83_FR_17557 83 FR 17480 - Revocation of Class E Airspace; Seven Springs, PA, and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Somerset, PA

83 FR 17480 - Revocation of Class E Airspace; Seven Springs, PA, and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Somerset, PA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 77 (April 20, 2018)

Page Range17480-17481
FR Document2018-08037

This action removes Class E airspace at Seven Springs, PA, as Seven Springs Borough Airport has been abandoned, and controlled airspace is no longer required. This action also removes reference to the Seven Springs, PA, Class E airspace area from the Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA, description, and updates the geographic coordinates of Somerset County Airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action enhances the safety and management of controlled airspace within the national airspace system.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17480-17481]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08037]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0610; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-13]


Revocation of Class E Airspace; Seven Springs, PA, and Amendment 
of Class E Airspace; Somerset, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes Class E airspace at Seven Springs, PA, as 
Seven Springs Borough Airport has been abandoned, and controlled 
airspace is no longer required. This action also removes reference to 
the Seven Springs, PA, Class E airspace area from the Somerset County 
Airport, Somerset, PA, description, and updates the geographic 
coordinates of Somerset County Airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database. This action enhances the safety and management 
of controlled airspace within the national airspace system.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, July 19, 2018. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under title 1, 
Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: 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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-6364.

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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 supports the removal of Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Seven Springs Borough Airport, Seven 
Springs, PA, as the airport has closed, and amends the airspace at 
Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA, in support of instrument flight 
rules operations.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 5965, February 12, 2018) for Docket No. FAA-2017-0783 
to remove Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above 
the surface at Seven Springs Borough Airport, Seven Springs, PA, and 
amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface at Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No 
comments were received.
    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 part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends 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 Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by removing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface at Seven Springs Borough Airport, Seven Springs, 
PA, as the airport has been abandoned. Therefore, the airspace is no 
longer necessary. Also, this action removes the words ``excluding that 
portion that coincides with the Seven Springs, PA, Class E airspace 
area'' from the regulatory text In Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface for Somerset County Airport, Somerset, 
PA, and updates the geographic coordinates of Somerset County Airport, 
to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical database.

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. 
Therefore, this regulation: (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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to 
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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:
* * * * *

AEA PA E5 Seven Springs, PA [Removed]

AEA PA E5 Somerset, PA [Amended]

