83_FR_1593 83 FR 1584 - Proposed Revocation and Amendment of Class E Airspace, Philipsburg, PA

83 FR 1584 - Proposed Revocation and Amendment of Class E Airspace, Philipsburg, PA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)

Page Range1584-1586
FR Document2018-00395

This action proposes to remove Class E surface airspace at Mid-State Airport, as the airport no longer qualifies for surface airspace. Also, this action proposes to remove Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Philipsburg Area Hospital Heliport, as the Hospital has closed. Controlled airspace redesign is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at Mid-State Airport.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1584-1586]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00395]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0755; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-11]


Proposed Revocation and Amendment of Class E Airspace, 
Philipsburg, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove Class E surface airspace at 
Mid-State Airport, as the airport no longer qualifies for surface 
airspace. Also, this action proposes to remove Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Philipsburg Area 
Hospital Heliport, as the Hospital has closed. Controlled airspace 
redesign is necessary for the safety and management of instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations at Mid-State Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: U. S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. 
FAA-2017-0755; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-11, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit and review received 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 on line 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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone 404 305-6364.

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.

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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 and remove Class E airspace in the 
Philipsburg, PA, area to support IFR operations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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. You may also submit comments 
through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons 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 Docket 
No. FAA-2017-0755; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-11.'' The postcard will 
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of 
the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public 
contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed 
in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and 
comments submitted through 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 address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays at the office 
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337.

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 considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to remove Class E surface airspace at Mid-
State Airport as the airport no longer qualifies for the airspace. 
Also, the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above 
the surface surrounding Philipsburg Area Hospital Heliport would be 
removed as the hospital has closed. Airspace reconfiguration is 
necessary for continued safety and management of IFR operations in the 
area.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 6002 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 E airspace designation listed in this document will 
be published subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures 
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation 
of a Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. 
Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic 
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, 
when promulgated, 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 would 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.

Lists 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 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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective September 15, 2017, is amended 
as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace.

* * * * *

AEA PA E2 Philipsburg, PA [Removed]

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

* * * * *

AEA PA E5 Philipsburg, PA [Amended]

Mid-State Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]53'04'' N, long. 78[deg]05'14'' W)
Philipsburg VORTAC
    (Lat. 40[deg]54'59'' N, long. 77[deg]59'34'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending clockwise 
from the 261[deg] bearing to the 012[deg] bearing from the airport 
and within a 7.4-mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending 
clockwise from the 012[deg] bearing to the 098[deg]

