82 FR 31031 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Big Timber, MT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 127 (July 5, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 127 (July 5, 2017)
| Page Range | 31031-31033 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13985 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 31031-31033] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13985] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2017-0392; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-4] Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Big Timber, MT AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Big Timber Airport, Big Timber, MT, to accommodate the development of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations under standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport, for the safety and management of aircraft within the National Airspace System. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 21, 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: 1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2017-0392; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-4, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 [[Page 31032]] 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: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511. 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 establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Big Timber Airport, Big Timber, MT, to support IFR operations in standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport. 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. Persons 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-2017-0392/ Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-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 Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. 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 establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Big Timber, MT. Class E airspace would be established within an 8-mile radius of the Big Timber Airport with a 12-mile wide segment extending to 27.4 miles east of the airport, and a 7.6-mile wide segment extending to 12.5 miles west of the airport. This airspace is necessary to support IFR operations in standard instrument approach and departure procedures 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, and 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 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. 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 0 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. [[Page 31033]] Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 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. * * * * * ANM MT E5 Big Timber, MT [New] Big Timber Airport, MT (Lat. 45[deg]48'23'' N., long. 109[deg]58'42'' W.) That airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius of Big Timber Airport, and within 8 miles north and 4 miles south of the 074[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 27.4 miles east of the airport, and within 3.8 miles each side of a 253[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 12.5 miles west of the airport. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 24, 2017. Sam S.L. Shrimpton, Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2017-13985 Filed 7-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Availability of NPRMs body of technical regulations for which bounded by a line starting at the point where
frequent and routine amendments are a 300° bearing from the airport intersects the
An electronic copy of this document 4.3 mile radius from the airport to lat.
may be downloaded through the necessary to keep them operationally
current, is non-controversial and 44°11′07″ N., long. 121°20′35″ W., to lat.
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 44°15′41″ N., long. 121°12′11″ W., to the
Recently published rulemaking unlikely to result in adverse or negative point where a 054° bearing from the airport
documents can also be accessed through comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a intersects the 4.3 mile radius from the
the FAA’s Web page at http:// ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under airport, thence counter clockwise along the
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a airport 4.3 mile radius to the point of
airspace_amendments/. ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT beginning, and within 3.1 miles west and 2.8
You may review the public docket Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 miles east of a 167° bearing from the airport
containing the proposal, any comments FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) extending to 8.8 miles south of the airport.
received, and any final disposition in does not warrant preparation of a Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 24,
person in the Dockets Office (see the regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 2017.
ADDRESSES; section for the address and impact is so minimal. Since this is a Sam S.L. Shrimpton,
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and routine matter that will only affect air Acting Group Manager, Operations Support
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, traffic procedures and air navigation, it Group, Western Service Center.
except federal holidays. An informal is certified that this rule, when [FR Doc. 2017–13984 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am]
docket may also be examined during promulgated, would not have a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
normal business hours at the Northwest significant economic impact on a
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal substantial number of small entities
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic under the criteria of the Regulatory DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Organization, Western Service Center, Flexibility Act.
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Federal Aviation Administration
Environmental Review
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057.
This proposal will be subject to an 14 CFR Part 71
Availability and Summary of environmental analysis in accordance
Documents Proposed for Incorporation [Docket No. FAA–2017–0392; Airspace
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
by Reference Docket No. 16–ANM–4]
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
This document proposes to amend Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Proposed Establishment of Class E
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace regulatory action. Airspace, Big Timber, MT
Designations and Reporting Points,
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 AGENCY: Federal Aviation
dated August 3, 2016, and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Administration (FAA), DOT.
7400.11A is publicly available as listed Navigation (air). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
in the ADDRESSES section of this The Proposed Amendment (NPRM).
document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Accordingly, pursuant to the SUMMARY: This action proposes to
air traffic service routes, and reporting authority delegated to me, the Federal establish Class E airspace extending
points. Aviation Administration proposes to upward from 700 feet above the surface
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: at Big Timber Airport, Big Timber, MT,
The Proposal to accommodate the development of
The FAA is proposing an amendment PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR under standard instrument approach
(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND and departure procedures at the airport,
airspace extending upward from 700 REPORTING POINTS for the safety and management of
feet above the surface at Bend ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR aircraft within the National Airspace
Municipal Airport, Bend, OR. The part 71 continues to read as follows: System.
airspace would remain within the 4.3
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, DATES: Comments must be received on
mile radius of Bend Municipal Airport,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, or before August 21, 2017.
with the segments extending northwest
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
and south of the airport enlarged to 7
miles wide (from 5.2 miles) extending to § 71.1 [Amended] proposal to the U.S. Department of
8.5 miles northwest (from 6.5 miles), ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
and 5.8 miles wide (from 2.9 miles) 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
extending to 8.8 miles southeast of the Airspace Designations and Reporting Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
airport (from 9.3 miles south of the Points, dated August 3, 2016, and Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1–
airport). effective September 15, 2016, is 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You
Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 2017–0392; Airspace Docket No. 16–
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas ANM–4, at the beginning of your
Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, Extending Upward from 700 feet or More comments. You may also submit
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS
and effective September 15, 2016, which Above the Surface of the Earth
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR comments through the Internet at http://
* * * * * www.regulations.gov.