Somerset County Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]02'20'' N, long. 79[deg]00'54'' W)
Stoystown NDB
    (Lat. 40[deg]05'09'' N, long. 78[deg]55'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Somerset County Airport, and within 3.1 
miles each side of the 058[deg] bearing from the Stoystown NDB 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles northeast of the 
NDB, and 4 miles each side of the 236[deg] bearing from the Somerset 
County Airport extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.5 miles 
southwest of the airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 10, 2018.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-08037 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
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17480 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2018 / Rules and Regulations (f) Actions and Compliance (i) Related Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Unless already done, do the following Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (3) of this Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2014–0269, dated Federal Aviation Administration AD following Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH December 11, 2014, for related information. Technische Mitteilung Nr. (English You may examine the MCAI on the internet 14 CFR Part 71 translation: Service Bulletin No.), 4600–5, at: https://www.regulations.gov/ Ausgabe 2 (English translation: Issue 2), dated December 12, 2014. document?D=FAA-2018-0014-0002. You may [Docket No. FAA–2017–0610; Airspace (1) For Model DG–500MB gliders: Within also refer to Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Docket No. 17–AEA–13] the next 60 days after May 26, 2017 (the Technische Mitteilung Nr. (English effective date of AD 2017–08–09), modify the translation: Service Bulletin No.) 4600–3, Revocation of Class E Airspace; Seven engine redundancy system. Ausgabe 3 (English translation: Issue 3), Springs, PA, and Amendment of (2) For Model DG–1000M gliders: Within dated December 18, 2014, and the earlier Class E Airspace; Somerset, PA the next 60 days after May 25, 2018 (the versions for information related to this AD. effective date of this AD), modify the engine AGENCY: Federal Aviation You may use the contact information found redundancy system. in paragraph (j)(4) of this AD to obtain copies Administration (FAA), DOT. (3) For all gliders: The Note in Solo ACTION: Final rule. of the information. Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische Mitteilung (English translation: Service Bulletin), Nr. (j) Material Incorporated by Reference SUMMARY: This action removes Class E 4600–5, Ausgabe 2 (English translation: Issue airspace at Seven Springs, PA, as Seven 2), dated December 12, 2014, stating ‘‘the (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference Springs Borough Airport has been actions have to be accomplished by a certified maintenance organization and must (IBR) of the service information listed in this abandoned, and controlled airspace is be released by certifying staff,’’ is not paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR no longer required. This action also applicable to this AD. part 51. removes reference to the Seven Springs, Note 1 to paragraph (f) of this AD: This (2) You must use this service information PA, Class E airspace area from the service information contains German to as applicable to do the actions required by Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA, English translation. The EASA used the this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. description, and updates the geographic English translation in referencing the (3) The following service information was coordinates of Somerset County Airport document. For enforceability purposes, we approved for IBR on May 26, 2017 (82 FR to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical will refer to the Solo Kleinmotoren service 18694; April 21, 2017). database. This action enhances the information as it appears on the document. (i) Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH Technische safety and management of controlled (g) Credit for Actions Accomplished in Mitteilung (English translation: Service airspace within the national airspace Accordance With Previous Service Bulletin), Nr. 4600–5, Ausgabe 2 (English system. Information translation: Issue 2), dated December 12, DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, July 19, This AD allows credit for modification of 2014. 2018. The Director of the Federal the engine redundancy system as required in (ii) Reserved. Register approves this incorporation by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD if done before May (4) For service information related to this 26, 2017 (the effective date of AD 2017–08– reference action under title 1, Code of AD, contact Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH, 09) and allows credit for modification of the Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to Postfach 600152, 71050 Sindelfingen, engine redundancy system as required in Germany; telephone: +49 703 1301–0; fax: the annual revision of FAA Order paragraph (f)(2) of this AD if done before May +49 703 1301–136; email: aircraft@solo- 7400.11 and publication of conforming 25, 2018 (the effective date of this AD) germany.com; internet: http://aircraft.solo- amendments. following Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, Technische Mitteilung (English translation: online.com. (5) You may view this service information Airspace Designations and Reporting Service Bulletin), Nr. 4600–5, Ausgabe 1 (English translation: Issue 1), dated at FAA, Policy and Innovation Division, 901 Points, and subsequent amendments can November 24, 2014. Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ information on the availability of this air_traffic/publications/. For further (h) Other FAA AD Provisions information, you can contact the material at the FAA, call 816–329–4148. In The following provisions also apply to this addition, you can access this service Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation AD: information on the internet at http:// Administration, 800 Independence (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance www.regulations.gov by searching for and Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; (AMOCs): The Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, FAA, has the authority to locating Docket No. FAA–2018–0014. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested (6) You may view this service information also available for inspection at the using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. that is incorporated by reference at the National Archives and Records Send information to ATTN: Jim Rutherford, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Administration (NARA). For information on information on the availability of FAA Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, the availability of this material at NARA, call Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: 202–741–6030, or go to: http:// 741–6030, or go to https:// (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329– 4090; email: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr- www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before using any locations.html. approved AMOC on any glider to which the ibr-locations.html. AMOC applies, notify your appropriate Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight April 11, 2018. Designations and Reporting Points, is Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking Pat Mullen, published yearly and effective on sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES a PI, your local FSDO. September 15. (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any Acting Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must [FR Doc. 2018–07970 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] Fornito, Operations Support Group, be accomplished using a method approved Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation BILLING CODE 4910–13–P by the Manager, Small Airplane Standards Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, Branch, FAA; or the European Aviation College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) Safety Agency (EASA). 