83 FR 1201 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace and Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Olympia, WA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 7 (January 10, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 7 (January 10, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-00199 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 1201-1203] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00199] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2017-1012; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-20] Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace and Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Olympia, WA 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 and modify Class E airspace designated as an extension at Olympia Regional Airport (formerly Olympia Airport). This action would remove the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status for Class E airspace designated as an extension, and would update the airport name and geographic coordinates in the associated Class D and E airspace areas to match the FAA's aeronautical database. These changes are necessary to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System. Also, an editorial change would be made to the Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions replacing Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 26, 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-2017-1012; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-20, 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 and amend Class D and Class E airspace at Olympia Regional Airport, Olympia, WA to support IFR operations within the National Airspace System. 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 [[Page 1202]] 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-2017-1012/Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-20''. 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 Olympia Regional Airport to contain IFR departure and arrival aircraft below 1,200 and 1,500 feet above the surface, respectively. This airspace area would duplicate the larger Seattle Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, but will ensure no future changes at Seattle inadvertently impact aircraft operations at Olympia Regional Airport. The FAA also proposes to modify Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area at Olympia Regional Airport, Olympia, WA, by removing the segments north (within 1.8 miles each side of the Olympia VORTAC 010[deg] radial extending from the 4- mile radius of the airport to 4.8 miles north of the VORTAC) and south (within 3.5 miles each side of the Olympia VORTAC 195[deg] radial extending from the 4-mile radius of Olympia Airport to 9.2 miles south of the VORTAC) of the airport, and establishing a 2-mile wide segment extending to approximately 5.5 miles southeast of the airport. Also, this action would eliminate the following language from the legal description of Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area at the airport, ``This Class E airspace 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 Airport/Facility Directory.'' Additionally, this action would update the airport name from Olympia Airport to Olympia Regional Airport, update the geographic coordinates of the airport to match the FAA's aeronautical database, and would replace the outdated term Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement in the associated Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions. This proposed airspace redesign is 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 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 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 OR D Olympia, WA [Amended] Olympia Regional Airport, WA (Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Olympia Regional 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. Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas. * * * * * [[Page 1203]] ANM OR E2 Olympia, WA [Amended] Olympia Regional Airport, WA (Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W) That airspace within a 4-mile radius of Olympia Regional Airport. 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 Designated as an Extension to a Class D or Class E Surface Area. * * * * * ANM OR E4 Olympia, WA [Amended] Olympia Regional Airport, WA (Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W) That airspace extending upward from the surface within the area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46[deg]57'14'' N, long. 122[deg]48'28'' W; to lat. 46[deg]56'44'' N, long. 122[deg]47'08'' W; to lat. 46[deg]55'28'' N, long. 122[deg]47'10'' W; to lat. 46[deg]54'42'' N, long. 122[deg]47'45'' W; to lat. 46[deg]55'28'' N, long. 122[deg]49'51'' W; thence counter-clockwise along the 4-mile radius of the airport to the point of beginning. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * ANM OR E5 Olympia, WA [New] Olympia Regional Airport, WA (Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile radius of Olympia Regional Airport from the airport 211[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 088[deg] bearing, and within an 8.2-mile radius of the airport from the airport 088[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 122[deg] bearing, and within a 12.4-mile radius of the airport from the airport 122[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 211[deg] bearing, and within 1 mile each side of the 011[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 11.6 miles north of the airport. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 2, 2018. Shawn M. Kozica, Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2018-00199 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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(n) Alternative Methods of Compliance Issued in Renton, Washington, on you can contact the Airspace Policy
(AMOCs) December 26, 2017. Group, Federal Aviation
(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO Branch, John P. Piccola, Jr., Administration, 800 Independence
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
for this AD, if requested using the procedures Aircraft Certification Service. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with [FR Doc. 2018–00107 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] also available for inspection at the
14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your BILLING CODE 4910–13–P National Archives and Records
principal inspector or local Flight Standards Administration (NARA). For
District Office, as appropriate. If sending information on the availability of FAA
information directly to the manager of the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
certification office, send it to the attention of
741–6030, or go to https://
the person identified in paragraph (n)(1) of Federal Aviation Administration
this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9-
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. ibr-locations.html.
14 CFR Part 71 FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
(2) Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector, [Docket No. FAA–2017–1012; Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager Docket No. 17–ANM–20] published yearly and effective on
of the local flight standards district office/ September 15.
certificate holding district office.
Proposed Establishment of Class E
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable Airspace and Amendment of Class D
Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,
level of safety may be used for any repair, and Class E Airspace; Olympia, WA
Operations Support Group, Western
modification, or alteration required by this AGENCY: Federal Aviation Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,
AD if it is approved by the Boeing Administration (FAA), DOT. Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)
Commercial Airplanes Organization
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 203–4511.
