82_FR_60372 82 FR 60130 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Pocatello, ID

82 FR 60130 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Pocatello, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)

Page Range60130-60132
FR Document2017-27208

This action proposes to amend controlled airspace at Pocatello Regional Airport, Pocatello, ID, by amending Class D airspace and Class E airspace designated as a surface area; removing Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or E surface area; and amending Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. Also, this action would update the airport's geographic coordinates for the associated Class D and E airspace areas to reflect the FAA's current aeronautical database. Additionally, reference to the Pocatello VHF Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) would be removed from the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface description. This proposal would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27208]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0855; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-17]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of 
Class E Airspace; Pocatello, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend controlled airspace at Pocatello 
Regional Airport, Pocatello, ID, by amending Class D airspace and Class 
E airspace designated as a surface area; removing Class E airspace 
designated as an extension to a Class D or E surface area; and amending 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. 
Also, this action would update the airport's geographic coordinates for 
the associated Class D and E airspace areas to reflect the FAA's 
current aeronautical database. Additionally, reference to the Pocatello 
VHF Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) would be 
removed from the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface description. This proposal would enhance the safety and 
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 2018.

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-2017-0855; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-17, 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 7400.11A 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 D and Class E airspace at Pocatello Regional 
Airport, Pocatello, ID, 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-
2017-0855; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-17) 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-2017-0855, Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-17.'' 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:
    Amending Class D airspace at Pocatello Regional Airport, Pocatello, 
ID, by raising the vertical limit to 7,000 feet (from 6,900 feet) and 
increasing the airspace south of the airport to a 5.6-mile radius (from 
a 4.5-mile radius) to laterally protect IFR departures as they climb to 
700 feet above the surface, due to rising terrain;
    Amending Class E surface area airspace to be coincident with the 
Class D airspace area;
    Removing Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D 
or Class E surface area as it contains no arrival aircraft within 1,000 
feet of the surface, and is not necessary;
    Amending Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface to reduce the area southwest of the airport and slightly 
increase the area south of the airport. This redesign is necessary to 
ensure sufficient controlled airspace to contain IFR arrival aircraft 
within 1,500 feet above the surface and IFR departure aircraft until 
reaching

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1,200 feet above the surface. The VORTAC navigation aid noted in the 
description would be removed, as it no longer defines the boundary of 
the airspace. In addition, this proposal would establish airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at the airport 
within 15 miles northwest and 5 miles southeast of a line extending 
from 15 miles southwest of the airport to 43 miles northeast of the 
airport. This would provide controlled airspace to support aircraft 
operations under IFR as aircraft transition between the en route and 
airport environments.
    Lastly, this proposal would update the airport's geographic 
coordinates for the associated Class D and E airspace areas to reflect 
the FAA's current aeronautical database, and would replace the outdated 
term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement'' 
in the Class D and Class E surface airspace legal descriptions. These 
modifications are necessary for the safety and management of IFR 
operations at the airport.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, 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 D and Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ANM ID D Pocatello, ID [Amended]

Pocatello Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 42[deg]54'35'' N, long. 112[deg]35'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,000 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of Pocatello Regional 
Airport from the airport 195[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 
168[deg] bearing, and within a 5.6-mile radius of the airport from 
the airport 168[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 195[deg] 
bearing. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ANM ID E2 Pocatello, ID [Amended]

Pocatello Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 42[deg]54'35'' N, long. 112[deg]35'45'' W)

    That airspace within a 4.5-mile radius of Pocatello Regional 
Airport from the airport 195[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 
168[deg] bearing, and within a 5.6-mile radius of the airport from 
the airport 168[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 195[deg] 
bearing. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

ANM ID E4 Pocatello, ID [Removed]

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

* * * * *

ANM ID E5 Pocatello, ID [Amended]

