82_FR_45903 82 FR 45714 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Wellsboro, PA

82 FR 45714 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Wellsboro, PA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)

Page Range45714-45715
FR Document2017-20957

This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface at Wellsboro, PA, as the airspace surrounding Wellsboro Johnston Airport was inadvertently removed from the airspace description. This action enhances the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20957]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0289; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-4]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Wellsboro, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface at Wellsboro, PA, as the airspace 
surrounding Wellsboro Johnston Airport was inadvertently removed from 
the airspace description. This action enhances the safety and 
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 7, 2017. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed on-line 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: (800) 647-
8927, or (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 7400.11B at NARA, call 
(202) 741-6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

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 amends Class E airspace in the Wellsboro, PA area, for the 
continued safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 
Federal Register (82 FR 25989, June 6, 2017) Docket No. FAA-2017-0289 
proposing to add Wellsboro Johnston Airport, Wellsboro, PA, back into 
the airspace designation for Wellsboro, PA, in Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. The airspace was 
inadvertently removed from the Order. Interested parties were invited 
to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments 
on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.11B dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 
2017, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 
2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Class A, 
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface within an 8.2-mile radius of Wellsboro Johnston Airport, 
Wellsboro, PA, as this airspace was inadvertently removed from the 
airspace description in FAA Order 7499.11B. These changes are

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necessary for continued safety and management of IFR operations at the 
airport.

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. 
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 
only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified 
that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to 
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 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 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

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

* * * * *

AEA PA E5 Wellsboro, PA [Amended]

Nessmuk Helipad Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 41[deg]44'11'' N., long. 77[deg]18'11'' W.)
Wellsboro Johnston Airport, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]43'41'' N., long. 77[deg]23'44'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Point in Space for the SIAP serving 
the Nessmuk Helipad, and within an 8.2-mile radius of Wellsboro 
Johnston Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 22, 2017.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-20957 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

