82_FR_18952 82 FR 18875 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Wellington, KS

82 FR 18875 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Wellington, KS

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 77 (April 24, 2017)

Page Range18875-18876
FR Document2017-08107

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Wellington Municipal Airport, Wellington, KS. This action is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Wellington non-directional radio beacon (NDB), and cancellation of the NDB approach, and would enhance the safety and management of standard instrument approach procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18875-18876]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08107]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0177; Airspace Docket No. 17-ACE-4]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Wellington, KS

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 Wellington Municipal Airport, 
Wellington, KS. This action is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
the Wellington non-directional radio beacon (NDB), and cancellation of 
the NDB approach, and would enhance the safety and management of 
standard instrument approach procedures for instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 8, 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-2017-0177; Airspace Docket No. 17-ACE-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.
    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

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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 Wellington Municipal Airport, Wellington, KS.

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-2017-0177/
Airspace Docket No. 17-ACE-4.'' 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 at Wellington Municipal Airport, 
Wellington, KS within a 6.4-mile radius (reduced from 6.8 miles) of the 
airport.
    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning 
and cancellation of the Wellington NDB, and NDB approach, which would 
enhance the safety and management of the standard instrument approach 
procedures for IFR operations 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, 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.

* * * * *

ACE KS E5 Wellington, KS [Amended]

Wellington Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37[deg]19'25'' N., long. 97[deg]23'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Wellington Municipal Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 13, 2017.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-08107 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 77 / Monday, April 24, 2017 / Proposed Rules 18875 air traffic service routes, and reporting Aviation Administration proposes to DATES: Comments must be received on points. amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: or before June 8, 2017. The Proposal ADDRESSES: Send comments on this PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, proposal to the U.S. Department of The FAA is proposing an amendment B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Transportation, Docket Operations, to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND West Building Ground Floor, Room (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E REPORTING POINTS W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., airspace extending upward from 700 Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR feet above the surface at Floyd W. Jones 366–9826, or 1–800–647–5527. You Part 71 continues to read as follows: Airport, Lebanon, MO. must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– Airspace reconfiguration is necessary Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 2017–0177; Airspace Docket No. 17– 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, due to the decommissioning and 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. ACE–4, at the beginning of your cancellation of the Lebanon NDB, and comments. You may also submit NDB approach, which would enhance § 71.1 [Amended] comments through the Internet at http:// the safety and management of the ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in www.regulations.gov. You may review standard instrument approach 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, the public docket containing the procedures for IFR operations at the Airspace Designations and Reporting proposal, any comments received, and airport. Points, dated August 3, 2016, and any final disposition in person in the Class E airspace designations are effective September 15, 2016, is Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and published in paragraph 6005 of FAA amended as follows: 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, except Federal holidays. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas and effective September 15, 2016, which Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Above the Surface of the Earth. Designations and Reporting Points, and 71.1. The Class E airspace designations subsequent amendments can be viewed * * * * * listed in this document will be online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ published subsequently in the Order. ACE MO E5 Lebanon, MO [Amended] publications/. For further information, Floyd W. Jones Airport, MO you can contact the Airspace Policy Regulatory Notices and Analyses (Lat. 37°38′54″ N., long. 92°39′09″ W.) Group, Federal Aviation The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from 700 Administration, 800 Independence regulation only involves an established feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; body of technical regulations for which radius of Floyd W. Jones Airport. telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is frequent and routine amendments are Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 13, also available for inspection at the necessary to keep them operationally 2017. National Archives and Records current, is non-controversial and Robert W. Beck, Administration (NARA). For unlikely to result in adverse or negative Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO information on the availability of FAA comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Central Service Center. Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under [FR Doc. 2017–08108 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am] 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P federal_register/code_of_federal- ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT regulations/ibr_locations.html. Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Designations and Reporting Points, is does not warrant preparation of a published yearly and effective on regulatory evaluation as the anticipated Federal Aviation Administration September 15. impact is so minimal. Since this is a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: routine matter that will only affect air 14 CFR Part 71 Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation traffic procedures and air navigation, it [Docket No. FAA–2017–0177; Airspace Administration, Contract Support, is certified that this rule, when Docket No. 17–ACE–4] Operations Support Group, Central promulgated, would not have a Service Center, 10101 Hillwood significant economic impact on a Proposed Amendment of Class E Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; substantial number of small entities Airspace; Wellington, KS telephone (817) 222–5859. under the criteria of the Regulatory AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Flexibility Act. Administration (FAA), DOT. Authority for This Rulemaking Environmental Review ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules This proposal will be subject to an regarding aviation safety is found in environmental analysis in accordance SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code. with FAA Order 1050.1F, modify Class E airspace extending Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and upward from 700 feet above the surface authority of the FAA Administrator. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final at Wellington Municipal Airport, Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, regulatory action. Wellington, KS. This action is necessary describes in more detail the scope of the jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS due to the decommissioning of the agency’s authority. This rulemaking is List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Wellington non-directional radio beacon promulgated under the authority Airspace, Incorporation by reference, (NDB), and cancellation of the NDB described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Navigation (air). approach, and would enhance the safety Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that and management of standard instrument section, the FAA is charged with The Proposed Amendment approach procedures for instrument prescribing regulations to assign the use Accordingly, pursuant to the flight rules (IFR) operations at the of airspace necessary to ensure the authority delegated to me, the Federal airport. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:03 Apr 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\24APP1.SGM 24APP1