Pocatello Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 42[deg]54'35'' N, long. 112[deg]35'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 7.8 miles northwest and 5 miles southeast of the 045[deg] 
bearing from Pocatello Regional Airport extending to 21 miles 
northeast of the airport, and within 7.8 miles northwest and 5 miles 
southeast of the 225[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 10.8 
miles southwest of the airport. That airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within 15 miles northwest and 5 miles 
southeast of the 045[deg] bearing from Pocatello Regional Airport 
extending to 43 miles northeast of the airport, and within 15 miles 
northwest and 5 miles southeast of the 225[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending to 15 miles southwest of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 11, 2017.
Brian J. Johnson,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-27208 Filed 12-18-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  responsibilities among the various                         Note 1 to paragraph (c) of this AD: The last       (h) Other FAA AD Provisions
                                                  levels of government.                                   three digits (third tier designation) of the            The following provisions also apply to this
                                                    For the reasons discussed above, I                    affected airplane model S/Ns are sequential           AD:
                                                  certify this proposed regulation:                       regardless of the model designation (first tier         (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
                                                    (1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                 designation) or the year produced (second             (AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office,
                                                  action’’ under Executive Order 12866,                   tier designation).                                    FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs
                                                    (2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under                                                                     for this AD, if requested using the procedures
                                                                                                          (d) Subject                                           found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to
                                                  the DOT Regulatory Policies and                                                                               ATTN: Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer,
                                                                                                            Air Transport Association of America
                                                  Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26,                                                                         FAA, Small Airplane Standards Branch, 901
                                                                                                          (ATA) Code 21: Fuel System.
                                                  1979),                                                                                                        Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri
                                                    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation               (e) Reason                                            64106; telephone: (816) 329–4059; fax: (816)
                                                  in Alaska, and                                             This AD was prompted by mandatory                  329–4090; email: doug.rudolph@faa.gov.
                                                    (4) Will not have a significant                       continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)           Before using any approved AMOC on any
                                                  economic impact, positive or negative,                  issued by the aviation authority of another           airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify
                                                  on a substantial number of small entities               country to identify and correct an unsafe             your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in
                                                                                                          condition on an aviation product. The MCAI            the FAA Flight Standards District Office
                                                  under the criteria of the Regulatory
                                                                                                          describes the unsafe condition as the fuel            (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.
                                                  Flexibility Act.                                                                                                (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any
                                                                                                          system integral sump tank does not meet
                                                  List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39                                                                            requirement in this AD to obtain corrective
                                                                                                          FAA regulations. We are issuing this AD to
                                                                                                                                                                actions from a manufacturer, the action must
                                                    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation                prevent the accumulation of flammable fluids          be accomplished using a method approved
                                                  safety, Incorporation by reference,                     or vapors, which could lead to a flammability         by the Manager, Standards Office, FAA; or
                                                  Safety.                                                 issue.                                                the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
                                                                                                          (f) Actions and Compliance                            (i) Related Information
                                                  The Proposed Amendment
                                                                                                             Unless already done, do the following                 Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Safety
                                                    Accordingly, under the authority                      actions:                                              Authority (CASA), which is the aviation
                                                  delegated to me by the Administrator,                      (1) For all affected Group 1 airplanes:            authority for Australia, has issued AD No.
                                                  the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part                   Within the next 100 hours time-in-service             AD/GA8/7, Amendment 1, dated November
                                                  39 as follows:                                          (TIS) after the effective date of this AD or          13, 2017; and GippsAero Mandatory Service
                                                                                                          within the next 3 months after the effective          Bulletin SB–GA8–2012–96, Issue 4, dated
                                                  PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS                                   date of this AD, whichever occurs first,              August 12, 2013. You may examine the MCAI
                                                  DIRECTIVES                                              modify the airplane following Part 1 of               on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov
                                                                                                          GippsAero Service Bulletin SB–GA8–2012–               by searching for and locating Docket No.
                                                  ■ 1. The authority citation for part 39                 96, Issue 6, dated July 21, 2016. If the              FAA–2017–1166. For service information
                                                  continues to read as follows:                           airplane was previously affected under AD             related to this AD, contact GA 8 Airvan (Pty)
                                                                                                          2013–19–12 and compliance with that AD                Ltd, c/o GippsAero Pty Ltd, Attn: Technical
                                                      Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
                                                                                                          has already been done, this AD allows credit          Services, P.O. Box 881, Morwell Victoria
                                                  § 39.13   [Amended]                                     for doing this modification following Part 1          3840, Australia; telephone: + 61 03 5172
                                                                                                          of GippsAero Mandatory Service Bulletin               1200; fax: +61 03 5172 1201; email:
                                                  ■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by                                                                                aircraft.techpubs@mahindraaerospace.com.
                                                  removing Amendment 39–17594 (78 FR                      SB–GA8–2012–96, Issue 4, dated August 12,
                                                                                                                                                                You may review copies of the referenced
                                                  58872, September 25, 2013), and adding                  2013.
                                                                                                                                                                service information at the FAA, Policy and
                                                                                                             (2) For affected Group 1 airplanes that are
                                                  the following new AD:                                                                                         Innovation Division, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
                                                                                                          equipped with a cargo pod part number                 Missouri 64106. For information on the
                                                  GA 8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd: Docket No. FAA–                  GA8–255004–017 or GA8–255004–019:                     availability of this material at the FAA, call
                                                     2017–1166; Product Identifier 2017–CE–               Before further flight after the modification          (816) 329–4148.
                                                     042–AD.                                              required in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD,
                                                                                                          modify the cargo pod following part 2 of                Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on
                                                  (a) Comments Due Date                                                                                         December 12, 2017.
                                                                                                          GippsAero Service Bulletin SB–GA8–2012–
                                                    We must receive comments by February 2,               96, Issue 6, dated July 21, 2016. If the              Pat Mullen,
                                                  2018.                                                   airplane was previously affected under AD             Acting Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation
                                                  (b) Affected ADs                                        2013–19–12 and compliance with that AD                Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                    This AD replaces AD 2013–19–12,                       has already been done, this AD allows credit          [FR Doc. 2017–27167 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  Amendment 39–17594 (78 FR 58872,                        for doing this modification following part 2          BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                  September 25, 2013) (‘‘AD 2013–19–12’’).                of GippsAero Mandatory Service Bulletin
                                                                                                          SB–GA8–2012–96, Issue 4, dated August 12,
                                                  (c) Applicability                                       2013.
                                                                                                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                     This AD applies to the following GA 8                   (3) For all affected Group 2 airplanes:
                                                  Airvan (Pty) Ltd airplane models and serial             Within the next 100 hours TIS after the               Federal Aviation Administration
                                                  numbers (S/Ns) presented in paragraphs                  effective date of this AD or within 3 months
                                                  (c)(1) and (c)(2) that are certificated in any          after the effective date of this AD, whichever
                                                                                                          occurs first, modify the airplane following           14 CFR Part 71
                                                  category:
                                                     (1) Group 1 Airplanes:                               part 3 of GippsAero Service Bulletin SB–              [Docket No. FAA–2017–0855; Airspace
                                                     (i) Model GA8: S/N GA8–02–012 and S/Ns               GA8–2012–96, Issue 6, dated July 21, 2016.            Docket No. 17–ANM–17]
                                                  128 through 205; and
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                                                                                                          (g) Credit for Actions Done Following
                                                    (ii) Model GA8–TC320: S/Ns GA8–TC 320–
                                                                                                          Previous Service Information
                                                                                                                                                                Proposed Amendment of Class D and
                                                  02–016, GA8–TC 320–03–025, GA8–TC 320–                                                                        E Airspace and Revocation of Class E
                                                  09–120, and S/Ns 129 through 205.                         This AD allows credit for airplanes that            Airspace; Pocatello, ID
                                                    (2) Group 2 Airplanes:                                were previously affected by AD 2013–19–12
                                                    (i) Model GA8: S/N GA8–02–012 and S/Ns                and the actions required in paragraphs (f)(1)         AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                  128 through 246; and                                    and (f)(2) of this AD were previously done            Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                    (ii) Model GA8–TC320: S/Ns GA8–TC 320–                following Part 1 and Part 2 of GippsAero              ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                  02–016, GA8–TC 320–03–025, GA8–TC 320–                  Mandatory Service Bulletin SB–GA8–2012–               (NPRM).
                                                  09–120, and S/Ns 129 through 246.                       96, Issue 4, dated August 12, 2013.