45714 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 189 / Monday, October 2, 2017 / Rules and Regulations Adoption of the Amendment DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Federal Aviation Administration describes in more detail the scope of the amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 14 CFR Part 71 agency’s authority. This rulemaking is [Docket No. FAA–2017–0289; Airspace promulgated under the authority PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Docket No. 17–AEA–4] B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Amendment of Class E Airspace; section, the FAA is charged with REPORTING POINTS Wellsboro, PA prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 AGENCY: Federal Aviation safety of aircraft and the efficient use of continues to read as follows: Administration (FAA), DOT. airspace. This regulation is within the ACTION: Final rule. scope of that authority as it amends Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Class E airspace in the Wellsboro, PA SUMMARY: This action amends Class E area, for the continued safety and 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. airspace extending upward from 700 management of IFR operations at the § 71.1 [Amended] feet or more above the surface at airport. Wellsboro, PA, as the airspace ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in surrounding Wellsboro Johnston Airport History 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation was inadvertently removed from the The FAA published a notice of Administration Order 7400.11B, airspace description. This action proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Airspace Designations and Reporting enhances the safety and management of Federal Register (82 FR 25989, June 6, Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 2017) Docket No. FAA–2017–0289 September 15, 2017, is amended as at the airport. proposing to add Wellsboro Johnston follows: DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 7, Airport, Wellsboro, PA, back into the 2017. The Director of the Federal airspace designation for Wellsboro, PA, Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Register approves this incorporation by in Class E airspace extending upward Designated as an Extension to a Class C reference action under title 1, Code of from 700 feet above the surface. The Surface Area. airspace was inadvertently removed Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to * * * * * the annual revision of FAA Order from the Order. Interested parties were ANE CT E3 Windsor Locks, CT [Amended] 7400.11 and publication of conforming invited to participate in this rulemaking amendments. effort by submitting written comments Bradley International Airport, CT on the proposal to the FAA. No ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, (Lat. 41°56′21″ N., long 72°41′00″ W.) comments were received. Airspace Designations and Reporting That airspace extending upward from the Class E airspace designations are Points, and subsequent amendments can surface within 3.2 miles each side of the 224 published in paragraph 6005 of FAA be viewed on-line at http:// bearing from Bradley International Airport, Order 7400.11B dated August 3, 2017, www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. extending from the 5-mile radius to 9.6 miles and effective September 15, 2017, which For further information, you can contact southwest of the Bradley International is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Airport. part 71.1. The Class E airspace Aviation Administration, 800 Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Independence Avenue SW., designations listed in this document Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (800) will be published subsequently in the Above the Surface of the Earth. 647–8927, or (202) 267–8783. The Order Order. * * * * * is also available for inspection at the Availability and Summary of National Archives and Records Documents for Incorporation by ANE CT E5 Windsor Locks, CT [Amended] Administration (NARA). For Reference Bradley International Airport, CT information on the availability of FAA (Lat. 41°56′21″ N., long. 72°41′00″ W.) This document amends FAA Order Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and That airspace extending upward from 700 741–6030, or go to https:// Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, feet above the surface within a 10.9-mile www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ and effective September 15, 2017. FAA radius of Bradley International Airport. ibr-locations.html. Order 7400.11B is publicly available as Issued in College Park, Georgia, on FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace listed in the ADDRESSES section of this September 21, 2017. Designations and Reporting Points, is document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists published yearly and effective on Ryan W. Almasy, Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, September 15. Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern air traffic service routes, and reporting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John points. Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. Fornito, Operations Support Group, [FR Doc. 2017–20848 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] The Rule Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Administration, P.O. Box 20636, This amendment to Title 14, Code of Atlanta, GA 30320; telephone (404) Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES 305–6364. amends Class E airspace extending SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 8.2-mile radius of Wellsboro Authority for This Rulemaking Johnston Airport, Wellsboro, PA, as this The FAA’s authority to issue rules airspace was inadvertently removed regarding aviation safety is found in from the airspace description in FAA Title 49 of the United States Code. Order 7499.11B. These changes are VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:21 Sep 29, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\02OCR1.SGM 02OCR1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 189 / Monday, October 2, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 45715 necessary for continued safety and Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Aviation Administration, 800 management of IFR operations at the Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Independence Avenue SW., airport. Above the Surface of the Earth. Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) * * * * * 267–8783. The Order is also available Regulatory Notices and Analyses AEA PA E5 Wellsboro, PA [Amended] for inspection at the National Archives The FAA has determined that this Nessmuk Helipad Point in Space Coordinates and Records Administration (NARA). regulation only involves an established (Lat. 41°44′11″ N., long. 77°18′11″ W.) For information on the availability of body of technical regulations for which Wellsboro Johnston Airport, PA FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call frequent and routine amendments are (Lat. 41°43′41″ N., long. 77°23′44″ W.) (202) 741–6030, or go to https:// necessary to keep them operationally That airspace extending upward from 700 www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ current. It, therefore: (1) Is not a feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius ibr-locations.html. ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under of the Point in Space for the SIAP serving the FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Nessmuk Helipad, and within an 8.2-mile Designations and Reporting Points, is Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a radius of Wellsboro Johnston Airport. ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT published yearly and effective on Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 15. FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) September 22, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John does not warrant preparation of a Ryan W. Almasy, Fornito, Operations Support Group, regulatory evaluation as the anticipated Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation impact is so minimal. Since this is a Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. Administration, P.O. Box 20636, routine matter that only affects air traffic [FR Doc. 2017–20957 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] Atlanta, GA 30320; telephone (404) procedures and air navigation, it is BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 305–6364. certified that this rule, when SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Authority for This Rulemaking number of small entities under the The FAA’s authority to issue rules Federal Aviation Administration criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. regarding aviation safety is found in Environmental Review 14 CFR Part 71 Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the The FAA has determined that this [Docket No. FAA–2016–9453; Airspace authority of the FAA Administrator. action qualifies for categorical exclusion Docket No. 16–AEA–12] Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, under the National Environmental describes in more detail the scope of the Policy Act in accordance with FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hot Springs, VA agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental promulgated under the authority Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ AGENCY: Federal Aviation described in Subtitle VII, Part A, paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action Administration (FAA), DOT. Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that is not expected to cause any potentially ACTION: Final rule. section, the FAA is charged with significant environmental impacts, and prescribing regulations to assign the use no extraordinary circumstances exist SUMMARY: This action amends Class E of airspace necessary to ensure the that warrant preparation of an airspace extending upward from 700 safety of aircraft and the efficient use of environmental assessment. feet or more above the surface at Hot airspace. This regulation is within the Springs, VA, by adding controlled scope of that authority as it amends Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 airspace for Bath Community Hospital Class E airspace in the Hot Springs, VA Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Heliport to the Ingalls Field Airport area, support of IFR operations at Bath Navigation (air). airspace designation. Controlled Community Hospital Heliport. airspace is necessary for the safety and Adoption of the Amendment management of instrument flight rules History In consideration of the foregoing, the (IFR) operations at the heliport. This The FAA published a notice of Federal Aviation Administration action also updates the geographic proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: coordinates of Ingalls Field Airport in Federal Register (82 FR 26409, June 7, the associated Class E airspace. This 2017) Docket No. FAA–2016–9453 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, action enhances the safety and airspace proposing to amend Class E airspace B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR management of instrument flight rules extending upward from 700 feet above TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND (IFR) operations at the airport. the surface at Hot Springs, VA, by REPORTING POINTS DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 7, adding controlled airspace for Bath 2017. The Director of the Federal Community Hospital Heliport to the ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Register approves this incorporation by Ingalls Field Airport airspace continues to read as follows: reference action under title 1, Code of designation. Interested parties were Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to invited to participate in this rulemaking 40113, 40120, E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, the annual revision of FAA Order effort by submitting written comments 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 7400.11 and publication of conforming on the proposal to the FAA. No amendments. comments were received. § 71.1 [Amended] jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, Subsequent to publication, the FAA ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Airspace Designations and Reporting found that the updated geographic 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, Points, and subsequent amendments can coordinates of Ingalls Field Airport were Airspace Designations and Reporting be viewed on-line at http:// incorrect in the NPRM. This action Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. corrects that error. September 15, 2017, is amended as For further information, you can contact Class E airspace designations are follows: the Airspace Policy Group, Federal published in Paragraph 6002, and 6005, VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:21 Sep 29, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\02OCR1.SGM 02OCR1


Document Created: 2017-09-30 04:41:24
Document Modified: 2017-09-30 04:41:24
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective 0901 UTC, December 7, 2017. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation82 FR 45714 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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