305–6364. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 17481 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rule PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Authority for This Rulemaking B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR This action amends Title 14 Code of TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND The FAA’s authority to issue rules Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by REPORTING POINTS regarding aviation safety is found in removing Class E airspace extending Title 49 of the United States Code. upward from 700 feet or more above the ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the surface at Seven Springs Borough continues to read as follows: authority of the FAA Administrator. Airport, Seven Springs, PA, as the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, airport has been abandoned. Therefore, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, describes in more detail the scope of the the airspace is no longer necessary. 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Also, this action removes the words promulgated under the authority ‘‘excluding that portion that coincides § 71.1 [Amended] described in Subtitle VII, Part A, with the Seven Springs, PA, Class E ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that airspace area’’ from the regulatory text 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation section, the FAA is charged with In Class E airspace extending upward Administration Order 7400.11B, prescribing regulations to assign the use from 700 feet above the surface for Airspace Designations and Reporting of airspace necessary to ensure the Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA, Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective safety of aircraft and the efficient use of and updates the geographic coordinates September 15, 2017, is amended as airspace. This regulation is within the of Somerset County Airport, to be in follows: scope of that authority as it supports the concert with the FAA’s aeronautical * * * * * removal of Class E airspace extending database. AEA PA E5 Seven Springs, PA [Removed] upward from 700 feet above the surface at Seven Springs Borough Airport, Regulatory Notices and Analyses AEA PA E5 Somerset, PA [Amended] Seven Springs, PA, as the airport has The FAA has determined that this Somerset County Airport, PA closed, and amends the airspace at regulation only involves an established (Lat. 40°02′20″ N, long. 79°00′54″ W) Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA, Stoystown NDB body of technical regulations for which (Lat. 40°05′09″ N, long. 78°55′00″ W) in support of instrument flight rules frequent and routine amendments are That airspace extending upward from 700 operations. necessary to keep them operationally feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile History current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is radius of Somerset County Airport, and The FAA published a notice of not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ within 3.1 miles each side of the 058° bearing proposed rulemaking in the Federal under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not from the Stoystown NDB extending from the a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 6.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles northeast of the Register (83 FR 5965, February 12, NDB, and 4 miles each side of the 236° 2018) for Docket No. FAA–2017–0783 to Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 bearing from the Somerset County Airport remove Class E airspace extending FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.5 upward from 700 feet or more above the does not warrant preparation of a miles southwest of the airport. surface at Seven Springs Borough regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a Issued in College Park, Georgia, on Airport, Seven Springs, PA, and amend April 10, 2018. Class E airspace extending upward from routine matter that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is Ryan W. Almasy, 700 feet or more above the surface at Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Somerset County Airport, Somerset, PA. certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant Service Center, Air Traffic Operations. Interested parties were invited to economic impact on a substantial [FR Doc. 2018–08037 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the number of small entities under the BILLING CODE 4910–13–P proposal to the FAA. No comments criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. were received. Environmental Review DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005, of FAA The FAA has determined that this Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.11B dated August 3, 2017, action qualifies for categorical exclusion and effective September 15, 2017, which under the National Environmental 14 CFR Part 97 is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Policy Act in accordance with FAA part 71.1. The Class E airspace [Docket No. 31188; Amdt. No. 3795] Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental designations listed in this document Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ Standard Instrument Approach will be published subsequently in the paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums Order. is not expected to cause any potentially and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Availability and Summary of significant environmental impacts, and Miscellaneous Amendments Documents for Incorporation by no extraordinary circumstances exist Reference that warrant preparation of an AGENCY: Federal Aviation environmental assessment. Administration (FAA), DOT. This document amends FAA Order ACTION: Final rule. 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES and effective September 15, 2017. FAA Airspace, Incorporation by reference, suspends, or removes Standard Order 7400.11B is publicly available as Navigation (air). Instrument Approach Procedures listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Adoption of the Amendment (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Minimums and Obstacle Departure Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, In consideration of the foregoing, the Procedures (ODPs) for operations at air traffic service routes, and reporting Federal Aviation Administration certain airports. These regulatory points. amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: actions are needed because of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:57 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\20APR1.SGM 20APR1


Document Created: 2018-04-20 00:02:49
Document Modified: 2018-04-20 00:02:49
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective 0901 UTC, July 19, 2018. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation83 FR 17480 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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