82_FR_18673 82 FR 18598 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Del Norte, CO

82 FR 18598 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Del Norte, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)

Page Range18598-18599
FR Document2017-07791

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport, Del Norte, CO, to support the development of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations under standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport, for the safety and management of aircraft within the National Airspace System.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18598-18599]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07791]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0237; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-10]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Del Norte, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Astronaut Kent Rominger 
Airport, Del Norte, CO, to support the development of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations under standard instrument approach and departure 
procedures at the airport, for the safety and management of aircraft 
within the National Airspace System.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 5, 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-2017-0237; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-10, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    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: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use

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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 establish Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport, Del 
Norte, CO to support IFR operations in standard instrument approach and 
departure procedures at the airport.

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-2017-0237/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-10''. 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 establishing Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Astronaut Kent Rominger 
Airport, Del Norte, CO. Class E airspace would be established within a 
7.3-mile radius of the Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport beginning at the 
045[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 265[deg] bearing 
from the airport, thence directly to the point of beginning. This 
airspace is necessary to support IFR operations in standard instrument 
approach and departure procedures at the airport.
    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, 
and 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 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.

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; 
AIRTRAFFIC 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.
* * * * *

ANM CO E5 Del Norte, CO [New]

Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport, CO
    (Lat. 37[deg]42'50'' N., long. 106[deg]21'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.3-mile radius of Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport 
beginning at the 045[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 
265[deg] bearing from the airport, thence directly to the point of 
beginning.


