82 FR 35129 - Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Amendment of Class E Airspace; Truckee, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 144 (July 28, 2017)

This action proposes to establish Class D airspace, and Class E airspace designated as an extension, and modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee, CA. This airspace redesign is necessary to support standard instrument approach and departure procedures under instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport due to the commissioning of the Truckee-Tahoe Airport Non-Federal Contract Tower. This proposal would enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35129-35131]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15868]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0565; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-1]


Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Amendment 
of Class E Airspace; Truckee, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace, and Class 
E airspace designated as an extension, and modify Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Truckee-Tahoe 
Airport, Truckee, CA. This airspace redesign is necessary to support 
standard instrument approach and departure procedures under instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport due to the commissioning 
of the Truckee-Tahoe Airport Non-Federal Contract Tower. This proposal 
would enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at the 
airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 11, 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-2017-0565; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-1, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11, 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

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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 D and Class E extension airspace at 
Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee, CA, and amend Class E airspace to 
support standard instrument approach and departure procedures under 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 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-2017-0565; 
Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-1.'' 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 D airspace, and 
Class E airspace designated as an extension, and modifying Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Truckee-
Tahoe Airport, Truckee, CA, to support the commissioning of a Non-
Federal Contract Tower (NFCT), and to support standard instrument 
approach and departure procedures under IFR operations at the airport.
    The Truckee-Tahoe NFCT would initially operate as a part-time, 
seasonal, air traffic control facility. The associated Class D airspace 
and Class E extension airspace areas would be effective during the 
specific dates and times established, in advance by NOTAM. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement.
    Class D airspace would be established upward from the surface to 
and including 8,400 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Truckee-Tahoe 
Airport.
    Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E 
surface area would be established in two segments approximately 4 miles 
wide, one extending to approximately 10 miles north, and one 12 miles 
northwest, of Truckee-Tahoe Airport.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
(currently located north and northwest of the airport) would be shifted 
slightly east to precisely align with the RNAV instrument approach 
procedures to runways 11 and 02. Also, a small area would be expanded 
north of Truckee-Tahoe Airport to provide controlled airspace for IFR 
departures using runway 29.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, 
dated August 3, 2016 and effective September 15, 2016, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and 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 proposed 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 proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic

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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 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AWP CA D Truckee, CA [New]

Truckee-Tahoe Airport
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N., long. 120[deg]08'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
8400 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Truckee-Tahoe Airport. 
This Class D surface area is effective during the specific dates and 
times established, in advance, by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart 
Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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AWP CA E4 Truckee, CA [New]

Truckee-Tahoe Airport
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N., long. 120[deg]08'22'' W.)

    That airspace within a line beginning at the point where a 
279[deg] bearing from the Truckee-Tahoe Airport intersects the 4.2-
mile radius of the airport to lat. 39[deg]26'41'' N., long. 
120[deg]20'43'' W., to lat. 39[deg]29'27'' N., long. 120[deg]16'17'' 
W., to the point where a 344[deg] bearing from the airport 
intersects the 4.2-mile radius of the airport, thence counter 
clockwise along the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to the point of 
beginning, and that airspace within a line beginning at the point 
where a 352[deg] bearing from the airport intersects the 4.2-mile 
radius of the airport to lat. 39[deg]29'18'' N., long. 
120[deg]06'57'' W., to lat. 39[deg]28'11'' N., long. 120[deg]01'44'' 
W., to the point where a 053[deg] bearing from the airport 
intersects the 4.2-mile radius of the airport, thence counter 
clockwise along the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to the point of 
beginning.

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

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AWP CA E5 Truckee, CA [Modified]

Truckee-Tahoe Airport
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N., long. 120[deg]08'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a line beginning at lat. 39[deg]26'41'' N., long. 
120[deg]20'43'' W., to lat. 39[deg]29'27'' N., long. 120[deg]16'17'' 
W., to lat. 39[deg]32'45'' N., long. 120[deg]18'59'' W., to lat. 
39[deg]30'34'' N., long. 120[deg]23'37'' W., thence to the point of 
beginning; and that airspace within a line beginning at lat. 
39[deg]29'18'' N., long. 120[deg]06'57'' W., to lat. 39[deg]28'11'' 
N., long. 120[deg]01'44'' W., to lat. 39[deg]36'17'' N., long. 
119[deg]58'54'' W., to lat. 39[deg]37'23'' N., long. 120[deg]04'08'' 
W., thence to the point of beginning; and that airspace within 1.8 
miles each side of a line extending from the point where the 
Truckee-Tahoe Airport 328[deg] bearing intersects the 4.2-mile 
radius of the airport to the point on a 348[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending 6.3 miles northwest of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 2017.
Sam S.L. Shrimpton,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-15868 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
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