82_FR_55282 82 FR 55060 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Selinsgrove, PA

82 FR 55060 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Selinsgrove, PA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)

Page Range55060-55061
FR Document2017-24870

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface in Selinsgrove, PA. A new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure has been developed at Penn Valley Airport, requiring airspace reconfiguration. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also would update the geographic coordinates of the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 222 (Monday, November 20, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55060-55061]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24870]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0839; Airspace Docket No. 14-AEA-7]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Selinsgrove, PA

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 extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface in Selinsgrove, PA. A new area 
navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument 
approach procedure has been developed at Penn Valley Airport, requiring 
airspace reconfiguration. Controlled airspace is necessary for the 
safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at 
the airport. This action also would update the geographic coordinates 
of the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 4, 2018.

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: 1 (800) 
647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. FAA-2014-
0839; Airspace Docket No. 14-AEA-7, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit and review received comments through the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov.
    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 Penn Valley Airport, Selinsgrove, 
PA to support standard instrument approach procedures for 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-2014-0839; Airspace Docket No. 14-AEA-7.'' 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

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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 from an 8-mile radius to a 9-
mile radius of Penn Valley Airport, Selinsgrove, PA because a new RNAV 
(GPS) standard instrument approach procedure to Runway 35 has been 
developed for the safety and management of IFR operations at the 
airport.
    The proposed amendment would remove the segment extending 
northbound from Selinsgrove VOR/DME, northbound, would be removed 
because it is no longer required as part of the airspace redesign. 
Additionally, the amendment would update the geographic coordinates of 
the airport to coincide with the FAAs aeronautical database, and would 
correct the name of the navigation aid from VORTAC to VOR/DME.
    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.

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AEA PA E5 Selinsgrove, PA [Amended]

Penn Valley Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]49'16'' N., long. 76[deg]51'51'' W.)
Selinsgrove, VOR/DME
    (Lat. 40[deg]47'27'' N., long. 76[deg]53'03'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9-mile radius of Penn Valley Airport and within 5 miles 
southeast of the Selinsgrove VOR/DME 207[deg] radial, extending from 
the 9-mile radius to 10 miles southwest of the VOR/DME.


