83_FR_16331 83 FR 16258 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Reedley, CA

83 FR 16258 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Reedley, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)

Page Range16258-16259
FR Document2018-07652

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Reedley Municipal Airport, Reedley, CA, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) procedures at the airport. This action would ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16258-16259]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07652]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1200; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-23]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Reedley, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Reedley Municipal Airport, 
Reedley, CA, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) procedures at 
the airport. This action would ensure the safety and management of 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace 
System.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 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-2017-1200; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-23, 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: Richard Farnsworth, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2244.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would establish Class E airspace to support new RNAV procedures 
at Reedley Municipal Airport, Reedley, CA.

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-
2017-1200; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-23) and be submitted in 
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address 
and phone number). 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 notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2017-1200; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-23''. 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 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, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 
98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2253.

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 to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E airspace to support the RNAV 
procedures at Reedley Municipal Airport, Reedley, CA. The proposed 
airspace would extend upward from 700 feet above the surface at Reedley 
Municipal Airport within 2 miles east and 4 miles west of the 168[deg] 
and 348[deg] bearings from the airport extending to 6.1 miles south and 
6.5 miles north of the airport, respectively.
    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 proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and

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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

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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]

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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 CA E5 Reedley, CA [New]

Reedley Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 36[deg]40'16'' N, long. 119[deg]27'04'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 2 miles east and 4 miles west of the 168[deg] and 348[deg] 
bearings from the Reedley Municipal Airport extending to 6.1 miles 
south and 6.5 miles north of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 03, 2018.
Stephanie C. Harris,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-07652 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