    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 7, 2017.
Sam S. L. Shrimpton,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-07791 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am]
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18598 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 75 / Thursday, April 20, 2017 / Proposed Rules PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, thereafter be continuously published in the upward from 700 feet above the surface B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Chart Supplement. at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport, Del TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND * * * * * Norte, CO, to support the development REPORTING POINTS Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More operations under standard instrument ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Above the Surface of the Earth. approach and departure procedures at part 71 continues to read as follows: * * * * * the airport, for the safety and Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, management of aircraft within the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, ASW TX E5 Sherman, TX [Amended] National Airspace System. 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Sherman/Denison, North Texas Regional DATES: Comments must be received on Airport/Perrin Field, TX or before June 5, 2017. § 71.1 [Amended] (Lat. 33°42′51″ N., long. 96°40′25″ W.) ADDRESSES: Send comments on this ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Sherman Municipal Airport, TX (Lat. 33°37′27″ N., long. 96°35′10″ W.) proposal to the U.S. Department of 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Airspace Designations and Reporting That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Points, dated August 3, 2016, and Ground Floor, Room W12–140, effective September 15, 2016, is radius of North Texas Regional Airport/ Perrin Field, and within a 6.4-mile radius of Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– amended as follows: Sherman Municipal Airport. 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. * * * * * must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– * * * * * 2017–0237; Airspace Docket No. 16– ASW TX E5 Temple, TX [Amended] ANM–10, at the beginning of your ASW TX D Sherman, TX [Amended] Temple, Draughon-Miller Central Texas comments. You may also submit Sherman/Denison, North Texas Regional Regional Airport, TX comments through the Internet at http:// Airport/Perrin Field, TX (Lat. 31°09′07″ N., long. 97°24′28″ W.) www.regulations.gov. (Lat. 33°42′51″ N., long. 96°40′25″ W.) Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace That airspace extending upward from the Localizer Designations and Reporting Points, and surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL (Lat. 31°08′20″ N., long. 97°24′16″ W.) subsequent amendments can be viewed within a 4.7-mile radius of North Texas Temple VOR online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ Regional Airport/Perrin Field. This Class D (Lat. 31°12′34″ N., long. 97°25′30″ W.) airspace area is effective during the specific publications/. For further information, That airspace extending upward from 700 you can contact the Airspace Policy dates and times established in advance by a feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time Group, Federal Aviation radius of Draughon-Miller Central Texas will thereafter be continuously published in Administration, 800 Independence Regional Airport, and within 4 miles either the Chart Supplement. side of the 157° radial of the Temple VOR Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; * * * * * extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10.1 telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is miles south of the airport, and within 2 miles also available for inspection at the Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Airspace. National Archives and Records either side of the 201° bearing from the * * * * * airport from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.7 miles Administration (NARA). For ASW TX E2 Temple, TX [Amended] southwest of the airport, and within 4 miles information on the availability of FAA either side of the 336° bearing of the Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– Temple, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Regional Airport, TX 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Localizer extending from the 6.7-mile radius (Lat. 31°09′07″ N., long. 97°24′28″ W.) federal_register/code_of_federal- to 14.4 miles northwest of the airport. Within a 4.2-mile radius of Draughon- regulations/ibr_locations.html. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 5, FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Miller Central Texas Regional Airport. This 2017. Designations and Reporting Points, is Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in Robert W. Beck, published yearly and effective on advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO September 15. date and time will thereafter be continuously Central Service Center. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom published in the Chart Supplement. [FR Doc. 2017–07786 Filed 4–19–17; 8:45 am] Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, * * * * * BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Operations Support Group, Western Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Designated as an Extension to Class E Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) Surface Airspace. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 203–4511. * * * * * SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Aviation Administration ASW TX E4 Temple, TX [New] Authority for This Rulemaking Temple, Draughon-Miller Central Texas 14 CFR Part 71 The FAA’s authority to issue rules Regional Airport, TX [Docket No. FAA–2017–0237; Airspace regarding aviation safety is found in (Lat. 31°09′07″ N., long. 97°24′28″ W.) Docket No. 16–ANM–10] Title 49 of the United States Code. Temple VOR Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS (Lat. 31°12′34″ N., long. 97°25′30″ W.) Proposed Establishment of Class E authority of the FAA Administrator. The airspace extending upward from the Airspace, Del Norte, CO Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, surface 1.4 miles either side of the 157° radial describes in more detail the scope of the of the Temple VOR extending from the 4.2- AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. agency’s authority. This rulemaking is mile radius to 7.7 miles southeast of Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking promulgated under the authority Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective (NPRM). described in Subtitle VII, Part A, during the specific dates and times Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that established in advance by a Notice to SUMMARY: This action proposes to section, the FAA is charged with Airmen. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 75 / Thursday, April 20, 2017 / Proposed Rules 18599 of airspace necessary to ensure the Mountain Regional Office of the Federal significant economic impact on a safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Aviation Administration, Air Traffic substantial number of small entities airspace. This regulation is within the Organization, Western Service Center, under the criteria of the Regulatory scope of that authority as it would Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Flexibility Act. establish Class E airspace extending Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. upward from 700 feet above the surface Environmental Review Availability and Summary of at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport, Del Documents Proposed for Incorporation This proposal would be subject to an Norte, CO to support IFR operations in by Reference environmental analysis in accordance standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport. This document proposes to amend with FAA Order 1050.1F, FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Comments Invited Designations and Reporting Points, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Interested parties are invited to dated August 3, 2016, and effective regulatory action. participate in this proposed rulemaking September 15, 2016. FAA Order List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 by submitting such written data, views, 7400.11A is publicly available as listed or arguments, as they may desire. in the ADDRESSES section of this Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Comments that provide the factual basis document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Navigation (air). supporting the views and suggestions Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, presented are particularly helpful in air traffic service routes, and reporting The Proposed Amendment developing reasoned regulatory points. decisions on the proposal. Comments Accordingly, pursuant to the are specifically invited on the overall The Proposal authority delegated to me, the Federal regulatory, aeronautical, economic, The FAA is proposing an amendment Aviation Administration proposes to environmental, and energy-related to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: aspects of the proposal. (14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E Communications should identify both airspace extending upward from 700 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, docket numbers and be submitted in feet above the surface at Astronaut Kent B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; triplicate to the address listed above. Rominger Airport, Del Norte, CO. Class AIRTRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Persons wishing the FAA to E airspace would be established within REPORTING POINTS acknowledge receipt of their comments a 7.3-mile radius of the Astronaut Kent on this notice must submit with those Rominger Airport beginning at the 045° ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR comments a self-addressed, stamped bearing from the airport clockwise to the part 71 continues to read as follows: postcard on which the following 265° bearing from the airport, thence Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, statement is made: ‘‘Comments to directly to the point of beginning. This 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Docket No. FAA–2017–0237/Airspace airspace is necessary to support IFR 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Docket No. 16–ANM–10’’. The postcard operations in standard instrument will be date/time stamped and returned approach and departure procedures at § 71.1 [Amended] to the commenter. the airport. All communications received before Class E airspace designations are ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in the specified closing date for comments published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, will be considered before taking action Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, Airspace Designations and Reporting on the proposed rule. The proposal and effective September 15, 2016, which Points, dated August 3, 2016, and contained in this notice may be changed is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR effective September 15, 2016, is in light of the comments received. A 71.1. The Class E airspace designations amended as follows: report summarizing each substantive listed in this document will be Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas public contact with FAA personnel published subsequently in the Order. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More concerned with this rulemaking will be Above the Surface of the Earth. Regulatory Notices and Analyses filed in the docket. The FAA has determined that this * * * * * Availability of NPRMs regulation only involves an established ANM CO E5 Del Norte, CO [New] An electronic copy of this document body of technical regulations for which Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport, CO may be downloaded through the frequent and routine amendments are (Lat. 37°42′50″ N., long. 106°21′07″ W.) Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. necessary to keep them operationally Recently published rulemaking current, and is non-controversial and That airspace extending upward from 700 documents can also be accessed through unlikely to result in adverse or negative feet above the surface within a 7.3-mile the FAA’s Web page at http:// comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a radius of Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under beginning at the 045° bearing from the airport airspace_amendments/. Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a clockwise to the 265° bearing from the You may review the public docket ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT airport, thence directly to the point of asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS containing the proposal, any comments Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 beginning. received, and any final disposition in FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 7, person in the Dockets Office (see the does not warrant preparation of a 2017. ADDRESSES section for the address and regulatory evaluation as the anticipated Sam S. L. Shrimpton, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and impact is so minimal. Since this is a 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, routine matter that will only affect air Acting Group Manager, Operations Support except federal holidays. An informal traffic procedures and air navigation, it Group, Western Service Center. docket may also be examined during is certified that this rule, when [FR Doc. 2017–07791 Filed 4–19–17; 8:45 am] normal business hours at the Northwest promulgated, would not have a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Apr 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20APP1.SGM 20APP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 June 5, 2017.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.
FR Citation82 FR 18598 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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