82 FR 17160 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Louisiana Towns; Leesville, LA; and Patterson, LA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 67 (April 10, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 67 (April 10, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 17160-17161] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-07007] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2017-0183; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASW-4] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Louisiana Towns; Leesville, LA; and Patterson, LA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Leesville City Airport, Leesville, LA, and Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport, Patterson, LA. Airspace redesign is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Leesville non-directional radio beacon (NDB), and the Patterson radio beacon (RBN), and cancellation of NDB and RBN approaches, and for the safe management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at these airports. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 25, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2017-0183; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASW-4, 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. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800- 647-5527), 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 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: Rebecca Shelby, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5857. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Leesville City Airport, Leesville, LA and Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport, Patterson, LA, due to the decommissioning of associated navigation aids. Comments Invited Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2017-0183/ Airspace Docket No. 17-ASW-4.'' The postcard [[Page 17161]] will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. Availability of NPRMs An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 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: Leesville Airport, Leesville, LA, to within a 6.4-mile radius (reduced from a 6.5-mile radius) of Leesville Airport, and within 3.7 miles each side of the 360[deg] bearing from the airport (modified from 3.6 miles from each side of the 345[deg] bearing) extending from the 6.4- mile radius (reduced from a 6.5- mile radius) to 12.3 miles (reduced from 12.2 miles) north of the airport, and removing the segment within 2.5 miles each side of the 000[deg] bearing of the Leesville NDB extending from the 6.5- mile radius to 7.3 miles north of the airport; and Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport, Patterson, LA; by removing the segment within 2.5 mile each side of the 233[deg] bearing from the Patterson RBN extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles southwest of the airport. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Leesville (NBD) and Patterson RBN, and cancellation of the navigation aid approaches at these airports. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at these airports. 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 will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Environmental Review This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). The Proposed Amendment Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 0 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2015, 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. * * * * * ASW LA E5 Leesville, LA [Amended] Leesville Airport, LA (Lat. 31[deg]10'06'' N., long. 93[deg]20'33'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile radius of Leesville Airport, and within 3.7 miles each side of the 360[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 12.3 miles north of the airport, excluding that airspace within the Fort Polk, LA, Class D airspace area, and excluding that airspace within restricted area R-3803A. * * * * * ASW LA E5 Patterson, LA [Amended] Patterson, Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport, LA (Lat. 29[deg]42'39'' N., long. 91[deg]20'23'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 30, 2017. Walter Tweedy, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2017-07007 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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regulatory evaluation as the anticipated DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION information on the availability of FAA
impact is so minimal. Since this is a Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741–
routine matter that will only affect air Federal Aviation Administration 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/
traffic procedures and air navigation, it federal_register/code_of_federal-
is certified that this rule, when 14 CFR Part 71 regulations/ibr_locations.html.
promulgated, would not have a [Docket No. FAA–2017–0183; Airspace FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
significant economic impact on a Docket No. 17–ASW–4] Designations and Reporting Points, is
substantial number of small entities published yearly and effective on
under the criteria of the Regulatory Proposed Amendment of Class E September 15.
Flexibility Act. Airspace for the following Louisiana FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Towns; Leesville, LA; and Patterson, Rebecca Shelby, Operations Support
Environmental Review LA Group, Central Service Center, Federal
This proposal will be subject to an AGENCY: Federal Aviation Aviation Administration 10101
environmental analysis in accordance Administration (FAA), DOT. Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX,
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 76177; telephone (817) 222–5857.
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and (NPRM). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action. SUMMARY: This action proposes to Authority for This Rulemaking
modify Class E airspace extending The FAA’s authority to issue rules
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 upward from 700 feet above the surface regarding aviation safety is found in
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, at Leesville City Airport, Leesville, LA, Title 49 of the United States Code.
Navigation (air). and Harry P. Williams Memorial Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
Airport, Patterson, LA. Airspace authority of the FAA Administrator.
The Proposed Amendment redesign is necessary due to the Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
decommissioning of the Leesville non- describes in more detail the scope of the
Accordingly, pursuant to the directional radio beacon (NDB), and the agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
authority delegated to me, the Federal Patterson radio beacon (RBN), and promulgated under the authority
Aviation Administration proposes to cancellation of NDB and RBN described in Subtitle VII, Part, A,
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: approaches, and for the safe Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
management of instrument flight rules section, the FAA is charged with
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, (IFR) operations at these airports.
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR prescribing regulations to assign the use
DATES: Comments must be received on of airspace necessary to ensure the
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND or before May 25, 2017.
REPORTING POINTS safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this airspace. This regulation is within the
proposal to the U.S. Department of scope of that authority as it would
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Transportation, Docket Operations, amend Class E airspace extending
part 71 continues to read as follows: West Building Ground Floor, Room upward from 700 feet above the surface
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., at Leesville City Airport, Leesville, LA
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) and Harry P. Williams Memorial
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 366–9826, or 1–800–647–5527. You Airport, Patterson, LA, due to the
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– decommissioning of associated
§ 71.1 [Amended]
2017–0183; Airspace Docket No. 17– navigation aids.
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in ASW–4, at the beginning of your
Comments Invited
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, comments. You may also submit
Airspace Designations and Reporting comments through the Internet at http:// Interested parties are invited to
Points, dated August 3, 2016, and www.regulations.gov. You may review participate in this proposed rulemaking
effective September 15, 2016, is the public docket containing the by submitting such written data, views,
amended as follows: proposal, any comments received, and or arguments, as they may desire.
any final disposition in person in the Comments that provide the factual basis
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and supporting the views and suggestions
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, presented are particularly helpful in
Above the Surface of the Earth. except Federal holidays. The Docket developing reasoned regulatory
* * * * * Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is decisions on the proposal. Comments
on the ground floor of the building at are specifically invited on the overall
AGL WI E5 Mineral Point, WI [Amended]
the above address. regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
Iowa County Airport, WI FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace environmental, and energy-related
(Lat. 42°53′13″ N., long. 90°14′12″ W.) Designations and Reporting Points, and aspects of the proposal.