    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 8, 2017.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-24870 Filed 11-17-17; 8:45 am]
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55060 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2017 / Proposed Rules (k) Alternative Methods of Compliance DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation (AMOCs) Administration, P.O. Box 20636, (1) The Manager, Seattle ACO Branch, Federal Aviation Administration Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 305–6364. for this AD, if requested using the procedures 14 CFR Part 71 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with [Docket No. FAA–2014–0839; Airspace 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your Docket No. 14–AEA–7] Authority for This Rulemaking principal inspector or local Flight Standards The FAA’s authority to issue rules District Office, as appropriate. If sending Proposed Amendment of Class E regarding aviation safety is found in information directly to the manager of the Airspace, Selinsgrove, PA Title 49 of the United States Code. certification office, send it to the attention of Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the AGENCY: Federal Aviation the person identified in paragraph (l)(1) of authority of the FAA Administrator. Administration (FAA), DOT. this AD. Information may be emailed to: Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@ ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). describes in more detail the scope of the faa.gov. agency’s authority. This rulemaking is (2) Before using any approved AMOC, SUMMARY: This action proposes to promulgated under the authority notify your appropriate principal inspector, amend Class E airspace extending described in Subtitle VII, Part A, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager upward from 700 feet above the surface Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that of the local flight standards district office/ in Selinsgrove, PA. A new area section, the FAA is charged with certificate holding district office. navigation (RNAV) global positioning prescribing regulations to assign the use (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable system (GPS) standard instrument of airspace necessary to ensure the level of safety may be used for any repair, approach procedure has been developed safety of aircraft and the efficient use of modification, or alteration required by this at Penn Valley Airport, requiring airspace. This regulation is within the AD if it is approved by the Boeing airspace reconfiguration. Controlled scope of that authority as it would Commercial Airplanes Organization airspace is necessary for the safety and amend Class E airspace at Penn Valley Designation Authorization (ODA) that has management of instrument flight rules Airport, Selinsgrove, PA to support been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO (IFR) operations at the airport. This standard instrument approach Branch, to make those findings. To be action also would update the geographic procedures for IFR operations at the approved, the repair method, modification coordinates of the airport. airport deviation, or alteration deviation must meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the DATES: Comments must be received on Comments Invited approval must specifically refer to this AD. or before January 4, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Interested persons are invited to (l) Related Information proposal to: U.S. Department of comment on this rule by submitting (1) For more information about this AD, Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 such written data, views, or arguments, contact Christopher Baker, Aerospace New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg as they may desire. Comments that Engineer, Propulsion Section, FAA, Seattle Ground Floor Rm W12–140, provide the factual basis supporting the ACO Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 views and suggestions presented are Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917– (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You particularly helpful in developing 6498; fax: 425–917–6590; email: must identify the Docket No. FAA– reasoned regulatory decisions on the christopher.r.baker@faa.gov. 2014–0839; Airspace Docket No. 14– proposal. Comments are specifically (2) For service information identified in AEA–7, at the beginning of your invited on the overall regulatory, this AD, contact Boeing Commercial comments. You may also submit and aeronautical, economic, environmental, Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data review received comments through the and energy-related aspects of the Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. proposal. MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Communications should identify both telephone: 562–797–1717; Internet: https:// Designations and Reporting Points, and docket numbers and be submitted in www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this subsequent amendments can be viewed triplicate to the address listed above. service information at the FAA, Transport on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ You may also submit comments through Standards Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., traffic/publications/. For further the Internet at http:// Renton, WA. For information on the information, you can contact the www.regulations.gov. availability of this material at the FAA, call Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Persons wishing the FAA to 425–227–1221. Administration, 800 Independence acknowledge receipt of their comments Issued in Renton, Washington, on Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; on this action must submit with those November 8, 2017. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is comments a self-addressed stamped Dionne Palermo, also available for inspection at the postcard on which the following National Archives and Records statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification Service. Administration (NARA). For Docket No. FAA–2014–0839; Airspace information on the availability of FAA Docket No. 14–AEA–7.’’ The postcard [FR Doc. 2017–24813 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am] Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) will be date/time stamped and returned BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 741–6030, or go to https:// to the commenter. nshattuck on DSK9F9SC42PROD with PROPOSALS www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ All communications received before ibr-locations.html. the specified closing date for comments FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace will be considered before taking action Designations and Reporting Points, is on the proposed rule. The proposal published yearly and effective on contained in this notice may be changed September 15. in light of the comments received. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2017 / Proposed Rules 55061 concerned with this rulemaking will be Class E airspace designations are Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas filed in the docket. published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, Above the Surface of the Earth. Availability of NPRMs * * * * * and effective September 15, 2017, which An electronic copy of this document is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR AEA PA E5 Selinsgrove, PA [Amended] may be downloaded through the 71.1. The Class E airspace designation internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Penn Valley Airport, PA listed in this document will be Recently published rulemaking (Lat. 40°49′16″ N., long. 76°51′51″ W.) published subsequently in the Order. Selinsgrove, VOR/DME documents can also be accessed through (Lat. 40°47′27″ N., long. 76°53′03″ W.) the FAA’s Web page at http:// Regulatory Notices and Analyses That airspace extending upward from 700 www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ The FAA has determined that this feet above the surface within a 9-mile radius airspace_amendments/. proposed regulation only involves an of Penn Valley Airport and within 5 miles You may review the public docket established body of technical southeast of the Selinsgrove VOR/DME 207° containing the proposal, any comments regulations for which frequent and radial, extending from the 9-mile radius to 10 received, and any final disposition in routine amendments are necessary to miles southwest of the VOR/DME. person in the Dockets Office (see the keep them operationally current. It, ADDRESSES section for address and therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 8, 2017. phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and regulatory action’’ under Executive 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Ryan W. Almasy, except federal holidays. An informal rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern docket may also be examined between and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant [FR Doc. 2017–24870 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am] through Friday, except federal holidays preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation BILLING CODE 4910–13–P at the office of the Eastern Service as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Center, Federal Aviation Since this is a routine matter that will Administration, Room 350, 1701 only affect air traffic procedures and air DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, will Federal Aviation Administration 30337. not have a significant economic impact Availability and Summary of on a substantial number of small entities 14 CFR Part 71 Documents for Incorporation by under the criteria of the Regulatory [Docket No. FAA–2017–0878; Airspace Reference Flexibility Act. Docket No. 17–AEA–14] This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Environmental Review Proposed Amendment of Class E Designations and Reporting Points, This proposal will be subject to an Airspace, Moundsville, WV dated August 3, 2017, and effective environmental analysis in accordance AGENCY: Federal Aviation September 15, 2017. FAA Order with FAA Order 1050.1F, Administration (FAA), DOT. 7400.11B is publicly available as listed ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists regulatory action. (NPRM). Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 SUMMARY: This action proposes to air traffic service routes, and reporting amend Class E airspace extending points. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). upward from 700 feet or more above the The Proposal surface at Marshall County Airport, The Proposed Amendment Moundsville, WV, due to the FAA’s The FAA is considering an In consideration of the foregoing, the reevaluation of the airspace. This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Federal Aviation Administration amendment would result in an increase Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as from a 6.2-mile radius to a 7.3-mile Class E airspace extending upward from follows: radius of the airport. Controlled airspace 700 feet or more above the surface from is necessary for the safety and an 8-mile radius to a 9-mile radius of PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, management of instrument flight rules Penn Valley Airport, Selinsgrove, PA B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR (IFR) operations at the airport. This because a new RNAV (GPS) standard TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND action also would update the geographic instrument approach procedure to REPORTING POINTS coordinates of the airport. Runway 35 has been developed for the safety and management of IFR DATES: Comments must be received on ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 operations at the airport. or before January 4, 2018. continues to read as follows: The proposed amendment would ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, remove the segment extending 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, proposal to: U.S. Department of northbound from Selinsgrove VOR/ 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 DME, northbound, would be removed New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg nshattuck on DSK9F9SC42PROD with PROPOSALS because it is no longer required as part § 71.1 [Amended] Ground Floor Rm W12–140, of the airspace redesign. Additionally, ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 the amendment would update the 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You geographic coordinates of the airport to Administration Order 7400.11B, must identify the Docket No. FAA– coincide with the FAAs aeronautical Airspace Designations and Reporting 2017–0878; Airspace Docket No. 17– database, and would correct the name of Points, dated August 3, 2017, and AEA–14, at the beginning of your the navigation aid from VORTAC to effective September 15, 2017, is comments. You may also submit and VOR/DME. amended as follows: review received comments through the VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Nov 17, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20NOP1.SGM 20NOP1


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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 January 4, 2018.
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 55060 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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