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bearing from the airport and within a 6.6-mile radius of Mid-State 
Airport extending clockwise from the 098[deg] bearing to the 
183[deg] bearing from the airport, and within a 8.3-mile radius of 
Mid-State Airport extending clockwise from the 183[deg] bearing to 
the 261[deg] bearing from the airport and within 3.1 miles each of 
the Philipsburg VORTAC 067[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to 
10 miles northeast of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of 
the 327[deg] bearing from a point at lat. 40[deg]53'09'' N, long. 
78[deg]05'06'' W, extending from said point to a point 7.4 miles 
northwest, and within 2.2 miles each side of the Philipsburg VORTAC 
330[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to 5.3 miles northwest of 
the VORTAC and within 3.1 miles each side of the Philipsburg VORTAC 
301[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to 10 miles northwest of 
the VORTAC.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 4, 2018.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-00395 Filed 1-11-18; 8:45 am]
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1584 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 / Proposed Rules number of small entities under the § 71.1 [Amended] V–214 [Amended] criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in From Kokomo IN, Marion, IN; to Muncie, Environmental Review 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, IN. From INT Appleton, OH, 236° and Zanesville, OH, 274° radials; Zanesville; This proposal will be subject to an Airspace Designations and Reporting Bellaire, OH; INT Bellaire 107° and environmental analysis in accordance Points, dated August 3, 2017 and Grantsville, MD, 285° radials; Grantsville; with FAA Order 1050.1F, effective September 15, 2017, is Martinsburg, WV; INT Martinsburg 094° and ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and amended as follows: Baltimore, MD, 300° radials; Baltimore; INT Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Baltimore 093° and Dupont, DE, 223° radials; regulatory action. Airways. Dupont; Yardley, PA; to Teterboro, NJ. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 * * * * * * * * * * Airspace, Incorporation by reference, V–12 [Amended] V–340 [Amended] Navigation (air). From Gaviota, CA; San Marcus, CA; From INT Peotone, IL, 053° and Knox, IN, Palmdale, CA; 38 miles, 6 miles wide, 297° radials; Knox; to Fort Wayne, IN. The Proposed Amendment Hector, CA; 12 miles, 38 miles, 85 MSL, 14 * * * * * In consideration of the foregoing, the miles, 75 MSL, Needles, CA; 45 miles, 34 V–467 [Amended] Federal Aviation Administration miles, 95 MSL, Drake, AZ; Winslow, AZ; 30 proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as miles, 85 MSL, Zuni, NM; Albuquerque, NM; From Waterville, OH; to Detroit, MI. follows: Otto, NM; Anton Chico, NM; Tucumcari, * * * * * PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, NM; Amarillo, TX; Mitbee, OK; Anthony, KS; V–517 [Amended] B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Wichita, KS; Emporia, KS; INT Emporia 063° From Snowbird, TN; INT Snowbird 329° TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND and Napoleon, MO, 243° radials; Napoleon; and London, KY, 141° radials; London; INT INT Napoleon 095° and Columbia, MO, 292° REPORTING POINTS London 004° and Falmouth, KY, 164° radials; radials; Columbia; Foristell, MO; Troy, IL; Falmouth; to Cincinnati, OH. ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Bible Grove, IL; to Shelbyville, IN. From Allegheny, PA; Johnstown, PA; Harrisburg, * * * * * continues to read as follows: PA; INT Harrisburg 092° and Pottstown, PA, Paragraph 6011 United States Area Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 278° radials; to Pottstown. Navigation Routes. 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. * * * * * * * * * * T–213 Louisville, KY to Richmond, IN Louisville, KY (IIU) VORTAC (Lat. 38°06′13″ N, long. 85°34′39″ W) GAMKE, IN WP (Lat. 38°46′13″ N, long. 85°14′35″ W) MILAN, IN FIX (Lat. 39°21′22″ N, long. 85°19′01″ W) Richmond, IN (RID) DME (Lat. 39°45′18″ N, long. 84°50′20″ W) * * * * * Area Hospital Heliport, as the Hospital information, you can contact the Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3, has closed. Controlled airspace redesign Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 2018. is necessary for the safety and Administration, 800 Independence Rodger A. Dean Jr., management of instrument flight rules Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; Manager, Airspace Policy Group. (IFR) operations at Mid-State Airport. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is [FR Doc. 2018–00376 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] DATES: Comments must be received on also available for inspection at the or before February 26, 2018. National Archives and Records BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Administration (NARA). For ADDRESSES: Send comments on this information on the availability of FAA proposal to: U. S. Department of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 741–6030, or go to https:// New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg. Federal Aviation Administration www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ Ground Floor Rm. W12–140, ibr-locations.html. Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 14 CFR Part 71 (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace must identify the Docket No. FAA– Designations and Reporting Points, is [Docket No. FAA–2017–0755; Airspace Docket No. 17–AEA–11] 2017–0755; Airspace Docket No. 17– published yearly and effective on AEA–11, at the beginning of your September 15. Proposed Revocation and Amendment comments. You may also submit and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John of Class E Airspace, Philipsburg, PA review received comments through the Fornito, Operations Support Group, internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation AGENCY: Federal Aviation You may review the public docket Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Administration (FAA), DOT. containing the proposal, any comments Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone 404 ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking received, and any final disposition in 305–6364. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS (NPRM). person in the Dockets Office between SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: This action proposes to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday remove Class E surface airspace at Mid- through Friday, except federal holidays. Authority for This Rulemaking State Airport, as the airport no longer FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace The FAA’s authority to issue rules qualifies for surface airspace. Also, this Designations and Reporting Points, and regarding aviation safety is found in action proposes to remove Class E subsequent amendments can be viewed Title 49 of the United States Code. airspace extending upward from 700 on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the feet above the surface at Philipsburg traffic/publications/. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 / Proposed Rules 1585 Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, received, and any final disposition in warrant preparation of a Regulatory describes in more detail the scope of the person in the Dockets Office (see the Evaluation as the anticipated impact is agency’s authority. This rulemaking is ADDRESSES section for address and so minimal. Since this is a routine promulgated under the authority phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and matter that will only affect air traffic described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, procedures and air navigation, it is Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that except federal holidays. An informal certified that this proposed rule, when section, the FAA is charged with docket may also be examined between promulgated, will not have a significant prescribing regulations to assign the use 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday economic impact on a substantial of airspace necessary to ensure the through Friday, except federal holidays number of small entities under the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of at the office of the Eastern Service criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. airspace. This regulation is within the Center, Federal Aviation scope of that authority as it would Administration, Room 350, 1701 Environmental Review amend and remove Class E airspace in Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia This proposal would be subject to an the Philipsburg, PA, area to support IFR 30337. environmental analysis in accordance operations. with FAA Order 1050.1F, Availability and Summary of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Documents for Incorporation by Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Comments Invited Reference regulatory action. Interested persons are invited to This document proposes to amend comment on this rule by submitting FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 such written data, views, or arguments, Designations and Reporting Points, Airspace, Incorporation by reference, as they may desire. Comments that dated August 3, 2017, and effective Navigation (air). provide the factual basis supporting the September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed The Proposed Amendment views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing in the ADDRESSES section of this In consideration of the foregoing, the reasoned regulatory decisions on the document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Federal Aviation Administration proposal. Comments are specifically Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as invited on the overall regulatory, air traffic service routes, and reporting follows: aeronautical, economic, environmental, points. and energy-related aspects of the PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, The Proposal B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR proposal. Communications should identify both The FAA is considering an TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND docket numbers and be submitted in amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal REPORTING POINTS triplicate to the address listed above. Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to remove You may also submit comments through Class E surface airspace at Mid-State ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 the internet at http:// Airport as the airport no longer qualifies continues to read as follows: www.regulations.gov. for the airspace. Also, the Class E Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Persons wishing the FAA to airspace extending upward from 700 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, acknowledge receipt of their comments feet or more above the surface 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. on this action must submit with those surrounding Philipsburg Area Hospital § 71.1 [Amended] comments a self-addressed stamped Heliport would be removed as the hospital has closed. Airspace ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in postcard on which the following reconfiguration is necessary for 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation statement is made: ‘‘Comments to continued safety and management of Administration Order 7400.11B, Docket No. FAA–2017–0755; Airspace IFR operations in the area. Airspace Designations and Reporting Docket No. 17–AEA–11.’’ The postcard Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective will be date/time stamped and returned published in Paragraphs 6002 and 6005 September 15, 2017, is amended as to the commenter. All communications received on or respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, follows: before the specified closing date for dated August 3, 2017, and effective Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area comments will be considered before September 15, 2017, which is Airspace. taking action on the proposed rule. The incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * proposal contained in this notice may 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be AEA PA E2 Philipsburg, PA [Removed] be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each published subsequently in the Order. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas substantive public contact with FAA Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Regulatory Notices and Analyses Above the Surface of the Earth. personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. The FAA has determined that this * * * * * proposed regulation only involves an Availability of NPRMs established body of technical AEA PA E5 Philipsburg, PA [Amended] An electronic copy of this document regulations for which frequent and Mid-State Airport, PA may be downloaded from and routine amendments are necessary to (Lat. 40°53′04″ N, long. 78°05′14″ W) sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS keep them operationally current. It, Philipsburg VORTAC comments submitted through http:// (Lat. 40°54′59″ N, long. 77°59′34″ W) www.regulations.gov. Recently therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Executive That airspace extending upward from 700 published rulemaking documents can feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile also be accessed through the FAA’s web Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant radius of Mid-State Airport extending page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ rule’’ under Department of clockwise from the 261° bearing to the 012° publications/airspace_amendments/. Transportation (DOT) Regulatory bearing from the airport and within a 7.4- You may review the public docket Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending containing the proposal, any comments February 26, 1979); and (3) does not clockwise from the 012° bearing to the 098° VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:32 Jan 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\12JAP1.SGM 12JAP1

