82 FR 60132 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Paris, ID
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 60132-60134] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27206] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2017-0973; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-30] Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Paris, ID AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bear Lake County Airport, Paris, ID, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) procedures at the airport. This action would ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System. 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 [[Page 60133]] 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-2017-0973; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM- 30, 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 establish Class E airspace to support new RNAV procedures at Bear Lake County Airport, Paris, ID. 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 and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. 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-2017-0973; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-30''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Availability of NPRMs An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office (see the ADDRESSES section for 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 during normal business hours 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 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 establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bear Lake County Airport, Paris, ID, within a 6.6-mile radius of the airport, and within a rectangular segment east of the airport extending approximately 15.3 miles wide (from east to west) and 28.1 miles tall (from north to south), and a trapezoidal area west of the airport extending approximately 10.5 miles wide (from east to west) and 33.8 miles tall (from north to south). 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 designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Regulatory Notices and Analyses The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, 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 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 [[Page 60134]] 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. * * * * * ANM ID E5 Paris, ID [New] Bear Lake County Airport, ID (Lat. 42[deg]14'59'' N, long. 111[deg]20'30'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of Bear Lake County Airport within the area bounded by lat. 42[deg]29'26'' N, long. 111[deg]36'13'' W; to lat. 42[deg]29'32'' N, long. 111[deg]28'55'' W; to lat. 42[deg]21'52'' N, long. 111[deg]28'07'' W; to the point where the airport 325[deg] bearing intersects the airport 6.6-mile radius; thence clockwise along the 6.6-mile radius of the airport to the airport 017[deg] bearing, to lat. 42[deg]34'39'' N, long. 111[deg]19'45'' W; to lat. 42[deg]35'06'' N, long. 110[deg]59'38'' W; to lat. 42[deg]08'06'' N, long. 110[deg]54'19'' W; to lat. 42[deg]05'45'' N, long. 111[deg]15'34'' W; to the point where the airport 150[deg] bearing intersects the 6.6-mile radius of the airport, thence clockwise along the 6.6-mile radius of the airport to the airport 226[deg] bearing, to lat. 41[deg]55'22'' N, long. 111[deg]25'20'' W; to lat. 41[deg]55'58'' N, long. 111[deg]44'44'' W; thence to the point of beginning. 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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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Aviation Administration proposes to ACTION: Notification of extension of time www.ferc.gov/DOE-letter.pdf). By letter
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: to take final action on the proposed rule. dated December 8, 2017, the Secretary
granted FERC’s request, setting a new
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, SUMMARY: On October 10, 2017, the deadline of Wednesday, January 10,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Department of Energy (the Department 2018, for action by the Commission. In
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND or DOE) published a proposed Grid the letter, the Secretary stated that the
REPORTING POINTS Resiliency Pricing Rule for final action Commission is nevertheless authorized
by the Federal Energy Regulatory to act at any time prior to this deadline
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Commission (Commission or FERC). and urged the Commission to act
part 71 continues to read as follows: Secretary of Energy Rick Perry (the expeditiously. The Secretary’s letter is
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, Secretary) directed FERC either to set forth, in full, below.
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, publish an immediately-effective
interim rule or to take final action on Issued in Washington, DC, on December
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
13, 2017.
the proposed rule within 60 days of
§ 71.1 [Amended] publication, thereby establishing a Bernard L. McNamee,
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in deadline of December 11, 2017. By letter Deputy General Counsel for Energy Policy,
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated December 7, 2017, the Office of the General Counsel, U.S.
Airspace Designations and Reporting Department of Energy.
Commission requested an extension of
Points, dated August 3, 2017, and the proposed rule’s deadline. By letter December 8, 2017
effective September 15, 2017, is dated December 8, 2017, the Secretary The Honorable Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman
amended as follows: granted the Commission’s request. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Secretary’s letter is set forth in full 888 First Street, NE
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Washington, DC 20426
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More below.
