83 FR 12289 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pago Pago, American Samoa
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 55 (March 21, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 55 (March 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-05585 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 12289-12290] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05585] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2018-0082; Airspace Docket No. 16-AWP-22] Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pago Pago, American Samoa 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 Pago Pago International Airport, Pago Pago, American Samoa (AS), to accommodate the development of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations under standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport, and for the safety and management of IFR operations within the National Airspace System. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 7, 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-2018-0082 and Airspace Docket No. 16-AWP-22, 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: Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267- 8783. 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 at Pago Pago International Airport, Pago Pago, AS, to support 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 (FAA Docket No. FAA-2018-0082 and Airspace Docket No. 16-AWP-22) and be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA Docket No. FAA-2018-0082, and Airspace Docket No. 16-AWP-22.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or before the specified comment closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the public docket both before and after the comment closing date. 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 office of Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 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 within a 7-mile radius of Pago Pago International Airport, Pago Pago, AS. This airspace is necessary to accommodate IFR [[Page 12290]] operations in standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport. 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, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Environmental Review This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). The Proposed Amendment In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 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. * * * * * AWP AS E5 Pago Pago, AS [New] Pago Pago International Airport, American Samoa (Lat. 14[deg]19'54'' N, long. 170[deg]42'41'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius of Pago Pago International Airport and within 4 miles either side of the 071[deg] bearing of the Pago Pago International Airport, extending from the 7-mile radius to 10.6 miles northeast of the airport, and within 4 miles either side of the 240[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the 7-mile radius to 10.4 miles southwest of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 20 mile-radius of Pago Pago International Airport, excluding that airspace extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2018. Rodger A. Dean Jr., Manager, Airspace Policy Group. [FR Doc. 2018-05585 Filed 3-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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and where rulemaking would be Administration (NARA). For statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
beneficial and align with the purposes information on the availability of FAA Docket No. FAA–2018–0082, and
and objectives of the applicable Federal Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) Airspace Docket No. 16–AWP–22.’’ The
consumer financial laws. 741–6030, or go to https:// postcard will be date/time stamped and
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 5511(c). www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ returned to the commenter.
ibr-locations.html. All communications received on or
Dated: March 14, 2018. before the specified comment closing
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Mick Mulvaney, Designations and Reporting Points, is date will be considered before taking
Acting Director, Bureau of Consumer published yearly and effective on action on the proposed rule. The
Financial Protection. September 15. proposal contained in this action may
[FR Doc. 2018–05612 Filed 3–20–18; 8:45 am] be changed in light of comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group, received. All comments submitted will
Office of Airspace Services, Federal be available for examination in the
Aviation Administration, 800 public docket both before and after the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Independence Avenue SW, Washington, comment closing date. A report
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. summarizing each substantive public
Federal Aviation Administration contact with FAA personnel concerned
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
14 CFR Part 71 Authority for This Rulemaking docket.
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0082; Airspace The FAA’s authority to issue rules Availability of NPRMs
Docket No. 16–AWP–22] regarding aviation safety is found in An electronic copy of this document
Title 49 of the United States Code. may be downloaded through the
Proposed Establishment of Class E
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Airspace; Pago Pago, American Samoa
authority of the FAA Administrator. Recently published rulemaking
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, documents can also be accessed through
Administration (FAA), DOT. describes in more detail the scope of the the FAA’s web page at http://
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking agency’s authority. This rulemaking is www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
(NPRM). promulgated under the authority airspace_amendments/.
described in Subtitle VII, Part A, You may review the public docket
SUMMARY: This action proposes to Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
establish Class E airspace extending containing the proposal, any comments
section, the FAA is charged with received, and any final disposition in
upward from 700 feet above the surface prescribing regulations to assign the use
at Pago Pago International Airport, Pago person in the Dockets Office (see the
of airspace necessary to ensure the ADDRESSES section for the address and
Pago, American Samoa (AS), to safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
accommodate the development of phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
airspace. This regulation is within the 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations scope of that authority as it would
under standard instrument approach except federal holidays. An informal
establish Class E airspace at Pago Pago docket may also be examined during
and departure procedures at the airport, International Airport, Pago Pago, AS, to
and for the safety and management of normal business hours at the office of
support IFR operations at the airport. Western Service Center, Operations
IFR operations within the National
Airspace System. Comments Invited Support Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 S 216th Street,
DATES: Comments must be received on Interested parties are invited to Des Moines, WA 98198.
or before May 7, 2018. participate in this proposed rulemaking
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this by submitting such written data, views, Availability and Summary of
proposal to the U.S. Department of or arguments as they may desire. Documents for Incorporation by
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Comments that provide the factual basis Reference
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building supporting the views and suggestions This document proposes to amend
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, presented are particularly helpful in FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– developing reasoned regulatory Designations and Reporting Points,
800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You decisions on the proposal. Comments dated August 3, 2017, and effective
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– are specifically invited on the overall September 15, 2017. FAA Order
2018–0082 and Airspace Docket No. 16– regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 7400.11B is publicly available as listed
AWP–22, at the beginning of your environmental, and energy-related in the ADDRESSES section of this
comments. You may also submit aspects of the proposal. document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
comments through the internet at http:// Communications should identify both Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
www.regulations.gov. docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– air traffic service routes, and reporting
FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 2018–0082 and Airspace Docket No. 16– points.
