82 FR 18600 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Arkadelphia, AR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

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

Page Range		18600-18601
FR Document		2017-07782

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field Airport, Arkadelphia, AR. This action is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Arkadelphia non-directional radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the NDB approach. This proposed change would enhance the safety and management of standard instrument approach procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The FAA also proposes to update the airport name in the legal description from Arkadelphia Municipal Airport to Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field Airport.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0182; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASW-3]

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Arkadelphia, AR

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 Dexter B. Florence Memorial
Field Airport, Arkadelphia, AR. This action is necessary due to the
decommissioning of the Arkadelphia non-directional radio beacon (NDB)
and cancellation of the NDB approach. This proposed change would
enhance the safety and management of standard instrument approach
procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
The FAA also proposes to update the airport name in the legal
description from Arkadelphia Municipal Airport to Dexter B. Florence
Memorial Field Airport.

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 Building Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527. You
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2017-0182; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASW-
3, 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: Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation
Administration, Contract Support, Operations Support Group, Central
Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177;
telephone (817) 222-5859.

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 Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field Airport, Arkadelphia,
AR.

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-2017-0182/
Airspace Docket No. 17-ASW-3.'' 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 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 by reducing the airspace from a
6.6-mile radius to 6.5 miles and removing the 5.2-mile wide segment
(2.6 miles each side of the 222[deg] bearing) from the Arkadelphia RBN
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.7 miles southwest of the
Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field Airport (which would be updated in
the legal description from Arkadelphia Municipal Airport).
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning
and cancellation of the Arkadelphia NDB and NDB approaches, which would

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enhance the safety and management of the standard instrument approach
procedures for IFR operations at the airport.
Class E airspace areas 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
designation 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

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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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ASW AR E5 Arkadelphia, AR [Amended]

Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field Airport, AR
(Lat. 34[deg]05'59'' N., long. 93[deg]03'58'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field
Airport.

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 6, 2017.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-07782 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am]
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enhance the safety and management of § 71.1 [Amended] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the standard instrument approach ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Regulations of the Copyright Royalty
procedures for IFR operations at the 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Board (CRB), 37 CFR part 350 (CRB
airport. Airspace Designations and Reporting Rules), address proceedings conducted
Class E airspace areas are published Points, dated August 3, 2016, and by the Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges)
in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order effective September 15, 2016, is under chapter 8 of the Copyright Act. 17
7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and amended as follows: U.S.C. 801–805. Proceedings before the
effective September 15, 2016, which is Judges are premised on the
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas understanding that all participants,
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More including party representatives,
71.1. The Class E airspace designation Above the Surface of the Earth.
listed in this document will be witnesses, attorneys, and agents, will
published subsequently in the Order. * * * * * provide only truthful evidence or
ASW AR E5 Arkadelphia, AR [Amended]
testimony to the Board. For example,
Regulatory Notices and Analyses CRB Rule 351.10 (a) states that ‘‘[a]ll
Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field Airport, witnesses shall be required to take an
The FAA has determined that this AR
(Lat. 34°05′59″ N., long. 93°03′58″ W.)
oath or affirmation before testifying.’’ 37
regulation only involves an established CFR 351.10 (b). The oath or affirmation
body of technical regulations for which That airspace extending upward from 700
requires the witness to state that the
frequent and routine amendments are feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile
radius of Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field evidence he or she is about to offer will
necessary to keep them operationally be truthful. Neither Rule 351.10 nor any
Airport.
current, is non-controversial and other CRB rule or provision of the
unlikely to result in adverse or negative Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 6, 2017. Copyright Act specifies consequences
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Robert W. Beck, for presenting to the CRB false or
‘‘significant regulatory action″ under misleading information or testimony, or
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Central Service Center. for filing false royalty claims.1
‘‘significant rule″ under DOT Regulatory In the few instances in which the
[FR Doc. 2017–07782 Filed 4–19–17; 8:45 am]
Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; Judges determined that a witness’s
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February 26, 1979); and (3) does not testimony was not truthful, the Judges
warrant preparation of a regulatory exercised their authority under Section
evaluation as the anticipated impact is 801(c) to strike the testimony from the
so minimal. Since this is a routine LIBRARY OF CONGRESS record or to take such other action as the
matter that will only affect air traffic Judges believed was warranted under
procedures and air navigation, it is Copyright Royalty Board the circumstances. In 2008, for example,
certified that this rule, when the Judges found that an expert witness
promulgated, would not have a 37 CFR Part 350 knowingly affirmed incorrect testimony
significant economic impact on a on the record and in the presence of the
substantial number of small entities [Docket No. 17–CRB–0013 RM] Judges. Order Striking Certain Witness
under the criteria of the Regulatory Testimony and Refusing Witness as
Proceedings of the Copyright Royalty
Flexibility Act. Expert at 3, Docket No. 2006–3 CRB
Board; Violation of Standards of
DPRA (Feb. 14, 2008). As a sanction for
Environmental Review Conduct
that false testimony, the Judges struck
This proposal will be subject to an AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, all of the witness’s testimony that
environmental analysis in accordance Library of Congress. offered ‘‘conclusions and opinions only
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ACTION: Proposed rule. admissible if presented as qualified
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and expert testimony.’’ Id. at 4. At the
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges Judges’ discretion, they retained
regulatory action. propose to adopt a new Copyright portions of the witness’s testimony that
Royalty Board rule that would authorize were ‘‘merely reports or compilations of
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 the Judges to bar, either temporarily or industry facts and data such as might
permanently, certain individuals and have been presented by a lay witness
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
entities from participating in familiar with the industry and having
Navigation (air). access to documents provided in
proceedings before the Judges.
The Proposed Amendment DATES: Comments are due no later than
discovery.’’ Id.
Under the Copyright Arbitration
Accordingly, pursuant to the May 22, 2017.
Royalty Panel system,2 a participant in
authority delegated to me, the Federal ADDRESSES: The proposed rule is posted Library of Congress royalty distribution
Aviation Administration proposes to on the agency’s Web site (www.loc.gov/ proceedings, pled guilty to a count of
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: crb) and at Regulations.gov mail fraud for making fraudulent
(www.regulations.gov). Interested submissions to the Copyright Office in
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, parties may submit comments via email which he used false aliases and
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TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND submit comments via email should see entitlement to cable and satellite system
REPORTING POINTS How to Submit Comments in the retransmission royalties. U.S. v. Galaz,
Supplementary Information section
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part 71 continues to read as follows: and further instructions. 2 The Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels
arbitrated royalty rate and distribution
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
controversies prior to enactment of the Copyright
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Anita Blaine, Program Specialist, at Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, which
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. (202) 707–7658 or crb@loc.gov. initiated the Copyright Royalty Judges program.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Dates		Comments must be received on or before June 5, 2017.
Contact		Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation Administration, Contract Support, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5859.
FR Citation		82 FR 18600
CFR Associated		Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

82 FR 18600 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Arkadelphia, AR

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