83 FR 11445 - Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Appleton, WI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-05194 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 11445-11446] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05194] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2018-0006; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-1] Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Appleton, WI AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace at Appleton International Airport (formerly Outagamie County Airport), Appleton, WI. The FAA is proposing this action due to the decommissioning of the GAMIE locator outer marker (LOM) and collocated outer marker (OM) which provided navigation guidance to the airport. This action would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport. Also, the airport name and geographic coordinates would be adjusted to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Additionally, this action would replace the outdated term ``Airport/ Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement'' in the legal description, remove the city associated with the airport name in the airspace designation. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-9826, or (800)-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2018-0006; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-1 at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed 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: Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5900. 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 airspace, at Appleton International Airport, Appleton, WI, to support instrument flight rules (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 and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters 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-2018-0006/ Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-1.'' 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 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 [[Page 11446]] 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 modifying Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,400 feet MSL within a 4.2- mile radius (decreased from a 4.4-mile radius) of Appleton International Airport (formerly Outagamie County Airport), Appleton, WI. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of the GAMIE LOM/OM. This proposal also would update the airport name and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Additionally, this action would make an editorial change to the Class D airspace legal description replacing ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement''. Finally, an editorial change would be made removing the name of the city associated with the airport name in the airspace designation to comply with a recent change to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Actions, dated October 12, 2017. Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 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 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. * * * * * AGL WI D Appleton, WI [Amended] Appleton International Airport, WI (Lat. 44[deg]15'29'' N, long 88[deg]31'09'' W) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,400 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Appleton International Airport. 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. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 8, 2018. Christopher L. Southerland, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2018-05194 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 366–9826, or (800)-647–5527. You must by submitting such written data, views,
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– or arguments, as they may desire.
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internet at http://www.regulations.gov. developing reasoned regulatory
Mesquite Airport, NV
You may review the public docket decisions on the proposal. Comments
(Lat. 36°49′59″ N, long. 114°03′21″ W)
containing the proposal, any comments are specifically invited on the overall
That airspace extending upward from 700
received, and any final disposition in regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile
radius of Mesquite Airport and within 2.5 person in the Dockets Office between environmental, and energy-related
miles northwest and 5.5 miles southeast of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday aspects of the proposal.
the airport 233° bearing extending from the through Friday, except federal holidays. Communications should identify both
airport to 10 miles southwest of the airport. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace docket numbers and be submitted in
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 5, Designations and Reporting Points, and triplicate to the address listed above.
2018. subsequent amendments can be viewed Commenters wishing the FAA to
online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ acknowledge receipt of their comments
Shawn M. Kozica,
publications/. For further information, on this notice must submit with those
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
you can contact the Airspace Policy comments a self-addressed, stamped
Service Center.
Group, Federal Aviation postcard on which the following
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Administration, 800 Independence statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
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Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Docket No. 18–AGL–1.’’ The postcard
also available for inspection at the will be date/time stamped and returned
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to the commenter.
National Archives and Records
Federal Aviation Administration Administration (NARA). For All communications received before
information on the availability of FAA the specified closing date for comments
Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) will be considered before taking action
14 CFR Part 71
741–6030, or go to https:// on the proposed rule. The proposal
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0006; Airspace contained in this notice may be changed
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
Docket No. 18–AGL–1] in light of the comments received. A
ibr-locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace report summarizing each substantive
Proposed Amendment of Class D public contact with FAA personnel
Airspace; Appleton, WI Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on concerned with this rulemaking will be
AGENCY: Federal Aviation September 15. filed in the docket.
Administration (FAA), DOT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Availability of NPRMs
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation An electronic copy of this document
(NPRM). Administration, Operations Support may be downloaded through the
Group, Central Service Center, 10101 internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY: This action proposes to
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX Recently published rulemaking
modify Class D airspace at Appleton
76177; telephone (817) 222–5900. documents can also be accessed through
International Airport (formerly
Outagamie County Airport), Appleton, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the FAA’s web page at http://
WI. The FAA is proposing this action Authority for This Rulemaking www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
due to the decommissioning of the airspace_amendments/.
GAMIE locator outer marker (LOM) and The FAA’s authority to issue rules You may review the public docket
collocated outer marker (OM) which regarding aviation safety is found in containing the proposal, any comments
provided navigation guidance to the Title 49 of the United States Code. received, and any final disposition in
airport. This action would enhance the Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the person in the Dockets Office (see the
safety and management of instrument authority of the FAA Administrator. ADDRESSES section for the address and
flight rules (IFR) operations at this Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
airport. Also, the airport name and describes in more detail the scope of the 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
geographic coordinates would be agency’s authority. This rulemaking is except federal holidays. An informal
adjusted to coincide with the FAA’s promulgated under the authority docket may also be examined during
aeronautical database. Additionally, this described in Subtitle VII, Part A, normal business hours at the Federal
action would replace the outdated term Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ with the section, the FAA is charged with Organization, Central Service Center,
term ‘‘Chart Supplement’’ in the legal prescribing regulations to assign the use Operations Support Group, 10101
description, remove the city associated of airspace necessary to ensure the Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
with the airport name in the airspace safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 76177.