16258 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2018 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547; Availability of NPRMs telephone (206) 231–2244. An electronic copy of this document Federal Aviation Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: may be downloaded through the Authority for This Rulemaking internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 14 CFR Part 71 Recently published rulemaking [Docket No. FAA–2017–1200; Airspace The FAA’s authority to issue rules documents can also be accessed through Docket No. 17–AWP–23] regarding aviation safety is found in the FAA’s web page at http:// Title 49 of the United States Code. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ RIN 2120–AA66 Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the airspace_amendments/. authority of the FAA Administrator. You may review the public docket Proposed Establishment of Class E Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Airspace; Reedley, CA containing the proposal, any comments describes in more detail the scope of the received, and any final disposition in AGENCY: Federal Aviation agency’s authority. This rulemaking is person in the Dockets Office (see the Administration (FAA), DOT. promulgated under the authority ADDRESSES section for the address and ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking described in Subtitle VII, Part A, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and (NPRM). Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, section, the FAA is charged with except federal holidays. An informal SUMMARY: This action proposes to prescribing regulations to assign the use docket may also be examined during establish Class E airspace extending of airspace necessary to ensure the normal business hours at the Northwest upward from 700 feet above the surface safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Mountain Regional Office of the Federal at Reedley Municipal Airport, Reedley, airspace. This regulation is within the Aviation Administration, Air Traffic CA, to accommodate new area scope of that authority as it would Organization, Western Service Center, navigation (RNAV) procedures at the establish Class E airspace to support Operations Support Group, 2200 S airport. This action would ensure the new RNAV procedures at Reedley 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547; safety and management of instrument Municipal Airport, Reedley, CA. telephone (206) 231–2253. flight rules (IFR) operations within the Comments Invited National Airspace System. Availability and Summary of Interested parties are invited to Documents for Incorporation by DATES: Comments must be received on participate in this proposed rulemaking Reference or before May 31, 2018. by submitting such written data, views, This document proposes to amend ADDRESSES: Send comments on this or arguments, as they may desire. proposal to the U.S. Department of FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Comments that provide the factual basis Designations and Reporting Points, Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 supporting the views and suggestions New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building dated August 3, 2017, and effective presented are particularly helpful in September 15, 2017. FAA Order Ground Floor, Room W12–140, developing reasoned regulatory Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– 7400.11B is publicly available as listed decisions on the proposal. Comments in the ADDRESSES section of this 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You are specifically invited on the overall must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists regulatory, aeronautical, economic, Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 2017–1200; Airspace Docket No. 17– environmental, and energy-related AWP–23, at the beginning of your air traffic service routes, and reporting aspects of the proposal. points. comments. You may also submit Communications should identify both comments through the internet at http:// docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– The Proposal www.regulations.gov. 2017–1200; Airspace Docket No. 17– The FAA is proposing to amend Title FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace AWP–23) and be submitted in triplicate 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Designations and Reporting Points, and to DOT Docket Operations (see part 71 by establishing Class E airspace subsequent amendments can be viewed ADDRESSES section for address and to support the RNAV procedures at online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ phone number). You may also submit Reedley Municipal Airport, Reedley, publications/. For further information, comments through the internet at http:// CA. The proposed airspace would you can contact the Airspace Policy www.regulations/gov. extend upward from 700 feet above the Group, Federal Aviation Persons wishing the FAA to surface at Reedley Municipal Airport Administration, 800 Independence acknowledge receipt of their comments within 2 miles east and 4 miles west of Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; on this notice must submit with those the 168° and 348° bearings from the telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is comments a self-addressed, stamped airport extending to 6.1 miles south and also available for inspection at the postcard on which the following 6.5 miles north of the airport, National Archives and Records statement is made: ‘‘Comments to respectively. Administration (NARA). For Docket No. FAA–2017–1200; Airspace Class E airspace designations are information on the availability of FAA Docket No. 17–AWP–23’’. The postcard published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) will be date/time stamped and returned Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, 741–6030, or go to https:// to the commenter. and effective September 15, 2017, which www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ All communications received on or is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR ibr-locations.html. before the specified closing date for 71.1. The Class E airspace designations daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace comments will be considered before listed in this document will be Designations and Reporting Points, is taking action on the proposed rule. The published subsequently in the Order. published yearly and effective on proposal contained in this notice may September 15. be changed in light of the comments Regulatory Notices and Analyses FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: received. A report summarizing each The FAA has determined that this Richard Farnsworth, Federal Aviation substantive public contact with FAA proposed regulation only involves an Administration, Operations Support personnel concerned with this established body of technical Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S rulemaking will be filed in the docket. regulations for which frequent and VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:32 Apr 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2018 / Proposed Rules 16259 routine amendments are necessary to extending to 6.1 miles south and 6.5 miles on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ keep them operationally current, is non- north of the airport. traffic/publications/. For further controversial and unlikely to result in Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 03, information, you can contact the adverse or negative comments. It, 2018. Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Stephanie C. Harris, Administration, 800 Independence regulatory action’’ under Executive Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591; Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Group, Western Service Center. telephone (202) 267–8783. The Order is rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies [FR Doc. 2018–07652 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] also available for inspection at the and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February BILLING CODE 4910–13–P National Archives and Records 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Administration (NARA). For preparation of a regulatory evaluation as information on the availability of FAA the anticipated impact is so minimal. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) Since this is a routine matter that will 741–6030, or go to https:// only affect air traffic procedures and air Federal Aviation Administration www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ navigation, it is certified that this rule, ibr-locations.html. when promulgated, would not have a 14 CFR Part 71 FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace significant economic impact on a [Docket No. FAA–2018–0128; Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is substantial number of small entities Docket No. 18–AEA–3] published yearly and effective on under the criteria of the Regulatory September 15. Flexibility Act. RIN 2120–AA66 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Environmental Review Proposed Amendment of Class D Fornito, Operations Support Group, Airspace and Class E Airspace; Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation This proposal will be subject to an Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, environmental analysis in accordance Aberdeen, MD College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) with FAA Order 1050.1F, AGENCY: Federal Aviation 305–6364. ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Administration (FAA), DOT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking regulatory action. (NPRM). Authority for This Rulemaking List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 The FAA’s authority to issue rules SUMMARY: This action proposes to regarding aviation safety is found in Airspace, Incorporation by reference, amend Class D airspace, Class E Title 49 of the United States Code. Navigation (air). airspace designated as an extension to a Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Class D surface area, and Class E authority of the FAA Administrator. The Proposed Amendment airspace area extending upward from Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Accordingly, pursuant to the 700 feet or more above the surface at describes in more detail the scope of the authority delegated to me, the Federal Phillips Army Air Field, (AAF), agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Aviation Administration proposes to Aberdeen, MD. This action would promulgated under the authority amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: accommodate airspace reconfiguration described in Subtitle VII, Part A, due to the decommissioning of Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Aberdeen non-directional beacon B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR section, the FAA is charged with (NDB), and cancellation of the NDB prescribing regulations to assign the use TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND approaches. Controlled airspace is REPORTING POINTS of airspace necessary to ensure the necessary for the safety and safety of aircraft and the efficient use of management of instrument flight rules airspace. This regulation is within the ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR (IFR) operations at this airport. This part 71 continues to read as follows: scope of that authority, as it would action also would update the geographic amend Class D and Class E airspace at Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, coordinates of the airport, and would 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Phillips AAF, Aberdeen, MD to support replace the outdated term Airport/ IFR operations at the airport. 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Facility Directory with the term Chart § 71.1 [Amended] Supplement in the legal descriptions of Comments Invited associated Class D and E airspace. Interested persons are invited to ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in DATES: Comments must be received on comment on this proposed rulemaking 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting or before May 31, 2018. by submitting such written data, views, Points, dated August 3, 2017, and ADDRESSES: Send comments on this or arguments, as they may desire. effective September 15, 2017, is proposal to: U.S. Department of Comments that provide the factual basis amended as follows: Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 supporting the views and suggestions New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building presented are particularly helpful in Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Ground Floor, Room W12–140, developing reasoned regulatory Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More decisions on the proposal. Comments Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800) Above the Surface of the Earth. 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must are specifically invited on the overall daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS * * * * * identify the Docket No. FAA–2018– regulatory, aeronautical, economic, AWP CA E5 Reedley, CA [New] 0128; Airspace Docket No. 18–AEA–3, environmental, and energy-related Reedley Municipal Airport, CA at the beginning of your comments. You aspects of the proposal. (Lat. 36°40′16″ N, long. 119°27′04″ W) may also submit comments through the Communications should identify both That airspace extending upward from 700 internet at http://www.regulations.gov. docket numbers (Docket No. FAA– feet above the surface within 2 miles east and FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 2018–0128 and Airspace Docket No. 18– 4 miles west of the 168° and 348° bearings Designations and Reporting Points, and AEA–3) and be submitted in triplicate to from the Reedley Municipal Airport subsequent amendments can be viewed DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Apr 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1


Document Created: 2018-04-14 02:18:58
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 May 31, 2018.
ContactRichard Farnsworth, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2244.
FR Citation83 FR 16258 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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