83_FR_19557 83 FR 19471 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Memphis, TN

83 FR 19471 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Memphis, TN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 86 (May 3, 2018)

Page Range19471-19472
FR Document2018-09091

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Elvis non-directional radio beacon (NDB), and for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport. Olive Branch Airport, Olive Branch, MS, would be removed from the airspace description to be reestablished in a separate rulemaking.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19471-19472]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09091]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0754; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-16]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Memphis, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Memphis International 
Airport, Memphis, TN. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the 
decommissioning of the Elvis non-directional radio beacon (NDB), and 
for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) 
operations at this airport. Olive Branch Airport, Olive Branch, MS, 
would be removed from the airspace description to be reestablished in a 
separate rulemaking.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 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-2017-0754; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-16, 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, 1700 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337; 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. 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 Class E airspace at Memphis International Airport, 
Memphis, TN to support IFR operations at the airport.

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-2017-0754; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-16.'' The postcard will 
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for 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, GA 30337.

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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 amend Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface within an 8-mile radius of 
Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN. The segment extending from 
the 8-mile radius of the airport to 16 miles west of the Elvis NDB 
would be removed due to the decommissioning of the Elvis NDB and 
cancellation of the NDB approach, and for continued safety and 
management of IFR operations at the airport.
    Also, this action would remove the language that excludes the 
Millington, TN, airspace area to comply with FAA Order 7400.2L, 
Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters.
    Additionally, the airspace listed in the legal description for 
Olive Branch Airport, Olive Branch, MS, would be removed and 
redesignated in a separate rulemaking.
    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 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 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 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.

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

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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, 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.

* * * * *

ASO TN E5 Memphis, TN [Amended]

Memphis International Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35[deg]02'33'' N, long. 89[deg]58'36'' W)
General DeWitt Spain Airport
    (Lat. 35[deg]12'03'' N, long. 90[deg]03'14'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8-mile radius of Memphis International Airport, and within 
a 6.4-mile radius of General DeWitt Spain Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 24, 2018.
Geoff Lelliott,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-09091 Filed 5-2-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2018 / Proposed Rules 19471 Airspace Designations and Reporting New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg., Comments Invited Points, dated August 3, 2017, and Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, effective September 15, 2017, is Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1 Interested persons are invited to amended as follows: (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You comment on this rule by submitting must identify the Docket No. FAA– such written data, views, or arguments, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas as they may desire. Comments that Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 2017–0754; Airspace Docket No. 17– ASO–16, at the beginning of your provide the factual basis supporting the Above the Surface of the Earth. comments. You may also submit and views and suggestions presented are * * * * * particularly helpful in developing review received comments through the AAL AK E5 Gustavus, AK [Amended] internet at http://www.regulations.gov. reasoned regulatory decisions on the Gustavus Airport, AK You may review the public docket proposal. Comments are specifically (Lat. 58°25′31″ N, long. 135°42′27″ W) containing the proposal, any comments invited on the overall regulatory, That airspace upward from 700 feet above received, and any final disposition in aeronautical, economic, environmental, the surface within the area bounded by a line person in the Dockets Office between and energy-related aspects of the beginning at lat. 58°32′19″ N, long. 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday proposal. 135°44′54″ W, to lat. 58°11′58″ N, long. through Friday, except federal holidays. Communications should identify both 135°02′11″ W, to lat. 58°10′08″ N, long. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace docket numbers and be submitted in 135°05′18″ W, to lat. 58°03′38″ N, long. 134°57′10″ W, to lat. 57°59′34″ N, long. Designations and Reporting Points, and triplicate to the address listed above. 135°10′49″ W, to lat. 57°59′40″ N, long. subsequent amendments can be viewed You may also submit comments through 135°25′05″ W, to lat. 58°08′36″ N, long. on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ the internet at http:// 135°26′55″ W, to lat. 58°25′37″ N, long. traffic/publications/. For further www.regulations.gov. 136°00′20″ W, thence to the point of information, you can contact the Persons wishing the FAA to beginning. Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation acknowledge receipt of their comments Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, Administration, 800 Independence on this action must submit with those 2018. Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; comments a self-addressed stamped B.G. Chew, telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is postcard on which the following Acting Group Manager, Operations Support also available for inspection at the statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Group, Western Service Center. National Archives and Records Docket No. FAA–2017–0754; Airspace [FR Doc. 2018–09103 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am] Administration (NARA). For Docket No. 17–ASO–16.’’ The postcard BILLING CODE 4910–13–P information on the availability of FAA will be date/time stamped and returned Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) to the commenter. 741–6030, or go to https:// All communications received before DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ the specified closing date for comments ibr-locations.html. Federal Aviation Administration will be considered before taking action FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace on the proposed rule. The proposal Designations and Reporting Points, is contained in this notice may be changed 14 CFR Part 71 published yearly and effective on in light of the comments received. A [Docket No. FAA–2017–0754; Airspace September 15. report summarizing each substantive Docket No. 17–ASO–16] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John public contact with FAA personnel RIN 2120–AA66 Fornito, Operations Support Group, concerned with this rulemaking will be Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation filed in the docket. Proposed Amendment of Class E Administration, 1700 Columbia Avenue, Airspace, Memphis, TN Availability of NPRMs College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone AGENCY: Federal Aviation (404) 305–6364. An electronic copy of this document Administration (FAA), DOT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:. may be downloaded through the ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Authority for This Rulemaking Recently published rulemaking (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules documents can also be accessed through SUMMARY: This action proposes to regarding aviation safety is found in the FAA’s web page at http:// amend Class E airspace extending Title 49 of the United States Code. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ upward from 700 feet above the surface Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the airspace_amendments/. at Memphis International Airport, authority of the FAA Administrator. You may review the public docket Memphis, TN. Airspace reconfiguration Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, containing the proposal, any comments is necessary due to the describes in more detail the scope of the received, and any final disposition in decommissioning of the Elvis non- agency’s authority. This rulemaking is person in the Dockets Office (see the directional radio beacon (NDB), and for promulgated under the authority ADDRESSES section for address and the safety and management of described in Subtitle VII, Part A, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and instrument flight rules (IFR) operations Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at this airport. Olive Branch Airport, section, the FAA is charged with except federal holidays. An informal sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS Olive Branch, MS, would be removed prescribing regulations to assign the use docket may also be examined between from the airspace description to be of airspace necessary to ensure the 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday reestablished in a separate rulemaking. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of through Friday, except federal holidays DATES: Comments must be received on airspace. This regulation is within the at the office of the Eastern Service or before June 18, 2018. scope of that authority as it would Center, Federal Aviation ADDRESSES: Send comments on this amend Class E airspace at Memphis Administration, Room 350, 1701 proposal to: U. S. Department of International Airport, Memphis, TN to Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 support IFR operations at the airport. 30337. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 May 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03MYP1.SGM 03MYP1

