82_FR_50803 82 FR 50593 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Berlin, NH

82 FR 50593 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Berlin, NH

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)

Page Range50593-50594
FR Document2017-23250

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Berlin, NH, due to the addition of a localizer performance with vertical guidance function (LPV) instrument procedure to runway 18 being created for Berlin Regional Airport (formerly Berlin Municipal Airport). This action also would update the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database, and would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules operations (IFR) at the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50593-50594]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23250]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0848; Airspace Docket No. 13-ANE-2]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Berlin, NH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Berlin, NH, 
due to the addition of a localizer performance with vertical guidance 
function (LPV) instrument procedure to runway 18 being created for 
Berlin Regional Airport (formerly Berlin Municipal Airport). This 
action also would update the geographic coordinates of the airport to 
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database, and would enhance the 
safety and management of instrument flight rules operations (IFR) at 
the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Bldg. Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: (202) 
366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. FAA-2017-0848; Airspace 
Docket No. 13-ANE-2, at the beginning of your comments. You may also 
submit and review received 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 7400.11B, 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: (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, Georgia 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 would amend Class E airspace at Berlin

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Regional Airport, Berlin, NH, to support IFR operations at the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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. You may also submit comments 
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on 
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2017-0848; Airspace Docket No. 13-ANE-2.'' 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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays at the office 
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend 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 Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface within a 10.5-mile radius of 
Berlin Regional Airport, Berlin, NH, due to the addition of LPV 
instrument procedures to runway 18. The Berlin VOR/DME navigation aid 
is no longer needed to define the airspace. Additionally, the 
geographic coordinates of the airport would be adjusted to coincide 
with the FAAs aeronautical database. Also, this action would update the 
airport name to Berlin Regional Airport.
    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 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation 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. 
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, will 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.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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 Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 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.

* * * * *

ANE NH E5 Berlin, NH [Amended]

Berlin Regional Airport, NH
    (Lat. 44[deg]34'31'' N., long. 71[deg]10'33'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10.5-mile radius of Berlin Regional Airport,

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 18, 2017.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-23250 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2017 / Proposed Rules 50593 § 29.1517 Limiting height-velocity (6) The height-velocity envelope ADDRESSES: Send comments on this envelope. except for rotorcraft incorporating this proposal to: U.S. Department of * * * * * as an operating limitation; Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 ■ 27. Amend § 29.1545 by revising * * * * * New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg. paragraph (b) to read as follows: ■ 31. Amend appendix B to part 29 by Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, revising paragraphs VIII introductory Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: § 29.1545 Airspeed indicator. text and VIII(b)(5)(i) to read as follows: (202) 366–9826. You must identify the * * * * * Docket No. FAA–2017–0848; Airspace (b) The following markings must be Appendix B to Part 29—Airworthiness Docket No. 13–ANE–2, at the beginning made: Criteria for Helicopter Instrument of your comments. You may also submit (1) A red line: Flight and review received comments through (i) For rotorcraft other than * * * * * the Internet at http:// helicopters, at VNE. VIII. Equipment, systems, and www.regulations.gov. You may review (ii) For helicopters, at a VNE (power- installation. The basic equipment and the public docket containing the on). installation must comply with proposal, any comments received, and (iii) For helicopters, at VNE (power- §§ 29.1303, 29.1431, and 29.1433, with any final disposition in person in the off). If VNE (power-off) is less than VNE Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and the following exceptions and additions: (power-on) and both are simultaneously 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, displayed, the red line at VNE (power- * * * * * (b) * * * except federal holidays. off) must be clearly distinguishable from FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace the red line at VNE (power-on). (5) * * * (i) For pneumatic systems, only the Designations and Reporting Points, and (2) [Reserved] subsequent amendments can be viewed (3) For the caution range, a yellow required flight instruments for the first pilot may be connected to that operating on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ range. traffic/publications/. For further (4) For the normal operating range, a system; information, you can contact the green or unmarked range. * * * * * Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation * * * * * Issued under authority provided by Administration, 800 Independence ■ 28. Amend § 29.1549 by revising (Consult AGC) 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; paragraphs (a) through (d) to read as 44703 in Washington, DC, on October 19, telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is follows: 2017. also available for inspection at the David W. Hempe, § 29.1549 Powerplant instruments. National Archives and Records Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Administration (NARA). For * * * * * Operations, Aircraft Certification Service. information on the availability of FAA (a) Each maximum and, if applicable, [FR Doc. 2017–23360 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) minimum safe operating limit must be BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 741–6030, or go to https://www.archives marked with a red line; .gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr- (b) Each normal operating range must locations.html. be marked as a green or unmarked DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace range; Federal Aviation Administration Designations and Reporting Points, is (c) Each takeoff and precautionary published yearly and effective on range must be marked with a yellow 14 CFR Part 71 September 15. range or yellow line; (d) Each engine or propeller range that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John [Docket No. FAA–2017–0848; Airspace Fornito, Operations Support Group, is restricted because of excessive Docket No. 13–ANE–2] vibration stresses must be marked with Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation red ranges or red lines; and Proposed Amendment of Class E Administration, P.O. Box 20636, * * * * * Airspace, Berlin, NH Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) ■ 29. Amend § 29.1555 by revising 305–6364. paragraph (c)(1) to read as follows: AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Administration (FAA), DOT. § 29.1555 Control markings. Authority for This Rulemaking ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking * * * * * (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules (c) * * * regarding aviation safety is found in (1) For fuel systems having no selector SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code. controls, the usable fuel capacity of the amend Class E airspace at Berlin, NH, Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the system must be indicated at the fuel due to the addition of a localizer authority of the FAA Administrator. quantity indicator unless it is: performance with vertical guidance Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, (i) Provided by another system or function (LPV) instrument procedure to describes in more detail the scope of the equipment readily accessible to the runway 18 being created for Berlin agency’s authority. This rulemaking is pilot; and Regional Airport (formerly Berlin promulgated under the authority (ii) Contained in the limitations Municipal Airport). This action also described in Subtitle VII, Part A, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS section of the rotorcraft flight manual. would update the geographic Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that * * * * * coordinates of the airport to coincide section, the FAA is charged with ■ 30. Amend § 29.1587 by revising with the FAA’s aeronautical database, prescribing regulations to assign the use paragraph (b)(6) to read as follows: and would enhance the safety and of airspace necessary to ensure the management of instrument flight rules safety of aircraft and the efficient use of § 29.1587 Performance information. operations (IFR) at the airport. airspace. This regulation is within the * * * * * DATES: Comments must be received on scope of that authority as it would (b) * * * or before December 18, 2017. amend Class E airspace at Berlin VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\01NOP1.SGM 01NOP1