18876 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 77 / Monday, April 24, 2017 / Proposed Rules airspace. This regulation is within the Availability and Summary of Environmental Review scope of that authority as it would Documents Proposed for Incorporation amend Class E airspace extending by Reference This proposal will be subject to an upward from 700 feet above the surface environmental analysis in accordance at Wellington Municipal Airport, This document proposes to amend with FAA Order 1050.1F, Wellington, KS. FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Designations and Reporting Points, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Comments Invited dated August 3, 2016, and effective regulatory action. Interested parties are invited to September 15, 2016. FAA Order participate in this proposed rulemaking 7400.11A is publicly available as listed List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 by submitting such written data, views, in the ADDRESSES section of this Airspace, Incorporation by reference, or arguments, as they may desire. document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Navigation (air). Comments that provide the factual basis Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, supporting the views and suggestions air traffic service routes, and reporting The Proposed Amendment presented are particularly helpful in points. developing reasoned regulatory Accordingly, pursuant to the decisions on the proposal. Comments The Proposal authority delegated to me, the Federal are specifically invited on the overall Aviation Administration proposes to The FAA is proposing an amendment regulatory, aeronautical, economic, amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations environmental, and energy-related (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, aspects of the proposal. airspace extending upward from 700 Communications should identify both B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR docket numbers and be submitted in feet above the surface at Wellington TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND triplicate to the address listed above. Municipal Airport, Wellington, KS REPORTING POINTS Commenters wishing the FAA to within a 6.4-mile radius (reduced from acknowledge receipt of their comments 6.8 miles) of the airport. ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR on this notice must submit with those Airspace reconfiguration is necessary Part 71 continues to read as follows: comments a self-addressed, stamped due to the decommissioning and postcard on which the following cancellation of the Wellington NDB, and Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, statement is made: ‘‘Comments to NDB approach, which would enhance 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Docket No. FAA–2017–0177/Airspace the safety and management of the 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Docket No. 17–ACE–4.’’ The postcard standard instrument approach § 71.1 [Amended] will be date/time stamped and returned procedures for IFR operations at the to the commenter. airport. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in All communications received before 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Class E airspace designations are the specified closing date for comments published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Airspace Designations and Reporting will be considered before taking action Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, Points, dated August 3, 2016, and on the proposed rule. The proposal and effective September 15, 2016, which effective September 15, 2016, is contained in this notice may be changed is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR amended as follows: in light of the comments received. A 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas report summarizing each substantive listed in this document will be Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More public contact with FAA personnel published subsequently in the Order. Above the Surface of the Earth. concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Regulatory Notices and Analyses * * * * * Availability of NPRMs ACE KS E5 Wellington, KS [Amended] The FAA has determined that this An electronic copy of this document regulation only involves an established Wellington Municipal Airport, KS may be downloaded through the body of technical regulations for which (Lat. 37°19′25″ N., long. 97°23′18″ W.) Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. frequent and routine amendments are That airspace extending upward from 700 Recently published rulemaking necessary to keep them operationally feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile documents can also be accessed through current, is non-controversial and radius of Wellington Municipal Airport. the FAA’s Web page at http:// unlikely to result in adverse or negative Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 13, www.faa.gov//air_traffic/publications/ comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a 2017. airspace_amendments/. ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Robert W. Beck, You may review the public docket Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a containing the proposal, any comments ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. received, and any final disposition in Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 person in the Dockets Office (see the FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) [FR Doc. 2017–08107 Filed 4–21–17; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES section for the address and does not warrant preparation of a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, impact is so minimal. Since this is a jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS except federal holidays. An informal routine matter that will only affect air docket may also be examined during traffic procedures and air navigation, it normal business hours at the Federal is certified that this rule, when Aviation Administration, Air Traffic promulgated, would not have a Organization, Central Service Center, significant economic impact on a Operations Support Group, 10101 substantial number of small entities Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX under the criteria of the Regulatory 76177. Flexibility Act. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:03 Apr 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\24APP1.SGM 24APP1


Document Created: 2017-04-22 00:11:35
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before June 8, 2017.
ContactRebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation Administration, Contract Support, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5859.
FR Citation82 FR 18875 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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