Designation Authorization (ODA) that has
been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO (NPRM). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Branch, to make those findings. To be SUMMARY: This action proposes to Authority for This Rulemaking
approved, the repair method, modification
establish Class E airspace extending The FAA’s authority to issue rules
deviation, or alteration deviation must meet
upward from 700 feet above the surface regarding aviation safety is found in
the certification basis of the airplane, and the
approval must specifically refer to this AD. and modify Class E airspace designated Title 49 of the United States Code.
(4) For service information that contains as an extension at Olympia Regional Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
steps that are labeled as RC, the provisions Airport (formerly Olympia Airport). authority of the FAA Administrator.
of paragraphs (n)(4)(i) and (n)(4)(ii) of this This action would remove the Notice to
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
AD apply. Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status for
describes in more detail the scope of the
(i) The steps labeled as RC, including Class E airspace designated as an
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
substeps under an RC step and any figures extension, and would update the airport
promulgated under the authority
identified in an RC step, must be done to name and geographic coordinates in the
comply with the AD. If a step or substep is
described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
associated Class D and E airspace areas
labeled ‘‘RC Exempt,’’ then the RC Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
to match the FAA’s aeronautical
requirement is removed from that step or section, the FAA is charged with
database. These changes are necessary
substep. An AMOC is required for any prescribing regulations to assign the use
to accommodate airspace redesign for
deviations to RC steps, including substeps of airspace necessary to ensure the
the safety and management of
and identified figures. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be airspace. This regulation is within the
within the National Airspace System.
deviated from using accepted methods in scope of that authority as it would
accordance with the operator’s maintenance Also, an editorial change would be
establish Class E airspace and amend
or inspection program without obtaining made to the Class D and Class E airspace
Class D and Class E airspace at Olympia
approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, legal descriptions replacing Airport/
Regional Airport, Olympia, WA to
including substeps and identified figures, can Facility Directory with the term Chart
support IFR operations within the
still be done as specified, and the airplane Supplement.
National Airspace System.
can be put back in an airworthy condition. DATES: Comments must be received on
(o) Related Information or before February 26, 2018. Comments Invited
(1) For more information about this AD, ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Interested parties are invited to
contact Kelly McGuckin, Aerospace proposal to the U.S. Department of participate in this proposed rulemaking
Engineer, Systems and Equipment Section, Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 by submitting such written data, views,
FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building or arguments, as they may desire.
SW, Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425– Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Comments that provide the factual basis
917–6490; fax: 425–917–6590; email: Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– supporting the views and suggestions
Kelly.McGuckin@faa.gov. 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You presented are particularly helpful in
(2) For service information identified in must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– developing reasoned regulatory
this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 2017–1012; Airspace Docket No. 17– decisions on the proposal. Comments
Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data are specifically invited on the overall
ANM–20, at the beginning of your
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telephone 562–797–1717; internet https:// comments through the internet at http:// environmental, and energy-related
www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this www.regulations.gov. aspects of the proposal.
referenced service information at the FAA, FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Communications should identify both
Transport Standards Branch, 1601 Lind Designations and Reporting Points, and docket numbers and be submitted in
Avenue SW, Renton, WA. For information on subsequent amendments can be viewed triplicate to the address listed above.
the availability of this material at the FAA, online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ Persons wishing the FAA to
call 425–227–1221. publications/. For further information, acknowledge receipt of their comments
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on this notice must submit with those duplicate the larger Seattle Class E Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
comments a self-addressed, stamped airspace extending upward from 700 ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
postcard on which the following feet above the surface, but will ensure Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to no future changes at Seattle FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
Docket No. FAA–2017–1012/Airspace inadvertently impact aircraft operations does not warrant preparation of a
Docket No. 17–ANM–20’’. The postcard at Olympia Regional Airport. regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
will be date/time stamped and returned The FAA also proposes to modify impact is so minimal. Since this is a
to the commenter. Class E airspace designated as an routine matter that will only affect air
All communications received before extension to a Class D or Class E surface traffic procedures and air navigation, it
the specified closing date for comments area at Olympia Regional Airport, is certified that this rule, when
will be considered before taking action Olympia, WA, by removing the promulgated, would not have a
on the proposed rule. The proposal segments north (within 1.8 miles each significant economic impact on a
contained in this notice may be changed side of the Olympia VORTAC 010° substantial number of small entities
in light of the comments received. A radial extending from the 4-mile radius under the criteria of the Regulatory
report summarizing each substantive of the airport to 4.8 miles north of the Flexibility Act.
public contact with FAA personnel VORTAC) and south (within 3.5 miles
concerned with this rulemaking will be each side of the Olympia VORTAC 195° Environmental Review
filed in the docket. radial extending from the 4-mile radius This proposal will be subject to an
of Olympia Airport to 9.2 miles south of environmental analysis in accordance
Availability of NPRMs the VORTAC) of the airport, and with FAA Order 1050.1F,
An electronic copy of this document establishing a 2-mile wide segment ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
may be downloaded through the extending to approximately 5.5 miles Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. southeast of the airport. regulatory action.
