82_FR_27562 82 FR 27448 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hattiesburg, MS

82 FR 27448 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hattiesburg, MS

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)

Page Range27448-27449
FR Document2017-12334

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Forrest General Hospital Heliport in Hattiesburg, MS, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) serving Forrest 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 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27448-27449]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12334]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0321; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-11]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hattiesburg, 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 Forrest General Hospital 
Heliport in Hattiesburg, MS, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) 
global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures 
(SIAPs) serving Forrest 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 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 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-
0321; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-11, 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 Forrest General Hospital Heliport, 
Hattiesburg, MS, to support IFR operations in standard instrument 
approach procedures at the heliport.

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-2017-0321 and Airspace Docket 
No. 17-ASO-11) and be submitted in triplicate to DOT Docket Operations 
(see ADDRESSES section for address and 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-2017-0321; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-11.'' 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/.

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    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-mile radius of 
Forrest General Hospital Heliport, Hattiesburg, MS, providing the 
controlled airspace required to support the new Copter RNAV (GPS) 
standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at Forrest 
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 Forrest General, Hattiesburg, MS [New]

Forrest General Hospital Heliport, MS
    (Lat. 31[deg]19'08'' N., long. 89[deg]19'44'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Forrest General Hospital Heliport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 7, 2017.
Debra L. Hogan,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-12334 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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27448 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 114 / Thursday, June 15, 2017 / Proposed Rules comply with this AD; any procedures or tests positioning system (GPS) standard rulemaking is promulgated under the that are not identified as RC are instrument approach procedures authority described in Subtitle VII, Part recommended. Those procedures and tests (SIAPs) serving Forrest General Hospital A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that that are not identified as RC may be deviated Heliport. Controlled airspace is section, the FAA is charged with from using accepted methods in accordance with the operator’s maintenance or necessary for the safety and prescribing regulations to assign the use inspection program without obtaining management of instrument flight rules of airspace necessary to ensure the approval of an AMOC, provided the (IFR) operations at the heliport. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of procedures and tests identified as RC can be DATES: Comments must be received on airspace. This regulation is within the done and the airplane can be put back in an or before July 31, 2017. scope of that authority as it would airworthy condition. Any substitutions or ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule establish Class E airspace extending changes to procedures or tests identified as upward from 700 feet above the surface RC require approval of an AMOC. to: U. S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey at Forrest General Hospital Heliport, (m) Related Information Avenue SE., West Bldg Ground Floor Hattiesburg, MS, to support IFR (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Rm W12–140, Washington, DC 20590; operations in standard instrument Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA Telephone: 1–800–647–5527, or (202) approach procedures at the heliport. Airworthiness Directive 2016–0249, dated 366–9826. You must identify the Docket Comments Invited December 14, 2016; corrected January 10, No. FAA–2017–0321; Airspace Docket 2017; for related information. This MCAI Interested persons are invited to No. 17–ASO–11, at the beginning of comment on this proposed rule by may be found in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by your comments. You may also submit submitting such written data, views, or searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– and review received comments through arguments, as they may desire. 2016–0451. the Internet at http:// Comments that provide the factual basis (2) For more information about this AD, www.regulations.gov. You may review supporting the views and suggestions contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, the public docket containing the presented are particularly helpful in International Branch, ANM–116, Transport proposal, any comments received, and Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., developing reasoned regulatory any final disposition in person in the decisions on the proposal. Comments Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 425– Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 227–2125; fax 425–227–1149. are specifically invited on the overall 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, regulatory, aeronautical, economic, (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness except Federal holidays. environmental, and energy-related Office—EAW, 1 Rond Point Maurice FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace aspects of the proposal. Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; Designations and Reporting Points, and Communications should identify both telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 subsequent amendments can be viewed docket numbers(FAA Docket No. FAA– 93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@ on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ 2017–0321 and Airspace Docket No. 17– airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. traffic/publications/. For further ASO–11) and be submitted in triplicate You may view this service information at the information, you can contact the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 to DOT Docket Operations (see Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation ADDRESSES section for address and Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For Administration, 800 Independence information on the availability of this phone number). You may also submit Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; comments through the Internet at http:// material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is www.regulations.gov. Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 31, also available for inspection at the 2017. Persons wishing the FAA to National Archives and Records acknowledge receipt of their comments Michael Kaszycki, Administration (NARA). For on this action must submit with those Acting Manager, Transport Airplane information on the availability of FAA comments a self-addressed stamped Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) postcard on which the following [FR Doc. 2017–11826 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am] 741–6030, or go to http:// statement is made: ‘‘Comments to BILLING CODE 4910–13–P www.archives.gov/federal_register/ Docket No. FAA–2017–0321; Airspace code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ Docket No. 17–ASO–11.’’ The postcard locations.html. will be date/time stamped and returned DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace to the commenter. Designations and Reporting Points, is All communications received on or Federal Aviation Administration published yearly and effective on before the specified closing date for September 15. comments will be considered before 14 CFR Part 71 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John taking action on the proposed rule. The [Docket No. FAA–2017–0321; Airspace Fornito, Operations Support Group, proposal contained in this notice may Docket No. 17–ASO–11] Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation be changed in light of the comments Administration, P.O. Box 20636, received. A report summarizing each Proposed Establishment of Class E Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) substantive public contact with FAA Airspace; Hattiesburg, MS 305–6364. personnel concerned with this AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Administration (FAA), DOT. Authority for This Rulemaking Availability of NPRMs pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules An electronic copy of this document regarding aviation safety is found in may be downloaded through the SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code. internet at http://www.regulations.gov. establish Class E airspace extending Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Recently published rulemaking upward from 700 feet above the surface authority of the FAA Administrator. documents can also be accessed through at Forrest General Hospital Heliport in Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, the FAA’s Web page at http:// Hattiesburg, MS, to accommodate new describes in more detail the scope of the www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ area navigation (RNAV) global agency’s authority. This proposed airspace_amendments/. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:02 Jun 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15JNP1.SGM 15JNP1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 114 / Thursday, June 15, 2017 / Proposed Rules 27449 You may review the public docket Since this is a routine matter that will DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION containing the proposal, any comments only affect air traffic procedures and air received, and any final disposition in navigation, it is certified that this Federal Aviation Administration person in the Dockets Office (see the proposed rule, when promulgated, will ADDRESSES section for address and not have a significant economic impact 14 CFR Part 71 phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and on a substantial number of small entities 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, [Docket No. FAA–2016–0398; Airspace under the criteria of the Regulatory Docket No. 17–ANE–2] except federal holidays. An informal Flexibility Act. docket may also be examined between Proposed Amendment of Class E 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday Environmental Review Airspace, Windsor Locks, CT through Friday, except federal holidays at the office of the Eastern Service This proposal would be subject to an AGENCY: Federal Aviation Center, Federal Aviation environmental analysis in accordance Administration (FAA), DOT. Administration, Room 350, 1701 with FAA Order 1050.1F, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and (NPRM). 30337. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final regulatory action. SUMMARY: This action proposes to Availability and Summary of amend Class E airspace at Windsor Documents for Incorporation by Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Locks, CT, by removing the Notice to Reference Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status at Airspace, Incorporation by reference, This document proposes to amend Navigation (air). Bradley International Airport under FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Class E airspace designated as an Designations and Reporting Points, The Proposed Amendment extension to a Class C surface area. This dated August 3, 2016, and effective change enhances the safety and In consideration of the foregoing, the September 15, 2016. FAA Order management of instrument flight rules Federal Aviation Administration 7400.11A is publicly available as listed (IFR) operations at Bradley International proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as in the ADDRESSES section of this Airport under these Class E airspace document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists follows: designations. This action also would Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, update the geographic coordinates of the air traffic service routes, and reporting airport. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR points. DATES: Comments must be received on TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND The Proposal REPORTING POINTS or before July 31, 2017. The FAA is considering an ADDRESSES: Send comments on this amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 proposal to: U. S. Department of Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish continues to read as follows: Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Class E airspace extending upward from New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 700 feet above the surface within a 6- Ground Floor Rm. W12–140, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, mile radius of Forrest General Hospital Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1– 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Heliport, Hattiesburg, MS, providing the 800–647–5527, or 202–366–9826. You controlled airspace required to support § 71.1 [Amended] must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– the new Copter RNAV (GPS) standard 2016–0398 and Airspace Docket No. 17– ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in ANE–2, at the beginning of your instrument approach procedures for IFR 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, operations at Forrest General Hospital comments. You may also submit and Airspace Designations and Reporting review received comments through the Heliport. Points, dated August 3, 2016, effective Class E airspace designations are Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. September 15, 2016, is amended as FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, follows: Designations and Reporting Points, and and effective September 15, 2016, which Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas subsequent amendments can be viewed is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Above the Surface of the Earth. publications/. For further information, listed in this document will be * * * * * you can contact the Airspace Policy published subsequently in the Order. Group, Federal Aviation ASO MS E5 Forrest General, Hattiesburg, Administration, 800 Independence Regulatory Notices and Analyses MS [New] Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; The FAA has determined that this Forrest General Hospital Heliport, MS telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is proposed regulation only involves an (Lat. 31°19′08″ N., long. 89°19′44″ W.) also available for inspection at the established body of technical That airspace extending upward from 700 National Archives and Records regulations for which frequent and feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius Administration (NARA). For routine amendments are necessary to of Forrest General Hospital Heliport. information on the availability of FAA keep them operationally current. It, Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 7, therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant 741–6030, or go to http:// 2017. regulatory action’’ under Executive www.archives.gov/federal_register/ Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Debra L. Hogan, code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, locations.html. and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Organization. Designations and Reporting Points, is preparation of a regulatory evaluation as [FR Doc. 2017–12334 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am] published yearly and effective on the anticipated impact is so minimal. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P September 15. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:02 Jun 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15JNP1.SGM 15JNP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before July 31, 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 27448 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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