designation. airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it would Availability and Summary of
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DATES: Comments must be received on amend Class D airspace, at Appleton Documents for Incorporation by
or before April 30, 2018. International Airport, Appleton, WI, to Reference
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this support instrument flight rules (IFR) This document proposes to amend
proposal to the U.S. Department of operations at the airport. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
Transportation, Docket Operations, Designations and Reporting Points,
West Building Ground Floor, Room Comments Invited dated August 3, 2017, and effective
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Interested parties are invited to September 15, 2017. FAA Order
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) participate in this proposed rulemaking 7400.11B is publicly available as listed
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in the ADDRESSES section of this Environmental Review DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, This proposal will be subject to an Federal Aviation Administration
air traffic service routes, and reporting environmental analysis in accordance
points. with FAA Order 1050.1F, 14 CFR Part 71
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
The Proposal [Docket No. FAA–2018–0129; Airspace
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Docket No. 18–AEA–4]
The FAA is proposing an amendment regulatory action.
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Proposed Amendment of Class E
(14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class D Airspace; Altoona, PA
airspace extending upward from the Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
surface to and including 3,400 feet MSL Navigation (air). Administration (FAA), DOT.
within a 4.2-mile radius (decreased from
a 4.4-mile radius) of Appleton The Proposed Amendment ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
International Airport (formerly (NPRM).
Accordingly, pursuant to the
Outagamie County Airport), Appleton,
authority delegated to me, the Federal SUMMARY: This action proposes to
WI. Airspace reconfiguration is
Aviation administration proposes to amend Class E surface area airspace,
necessary due to the decommissioning
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: and Class E airspace extending upward
of the GAMIE LOM/OM.
from 700 feet or more above the surface
This proposal also would update the PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, at Altoona-Blair County Airport,
airport name and geographic B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Altoona, PA. This action would
coordinates of the airport to coincide TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND accommodate airspace reconfiguration
with the FAA’s aeronautical database. REPORTING POINTS due to the decommissioning of Altoona
Additionally, this action would make VHF omnidirectional range navigation
an editorial change to the Class D ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR system (VOR) and cancellation of the
airspace legal description replacing part 71 continues to read as follows: VOR approaches. Controlled airspace is
‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ with the necessary for the safety and
term ‘‘Chart Supplement’’. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, management of instrument flight rules
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, (IFR) operations at this airport.
Finally, an editorial change would be 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
made removing the name of the city DATES: Comments must be received on
associated with the airport name in the § 71.1 [Amended] or before April 30, 2018.
airspace designation to comply with a ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
recent change to FAA Order 7400.2L, proposal to: U.S. Department of
Procedures for Handling Airspace 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
Actions, dated October 12, 2017. Airspace Designations and Reporting
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
Class D airspace designations are Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
effective September 15, 2017, is
published in paragraph 5000, of FAA Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800)
amended as follows: 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must
Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017,
and effective September 15, 2017, which Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. identify the Docket No. FAA–2018–
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * 0129; Airspace Docket No. 18–AEA–4,
71.1 at the beginning of your comments. You
AGL WI D Appleton, WI [Amended] may also submit comments through the
Regulatory Notices and Analyses internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Appleton International Airport, WI
The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 44°15′29″ N, long 88°31′09″ W) FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
regulation only involves an established That airspace extending upward from the Designations and Reporting Points, and
body of technical regulations for which surface to and including 3,400 feet MSL subsequent amendments can be viewed
frequent and routine amendments are within a 4.2-mile radius of Appleton on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_
necessary to keep them operationally International Airport. This Class D airspace traffic/publications/. For further
current, is non-controversial and area is effective during the specific dates and information, you can contact the
unlikely to result in adverse or negative times established in advance by a Notice to Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Airmen. The effective date and time will Administration, 800 Independence
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under thereafter be continuously published in the Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591;
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Chart Supplement. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT also available for inspection at the
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 8,
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 National Archives and Records
2018.
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Administration (NARA). For
Christopher L. Southerland, information on the availability of FAA
does not warrant preparation of a
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
ATO Central Service Center. 741–6030, or go to https://
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
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routine matter that will only affect air [FR Doc. 2018–05194 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
traffic procedures and air navigation, it BILLING CODE 4910–13–P ibr-locations.html.
is certified that this rule, when FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
promulgated, would not have a Designations and Reporting Points, is
significant economic impact on a published yearly and effective on
substantial number of small entities September 15.
under the criteria of the Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Flexibility Act. John Fornito, Operations Support
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before April 30, 2018. | |
| Contact | Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5900. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 11445 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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