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                                                  SUMMARY:   This action proposes to                      Authority for This Rulemaking                         internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  amend controlled airspace at Pocatello                    The FAA’s authority to issue rules                  Recently published rulemaking
                                                  Regional Airport, Pocatello, ID, by                     regarding aviation safety is found in                 documents can also be accessed through
                                                  amending Class D airspace and Class E                   Title 49 of the United States Code.                   the FAA’s web page at http://
                                                  airspace designated as a surface area;                  Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                 www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
                                                  removing Class E airspace designated as                 authority of the FAA Administrator.                   airspace_amendments/.
                                                  an extension to a Class D or E surface                                                                           You may review the public docket
                                                                                                          Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
                                                  area; and amending Class E airspace                                                                           containing the proposal, any comments
                                                                                                          describes in more detail the scope of the
                                                  extending upward from 700 feet above                                                                          received, and any final disposition in
                                                                                                          agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
                                                  the surface. Also, this action would                                                                          person in the Dockets Office (see the
                                                                                                          promulgated under the authority
                                                  update the airport’s geographic                                                                               ADDRESSES section for the address and
                                                                                                          described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
                                                  coordinates for the associated Class D                                                                        phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
                                                                                                          Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
                                                  and E airspace areas to reflect the FAA’s                                                                     5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                                                                          section, the FAA is charged with
                                                  current aeronautical database.                                                                                except federal holidays. An informal
                                                                                                          prescribing regulations to assign the use
                                                  Additionally, reference to the Pocatello                                                                      docket may also be examined between
                                                                                                          of airspace necessary to ensure the
                                                  VHF Omnidirectional Range/Tactical                                                                            8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
                                                                                                          safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
                                                  Air Navigation (VORTAC) would be                                                                              through Friday, except federal holidays,
                                                                                                          airspace. This regulation is within the
                                                  removed from the Class E airspace                                                                             at the Northwest Mountain Regional
                                                                                                          scope of that authority as it would
                                                  extending upward from 700 feet above                                                                          Office of the Federal Aviation
                                                                                                          amend Class D and Class E airspace at
                                                  the surface description. This proposal                                                                        Administration, Air Traffic
                                                                                                          Pocatello Regional Airport, Pocatello,
                                                  would enhance the safety and                                                                                  Organization, Western Service Center,
                                                                                                          ID, in support of IFR operations at the
                                                  management of instrument flight rules                                                                         Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
                                                                                                          airport.
                                                  (IFR) operations at the airport.                                                                              Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057.
                                                  DATES: Comments must be received on                     Comments Invited
                                                                                                                                                                Availability and Summary of
                                                  or before February 2, 2018.                               Interested parties are invited to                   Documents Proposed for Incorporation
                                                  ADDRESSES: Send comments on this                        participate in this proposed rulemaking               by Reference
                                                  proposal to the U.S. Department of                      by submitting such written data, views,                 This document proposes to amend
                                                  Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200                 or arguments, as they may desire.                     FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
                                                  New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building                     Comments that provide the factual basis               Designations and Reporting Points,
                                                  Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                             supporting the views and suggestions                  dated August 3, 2017, and effective
                                                  Washington, DC 20590; telephone:                        presented are particularly helpful in                 September 15, 2017. FAA Order
                                                  1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826.                     developing reasoned regulatory                        7400.11B is publicly available as listed
                                                  You must identify FAA Docket No.                        decisions on the proposal. Comments                   in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                                  FAA–2017–0855; Airspace Docket No.                      are specifically invited on the overall               document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
                                                  17–ANM–17, at the beginning of your                     regulatory, aeronautical, economic,                   Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
                                                  comments. You may also submit                           environmental, and energy-related                     air traffic service routes, and reporting
                                                  comments through the internet at http://                aspects of the proposal.                              points.
                                                  www.regulations.gov.                                      Communications should identify both
                                                     FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                         docket numbers (Docket No. FAA–                       The Proposal
                                                  Designations and Reporting Points, and                  2017–0855; Airspace Docket No. 17–                       The FAA is proposing an amendment
                                                  subsequent amendments can be viewed                     ANM–17) and be submitted in triplicate                to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
                                                  online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/               to DOT Docket Operations (see                         (14 CFR) part 71 by:
                                                  publications/. For further information,                 ADDRESSES section for address and                        Amending Class D airspace at
                                                  you can contact the Airspace Policy                     phone number).                                        Pocatello Regional Airport, Pocatello,
                                                  Group, Federal Aviation                                   Persons wishing the FAA to                          ID, by raising the vertical limit to 7,000
                                                  Administration, 800 Independence                        acknowledge receipt of their comments                 feet (from 6,900 feet) and increasing the
                                                  Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;                        on this notice must submit with those                 airspace south of the airport to a 5.6-
                                                  telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is                 comments a self-addressed, stamped                    mile radius (from a 4.5-mile radius) to
                                                  also available for inspection at the                    postcard on which the following                       laterally protect IFR departures as they
                                                  National Archives and Records                           statement is made: ‘‘Comments to                      climb to 700 feet above the surface, due
                                                  Administration (NARA). For                              Docket No. FAA–2017–0855, Airspace                    to rising terrain;
                                                  information on the availability of FAA                  Docket No. 17–ANM–17.’’ The postcard                     Amending Class E surface area
                                                  Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)                      will be date/time stamped and returned                airspace to be coincident with the Class
                                                  741–6030, or go to https://                             to the commenter.                                     D airspace area;
                                                  www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                    All communications received on or                      Removing Class E airspace designated
                                                  ibr-locations.html.                                     before the specified closing date for                 as an extension to a Class D or Class E
                                                     FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace                          comments will be considered before                    surface area as it contains no arrival
                                                  Designations and Reporting Points, is                   taking action on the proposed rule. The               aircraft within 1,000 feet of the surface,
                                                  published yearly and effective on                       proposal contained in this notice may                 and is not necessary;
                                                                                                          be changed in light of the comments                      Amending Class E airspace extending
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                                                  September 15.
                                                                                                          received. A report summarizing each                   upward from 700 feet above the surface
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom                    substantive public contact with FAA                   to reduce the area southwest of the
                                                  Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,                 personnel concerned with this                         airport and slightly increase the area
                                                  Operations Support Group, Western                       rulemaking will be filed in the docket.               south of the airport. This redesign is
                                                  Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,                                                                          necessary to ensure sufficient controlled
                                                  Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)                       Availability of NPRMs                                 airspace to contain IFR arrival aircraft
                                                  203–4511.                                                An electronic copy of this document                  within 1,500 feet above the surface and
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              may be downloaded through the                         IFR departure aircraft until reaching