50594 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2017 / Proposed Rules Regional Airport, Berlin, NH, to support Availability and Summary of ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and IFR operations at the airport. Documents for Incorporation by Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Reference regulatory action. Comments Invited This document proposes to amend Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Interested persons are invited to FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace comment on this rule by submitting Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Designations and Reporting Points, such written data, views, or arguments, Navigation (air). dated August 3, 2017, and effective as they may desire. Comments that September 15, 2017. FAA Order The Proposed Amendment provide the factual basis supporting the 7400.11B is publicly available as listed views and suggestions presented are In consideration of the foregoing, the in the ADDRESSES section of this particularly helpful in developing Federal Aviation Administration document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, proposal. Comments are specifically follows: air traffic service routes, and reporting invited on the overall regulatory, points. PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the The Proposal B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR proposal. The FAA is considering an TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Communications should identify both amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal REPORTING POINTS docket numbers and be submitted in Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend triplicate to the address listed above. ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Class E airspace extending upward from continues to read as follows: You may also submit comments through 700 feet or more above the surface the Internet at http:// within a 10.5-mile radius of Berlin Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, www.regulations.gov. Regional Airport, Berlin, NH, due to the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Persons wishing the FAA to addition of LPV instrument procedures 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. acknowledge receipt of their comments to runway 18. The Berlin VOR/DME § 71.1 [Amended] on this action must submit with those navigation aid is no longer needed to comments a self-addressed stamped ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in define the airspace. Additionally, the 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation postcard on which the following geographic coordinates of the airport statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Administration Order 7400.11B, would be adjusted to coincide with the Airspace Designations and Reporting Docket No. FAA–2017–0848; Airspace FAAs aeronautical database. Also, this Docket No. 13–ANE–2.’’ The postcard Points, dated August 3, 2017, and action would update the airport name to effective September 15, 2017, is will be date/time stamped and returned Berlin Regional Airport. to the commenter. amended as follows: Class E airspace designations are All communications received before published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas the specified closing date for comments Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More will be considered before taking action and effective September 15, 2017, which Above the Surface of the Earth. on the proposed rule. The proposal is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * contained in this notice may be changed 71.1. The Class E airspace designation in light of the comments received. A ANE NH E5 Berlin, NH [Amended] listed in this document will be report summarizing each substantive published subsequently in the Order. Berlin Regional Airport, NH public contact with FAA personnel (Lat. 44°34′31″ N., long. 71°10′33″ W.) concerned with this rulemaking will be Regulatory Notices and Analyses That airspace extending upward from 700 filed in the docket. The FAA has determined that this feet above the surface within a 10.5-mile proposed regulation only involves an radius of Berlin Regional Airport, Availability of NPRMs Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October established body of technical An electronic copy of this document regulations for which frequent and 18, 2017. may be downloaded through the routine amendments are necessary to Ryan W. Almasy, internet at http://www.regulations.gov. keep them operationally current. It, Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Recently published rulemaking therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. documents can also be accessed through regulatory action’’ under Executive [FR Doc. 2017–23250 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] the FAA’s Web page at http:// Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant BILLING CODE 4910–13–P www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies airspace_amendments/. and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February You may review the public docket 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION containing the proposal, any comments preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation received, and any final disposition in as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Federal Aviation Administration person in the Dockets Office (see the Since this is a routine matter that will ADDRESSES section for address and only affect air traffic procedures and air 14 CFR Part 71 phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and navigation, it is certified that this 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, proposed rule, when promulgated, will [Docket No. FAA–2017–0856; Airspace except federal holidays. An informal Docket No. 17–AWP–10] sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS not have a significant economic impact docket may also be examined between on a substantial number of small entities 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday Proposed Amendment of Class E under the criteria of the Regulatory through Friday, except federal holidays Airspace; Hanford, CA Flexibility Act. at the office of the Eastern Service AGENCY: Federal Aviation Center, Federal Aviation Environmental Review Administration (FAA), DOT. Administration, Room 350, 1701 This proposal will be subject to an ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA environmental analysis in accordance (NPRM). 30337. with FAA Order 1050.1F, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Oct 31, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\01NOP1.SGM 01NOP1


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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 December 18, 2017.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation82 FR 50593 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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