71.1. The Class E airspace designations
listed in this document will be ANM OR E5 Bend, OR [Amended] FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
published subsequently in the Order. Bend Municipal Airport, OR Designations and Reporting Points, and
(Lat. 44°05′40″ N., long. 121°12′01″ W.) subsequent amendments can be viewed
Regulatory Notices and Analyses online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
That airspace upward from 700 feet above
The FAA has determined that this the surface within a 4.3 mile radius of Bend publications/. For further information,
regulation only involves an established Municipal Airport, and within the area you can contact the Airspace Policy
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§ 71.1 [Amended] comments through the Internet at http:// are specifically invited on the overall
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in www.regulations.gov. regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace environmental, and energy-related
Airspace Designations and Reporting Designations and Reporting Points, and aspects of the proposal.
Points, dated August 3, 2016, and subsequent amendments can be viewed Communications should identify both
effective September 15, 2016, is online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ docket numbers and be submitted in
amended as follows: publications/. For further information, triplicate to the address listed above.
you can contact the Airspace Policy Persons wishing the FAA to
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Group, Federal Aviation acknowledge receipt of their comments
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Administration, 800 Independence on this notice must submit with those
Above the Surface of the Earth. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; comments a self-addressed, stamped
* * * * * telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is postcard on which the following
ANM MT E5 Big Timber, MT [New] also available for inspection at the statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
Big Timber Airport, MT National Archives and Records Docket No. FAA–2017–0616/Airspace
(Lat. 45°48′23″ N., long. 109°58′42″ W.) Administration (NARA). For Docket No. 17–ANM–26’’. The postcard
That airspace upward from 700 feet above information on the availability of FAA will be date/time stamped and returned
the surface within an 8-mile radius of Big Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) to the commenter.
Timber Airport, and within 8 miles north and 741–6030, or go to http:// All communications received before
4 miles south of the 074° bearing from the www.archives.gov/federal_register/ the specified closing date for comments
airport extending to 27.4 miles east of the code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_
airport, and within 3.8 miles each side of a
will be considered before taking action
locations.html. on the proposed rule. The proposal
253° bearing from the airport extending to FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
12.5 miles west of the airport. contained in this notice may be changed
Designations and Reporting Points, is in light of the comments received. A
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 24, published yearly and effective on
2017. report summarizing each substantive
September 15. public contact with FAA personnel
Sam S.L. Shrimpton,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom concerned with this rulemaking will be
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, filed in the docket.
Group, Western Service Center.
Operations Support Group, Western
[FR Doc. 2017–13985 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am] Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Availability of NPRMs
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) An electronic copy of this document
203–4511. may be downloaded through the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authority for This Rulemaking Recently published rulemaking
Federal Aviation Administration documents can also be accessed through
The FAA’s authority to issue rules the FAA’s Web page at http://
14 CFR Part 71 regarding aviation safety is found in www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
Title 49 of the United States Code. airspace_amendments/.
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0616; Airspace Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
Docket No. 17–ANM–26]
authority of the FAA Administrator. You may review the public docket
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, containing the proposal, any comments
Proposed Amendment of Class E received, and any final disposition in
Airspace; Prineville, OR describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is person in the Dockets Office (see the
AGENCY: Federal Aviation ADDRESSES section for the address and
promulgated under the authority
Administration (FAA), DOT. described in Subtitle VII, Part A, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
(NPRM). section, the FAA is charged with except federal holidays. An informal
prescribing regulations to assign the use docket may also be examined during
SUMMARY: This action proposes to of airspace necessary to ensure the normal business hours at the Northwest
modify Class E airspace extending safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
upward from 700 feet above the surface airspace. This regulation is within the Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
at Prineville Airport, Prineville, OR, to scope of that authority as it would Organization, Western Service Center,
accommodate airspace redesign for the amend Class E airspace extending Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
safety and management of instrument upward from 700 feet above the surface Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057.
flight rules (IFR) operations within the at Prineville Airport, Prineville, OR, in Availability and Summary of
National Airspace System. support of IFR operations under Documents Proposed for Incorporation
DATES: Comments must be received on standard instrument approach by Reference
or before August 21, 2017. procedures.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this This document proposes to amend
proposal to the U.S. Department of Comments Invited FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Interested parties are invited to Designations and Reporting Points,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building participate in this proposed rulemaking dated August 3, 2016, and effective
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, by submitting such written data, views, September 15, 2016. FAA Order
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– or arguments, as they may desire. 7400.11A is publicly available as listed
800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You Comments that provide the factual basis in the ADDRESSES section of this
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– supporting the views and suggestions document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
2017–0616; Airspace Docket No. 17– presented are particularly helpful in Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
ANM–26, at the beginning of your developing reasoned regulatory air traffic service routes, and reporting
comments. You may also submit decisions on the proposal. Comments points.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before August 21, 2017. | |
| Contact | Tom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 31031 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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