Recently published rulemaking Also, this action would eliminate the
documents can also be accessed through following language from the legal List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
the FAA’s web page at http:// description of Class E airspace Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ designated as an extension to a Class D Navigation (air).
airspace_amendments/. or Class E surface area at the airport,
The Proposed Amendment
You may review the public docket ‘‘This Class E airspace is effective
containing the proposal, any comments during the specific dates and times Accordingly, pursuant to the
received, and any final disposition in established in advance by a Notice to authority delegated to me, the Federal
person in the Dockets Office (see the Airmen. The effective date and time will Aviation Administration proposes to
ADDRESSES section for the address and thereafter be continuously published in amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and the Airport/Facility Directory.’’
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Additionally, this action would PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
except federal holidays. An informal update the airport name from Olympia B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
docket may also be examined during Airport to Olympia Regional Airport, TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
normal business hours at the Northwest update the geographic coordinates of the REPORTING POINTS
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal airport to match the FAA’s aeronautical ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic database, and would replace the part 71 continues to read as follows:
Organization, Western Service Center, outdated term Airport/Facility Directory
with the term Chart Supplement in the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057. associated Class D and Class E airspace 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
legal descriptions. This proposed
Availability and Summary of airspace redesign is necessary for the § 71.1 [Amended]
Documents for Incorporation by safety and management of IFR ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
Reference operations at the airport. 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
This document proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace Airspace Designations and Reporting
FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace designations are published in paragraph Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
Designations and Reporting Points, 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, effective September 15, 2017, is
dated August 3, 2017, and effective respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, amended as follows:
September 15, 2017. FAA Order dated August 3, 2017, and effective
7400.11B is publicly available as listed September 15, 2017, which is Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
in the ADDRESSES section of this incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * *
document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 71.1. The Class D and E airspace ANM OR D Olympia, WA [Amended]
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, designations listed in this document Olympia Regional Airport, WA
air traffic service routes, and reporting will be published subsequently in the (Lat. 46°58′10″ N, long. 122°54′09″ W)
points. Order. That airspace extending upward from the
The Proposal Regulatory Notices and Analyses surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL
within a 4-mile radius of Olympia Regional
The FAA is proposing an amendment The FAA has determined that this
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Airport. This Class D airspace area is
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations regulation only involves an established effective during the specific dates and times
(14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E body of technical regulations for which established in advance by a Notice to
airspace extending upward from 700 frequent and routine amendments are Airmen. The effective date and time will
feet above the surface at Olympia necessary to keep them operationally thereafter be continuously published in the
Chart Supplement.
Regional Airport to contain IFR current, is non-controversial and
departure and arrival aircraft below unlikely to result in adverse or negative Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
1,200 and 1,500 feet above the surface, comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Designated as Surface Areas.
respectively. This airspace area would ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under * * * * *
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ANM OR E2 Olympia, WA [Amended] regulations governing VA’s Veteran- Contracting Program and providing a
Olympia Regional Airport, WA Owned Small Business (VOSB) process that would make it easier for
(Lat. 46°58′10″ N, long. 122°54′09″ W) Verification Program. The National eligible VOSBs to become verified. VA
That airspace within a 4-mile radius of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal received comments from numerous
Olympia Regional Airport. This Class E Year 2017 (‘‘the NDAA’’), Public Law commenters. In drafting this proposed
airspace area is effective during the specific 114–840, placed the responsibility for rule, VA has considered the issues
dates and times established in advance by a issuing regulations relating to raised by the comments submitted in
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time ownership and control for the response to both the July 12, 2013 and
will thereafter be continuously published in
verification of VOSBs with the United the November 6, 2015 publications. We
the Chart Supplement.
States Small Business Administration thank all commenters for their
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace (SBA). This proposed regulation seeks participation in this process. The bases
Designated as an Extension to a Class D or to remove all references to ownership for the proposed amendments are as
Class E Surface Area. and control and to add and clarify follows.
