82_FR_26095 82 FR 25988 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Columbia, MS

82 FR 25988 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Columbia, MS

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 107 (June 6, 2017)

Page Range25988-25989
FR Document2017-11378

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Marion General Hospital Heliport, Columbia, MS, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) serving Marion General Hospital Heliport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the heliport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25988-25989]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11378]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0277; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-9]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Columbia, MS

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 Marion General Hospital 
Heliport, Columbia, MS, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) 
global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures 
(SIAPs) serving Marion General Hospital Heliport. Controlled airspace 
is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations at the heliport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1-800-
647-5527, or (202)-366-9826.You must identify the Docket No. FAA-2017-
0277; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-9, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit and review received 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 on line 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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

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 proposed 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 establish Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Marion General Hospital Heliport, 
Columbia, MS, to support IFR operations in standard instrument approach 
procedures at the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this proposed rule 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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-0277 and Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-9) and be submitted in 
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address 
and

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phone number). You may also submit comments through the Internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on 
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2017-0277; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-9.'' The postcard will be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or 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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays at the office 
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, room 
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents 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 considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of 
Marion General Hospital Heliport, Columbia, MS, providing the 
controlled airspace required to support the new Copter RNAV (GPS) 
standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operation at Marion 
General Hospital Heliport.
    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 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, 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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will 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.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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, 
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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ASO MS E5 Marion General, Columbia, MS [New]

