82_FR_24367 82 FR 24266 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Midland, TX and Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Odessa, TX and Midland, TX

82 FR 24266 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Midland, TX and Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Odessa, TX and Midland, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 101 (May 26, 2017)

Page Range24266-24268
FR Document2017-10740

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Midland International Air and Space Port Airport (formerly Midland International Airport), Midland, TX, due to the closing of Mabee Ranch Airport, decommissioning of the Mabee non-directional radio beacon (NDB), and cancellation of NDB approaches at Mabee Ranch Airport. Additionally, this proposal would establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field, Odessa, TX, and Midland Airpark, Midland, TX, to accommodate special instrument approach procedures developed at these airports to enhance the safety and management of standard instrument approach procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. Also, this proposal would make an editorial change to the legal descriptions by replacing Airport/ Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement, and would change the airport name to Midland International Air and Space Port Airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24266-24268]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10740]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9481; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-18]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Midland, TX and Proposed 
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Odessa, TX and Midland, TX

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 extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Midland International Air and 
Space Port Airport (formerly Midland International Airport), Midland, 
TX, due to the closing of Mabee Ranch Airport, decommissioning of the 
Mabee non-directional radio beacon (NDB), and cancellation of NDB 
approaches at Mabee Ranch Airport. Additionally, this proposal would 
establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field, Odessa, TX, and Midland 
Airpark, Midland, TX, to accommodate special instrument approach 
procedures developed at these airports to enhance the safety and 
management of standard instrument approach procedures for instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations. Also, this proposal would make an 
editorial change to the legal descriptions by replacing Airport/
Facility Directory

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with the term Chart Supplement, and would change the airport name to 
Midland International Air and Space Port Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 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 
(202) 366-9826 or (800) 617-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-
2016-9481; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-18, 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, Central Service 
Center, Operation Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, 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 at Midland International Air Space 
Port Airport by removing Mabee Ranch Airport, Midland, TX, because the 
airport is closed, and establish Class E airspace at Odessa Airport-
Schlemeyer Field, Odessa, TX, and Midland Airpark, Midland, TX, to 
ensure the efficient use of airspace within the National Airspace 
System.

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-2016-9481/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-18.'' 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 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 within a 7.1-mile radius (from a 17.4-mile radius) of Midland 
International Air and Space Port Airport, Midland, TX. Airspace 
reconfiguration is necessary due to the closing of Mabee Ranch Airport, 
and decommissioning and cancellation of the Mabee NDB, and NDB 
approaches;
    Establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of both Midland Airport, Midland, 
TX, and Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer-Field, Odessa, TX, to accommodate 
special instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at these 
airports;
    Updating the airport's name in the associated Class E airspace 
areas; and making an editorial change in the legal description by 
replacing Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.
    Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6002 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 E airspace designation 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,

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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

    In consideration of the forgoing, 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 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace.

* * * * *

ASW TX E2 Midland International Air and Space Port Airport, TX 
[Amended]

Midland International Air and Space Port Airport, TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]56'33'' N., long. 102[deg]12'07'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of Midland International Air and Space 
Port 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.

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

* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Midland, TX [Amended]

Midland International Air and Space Port Airport, TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]56'33'' N., long. 102[deg]12'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.1-mile radius of Midland International Air and Space Port 
Airport.

ASW TX E5 Odessa, TX [New]

Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field, TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]55'17'' N., long. 102[deg]23'14'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field Airport.

ASW TX E5 Midland, TX [New]

Midland Airpark, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]02'12'' N., long. 102[deg]06'05'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Midland Airpark.


    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 17, 2017.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-10740 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

