82_FR_40904 82 FR 40739 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Madras, OR

82 FR 40739 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Madras, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)

Page Range40739-40740
FR Document2017-17878

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, OR, amending the airspace for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System. The airspace designation was inadvertently removed from FAA Order 7400.9X on June 20, 2014.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40739-40740]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17878]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0615; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-25]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Madras, OR

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 Madras Municipal Airport, 
Madras, OR, amending the airspace for the safety and management of 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace 
System. The airspace designation was inadvertently removed from FAA 
Order 7400.9X on June 20, 2014.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 12, 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-2017-0615; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-25, 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 establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface for Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, OR.

History

    On April 12, 2007 (72 FR 18383) the FAA revised Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Redmond, OR, to 
accommodate aircraft using new area navigation (RNAV) global 
positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at 
City-County Airport, Madras, OR. The airspace for City-County Airport 
was defined by the Deschutes VORTAC radials. On June 20, 2014 (79 FR 
35279) the FAA revised Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Roberts Field, Redmond, OR, by removing the 
airspace defined by the Deschutes VORTAC. In doing so, the FAA 
inadvertently removed the airspace supporting Madras Municipal Airport 
(formerly City-County Airport), Madras, OR. This proposal would 
establish the amended controlled airspace designated for Madras 
Municipal Airport, Madras, OR.

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-2017-0615/
Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-25''. 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 Madras Municipal Airport, 
Madras, OR. The

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airspace would be established within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 miles 
southeast of the 028[deg] bearing from Madras Municipal Airport to 6.5 
miles northeast of the airport, and within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 
miles southeast of the 208[deg] from the airport to 7.5 miles southwest 
of the airport. Additionally, a small segment 2.1 miles wide would 
extend from the 180[deg] bearing from the airport to 10.6 miles south 
of the airport. This proposal is necessary for the safety and 
management of 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.

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ANM OR E5 Madras, OR [New]

Madras Municipal Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]40'13'' N., long. 121[deg]09'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 miles southeast of the 028[deg] 
bearing from Madras Municipal Airport extending to 6.5 miles 
northeast of the airport, and within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 miles 
southeast of the 208[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 7.5 
miles southwest of the airport, and within 1.0 miles west and 1.1 
miles east of the 180[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 
10.6 miles south of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 15, 2017.
David G. Parker,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-17878 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2017 / Proposed Rules 40739 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) triplicate to the address listed above. 203–4511. Persons wishing the FAA to Federal Aviation Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those 14 CFR Part 71 Authority for This Rulemaking comments a self-addressed, stamped [Docket No. FAA–2017–0615; Airspace The FAA’s authority to issue rules postcard on which the following Docket No. 17–ANM–25] regarding aviation safety is found in statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Title 49 of the United States Code. Docket No. FAA–2017–0615/Airspace Proposed Establishment of Class E Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Docket No. 17–ANM–25’’. The postcard Airspace; Madras, OR authority of the FAA Administrator. will be date/time stamped and returned Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, to the commenter. AGENCY: Federal Aviation describes in more detail the scope of the All communications received before Administration (FAA), DOT. agency’s authority. This rulemaking is the specified closing date for comments ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking promulgated under the authority will be considered before taking action (NPRM). described in Subtitle VII, Part A, on the proposed rule. The proposal Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that contained in this notice may be changed SUMMARY: This action proposes to section, the FAA is charged with in light of the comments received. A establish Class E airspace extending prescribing regulations to assign the use report summarizing each substantive upward from 700 feet above the surface of airspace necessary to ensure the public contact with FAA personnel at Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, safety of aircraft and the efficient use of concerned with this rulemaking will be OR, amending the airspace for the safety airspace. This regulation is within the filed in the docket. and management of instrument flight scope of that authority as it would rules (IFR) operations within the establish Class E airspace extending Availability of NPRMs National Airspace System. The airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface An electronic copy of this document designation was inadvertently removed for Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, may be downloaded through the from FAA Order 7400.9X on June 20, OR. Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 2014. Recently published rulemaking History DATES: Comments must be received on documents can also be accessed through or before October 12, 2017. On April 12, 2007 (72 FR 18383) the the FAA’s Web page at http:// FAA revised Class E airspace extending www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ ADDRESSES: Send comments on this upward from 700 feet above the surface airspace_amendments/. proposal to the U.S. Department of at Redmond, OR, to accommodate You may review the public docket Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 aircraft using new area navigation containing the proposal, any comments New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) received, and any final disposition in Ground Floor, Room W12–140, standard instrument approach person in the Dockets Office (see the Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– procedures at City-County Airport, ADDRESSES section for the address and 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You Madras, OR. The airspace for City- phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– County Airport was defined by the 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 2017–0615; Airspace Docket No. 17– Deschutes VORTAC radials. On June 20, except federal holidays. An informal ANM–25, at the beginning of your 2014 (79 FR 35279) the FAA revised docket may also be examined during comments. You may also submit Class E airspace extending upward from normal business hours at the Northwest comments through the Internet at http:// 700 feet above the surface at Roberts Mountain Regional Office of the Federal www.regulations.gov. Field, Redmond, OR, by removing the FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Aviation Administration, Air Traffic airspace defined by the Deschutes Organization, Western Service Center, Designations and Reporting Points, and VORTAC. In doing so, the FAA subsequent amendments can be viewed Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind inadvertently removed the airspace Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ supporting Madras Municipal Airport publications/. For further information, (formerly City-County Airport), Madras, Availability and Summary of you can contact the Airspace Policy OR. This proposal would establish the Documents Proposed for Incorporation Group, Federal Aviation amended controlled airspace designated by Reference Administration, 800 Independence for Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, This document proposes to amend Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; OR. FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is Designations and Reporting Points, also available for inspection at the Comments Invited dated August 3, 2016, and effective National Archives and Records Interested parties are invited to September 15, 2016. FAA Order Administration (NARA). For participate in this proposed rulemaking 7400.11A is publicly available as listed information on the availability of FAA by submitting such written data, views, in the ADDRESSES section of this Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741– or arguments, as they may desire. document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Comments that provide the factual basis Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, federal_register/code_of_federal- supporting the views and suggestions asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS air traffic service routes, and reporting regulations/ibr_locations.html. presented are particularly helpful in points. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace developing reasoned regulatory Designations and Reporting Points, is decisions on the proposal. Comments The Proposal published yearly and effective on are specifically invited on the overall The FAA is proposing an amendment September 15. regulatory, aeronautical, economic, to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom environmental, and energy-related (14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, aspects of the proposal. airspace extending upward from 700 Operations Support Group, Western Communications should identify both feet above the surface at Madras Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., docket numbers and be submitted in Municipal Airport, Madras, OR. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Aug 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28AUP1.SGM 28AUP1