Marion General Hospital Heliport, MS
    (Lat. 31[deg]15'17'' N., long. 89[deg]48'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Marion General Hospital Heliport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 19, 2017.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-11378 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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25988 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 6, 2017 / Proposed Rules (4) The term ‘‘M’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ availability of this material at the FAA, call Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; column of any table in the service 425–227–1221. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is information means months. Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 23, also available for inspection at the (h) No Alternative Actions and Intervals 2017. National Archives and Records After accomplishing the revision required Michael Kaszycki, Administration (NARA). For by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative Acting Manager, Transport Airplane information on the availability of FAA actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)- used unless the actions or intervals are [FR Doc. 2017–11260 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am] 741–6030, or go to http:// approved as an alternative method of BILLING CODE 4910–13–P www.archives.gov/federal_register/ compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of locations.html. this AD. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace (i) Terminating Action Designations and Reporting Points, is Accomplishing paragraph (g) of this AD Federal Aviation Administration published yearly and effective on terminates all requirements of AD 2014–16– September 15. 26. 14 CFR Part 71 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John (j) Other FAA AD Provisions [Docket No. FAA–2017–0277; Airspace Fornito, Operations Support Group, The following provisions also apply to this Docket No. 17–ASO–9] Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation AD: Administration, P.O. Box 20636, (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance Proposed Establishment of Class E Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) (AMOCs): The Manager, International Airspace; Columbia, MS 305–6364. Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Directorate, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested Administration (FAA), DOT. Authority for This Rulemaking using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules request to your principal inspector or local regarding aviation safety is found in Flight Standards District Office, as SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code. appropriate. If sending information directly establish Class E airspace extending Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the to the manager of the International Branch, upward from 700 feet above the surface authority of the FAA Administrator. send it to the attention of the person at Marion General Hospital Heliport, Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, identified in paragraph (k)(2) of this AD. Columbia, MS, to accommodate new describes in more detail the scope of the Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- area navigation (RNAV) global AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. Before using agency’s authority. This proposed positioning system (GPS) standard rulemaking is promulgated under the any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal instrument approach procedures authority described in Subtitle VII, Part inspector, the manager of the local flight (SIAPs) serving Marion General Hospital A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that standards district office/certificate holding Heliport. Controlled airspace is section, the FAA is charged with district office. necessary for the safety and prescribing regulations to assign the use (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any management of instrument flight rules of airspace necessary to ensure the requirement in this AD to obtain corrective (IFR) operations at the heliport. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of actions from a manufacturer, the action must DATES: Comments must be received on be accomplished using a method approved airspace. This regulation is within the by the Manager, International Branch, ANM– or before July 21, 2017. scope of that authority as it would 116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or ADDRESSES: Send comments on this establish Class E airspace extending the European Aviation Safety Agency proposal to: U.S. Department of upward from 700 feet above the surface (EASA); or Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 at Marion General Hospital Heliport, Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg. Columbia, MS, to support IFR the DOA, the approval must include the Ground Floor Rm. W12–140, operations in standard instrument DOA-authorized signature. Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1– approach procedures at the airport. (k) Related Information 800–647–5527, or (202)–366–9826.You Comments Invited (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing must identify the Docket No. FAA– Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 2017–0277; Airspace Docket No. 17– Interested persons are invited to 2016–0128, dated June 23, 2016, for related ASO–9, at the beginning of your comment on this proposed rule by information. This MCAI may be found in the comments. You may also submit and submitting such written data, views, or AD docket on the Internet at http:// review received comments through the arguments, as they may desire. www.regulations.gov by searching for and Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments that provide the factual basis locating Docket No. FAA–2017–0524. supporting the views and suggestions (2) For more information about this AD, You may review the public docket contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, containing the proposal, any comments presented are particularly helpful in International Branch, ANM–116, Transport received, and any final disposition in developing reasoned regulatory Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind person in the Dockets Office between decisions on the proposal. Comments Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday are specifically invited on the overall telephone 425–227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. through Friday, except Federal holidays. regulatory, aeronautical, economic, mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS (3) For service information identified in FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace environmental, and energy-related this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet Designations and Reporting Points, and aspects of the proposal. Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box subsequent amendments can be viewed Communications should identify both 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http:// on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may view this traffic/publications/. For further 2017–0277 and Airspace Docket No. 17– service information at the FAA, Transport information, you can contact the ASO–9) and be submitted in triplicate to Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES Renton, WA. For information on the Administration, 800 Independence section for address and VerDate Sep<11>2014 02:29 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\06JNP1.SGM 06JNP1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 6, 2017 / Proposed Rules 25989 phone number). You may also submit Class E airspace extending upward from § 71.1 [Amended] comments through the Internet at http:// 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5- ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in www.regulations.gov. mile radius of Marion General Hospital 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Persons wishing the FAA to Heliport, Columbia, MS, providing the Airspace Designations and Reporting acknowledge receipt of their comments controlled airspace required to support Points, dated August 3, 2016, effective on this action must submit with those the new Copter RNAV (GPS) standard September 15, 2016, is amended as comments a self-addressed stamped instrument approach procedures for IFR follows: postcard on which the following operation at Marion General Hospital Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Heliport. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Docket No. FAA–2017–0277; Airspace Class E airspace designations are Above the Surface of the Earth. Docket No. 17–ASO–9.’’ The postcard published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, * * * * * will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. and effective September 15, 2016, which ASO MS E5 Marion General, Columbia, All communications received on or is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR MS [New] before the specified closing date for 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Marion General Hospital Heliport, MS comments will be considered before listed in this document will be (Lat. 31°15′17″ N., long. 89°48′19″ W.) taking action on the proposed rule. The published subsequently in the Order. That airspace extending upward from 700 proposal contained in this notice may feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Regulatory Notices and Analyses radius of Marion General Hospital Heliport. be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each The FAA has determined that this Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 19, substantive public contact with FAA proposed regulation only involves an 2017. personnel concerned with this established body of technical Ryan W. Almasy, rulemaking will be filed in the docket. regulations for which frequent and Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern routine amendments are necessary to Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. Availability of NPRMs keep them operationally current. It, [FR Doc. 2017–11378 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am] An electronic copy of this document therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant BILLING CODE 4910–13–P may be downloaded through the regulatory action’’ under Executive internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Recently published rulemaking rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION documents can also be accessed through and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February the FAA’s Web page at http:// 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Federal Aviation Administration www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ preparation of a regulatory evaluation as airspace_amendments/. the anticipated impact is so minimal. 14 CFR Part 71 You may review the public docket Since this is a routine matter that will [Docket No. FAA–2017–0289; Airspace containing the proposal, any comments only affect air traffic procedures and air Docket No. 17–AEA–4] received, and any final disposition in navigation, it is certified that this person in the Dockets Office (see the proposed rule, when promulgated, will Proposed Amendment of Class E ADDRESSES section for address and not have a significant economic impact Airspace, Wellsboro, PA phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and on a substantial number of small entities 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, under the criteria of the Regulatory AGENCY: Federal Aviation except federal holidays. An informal Flexibility Act. Administration (FAA), DOT. docket may also be examined between ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Environmental Review 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday (NPRM). through Friday, except federal holidays This proposal would be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance SUMMARY: This action proposes to at the office of the Eastern Service amend Class E airspace at Wellsboro, Center, Federal Aviation with FAA Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and PA, as the airspace surrounding Administration, room 350, 1701 Wellsboro Johnston Airport was Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final regulatory action. inadvertently removed. Controlled 30337. airspace is necessary for the safety and Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 management of instrument flight rules Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Airspace, Incorporation by reference, (IFR) operations at the airport. Reference Navigation (air). DATES: Comments must be received on This document proposes to amend The Proposed Amendment or before July 21, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace ADDRESSES: Send comments on this In consideration of the foregoing, the Designations and Reporting Points, proposal to: U.S. Department of Federal Aviation Administration dated August 3, 2016, and effective Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as September 15, 2016. FAA Order New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg. follows: 7400.11A is publicly available as listed Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, in the ADDRESSES section of this PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR (800) 647–5527, or 202–366–9826. You mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND must identify the Docket No. FAA– air traffic service routes, and reporting REPORTING POINTS 2017–0289; Airspace Docket No. 17– points. AEA–4, at the beginning of your ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 comments. You may also submit and The Proposal continues to read as follows: review received comments through the The FAA is considering an Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, You may review the public docket Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. containing the proposal, any comments VerDate Sep<11>2014 02:12 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\06JNP1.SGM 06JNP1


Document Created: 2017-06-06 06:20:52
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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 July 21, 2017.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation82 FR 25988 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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