1586 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 / Proposed Rules bearing from the airport and within a 6.6- 2. January 23, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to as late without regard to political boundaries. mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending as 9:30 p.m., Waymart, Wayne Its members are, ex officio, the clockwise from the 098° bearing to the 183° County, PA governors of the basin states (Delaware, bearing from the airport, and within a 8.3- 3. January 25, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 New Jersey, New York, and mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending clockwise from the 183° bearing to the 261° p.m., Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania) and the commander of bearing from the airport and within 3.1 miles 4. January 25, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to as late the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North each of the Philipsburg VORTAC 067° radial as 9:30 p.m., Philadelphia, PA Atlantic Division, who represents the extending from the VORTAC to 10 miles 5. February 22, 2018, 3 p.m. to as late federal government. Most actions of the northeast of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 as 7 p.m., Schnecksville, PA Commission, including the adoption of miles each side of the 327° bearing from a 6. March 6, 2018, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., rules to effectuate, apply and enforce point at lat. 40°53′09″ N, long. 78°05′06″ W, the compact, require a majority vote of via telephone. extending from said point to a point 7.4 miles Registration to attend hearings: the Commission’s five members. northwest, and within 2.2 miles each side of the Philipsburg VORTAC 330° radial Online registration to attend hearings Background extending from the VORTAC to 5.3 miles will remain open until 5 p.m. the day northwest of the VORTAC and within 3.1 On September 13, 2017, the prior to the hearing. (On-site registration miles each side of the Philipsburg VORTAC Commissioners by a Resolution for the will also be available at in-person 301° radial extending from the VORTAC to Minutes directed the Executive Director venues.) Registrants will be afforded 10 miles northwest of the VORTAC. to prepare and publish for public opportunities to request speaking time. Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January comment a revised set of draft ADDRESSES: Written submissions: regulations, to include: ‘‘(a) prohibitions 4, 2018. Written comments will be accepted relating to the production of natural gas Ryan W. Almasy, through the Commission’s online public utilizing horizontal drilling and Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern comment collection system at: http:// Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. hydraulic fracturing within the basin; dockets.drbc.commentinput.com. To (b) provisions for ensuring the safe and [FR Doc. 2018–00395 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] request an exception to use of the online protective storage, treatment, disposal BILLING CODE 4910–13–P system based on lack of access to the and/or discharge of wastewater within internet, please contact: Commission the basin associated with horizontal Secretary, DRBC, P.O. Box 7360, West drilling and hydraulic fracturing for the DELAWARE RIVER BASIN Trenton, NJ 08628. production of natural gas where COMMISSION The hearing locations are: permitted; and (c) regulation of the 18 CFR Parts 401 and 440 • Ladore Camp, Retreat and Conference inter-basin transfer of water and Center, 287 Owego Turnpike, wastewater for purposes of natural gas Administrative Manual and Special Waymart, PA 18472 (Jan. 23) development where permitted.’’ Regulations Regarding Natural Gas • DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel In accordance with the Development Activities; Additional Philadelphia Airport, 4509 Island Commissioners’ September 13 directive, Clarifying Amendments Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153 (Jan. the Commission is proposing 25) amendments to its regulations and AGENCY: Delaware River Basin • LCCC Community Services Center, comprehensive plan to better provide Commission. 4525 Education Park Drive, for the planning, conservation, ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public Schnecksville, PA 18078 (Feb. 22) utilization, development, management hearing. • By telephone 866–831–8713 (Mar. 6) and control of the basin’s water Registration to attend hearings: To resources in connection with the SUMMARY: The Commission proposes to hydraulic fracturing of shale and other amend its Special Regulations by the register to attend one or more public hydrocarbon bearing formations to addition of a section on hydraulic hearings, use the links posted on the produce oil and gas. The Commission fracturing in shale and other rock Commission’s website at http:// proposes to prohibit high volume formations, including: The prohibition www.nj.gov/drbc/meetings/proposed/ hydraulic fracturing within the basin to of high volume hydraulic fracturing in notice_hydraulic-fracturing.html effectuate the comprehensive plan for such formations; provisions related to (strongly recommended). On-site the immediate and long-term water use for hydraulic fracturing; and registration will also be available at in- development and use of the water provisions related to the management of person hearing venues. Registrants will resources of the basin, and to conserve, produced water from hydraulic be afforded opportunities to request preserve and protect the quality and fracturing. The Commission also speaking time. quantity of the basin’s water resources proposes to amend its Administrative See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for for uses in accordance with the Manual—Rules of Practice and important details regarding the comprehensive plan. Procedure by the addition of project substance of requested comments, Through a series of policies and review classifications and fees related to registration to attend public hearings, regulations establishing and amending the management of produced water from and other aspects of the public process. its comprehensive plan, the hydraulic fracturing of hydrocarbon FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Commission over the past half-century bearing rock formations. Minor Schmidt, 609–477–7205, kate.schmidt@ has established in-stream water quality amendments to the project review drbc.nj.gov. standards throughout the basin, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS classifications unrelated to hydraulic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prohibited degradation of groundwater, fracturing are also proposed. Delaware River Basin Commission and provided special protection to the DATES: Written comments: Written (DRBC or ‘‘Commission’’) is a regional non-tidal segment of the Delaware River comments will be accepted through 5 interstate and federal agency formed by to preserve its exceptionally high water p.m. on March 30, 2018. concurrent compact legislation of the quality and water supply values. As the Public hearings: four basin states and the federal agency through which the five signatory 1. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before February 26, 2018.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone 404 305-6364.
FR Citation83 FR 1584 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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