82_FR_40243 82 FR 40080 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Burlington, WI

82 FR 40080 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Burlington, WI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)

Page Range40080-40081
FR Document2017-17755

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Burlington Municipal Airport, Burlington, WI. This action is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Burbun VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), and cancellation of the VOR approach procedure, and would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport, as the FAA transitions to performance-based navigation as part of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to accommodate new standard instrument approach procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action would also update the geographic coordinates of the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40080-40081]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17755]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0145; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-4]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Burlington, WI

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 Burlington Municipal Airport, 
Burlington, WI. This action is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
the Burbun VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), and cancellation of the VOR 
approach procedure, and would enhance the safety and management of 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport, as the FAA 
transitions to performance-based navigation as part of the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to accommodate new 
standard instrument approach procedures for instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations at the airport. This action would also update the 
geographic coordinates of the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-0145 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-4, at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit 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 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: Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The request to decommission the Burbun VOR was requested by the 
Plans and Program office in the FAA's Central Service Center. The 
Burbun VOR was one of the VORs on the list to be decommissioned within 
the VOR Minimum Operating Network published in the Federal Register (81 
FR 48694, July 26, 2016). As part of NextGen, the number of 
conventional navaids would be reduced while more efficient area 
navigation (RNAV) routes and procedures are implemented throughout the 
National Airspace System.

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 Burlington Municipal Airport, Burlington, WI.

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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. Commenters 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- 0145/
Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-4.'' 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 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177.

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 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 within a 6.4-mile radius 
(reduced from a 7.4-mile radius) of Burlington Municipal Airport, 
Burlington, WI. Airspace redesign is necessary due to the 
decommissioning of the Burbun VOR, cancellation of the VOR approach and 
updating the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the 
FAA's aeronautical database. This action would enhance the safety and 
management of the standard instrument approach procedures for (RNAV) 
IFR operations 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 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 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.

* * * * *

AGL WI E5 Burlington, WI [Amended]

Burlington Municipal Airport, WI
    (Lat. 42[deg]41'27'' N., long. 88[deg]18'17'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Burlington Municipal Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on August 16, 2017.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-17755 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