Re: The Secretary of Energy’s Granting of the
Above the Surface of the Earth. DATES: The Commission is granted an Request for an Extension of Time for the
* * * * * extension for final action on the Commission to Take Final Action on the
ANM ID E5 Paris, ID [New] proposed rule published in the Federal Proposed Grid Reliability and Resiliency
Register on October 10, 2017 (82 FR Pricing Rule, FERC Docket No. RM18–1–
Bear Lake County Airport, ID 000
(Lat. 42°14′59″ N, long. 111°20′30″ W)
46940) by Wednesday, January 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dear Chairman McIntyre:
That airspace extending upward from 700 On December 7, I received your request for
feet above the surface of Bear Lake County Ronald (R.J.) Colwell, U.S. Department
an extension of time (‘‘Extension Request’’)
Airport within the area bounded by lat. of Energy, Office of the Assistant for the Federal Energy Regulatory
42°29′26″ N, long. 111°36′13″ W; to lat. General Counsel for Electricity and Commission (‘‘Commission’’) to take final
42°29′32″ N, long. 111°28′55″ W; to lat. Fossil Energy (GC–76), Forrestal action on the proposed Grid Resiliency
42°21′52″ N, long. 111°28′07″ W; to the point Building, Room 6D–033, 1000 Pricing Rule in the Notice of Proposed
where the airport 325° bearing intersects the Independence Avenue SW, Washington, Rulemaking (‘‘Notice’’ or ‘‘Proposal’’)
airport 6.6-mile radius; thence clockwise DC 20585; (202) 586–9507; email published in the Federal Register on October
along the 6.6-mile radius of the airport to the ronald.colwell@hq.doe.gov. 10, and referenced in the above-captioned
airport 017° bearing, to lat. 42°34′39″ N, long. FERC docket.
111°19′45″ W; to lat. 42°35′06″ N, long. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
In the Notice and in my accompanying
110°59′38″ W; to lat. 42°08′06″ N, long. October 10, 2017, pursuant to authority letter of September 28, I made clear that there
110°54′19″ W; to lat. 42°05′45″ N, long. in section 403 of the Department of is a problem today and that urgent action is
111°15′34″ W; to the point where the airport Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. required to reform the Commission’s market
150° bearing intersects the 6.6-mile radius of 7173, the Department published a rules. I stated that, in light of serious threats
the airport, thence clockwise along the 6.6- proposed Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule to the nation’s electricity grid, it is the
mile radius of the airport to the airport 226° for final action by the Commission. 82 Commission’s immediate responsibility to
bearing, to lat. 41°55′22″ N, long. 111°25′20″ FR 46940. The Secretary proposed that take action to ensure that generation
W; to lat. 41°55′58″ N, long. 111°44′44″ W; resources with on-site fuel supplies and the
thence to the point of beginning.
the Commission exercise its authority ability to provide essential energy and
under the Federal Power Act (FPA) to ancillary reliability services including
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on establish just and reasonable rates for
December 11, 2017. voltage support, frequency services,
wholesale electricity sales. Under the operating reserves, and reactive power are
Brian J. Johnson, proposal, the Commission would fully valued and, in particular, to exercise its
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support impose rules on Commission-approved authority to develop new market rules that
Group, Western Service Center. independent system operators (ISOs) will achieve this urgent objective. In the
[FR Doc. 2017–27206 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am] and regional transmission organizations letter I further stated that failure to act
expeditiously would be unjust, unreasonable,
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P (RTOs) to ensure that certain reliability
and contrary to the public interest. The
and resilience attributes of electric voluminous comments filed in the record of
generation resources are fully valued. this proceeding provide substantial evidence
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The Secretary directed the Commission of, and otherwise confirm, the threat to the
to take final action on this proposal nation’s electricity grid and the urgent need
Federal Energy Regulatory within 60 days of publication of the for Commission action to reform market rules
Commission proposed rule in the Federal Register to preserve fuel-secure generation resources.
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or, in the alternative, to issue the rule Because of the urgency of this matter, the
18 CFR Part 35 as an interim final rule immediately, 60-day deadline imposed in the Notice is
reasonable within the meaning of Section 403
with provision for later modifications
[Docket No. RM18–1–000] of the Department of Energy Organization Act
after consideration of public comments. and is otherwise compliant with applicable
Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule By letter dated December 7, 2017, the law. The better course would be for the
Commission requested an extension of Commission to adopt the Proposal within
AGENCY:Federal Energy Regulatory time to take final action on the proposed this reasonable deadline. If the Commission
Commission, Department of Energy. rule (the letter is available at https:// fails to adopt the Proposal within the original
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| 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 60132 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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