W.) serving Williamsport Hospital. Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Spaatz Field extending from the 4.8-mile radius of the airport to 10.1 miles south of Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March Administration, 800 Independence the airport. 27, 2017. Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; * * * * * Joey L. Medders, telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, also available for inspection at the AEA PA E4 Williamsport, PA [Amended] National Archives and Records Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Williamsport Regional Airport, PA Organization. Administration (NARA). For (Lat. 41°14′30″ N., long. 76°55′18″ W.) information on the availability of FAA [FR Doc. 2017–06759 Filed 4–6–17; 8:45 am] That airspace extending upward from the Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– BILLING CODE 4910–13–P surface within a 7-mile radius of 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Williamsport Regional Airport extending federal_register/code_of_federal- clockwise from a 270° bearing to the 312° bearing from the airport and within an 11.3- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION regulations/ibr_locations.html. mile radius of the airport extending FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace clockwise from the 312° bearing to the 350° Federal Aviation Administration Designations and Reporting Points, is bearing from the airport and within an 11.3- published yearly and effective on mile radius of the airport extending 14 CFR Part 71 September 15. clockwise from the 004° bearing to the 099° bearing from the airport and within 3.5 miles [Docket No. FAA–2017–0070; Airspace Docket No. 17–ASO–2] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John south of the airport east localizer course Fornito, Operations Support Group, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation airport east to the 099° bearing from the Proposed Amendment of Class E airport. Airspace, Fayetteville, TN Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone 404 * * * * * AGENCY: Federal Aviation 305–6364. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Extending Upward from 700 feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. (NPRM). Authority for This Rulemaking * * * * * SUMMARY: This action proposes to The FAA’s authority to issue rules AEA PA E5 Reading, PA [Amended] amend Class E airspace at Fayetteville, regarding aviation safety is found in Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz TN, as the Kelso Non-Directional Title 49 of the United States Code. Field, PA Beacon (NDB) has been Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the (Lat. 40°22′43″ N., long. 75°57′55″ W.) decommissioned, requiring airspace That airspace extending upward from 700 authority of the FAA Administrator. reconfiguration at Fayetteville Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, feet above the surface within a 10.3-mile Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace radius of Reading Regional/Carl A. Spaatz describes in more detail the scope of the Field. is necessary for the safety and agency’s authority. This rulemaking is management of instrument flight rules promulgated under the authority * * * * * (IFR) operations at the airport. This described in Subtitle VII, Part A, AEA PA E5 Williamsport, PA [Amended] action also would update the geographic Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with PROPOSALS Williamsport Regional Airport, PA coordinates of the airport. section, the FAA is charged with (Lat. 41°14′30″ N., long. 76°55′18″ W.) DATES: Comments must be received on prescribing regulations to assign the use Picture Rocks NDB or before May 22, 2017. of airspace necessary to ensure the (Lat. 41°16′37″ N., long. 76°42′36″ W.) Williamsport Hospital, Point In Space ADDRESSES: Send comments on this safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Coordinates proposal to: U.S. Department of airspace. This regulation is within the (Lat. 41°14′43″ N., long. 77°00′04″ W.) Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 scope of that authority as it would That airspace extending upward from 700 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg amend Class E airspace at Fayetteville feet above the surface within a 17.9-mile Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, Municipal Airport, Fayetteville, TN. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:51 Apr 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\07APP1.SGM 07APP1


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Document Modified: 2017-04-06 23:49:29
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 May 22, 2017.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation82 FR 16955 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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