Designations and Reporting Points, and AWP–22) and be submitted in triplicate
subsequent amendments can be viewed to the Docket Management Facility (see The Proposal
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online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ ADDRESSES section for address and The FAA is proposing an amendment
publications/. For further information, phone number). You may also submit to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
you can contact the Airspace Policy comments through the internet at http:// (14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E
Group, Federal Aviation www.regulations.gov. airspace extending upward from 700
Administration, 800 Independence Commenters wishing the FAA to feet above the surface within a 7-mile
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; acknowledge receipt of their comments radius of Pago Pago International
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is on this action must submit with those Airport, Pago Pago, AS. This airspace is
also available for inspection at the comments a self-addressed, stamped necessary to accommodate IFR
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operations in standard instrument Points, dated August 3, 2017, and No. 17–AWP–15 at the beginning of
approach and departure procedures at effective September 15, 2017, is your comments. You may also submit
the airport. amended as follows: comments through the internet at http://
Class E airspace designations are www.regulations.gov.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, Above the Surface of the Earth. Designations and Reporting Points, and
and effective September 15, 2017, which subsequent amendments can be viewed
* * * * *
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
71.1. The Class E airspace designations AWP AS E5 Pago Pago, AS [New] publications/. For further information,
listed in this document will be Pago Pago International Airport, American you can contact the Airspace Policy
published subsequently in the Order. Samoa Group, Federal Aviation
(Lat. 14°19′54″ N, long. 170°42′41″ W) Administration, 800 Independence
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
That airspace extending upward from 700 Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
The FAA has determined that this feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
regulation only involves an established of Pago Pago International Airport and within also available for inspection at the
body of technical regulations for which 4 miles either side of the 071° bearing of the
Pago Pago International Airport, extending National Archives and Records
frequent and routine amendments are Administration (NARA). For
necessary to keep them operationally from the 7-mile radius to 10.6 miles northeast
of the airport, and within 4 miles either side information on the availability of FAA
current, is non-controversial and Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
of the 240° bearing of the airport extending
unlikely to result in adverse or negative from the 7-mile radius to 10.4 miles 741–6030, or go to https://
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a southwest of the airport; and that airspace www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under extending upward from 1,200 feet above the ibr-locations.html.
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a surface within a 20 mile-radius of Pago Pago FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT International Airport, excluding that airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline.
published yearly and effective on
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, September 15.
does not warrant preparation of a 2018.
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
impact is so minimal. Since this is a Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group,
Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
routine matter that will only affect air Office of Airspace Services, Federal
[FR Doc. 2018–05585 Filed 3–20–18; 8:45 am] Aviation Administration, 800
traffic procedures and air navigation, it BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
is certified that this rule, when Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
promulgated, will not have a significant DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
economic impact on a substantial DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
number of small entities under the Authority for This Rulemaking
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Federal Aviation Administration
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
Environmental Review regarding aviation safety is found in
14 CFR Part 71
This proposal will be subject to an Title 49 of the United States Code.
environmental analysis in accordance [Docket No. FAA–2018–0195; Airspace Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
Docket No. 17–AWP–15]
with FAA Order 1050.1F, authority of the FAA Administrator.
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Proposed Amendment of Air Traffic Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Service (ATS) Route Q–5; Western describes in more detail the scope of the
regulatory action. United States agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 AGENCY: Federal Aviation described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Administration (FAA), DOT. Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
Navigation (air). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking section, the FAA is charged with
The Proposed Amendment (NPRM). prescribing regulations to assign the use
of the airspace necessary to ensure the
In consideration of the foregoing, the SUMMARY: This action proposes to safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
Federal Aviation Administration amend United States Area Navigation airspace. This regulation is within the
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as (RNAV) route Q–5 in the western scope of that authority as it would
follows: United States. The route will now modify the route structure as necessary
terminate at a waypoint (WP) that to support the safe and efficient flow of
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, connects to an Oakland International
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR air traffic within the National Airspace
Airport (OAK), Standard Terminal System.
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Arrival Route (STAR) near Oakland CA.
REPORTING POINTS DATES: Comments must be received on Comments Invited
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR or before May 7, 2018. Interested parties are invited to
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this participate in this proposed rulemaking
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part 71 continues to read as follows:
proposal to the U.S. Department of by submitting such written data, views,
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 or arguments as they may desire.
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Comments that provide the factual basis
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, supporting the views and suggestions
§ 71.1 [Amended] Washington, DC 20590; telephone: presented are particularly helpful in
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. developing reasoned regulatory
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, You must identify FAA Docket No. decisions on the proposal. Comments
Airspace Designations and Reporting FAA–2018–0195 and Airspace Docket are specifically invited on the overall
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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 May 7, 2018. | |
| Contact | Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267- 8783. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 12289 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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