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                                                  1,200 feet above the surface. The                       with FAA Order 1050.1F,                                 Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                  VORTAC navigation aid noted in the                      ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and                   Designated as an Extension to a Class D or
                                                  description would be removed, as it no                  Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final                     Class E Surface Area.
                                                  longer defines the boundary of the                      regulatory action.                                      *        *   *     *      *
                                                  airspace. In addition, this proposal                                                                            ANM ID E4     Pocatello, ID [Removed]
                                                                                                          List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
                                                  would establish airspace extending
                                                  upward from 1,200 feet above the                                                                                Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                                                                           Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
                                                  surface at the airport within 15 miles                                                                          Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
                                                                                                          Navigation (air).                                       Above the Surface of the Earth.
                                                  northwest and 5 miles southeast of a
                                                  line extending from 15 miles southwest                  The Proposed Amendment                                  *        *   *     *      *
                                                  of the airport to 43 miles northeast of                   Accordingly, pursuant to the                          ANM ID E5 Pocatello, ID [Amended]
                                                  the airport. This would provide                         authority delegated to me, the Federal                  Pocatello Regional Airport, ID
                                                  controlled airspace to support aircraft                 Aviation Administration proposes to                       (Lat. 42°54′35″ N, long. 112°35′45″ W)
                                                  operations under IFR as aircraft                        amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                          That airspace extending upward from 700
                                                  transition between the en route and                                                                             feet above the surface within 7.8 miles
                                                  airport environments.                                   PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                         northwest and 5 miles southeast of the 045°
                                                     Lastly, this proposal would update                   B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR                      bearing from Pocatello Regional Airport
                                                  the airport’s geographic coordinates for                TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                             extending to 21 miles northeast of the airport,
                                                  the associated Class D and E airspace                   REPORTING POINTS                                        and within 7.8 miles northwest and 5 miles
                                                  areas to reflect the FAA’s current                                                                              southeast of the 225° bearing from the airport
                                                  aeronautical database, and would                                                                                extending to 10.8 miles southwest of the
                                                                                                          ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR                  airport. That airspace extending upward from
                                                  replace the outdated term ‘‘Airport/                    part 71 continues to read as follows:                   1,200 feet above the surface within 15 miles
                                                  Facility Directory’’ with the term ‘‘Chart                                                                      northwest and 5 miles southeast of the 045°
                                                  Supplement’’ in the Class D and Class                     Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
                                                                                                          40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,            bearing from Pocatello Regional Airport
                                                  E surface airspace legal descriptions.                  1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                                extending to 43 miles northeast of the airport,
                                                  These modifications are necessary for                                                                           and within 15 miles northwest and 5 miles
                                                  the safety and management of IFR                        § 71.1       [Amended]                                  southeast of the 225° bearing from the airport
                                                  operations at the airport.                                                                                      extending to 15 miles southwest of the
                                                                                                          ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in                  airport.
                                                     Class D and Class E airspace
                                                                                                          14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
                                                  designations are published in paragraph                                                                           Issued in Seattle, Washington, on
                                                                                                          Airspace Designations and Reporting
                                                  5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005,                                                                                     December 11, 2017.
                                                                                                          Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
                                                  respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B,                                                                            Brian J. Johnson,
                                                                                                          effective September 15, 2017, is
                                                  dated August 3, 2017 and effective                                                                              Acting Group Manager, Operations Support
                                                                                                          amended as follows:
                                                  September 15, 2017, which is                                                                                    Group, Western Service Center.
                                                  incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                     Paragraph 5000         Class D Airspace.                [FR Doc. 2017–27208 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace                  *        *      *      *       *                        BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                  designations listed in this document
                                                                                                          ANM ID D Pocatello, ID [Amended]
                                                  will be published subsequently in the
                                                  Order.                                                  Pocatello Regional Airport, ID
                                                                                                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                            (Lat. 42°54′35″ N, long. 112°35′45″ W)
                                                  Regulatory Notices and Analyses                           That airspace extending upward from the               Federal Aviation Administration
                                                    The FAA has determined that this                      surface to and including 7,000 feet MSL
                                                  proposed regulation only involves an                    within a 4.5-mile radius of Pocatello Regional
                                                                                                                                                                  14 CFR Part 71
                                                  established body of technical                           Airport from the airport 195° bearing
                                                                                                          clockwise to the airport 168° bearing, and              [Docket No. FAA–2017–0973; Airspace
                                                  regulations for which frequent and                      within a 5.6-mile radius of the airport from            Docket No. 17–ANM–30]
                                                  routine amendments are necessary to                     the airport 168° bearing clockwise to the
                                                  keep them operationally current, is non-                airport 195° bearing. This Class D airspace             Proposed Establishment of Class E
                                                  controversial and unlikely to result in                 area is effective during the specific dates and         Airspace; Paris, ID
                                                  adverse or negative comments. It,                       times established in advance by a Notice to
                                                  therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant                   Airmen. The effective date and time will                AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                  regulatory action’’ under Executive                     thereafter be continuously published in the             Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                  Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant                 Chart Supplement.                                       ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                  rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies                    Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace                         (NPRM).
                                                  and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February                   Designated as Surface Areas.
                                                  26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant                                                                             SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                                                                          *        *      *      *       *                        establish Class E airspace extending
                                                  preparation of a regulatory evaluation as
                                                  the anticipated impact is so minimal.                   ANM ID E2 Pocatello, ID [Amended]                       upward from 700 feet above the surface
                                                  Since this is a routine matter that will                Pocatello Regional Airport, ID                          at Bear Lake County Airport, Paris, ID,
                                                  only affect air traffic procedures and air                (Lat. 42°54′35″ N, long. 112°35′45″ W)                to accommodate new area navigation
                                                  navigation, it is certified that this                     That airspace within a 4.5-mile radius of             (RNAV) procedures at the airport. This
                                                                                                          Pocatello Regional Airport from the airport             action would ensure the safety and
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                                                  proposed rule, when promulgated,
                                                  would not have a significant economic                   195° bearing clockwise to the airport 168°              management of instrument flight rules
                                                  impact on a substantial number of small
                                                                                                          bearing, and within a 5.6-mile radius of the            (IFR) operations within the National
                                                                                                          airport from the airport 168° bearing                   Airspace System.
                                                  entities under the criteria of the                      clockwise to the airport 195° bearing. This
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Act.                                                                                     DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                                                                          Class E airspace area is effective during the
                                                                                                          specific dates and times established in
                                                                                                                                                                  or before February 2, 2018.
                                                  Environmental Review                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
                                                                                                          advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
                                                    This proposal will be subject to an                   date and time will thereafter be continuously           proposal to the U.S. Department of
                                                  environmental analysis in accordance                    published in the Chart Supplement.                      Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200


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Document Created: 2017-12-19 01:31:31
Document Modified: 2017-12-19 01:31:31
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before February 2, 2018.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.
FR Citation82 FR 60130 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

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