82 FR 50594 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hanford, CA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-23244 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 50594-50596] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23244] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2017-0856; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-10] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hanford, CA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 50595]] SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Hanford Municipal Airport, Hanford, CA, by enlarging the airspace to accommodate area navigation (RNAV) procedures at the airport, removing the Visalia VHF omnidirectional range/distance measuring equipment (VOR/DME) from the airspace description, and amending the geographic coordinates of the airport. This action also would remove Blair Airport from the airport description as the airport no longer exists. This action is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 18, 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-2017-0856; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-10, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 7400.11B 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: 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 amend Class E airspace at Hanford Municipal Airport, Hanford, CA, in support of IFR operations at the airport. Comments Invited Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both docket numbers (Docket No. FAA- 2017-0856; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-10) and be submitted in triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number). 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-2017-0856/Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-10.'' 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 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, 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 7400.11B, 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 proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by enlarging the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Hanford Municipal Airport, Hanford, CA to accommodate area navigation (RNAV) procedures at the airport. The Class E airspace area would be modified to within 1.8 miles southwest and 3.2 miles northeast of the 332[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 6.2 miles northwest of the airport (from within a 2.6-mile radius), and within 1.8 miles southwest and 3.2 miles northeast (from within 1.5 miles each side) of the 152[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 6.2 miles southeast of the airport (from 5 miles southeast), and within 1.3 miles each side of the 067[deg] bearing from the airport (from 1.8 miles north and 2.3 miles south of the Visalia VOR/DME) extending to 7.7 miles northeast of the airport. Also, this action would remove the reference to the Visalia VOR/DME in the legal description as the FAA transitions from ground-based to satellite-based navigation; and would remove Blair Airport from the legal description as the airport no longer exists. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005, of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017 and effective September 15, 2017, which [[Page 50596]] 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, 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 0 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] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA 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. * * * * * AWP CA E5 Hanford, CA [Amended] Hanford Municipal Airport, CA (Lat. 36[deg]19'00'' N., long. 119[deg]37'40'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within 1.8 miles southwest and 3.2 miles northeast of a 332[deg] bearing from the Hanford Municipal Airport extending to 6.2 miles northwest of the airport, and within 1.8 miles southwest and 3.2 miles northeast of a 152[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 6.2 miles southeast of the airport, and within 1.3 miles each side of a 067[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 7.7 miles northeast of the airport. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 18, 2017. B.G. Chew, Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2017-23244 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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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]
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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).
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is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Ground Floor, Rm W12–140,
71.1. The Class E airspace designation Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1–
listed in this document will be Above the Surface of the Earth. (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You
published subsequently in the Order. * * * * * must identify the Docket No. FAA–
AWP CA E5 Hanford, CA [Amended] 2017–0801; Airspace Docket No. 17–
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
Hanford Municipal Airport, CA ASO–17, at the beginning of your
The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 36°19′00″ N., long. 119°37′40″ W.) comments. You may also submit and
proposed regulation only involves an That airspace extending upward from 700 review received comments through the
established body of technical feet above the surface within 1.8 miles Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
regulations for which frequent and southwest and 3.2 miles northeast of a 332° You may review the public docket
routine amendments are necessary to bearing from the Hanford Municipal Airport containing the proposal, any comments
keep them operationally current, is non- extending to 6.2 miles northwest of the received, and any final disposition in
controversial and unlikely to result in airport, and within 1.8 miles southwest and person in the Dockets Office between
3.2 miles northeast of a 152° bearing from the 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
adverse or negative comments. It, airport extending to 6.2 miles southeast of
therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant the airport, and within 1.3 miles each side of through Friday, except federal holidays.
regulatory action’’ under Executive a 067° bearing from the airport extending to FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 7.7 miles northeast of the airport. Designations and Reporting Points, and
rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October subsequent amendments can be viewed
and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 18, 2017. on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_
26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant B.G. Chew, traffic/publications/. For further
preparation of a regulatory evaluation as Acting Group Manager, Operations Support information, you can contact the
the anticipated impact is so minimal. Group, Western Service Center. Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation
Since this is a routine matter that will [FR Doc. 2017–23244 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] Administration, 800 Independence
only affect air traffic procedures and air Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
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navigation, it is certified that this telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
proposed rule, when promulgated, also available for inspection at the
would not have a significant economic DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Archives and Records
impact on a substantial number of small Administration (NARA). For
entities under the criteria of the Federal Aviation Administration information on the availability of FAA
Regulatory Flexibility Act. Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
Environmental Review 14 CFR Part 71 741–6030, or go to https://
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0801; Airspace www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
This proposal will be subject to an Docket No. 17–ASO–17] ibr-locations.html.
environmental analysis in accordance FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
with FAA Order 1050.1F, Proposed Amendment of Class E Designations and Reporting Points, is
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Airspace, Greenville, NC published yearly and effective on
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final September 15.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
regulatory action.
Administration (FAA), DOT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Fornito, Operations Support Group,
(NPRM). Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air). SUMMARY: This action proposes to Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
amend Class E surface airspace at Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)
The Proposed Amendment 305–6364.
Greenville, NC, by removing Pitt County
Accordingly, pursuant to the Memorial Hospital Heliport from the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
authority delegated to me, the Federal Class E surface area airspace associated
with Pitt-Greenville Airport. Helicopters Authority for This Rulemaking
Aviation Administration proposes to
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: departing from the heliport must now The FAA’s authority to issue rules
receive clearance. Consequently, the cut regarding aviation safety is found in
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, out from Class E surface airspace is no Title 49 of the United States Code.
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR longer required. Controlled airspace is Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND necessary for the safety and authority of the FAA Administrator.
REPORTING POINTS management of instrument flight rules Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
(IFR) operations at the airport. This describes in more detail the scope of the
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR action also would update the geographic agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
part 71 continues to read as follows: coordinates of the airport under Class E promulgated under the authority
surface airspace and Class E airspace described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, extending upward from 700 feet or more Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. above the surface of the earth, to section, the FAA is charged with
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coincide with the FAAs aeronautical prescribing regulations to assign the use
§ 71.1 [Amended] database. of airspace necessary to ensure the
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in DATES: Comments must be received on safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, or before December 18, 2017. airspace. This regulation is within the
Airspace Designations and Reporting ADDRESSES: Send comments on this scope of that authority as it would
Points, dated August 3, 2017, and proposal to: U.S. Department of amend Class E airspace at Pitt-
effective September 15, 2017, is Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Greenville Airport, Greenville, NC to
amended as follows: New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg. support IFR operation at the airport.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before December 18, 2017. | |
| Contact | Tom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 50594 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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