* * * * * certain terms and references that are In Public Law 114–840, the NDAA
ANM OR E4 Olympia, WA [Amended] currently part of the verification designates the SBA as the Federal
process. The NDAA also provides that Agency responsible for creating
Olympia Regional Airport, WA regulations governing ownership and
(Lat. 46°58′10″ N, long. 122°54′09″ W)
in certain circumstances a firm can
qualify as VOSB or Service-Disabled control. As regulations relating to and
That airspace extending upward from the clarifying ownership and control are no
surface within the area bounded by a line
Veteran Owned Small Business
beginning at lat. 46°57′14″ N, long. (SDVOSB) when there is a surviving longer the responsibility of VA, VA is
122°48′28″ W; to lat. 46°56′44″ N, long. spouse or an employee stock ownership proposing to remove the six (6)
122°47′08″ W; to lat. 46°55′28″ N, long. plan (ESOP). definitions from § 74.1 that relate to and
122°47′10″ W; to lat. 46°54′42″ N, long. DATES: Comments must be received by clarify ownership and control.
122°47′45″ W; to lat. 46°55′28″ N, long. VA on or before March 12, 2018. Specifically VA is proposing to remove
122°49′51″ W; thence counter-clockwise the following definitions: Day-to-day
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
along the 4-mile radius of the airport to the management, day-to-day operations,
point of beginning. submitted through
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand- immediate family member, negative
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas delivery to Director, Regulation Policy control, same or similar line of business,
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More and Management (00REG), Department and unconditional ownership. In
Above the Surface of the Earth. of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. addition, VA proposes to remove one
* * * * * NW, Room 1063b, Washington, DC additional definition, VetBiz.gov, to
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. account for anticipated changes to the
ANM OR E5 Olympia, WA [New]
Comments should indicate that they are location of the Vendor Information
Olympia Regional Airport, WA Pages database.
(Lat. 46°58′10″ N, long. 122°54′09″ W) submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–
AP97—VA Veteran-Owned Small Within § 74.1, VA also proposes to
That airspace extending upward from 700 create three new definitions and amend
feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile Business (VOSB) Verification
Guidelines.’’ Copies of comments sixteen (16) others. The new definition
radius of Olympia Regional Airport from the ‘‘applicant’’ clarifies the use of the term
airport 211° bearing clockwise to the airport received will be available for public
inspection in the Office of Regulation throughout the regulation. The new
088° bearing, and within an 8.2-mile radius
of the airport from the airport 088° bearing Policy and Management, Room 1064, definition ‘‘application days’’ is added
clockwise to the airport 122° bearing, and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 to clarify the manner by which the time
within a 12.4-mile radius of the airport from p.m., Monday through Friday (except period in § 74.11(a) is computed. The
the airport 122° bearing clockwise to the holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for definition http://www.va.gov/osdbu is
airport 211° bearing, and within 1 mile each an appointment. (This is not a toll-free added to identify the hosting website as
side of the 011° bearing from the airport
number.) In addition, during the VA is considering replacing VetBiz.gov
extending to 11.6 miles north of the airport. as the host of the Vendor Information
comment period, comments may be
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January viewed online through the Federal Pages database. The new definition will
2, 2018. Docket Management System (FDMS) at allow VA to transition to a new host site
Shawn M. Kozica, www.Regulations.gov. without requiring further amendments
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, to 38 CFR part 74.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Western Service Center. VA is proposing to amend the
McGrath, Director, Center for definitions Center for Veterans
[FR Doc. 2018–00199 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] Verification and Evaluation (00VE), Enterprise, joint venture, Office of Small
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 and Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC non-veteran, participant, primary
20420, Thomas.McGrath2@va.gov, (202) industry classification, principal place
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 461–4300. (This is not a toll-free of business, service-disabled veteran,
AFFAIRS number.) service-disabled veteran owned small
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An business, small business concern,
38 CFR Part 74
Advanced Notice of Proposed surviving spouse, vendor information
RIN 2900–AP97 Rulemaking was provided with a 60-day pages, verification eligibility, veteran,
jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with PROPOSALS
comment period which ended on July veterans affairs acquisition regulation,
VA Veteran-Owned Small Business 12, 2013. VA received comments from and veteran-owned small business. For
(VOSB) Verification Guidelines numerous commenters; on November 6, consistency, VA also proposes to
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 2015, a proposed rule was published in remove all references to VetBiz and in
ACTION: Proposed rule. the Federal Register (80 FR 68795) various places replace the words Center
which sought to amend 38 CFR part 74 for Verification and Evaluation, service-
SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans to find an appropriate balance between disabled veteran-owned small business,
Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its preventing fraud in the Veterans First the Department of Veterans Affairs,
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before February 26, 2018. | |
| 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 | 83 FR 1201 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air) |
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