40740 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2017 / Proposed Rules airspace would be established within 4 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations miles northwest and 3.5 miles southeast B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR within the National Airspace System. of the 028° bearing from Madras TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND DATES: Comments must be received on Municipal Airport to 6.5 miles northeast REPORTING POINTS or before October 12, 2017. of the airport, and within 4 miles ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR ADDRESSES: Send comments on this northwest and 3.5 miles southeast of the part 71 continues to read as follows: proposal to the U.S. Department of 208° from the airport to 7.5 miles Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 southwest of the airport. Additionally, a Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building small segment 2.1 miles wide would 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Ground Floor, Room W12–140, extend from the 180° bearing from the Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– airport to 10.6 miles south of the airport. § 71.1 [Amended] 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You This proposal is necessary for the safety ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– and management of IFR operations at 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, 2017–0737; Airspace Docket No. 16– the airport. Airspace Designations and Reporting ANM–12, at the beginning of your Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 3, 2016, and comments. You may also submit published in paragraph 6005 of FAA effective September 15, 2016, is comments through the Internet at http:// Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, amended as follows: www.regulations.gov. and effective September 15, 2016, which Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Designations and Reporting Points, and 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Above the Surface of the Earth. subsequent amendments can be viewed listed in this document will be * * * * * online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ published subsequently in the Order. publications/. For further information, ANM OR E5 Madras, OR [New] you can contact the Airspace Policy Regulatory Notices and Analyses Madras Municipal Airport, OR Group, Federal Aviation (Lat. 44°40′13″ N., long. 121°09′19″ W.) Administration, 800 Independence The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an That airspace extending upward from 700 Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; feet above the surface within 4 miles telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is established body of technical northwest and 3.5 miles southeast of the 028° regulations for which frequent and also available for inspection at the bearing from Madras Municipal Airport National Archives and Records routine amendments are necessary to extending to 6.5 miles northeast of the keep them operationally current, is non- Administration (NARA). For airport, and within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 controversial and unlikely to result in miles southeast of the 208° bearing from the information on the availability of FAA adverse or negative comments. It, airport extending to 7.5 miles southwest of Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant the airport, and within 1.0 miles west and 1.1 741–6030, or go to http:// regulatory action’’ under Executive miles east of the 180° bearing from the airport www.archives.gov/federal_register/ extending to 10.6 miles south of the airport. code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August locations.html. rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant David G. Parker, Designations and Reporting Points, is preparation of a regulatory evaluation as Acting Group Manager, Operations Support published yearly and effective on the anticipated impact is so minimal. Group, Western Service Center. September 15. Since this is a routine matter that will [FR Doc. 2017–17878 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom only affect air traffic procedures and air BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, navigation, it is certified that this Operations Support Group, Western proposed rule, when promulgated, Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., would not have a significant economic DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) impact on a substantial number of small 203–4511. entities under the criteria of the Federal Aviation Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory Flexibility Act. 14 CFR Part 71 Authority for This Rulemaking Environmental Review [Docket No. FAA–2017–0737; Airspace The FAA’s authority to issue rules This proposal will be subject to an Docket No. 16–ANM–12] regarding aviation safety is found in environmental analysis in accordance Title 49 of the United States Code. Proposed Establishment of Class E Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the with FAA Order 1050.1F, Airspace; Twin Bridges, MT ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and authority of the FAA Administrator. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final AGENCY: Federal Aviation Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, regulatory action. Administration (FAA), DOT. describes in more detail the scope of the ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking agency’s authority. This rulemaking is List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 promulgated under the authority asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS (NPRM). described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Airspace, Incorporation by reference, SUMMARY: This action proposes to Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Navigation (air). establish Class E airspace extending section, the FAA is charged with The Proposed Amendment upward from 700 and 1,200 feet above prescribing regulations to assign the use the surface, at Twin Bridges Airport, of airspace necessary to ensure the Accordingly, pursuant to the Twin Bridges, MT, to accommodate new safety of aircraft and the efficient use of authority delegated to me, the Federal area navigation (RNAV) procedures at airspace. This regulation is within the Aviation Administration proposes to the airport. This action would ensure scope of that authority as it would amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: the safety and management of establish Class E airspace to support VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Aug 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28AUP1.SGM 28AUP1


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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 October 12, 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 40739 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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