24266 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 101 / Friday, May 26, 2017 / Proposed Rules at Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final (Lat. 35°04′23″ N., long. 77°02′42″ W.) (formerly Craven County Regional regulatory action. That airspace extending upward from the Airport), New Bern, NC. The NOTAM surface within 2.4 miles each side of the New Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Bern VOR/DME 038° and 210° radials, part-time status would be removed from the Class E airspace area designated as Airspace, Incorporation by reference, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles an extension to a Class D surface area. Navigation (air). northeast and southwest of the VOR/DME. Class E airspace extending upward The Proposed Amendment Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas from 700 feet above the surface would Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More be amended to within a 7-mile radius In consideration of the foregoing, the Above the Surface of the Earth. (from a 6.5-mile radius) of the airport. Federal Aviation Administration * * * * * The New Bern VOR/DME would be proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: ASO AL E5 New Bern, NC [Amended] removed from the description as it is no Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, NC longer needed to describe the PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, (Lat. 35°04′22″ N., long. 77°02′35″ W.) boundaries of the airport. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR That airspace extending upward from 700 For the associated Class D and E TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius airspace areas, the geographic REPORTING POINTS of Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. coordinates of the airport would be Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 12, adjusted to coincide with the FAAs ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 2017. aeronautical database, and the airport continues to read as follows: Ryan W. Almasy, name would be changed from Craven Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, County Regional Airport to Coastal Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. Carolina Regional Airport. 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. [FR Doc. 2017–10555 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am] Also, this action would replace the outdated term Airport/Facility Directory § 71.1 [Amended] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P with the term Chart Supplement in the ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in associated Class D and E airspace legal 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.11A, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION descriptions. Class D and Class E airspace Airspace Designations and Reporting Federal Aviation Administration designations are published in Paragraph Points, dated August 3, 2016, effective 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, September 15, 2016, is amended as 14 CFR Part 71 respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, follows: dated August 3, 2016, and effective [Docket No. FAA–2016–9481; Airspace Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. Docket No. 16–ASW–18] September 15, 2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * Proposed Amendment of Class E 71.1. The Class D and E airspace ASO NC D New Bern, NC [Amended] Airspace; Midland, TX and Proposed designations listed in this document Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, NC Establishment of Class E Airspace; will be published subsequently in the (Lat. 35°04′22″ N., long. 77°02′35″ W.) Odessa, TX and Midland, TX Order. That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL AGENCY: Federal Aviation Regulatory Notices and Analyses within a 4-mile radius of Coastal Carolina Administration (FAA), DOT. The FAA has determined that this Regional Airport. This Class D airspace area ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking proposed regulation only involves an is effective during the specific dates and (NPRM). established body of technical times established in advance by a Notice to regulations for which frequent and Airmen. The effective date and time will SUMMARY: This action proposes to routine amendments are necessary to thereafter be continuously published in the amend Class E airspace extending keep them operationally current. It, Chart Supplement. upward from 700 feet above the surface therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area at Midland International Air and Space regulatory action’’ under Executive Airspace. Port Airport (formerly Midland Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant * * * * * International Airport), Midland, TX, due rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies to the closing of Mabee Ranch Airport, ASO NC E2 New Bern, NC [Amended] decommissioning of the Mabee non- and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, NC directional radio beacon (NDB), and preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation (Lat. 35°04′22″ N., long. 77°02′35″ W.) cancellation of NDB approaches at as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Within a 4-mile radius of Coastal Carolina Mabee Ranch Airport. Additionally, this Since this is a routine matter that will Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area proposal would establish Class E is effective during the specific dates and airspace extending upward from 700 only affect air traffic procedures and air times established in advance by a Notice to navigation, it is certified that this Airmen. The effective date and time will feet above the surface at Odessa Airport- proposed rule, when promulgated, will thereafter be continuously published in the Schlemeyer Field, Odessa, TX, and not have a significant economic impact Chart Supplement. Midland Airpark, Midland, TX, to on a substantial number of small entities accommodate special instrument mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace approach procedures developed at these under the criteria of the Regulatory Designated as an Extension to a Class D Flexibility Act. Surface Area. airports to enhance the safety and management of standard instrument Environmental Review * * * * * approach procedures for instrument This proposal would be subject to an ASO NC E4 New Bern, NC [Amended] flight rules (IFR) operations. Also, this environmental analysis in accordance Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, NC proposal would make an editorial with FAA Order 1050.1F, (Lat. 35°04′22″ N., long. 77°02′35″ W.) change to the legal descriptions by ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and New Bern VOR/DME replacing Airport/Facility Directory VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 May 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\26MYP1.SGM 26MYP1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 101 / Friday, May 26, 2017 / Proposed Rules 24267 with the term Chart Supplement, and section, the FAA is charged with phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and would change the airport name to prescribing regulations to assign the use 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Midland International Air and Space of airspace necessary to ensure the except federal holidays. An informal Port Airport. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of docket may also be examined during DATES: Comments must be received on airspace. This regulation is within the normal business hours at the Central or before July 10, 2017. scope of that authority as it would Service Center, Operations Support ADDRESSES: Send comments on this amend Class E airspace at Midland Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort proposal to the U.S. Department of International Air Space Port Airport by Worth, TX 76177. Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 removing Mabee Ranch Airport, Midland, TX, because the airport is Availability and Summary of New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Documents Proposed for Incorporation Ground Floor, Room W12–140, closed, and establish Class E airspace at Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field, by Reference Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366–9826 or (800) 617–5527. You must Odessa, TX, and Midland Airpark, This document proposes to amend identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2016– Midland, TX, to ensure the efficient use FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 9481; Airspace Docket No. 16–ASW–18, of airspace within the National Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, at the beginning of your comments. You System. dated August 3, 2016, and effective may also submit comments through the September 15, 2016. FAA Order Comments Invited Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 7400.11A is publicly available as listed Interested parties are invited to in the ADDRESSES section of this You may review the public docket participate in this proposed rulemaking containing the proposal, any comments document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists by submitting such written data, views, Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, received, and any final disposition in or arguments, as they may desire. person in the Dockets Office between air traffic service routes, and reporting Comments that provide the factual basis points. 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday supporting the views and suggestions through Friday, except Federal holidays. presented are particularly helpful in The Proposal FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace developing reasoned regulatory The FAA is proposing an amendment Designations and Reporting Points, and decisions on the proposal. Comments to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations subsequent amendments can be viewed are specifically invited on the overall (14 CFR) part 71 by: online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ regulatory, aeronautical, economic, Modifying Class E airspace extending publications/. For further information, environmental, and energy-related upward from 700 feet above the surface you can contact the Airspace Policy aspects of the proposal. within a 7.1-mile radius (from a 17.4- Group, Federal Aviation Communications should identify both mile radius) of Midland International Administration, 800 Independence docket numbers and be submitted in Air and Space Port Airport, Midland, Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; triplicate to the address listed above. TX. Airspace reconfiguration is telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Commenters wishing the FAA to necessary due to the closing of Mabee also available for inspection at the acknowledge receipt of their comments Ranch Airport, and decommissioning National Archives and Records on this notice must submit with those and cancellation of the Mabee NDB, and Administration (NARA). For comments a self-addressed, stamped NDB approaches; information on the availability of FAA postcard on which the following Establishing Class E airspace Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) statement is made: ‘‘Comments to extending upward from 700 feet above 741–6030, or go to http:// Docket No. FAA–2016–9481/Airspace the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of www.archives.gov/federal_register/ Docket No. 16–ASW–18.’’ The postcard both Midland Airport, Midland, TX, and code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ will be date/time stamped and returned Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer-Field, locations.html. to the commenter. Odessa, TX, to accommodate special FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace All communications received before instrument approach procedures for IFR Designations and Reporting Points, is the specified closing date for comments operations at these airports; published yearly and effective on will be considered before taking action Updating the airport’s name in the September 15. on the proposed rule. The proposal associated Class E airspace areas; and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: contained in this notice may be changed making an editorial change in the legal Rebecca Shelby, Central Service Center, in light of the comments received. A description by replacing Airport/ Operation Support Group, Federal report summarizing each substantive Facility Directory with the term Chart Aviation Administration, Southwest public contact with FAA personnel Supplement. Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort concerned with this rulemaking will be Class E airspace areas are published Worth, TX 76177; telephone: (817) 222– filed in the docket. in Paragraph 6002 and 6005, 5857. respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of NPRMs dated August 3, 2016, and effective An electronic copy of this document September 15, 2016, which is Authority for This Rulemaking may be downloaded through the incorporated by reference in 14 CFR The FAA’s authority to issue rules Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 71.1. The Class E airspace designation regarding aviation safety is found in Recently published rulemaking listed in this document will be Title 49 of the United States Code. documents can also be accessed through published subsequently in the Order. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the the FAA’s Web page at http:// authority of the FAA Administrator. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ Regulatory Notices and Analyses Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, airspace_amendments/. The FAA has determined that this describes in more detail the scope of the You may review the public docket proposed regulation only involves an agency’s authority. This rulemaking is containing the proposal, any comments established body of technical promulgated under the authority received, and any final disposition in regulations for which frequent and described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, person in the Dockets Office (see the routine amendments are necessary to Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that ADDRESSES section for the address and keep them operationally current, It, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 May 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\26MYP1.SGM 26MYP1