19472 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2018 / Proposed Rules Availability and Summary of proposed rule, when promulgated, will DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Documents for Incorporation by not have a significant economic impact Reference on a substantial number of small entities Federal Aviation Administration This document proposes to amend under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 14 CFR Part 71 FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, Environmental Review [Docket No. FAA–2017–0866; Airspace dated August 3, 2017, and effective Docket No. 17–ASO–20] September 15, 2017. FAA Order This proposal will be subject to an RIN 2120–AA66 7400.11B is publicly available as listed environmental analysis in accordance in the ADDRESSES section of this with FAA Order 1050.1F, Proposed Amendment of Class D document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Airspace, Removal of Class E Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Airspace, and Establishment of Class air traffic service routes, and reporting regulatory action. E Airspace; Olive Branch, MS points. Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 AGENCY: Federal Aviation The Proposal Administration (FAA), DOT. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, The FAA is considering an ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Navigation (air). amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal (NPRM). Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend The Proposed Amendment SUMMARY: This action proposes to Class E airspace extending upward from In consideration of the foregoing, the amend Class D airspace, remove Class E 700 feet or more above the surface Federal Aviation Administration airspace designated as an extension, and within an 8-mile radius of Memphis proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as establish Class E airspace extending International Airport, Memphis, TN. follows: upward from 700 feet or more above the The segment extending from the 8-mile surface at Olive Branch Airport, Olive radius of the airport to 16 miles west of PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Branch, MS. The Olive Branch non- the Elvis NDB would be removed due to B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR directional radio beacon (NDB) has been the decommissioning of the Elvis NDB TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND decommissioned, requiring the redesign and cancellation of the NDB approach, REPORTING POINTS of the airspace. This proposal would and for continued safety and replace the outdated term Airport/ management of IFR operations at the ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Facility Directory with the term Chart airport. continues to read as follows: Supplement in the Class D legal Also, this action would remove the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, description. language that excludes the Millington, TN, airspace area to comply with FAA 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, DATES: Comments must be received on Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. or before June 18, 2018. Airspace Matters. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this § 71.1 [Amended] Additionally, the airspace listed in proposal to: U.S. Department of the legal description for Olive Branch ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Airport, Olive Branch, MS, would be 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg., removed and redesignated in a separate Administration Order 7400.11B, Ground Floor, Rm W12–140, rulemaking. Airspace Designations and Reporting Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 202– Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 366–9826. You must identify the Docket published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA effective September 15, 2017, is No. FAA–2017–0866; Airspace Docket Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, amended as follows: No. 17–ASO–20, at the beginning of and effective September 15, 2017, which your comments. You may also submit is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas and review received comments through 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More the internet at http:// Above the Surface of the Earth. listed in this document will be www.regulations.gov. You may review published subsequently in the Order. * * * * * the public docket containing the ASO TN E5 Memphis, TN [Amended] proposal, any comments received, and Regulatory Notices and Analyses any final disposition in person in the The FAA has determined that this Memphis International Airport, TN Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and (Lat. 35°02′33″ N, long. 89°58′36″ W) proposed regulation only involves an 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, General DeWitt Spain Airport established body of technical except Federal holidays. (Lat. 35°12′03″ N, long. 90°03′14″ W) regulations for which frequent and FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace routine amendments are necessary to That airspace extending upward from 700 Designations and Reporting Points, and feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius keep them operationally current. It, subsequent amendments can be viewed of Memphis International Airport, and within therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant a 6.4-mile radius of General DeWitt Spain on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ regulatory action’’ under Executive Airport. traffic/publications/. For further Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant information, you can contact the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 24, 2018. Administration, 800 Independence 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Geoff Lelliott, Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic also available for inspection at the Since this is a routine matter that will Organization. National Archives and Records only affect air traffic procedures and air [FR Doc. 2018–09091 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am] Administration (NARA). For navigation, it is certified that this BILLING CODE 4910–13–P information on the availability of FAA VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 May 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03MYP1.SGM 03MYP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
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 June 18, 2018.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1700 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation83 FR 19471 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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