40080 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2017 / Proposed Rules The Proposed Amendment That airspace extending upward from 700 FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Designations and Reporting Points, and Accordingly, pursuant to the radius of Elk City Regional Business Airport. subsequent amendments can be viewed authority delegated to me, the Federal Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 16, online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ Aviation Administration proposes to 2017. publications/. For further information, amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Walter Tweedy, you can contact the Airspace Policy Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Group, Federal Aviation PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, ATO Central Service Center. Administration, 800 Independence B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR [FR Doc. 2017–17753 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am] Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is BILLING CODE 4910–13–P REPORTING POINTS also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Administration (NARA). For part 71 continues to read as follows: information on the availability of FAA Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 741–6030, or go to http:// 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 14 CFR Part 71 www.archives.gov/federal_register/ [Docket No. FAA–2017–0145; Airspace code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ § 71.1 [Amended] locations.html. Docket No. 17–AGL–4] ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, Proposed Amendment of Class E Designations and Reporting Points, is Airspace Designations and Reporting Airspace; Burlington, WI published yearly and effective on Points, dated August 3, 2016, and September 15. AGENCY: Federal Aviation effective September 15, 2016, is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration (FAA), DOT. amended as follows: Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Administration, Operations Support Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. (NPRM). Group, Central Service Center, 10101 * * * * * SUMMARY: This action proposes to Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, ASW OK D Burns Flat, OK [New] modify Class E airspace extending 76177; telephone (817) 222–5900. Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK upward from 700 feet above the surface SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (Lat. 35°20′23″ N., long. 99°12′02″ W.) at Burlington Municipal Airport, Background That airspace extending upward from the Burlington, WI. This action is necessary due to the decommissioning of the The request to decommission the surface to and including 4,500 feet within a 4.7-mile radius of Clinton-Sherman Airport. Burbun VHF omnidirectional range Burbun VOR was requested by the Plans This Class D airspace area is effective during (VOR), and cancellation of the VOR and Program office in the FAA’s Central the specific dates and times established in approach procedure, and would Service Center. The Burbun VOR was advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective enhance the safety and management of one of the VORs on the list to be date and time will thereafter be continuously instrument flight rules (IFR) operations decommissioned within the VOR published in the Chart Supplement. at the airport, as the FAA transitions to Minimum Operating Network published * * * * * performance-based navigation as part of in the Federal Register (81 FR 48694, the Next Generation Air Transportation July 26, 2016). As part of NextGen, the ASW OK D Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK number of conventional navaids would [Removed] System (NextGen) to accommodate new standard instrument approach be reduced while more efficient area Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas procedures for instrument flight rules navigation (RNAV) routes and Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More procedures are implemented throughout Above the Surface of the Earth. (IFR) operations at the airport. This action would also update the geographic the National Airspace System. * * * * * coordinates of the airport. Authority for This Rulemaking ASW OK E5 Burns Flat, OK [Amended] DATES: Comments must be received on The FAA’s authority to issue rules Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK or before October 10, 2017. regarding aviation safety is found in (Lat. 35°20′23″ N., long. 99°12′02″ W.) ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Title 49 of the United States Code. That airspace extending upward from 700 proposal to the U.S. Department of Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile Transportation, Docket Operations, authority of the FAA Administrator. radius of Clinton-Sherman Airport. West Building Ground Floor, Room Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, * * * * * W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., describes in more detail the scope of the Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) agency’s authority. This rulemaking is ASW OK E5 Clinton, OK [Amended] 366–9826, or 1–800–647–5527. You promulgated under the authority Clinton Regional Airport, OK must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– described in Subtitle VII, Part A, (lat. 35°32′18″ N., long. 98°55′58″ W.) 2017–0145 and Airspace Docket No. 17– Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that That airspace extending upward from 700 AGL–4, at the beginning of your section, the FAA is charged with feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile comments. You may also submit prescribing regulations to assign the use mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS radius of Clinton Regional Airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 359° bearing comments through the Internet at http:// of airspace necessary to ensure the from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile www.regulations.gov. You may review safety of aircraft and the efficient use of radius to 7 miles north of the airport. the public docket containing the airspace. This regulation is within the proposal, any comments received, and scope of that authority as it would * * * * * any final disposition in person in the amend Class E airspace extending ASW OK E5 Elk City, OK [Amended] Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and upward from 700 feet above the surface Elk City Regional Business Airport, OK 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Burlington Municipal Airport, (Lat. 35°25′51″ N., long. 99°23′39″ W.) except Federal holidays. Burlington, WI. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2017 / Proposed Rules 40081 Comments Invited Designations and Reporting Points, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Interested parties are invited to dated August 3, 2016, and effective regulatory action. participate in this proposed rulemaking September 15, 2016. FAA Order List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 by submitting such written data, views, 7400.11A is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Airspace, Incorporation by reference, or arguments, as they may desire. document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Navigation (air). Comments that provide the factual basis Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, supporting the views and suggestions The Proposed Amendment air traffic service routes, and reporting presented are particularly helpful in Accordingly, pursuant to the points. developing reasoned regulatory authority delegated to me, the Federal decisions on the proposal. Comments The Proposal Aviation Administration proposes to are specifically invited on the overall The FAA is proposing an amendment amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: regulatory, aeronautical, economic, to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations environmental, and energy-related (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, aspects of the proposal. airspace extending upward from 700 B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Communications should identify both feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND docket numbers and be submitted in radius (reduced from a 7.4-mile radius) REPORTING POINTS triplicate to the address listed above. of Burlington Municipal Airport, Commenters wishing the FAA to Burlington, WI. Airspace redesign is ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR acknowledge receipt of their comments necessary due to the decommissioning part 71 continues to read as follows: on this notice must submit with those of the Burbun VOR, cancellation of the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, comments a self-addressed, stamped VOR approach and updating the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, postcard on which the following geographic coordinates of the airport to 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. statement is made: ‘‘Comments to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical Docket No. FAA–2017- 0145/Airspace § 71.1 [Amended] database. This action would enhance Docket No. 17–AGL–4.’’ The postcard the safety and management of the ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in will be date/time stamped and returned standard instrument approach 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, to the commenter. procedures for (RNAV) IFR operations at Airspace Designations and Reporting All communications received on or the airport. Points, dated August 3, 2016, and before the specified closing date for Class E airspace designations are effective September 15, 2016, is comments will be considered before published in paragraph 6005 of FAA amended as follows: taking action on the proposed rule. The Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas proposal contained in this notice may and effective September 15, 2016, which Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More be changed in light of the comments is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Above the Surface of the Earth. received. A report summarizing each 71.1. The Class E airspace designations * * * * * substantive public contact with FAA listed in this document will be personnel concerned with this AGL WI E5 Burlington, WI [Amended] published subsequently in the Order. rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Burlington Municipal Airport, WI Regulatory Notices and Analyses (Lat. 42°41′27″ N., long. 88°18′17″ W.) Availability of NPRMs That airspace extending upward from 700 The FAA has determined that this An electronic copy of this document proposed regulation only involves an feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile may be downloaded through the established body of technical radius of Burlington Municipal Airport. Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. regulations for which frequent and Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on August 16, Recently published rulemaking routine amendments are necessary to 2017. documents can also be accessed through keep them operationally current, is non- Walter Tweedy, the FAA’s Web page at http:// controversial and unlikely to result in Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ adverse or negative comments. It, ATO Central Service Center. airspace_amendments/. therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant [FR Doc. 2017–17755 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am] You may review the public docket regulatory action’’ under Executive BILLING CODE 4910–13–P containing the proposal, any comments Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant received, and any final disposition in rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies person in the Dockets Office (see the and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ADDRESSES section for the address and 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and preparation of a regulatory evaluation as Federal Energy Regulatory 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, the anticipated impact is so minimal. Commission except federal holidays. An informal Since this is a routine matter that will docket may also be examined during only affect air traffic procedures and air 18 CFR Part 35 normal business hours at the Federal navigation, it is certified that this Aviation Administration, Air Traffic proposed rule, when promulgated, [Docket No. RM16–6–000] Organization, Central Service Center, would not have a significant economic Operations Support Group, 10101 Essential Reliability Services and the impact on a substantial number of small mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, Evolving Bulk-Power System—Primary entities under the criteria of the 76177. Frequency Response: Notice of Regulatory Flexibility Act. Request for Supplemental Comments Availability and Summary of Environmental Review Documents for Incorporation by AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory This proposal will be subject to an Commission, Department of Energy. 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CollectionFederal Register
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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 October 10, 2017.
ContactWalter Tweedy, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5900.
FR Citation82 FR 40080 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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