82_FR_31160 82 FR 31033 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Prineville, OR

82 FR 31033 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Prineville, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 127 (July 5, 2017)

Page Range31033-31034
FR Document2017-13987

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Prineville Airport, Prineville, OR, to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31033-31034]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13987]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0616; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-26]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Prineville, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Prineville Airport, 
Prineville, OR, to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and 
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 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-2017-0616; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-26, 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 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 amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Prineville Airport, Prineville, OR, in support of IFR 
operations under standard instrument approach procedures.

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-2017-0616/
Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-26''. 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.

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The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Prineville Airport, 
Prineville, OR. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface would be modified to within an 8-mile radius (from a 6.9-
mile radius) of Prineville airport with a 4.2 mile (from 10 miles) wide 
segment extending to 11.4 miles (from 12.3 miles) west of the airport. 
Additionally, Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface designated to Prineville Airport would be removed since 
this airspace area duplicates the larger Bend Class E en route airspace 
area.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

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

* * * * *

ANM OR E5 Prineville, OR [Amended]

Prineville Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]17'16'' N., long. 120[deg]54'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8-mile radius of Prineville Airport, and within 2.1 miles 
each side of a 288[deg] bearing extending from the airport to 11.4 
miles west of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 26, 2017.
Sam S.L. Shrimpton,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-13987 Filed 7-3-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 5, 2017 / Proposed Rules 31033 § 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Jul 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\05JYP1.SGM 05JYP1

31034 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 5, 2017 / Proposed Rules The Proposal The Proposed Amendment flight rules (IFR) operations within the Accordingly, pursuant to the National Airspace System. The FAA is proposing an amendment DATES: Comments must be received on to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations authority delegated to me, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to or before August 21, 2017. (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: ADDRESSES: Send comments on this airspace extending upward from 700 proposal to the U.S. Department of feet above the surface at Prineville PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Airport, Prineville, OR. Class E airspace B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building extending upward from 700 feet above TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Ground Floor, Room W12–140, the surface would be modified to within REPORTING POINTS Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– an 8-mile radius (from a 6.9-mile radius) 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You of Prineville airport with a 4.2 mile ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– (from 10 miles) wide segment extending part 71 continues to read as follows: 2017–0617; Airspace Docket No. 17– to 11.4 miles (from 12.3 miles) west of ANM–27, at the beginning of your Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, the airport. Additionally, Class E 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, comments. You may also submit airspace extending upward from 1,200 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. comments through the Internet at http:// feet above the surface designated to www.regulations.gov. Prineville Airport would be removed § 71.1 [Amended] FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace since this airspace area duplicates the ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Designations and Reporting Points, and larger Bend Class E en route airspace 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, subsequent amendments can be viewed area. Airspace Designations and Reporting online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 3, 2016, and publications/. For further information, published in paragraph 6005 of FAA effective September 15, 2016, is you can contact the Airspace Policy Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, amended as follows: Group, Federal Aviation and effective September 15, 2016, which Administration, 800 Independence Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Above the Surface of the Earth. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is listed in this document will be also available for inspection at the * * * * * published subsequently in the Order. National Archives and Records ANM OR E5 Prineville, OR [Amended] Administration (NARA). For Regulatory Notices and Analyses Prineville Airport, OR information on the availability of FAA The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 44°17′16″ N., long. 120°54′19″ W.) Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) regulation only involves an established That airspace extending upward from 700 741–6030, or go to http:// body of technical regulations for which feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius www.archives.gov/federal_register/ of Prineville Airport, and within 2.1 miles code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ frequent and routine amendments are each side of a 288° bearing extending from necessary to keep them operationally locations.html. the airport to 11.4 miles west of the airport. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace current, is non-controversial and Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 26, Designations and Reporting Points, is unlikely to result in adverse or negative 2017. published yearly and effective on comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Sam S.L. Shrimpton, September 15. ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Acting Group Manager, Operations Support FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Group, Western Service Center. Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 [FR Doc. 2017–13987 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am] Operations Support Group, Western FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., does not warrant preparation of a Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 203–4511. impact is so minimal. Since this is a DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: routine matter that will only affect air Federal Aviation Administration Authority for This Rulemaking traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when The FAA’s authority to issue rules 14 CFR Part 71 regarding aviation safety is found in promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a Title 49 of the United States Code. [Docket No. FAA–2017–0617; Airspace Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the substantial number of small entities Docket No. 17–ANM–27] under the criteria of the Regulatory authority of the FAA Administrator. Flexibility Act. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Proposed Amendment of Class E describes in more detail the scope of the Airspace; Sunriver, OR Environmental Review agency’s authority. This rulemaking is AGENCY: Federal Aviation promulgated under the authority This proposal will be subject to an Administration (FAA), DOT. described in Subtitle VII, Part A, environmental analysis in accordance Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking with FAA Order 1050.1F, section, the FAA is charged with ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and (NPRM). prescribing regulations to assign the use Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final SUMMARY: This action proposes to of airspace necessary to ensure the regulatory action. modify Class E airspace extending safety of aircraft and the efficient use of List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 upward from 700 feet above the surface airspace. This regulation is within the at Sunriver Airport, Sunriver, OR, to scope of that authority as it would Airspace, Incorporation by reference, accommodate airspace redesign for the amend Class E airspace extending Navigation (air). safety and management of instrument upward from 700 feet above the surface VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Jul 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\05JYP1.SGM 05JYP1


Document Created: 2017-07-04 02:01:00
Document Modified: 2017-07-04 02:01:00
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 August 21, 2017.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.
FR Citation82 FR 31033 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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