24268 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 101 / Friday, May 26, 2017 / Proposed Rules therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Telephone: 1–800–647–5527, or (202) regulatory action’’ under Executive Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 366–9826.You must identify the Docket Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Above the Surface of the Earth. No. FAA–2017–0279; Airspace Docket rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies * * * * * No. 17–ASO–10, at the beginning of and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February ASW TX E5 Midland, TX [Amended] your comments. You may also submit 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant and review received comments Midland International Air and Space Port preparation of a regulatory evaluation as Airport, TX through the Internet at http:// the anticipated impact is so minimal. (Lat. 31°56′33″ N., long. 102°12′07″ W.) www.regulations.gov. Since this is a routine matter that will That airspace extending upward from 700 FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace only affect air traffic procedures and air feet above the surface within a 7.1-mile Designations and Reporting Points, and navigation, it is certified that this rule, radius of Midland International Air and subsequent amendments can be viewed when promulgated, would not have a Space Port Airport. on line at http://www.faa.gov/ significant economic impact on a ASW TX E5 Odessa, TX [New] air_traffic/publications/. For further substantial number of small entities information, you can contact the Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field, TX under the criteria of the Regulatory Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation (Lat. 31°55′17″ N., long. 102°23′14″ W.) Flexibility Act. Administration, 800 Independence That airspace extending upward from 700 Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; Environmental Review feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is This proposal will be subject to an Airport. also available for inspection at the environmental analysis in accordance National Archives and Records with FAA Order 1050.1F, ASW TX E5 Midland, TX [New] Administration (NARA). For ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Midland Airpark, TX information on the availability of FAA Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final (Lat. 32°02′12″ N., long. 102°06′05″ W.) Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– regulatory action. That airspace extending upward from 700 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile federal_register/code_of_federal- List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 radius of Midland Airpark. regulations/ibr_locations.html. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 17, 2017. Navigation (air). Designations and Reporting Points, is Walter Tweedy, The Proposed Amendment published yearly and effective on Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, September 15. In consideration of the forgoing, the ATO Central Service Center. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Federal Aviation Administration [FR Doc. 2017–10740 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am] Fornito, Operations Support Group, proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation follows: Administration, P.O. Box 20636, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 305–6364. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Federal Aviation Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REPORTING POINTS Authority for This Rulemaking 14 CFR Part 71 ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR The FAA’s authority to issue rules [Docket No. FAA–2017–0279; Airspace part 71 continues to read as follows: Docket No. 17–ASO–10] regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Proposed Establishment of Class E Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Airspace; Johnson City, TN authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, § 71.1 [Amended] AGENCY: Federal Aviation describes in more detail the scope of the Administration (FAA), DOT. agency’s authority. This proposed ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking rulemaking is promulgated under the 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting (NPRM). authority described in Subtitle VII, Part, Points, dated August 3, 2016, and A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that SUMMARY: This action proposes to effective September 15, 2016, is section, the FAA is charged with establish Class E airspace at Johnson amended as follows: prescribing regulations to assign the use City, TN, to accommodate new Area of airspace necessary to ensure the Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Airspace. System (GPS) standard instrument airspace. This regulation is within the approach procedures (SIAPs) serving * * * * * scope of that authority as it would Johnson City Medical Center Heliport. establish Class E airspace at Johnson ASW TX E2 Midland International Air and Controlled airspace is necessary for the City Medical Center Heliport, Johnson Space Port Airport, TX [Amended] safety and management of instrument City, TN, to support IFR operations in Midland International Air and Space Port flight rules (IFR) operations at the standard instrument approach mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS Airport, TX heliport. (Lat. 31°56′33″ N., long. 102°12′07″ W.) procedures at the airport. DATES: Comments must be received on Within a 5-mile radius of Midland or before July 10, 2017. Comments Invited International Air and Space Port Airport. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule Interested persons are invited to This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in to: U.S. Department of Transportation, comment on this rule by submitting advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey such written data, views, or arguments, date and time will thereafter be continuously Avenue SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor, as they may desire. Comments that published in the Chart Supplement. Rm. W12–140, Washington, DC 20590; provide the factual basis supporting the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 May 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\26MYP1.SGM 26MYP1


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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 July 10, 2017.
ContactRebecca Shelby, Central Service Center, Operation Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone: (817) 222-5857.
FR Citation82 FR 24266 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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