That airspace extending upward from 700 subsequent amendments can be viewed Communications should identify both
feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ docket numbers and be submitted in
radius of Iowa County Airport. publications/. For further information, triplicate to the address listed above.
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you can contact the Airspace Policy Commenters wishing the FAA to
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 29,
Group, Federal Aviation acknowledge receipt of their comments
2017.
Administration, 800 Independence on this notice must submit with those
Walter Tweedy, Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; comments a self-addressed, stamped
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is postcard on which the following
ATO Central Service Center. also available for inspection at the statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
[FR Doc. 2017–06893 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] National Archives and Records Docket No. FAA–2017–0183/Airspace
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Administration (NARA). For Docket No. 17–ASW–4.’’ The postcard
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will be date/time stamped and returned Airspace reconfiguration is necessary Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
to the commenter. due to the decommissioning of the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
Leesville (NBD) and Patterson RBN, and 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
Availability of NPRMs
cancellation of the navigation aid § 71.1 [Amended]
An electronic copy of this document approaches at these airports. Controlled
may be downloaded through the ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
airspace is necessary for the safety and
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
management of standard instrument
Recently published rulemaking Airspace Designations and Reporting
approach procedures for IFR operations
documents can also be accessed through Points, dated August 3, 2015, and
at these airports.
the FAA’s Web page at http:// effective September 15, 2016, is
Class E airspace designations are
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ amended as follows:
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
airspace_amendments/. Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016,
You may review the public docket Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
and effective September 15, 2016, which Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
containing the proposal, any comments is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Above the Surface of the Earth.
received, and any final disposition in 71.1. The Class E airspace designations
person in the Dockets Office (see the * * * * *
listed in this document will be
ADDRESSES section for the address and ASW LA E5 Leesville, LA [Amended]
published subsequently in the Order.
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Leesville Airport, LA
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Regulatory Notices and Analyses (Lat. 31°10′06″ N., long. 93°20′33″ W.)
except federal holidays. An informal The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from 700
docket may also be examined during regulation only involves an established feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile
normal business hours at the Federal body of technical regulations for which radius of Leesville Airport, and within 3.7
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic frequent and routine amendments are miles each side of the 360° bearing from the
Organization, Central Service Center, necessary to keep them operationally airport extending from the 6.4-mile radius to
Operations Support Group, 10101 12.3 miles north of the airport, excluding that
current, is non-controversial and airspace within the Fort Polk, LA, Class D
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX unlikely to result in adverse or negative
76177. airspace area, and excluding that airspace
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a within restricted area R–3803A.
Availability and Summary of ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under * * * * *
Documents Proposed for Incorporation Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
by Reference ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT ASW LA E5 Patterson, LA [Amended]
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Patterson, Harry P. Williams Memorial
This document proposes to amend Airport, LA
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace (Lat. 29°42′39″ N., long. 91°20′23″ W.)
does not warrant preparation of a
Designations and Reporting Points, That airspace extending upward from 700
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
dated August 3, 2016, and effective feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
September 15, 2016. FAA Order radius of Harry P. Williams Memorial
routine matter that will only affect air
7400.11A is publicly available as listed Airport.
traffic procedures and air navigation, it
in the ADDRESSES section of this
is certified that this rule, when Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 30,
document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
promulgated, would not have a 2017.
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
significant economic impact on a Walter Tweedy,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
substantial number of small entities Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
points.
under the criteria of the Regulatory ATO Central Service Center.
The Proposal Flexibility Act. [FR Doc. 2017–07007 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
The FAA is proposing an amendment Environmental Review BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E This proposal will be subject to an
airspace extending upward from 700 environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
feet above the surface at: Leesville AGENCY
Airport, Leesville, LA, to within a 6.4- ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
mile radius (reduced from a 6.5-mile Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action. 40 CFR Part 52
radius) of Leesville Airport, and within
3.7 miles each side of the 360° bearing List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 [EPA–R01–OAR–2015–0654; FRL–9961–01–
from the airport (modified from 3.6 Region 1]
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
miles from each side of the 345°
Navigation (air). Air Plan Approval; CT;
bearing) extending from the 6.4- mile
Decommissioning of Stage II Vapor
radius (reduced from a 6.5- mile radius) The Proposed Amendment
Recovery Systems
to 12.3 miles (reduced from 12.2 miles) Accordingly, pursuant to the
north of the airport, and removing the authority delegated to me, the Federal AGENCY: Environmental Protection
segment within 2.5 miles each side of Aviation Administration proposes to Agency.
the 000° bearing of the Leesville NDB
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amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: ACTION: Proposed rule.
extending from the 6.5- mile radius to
7.3 miles north of the airport; and Harry PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
P. Williams Memorial Airport, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
Patterson, LA; by removing the segment TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND State Implementation Plan (SIP)
within 2.5 mile each side of the 233° REPORTING POINTS revision submitted by the State of
bearing from the Patterson RBN Connecticut Department of Energy and
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Environmental Protection. This revision
7.5 miles southwest of the airport. Part 71 continues to read as follows: includes regulatory amendments that
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before May 25, 2017. | |
| Contact | Rebecca Shelby, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5857. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 17160 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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