83_FR_19740 83 FR 19653 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Juneau, AK

83 FR 19653 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Juneau, AK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)

Page Range19653-19655
FR Document2018-09106

This action proposes to amend Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and remove Class E airspace designated as an extension at Juneau International Airport, Juneau, AK. Airspace redesign is necessary as the FAA transitions from ground-based to satellite-based navigation for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This proposal would also update the airport's geographic coordinates to match the FAA's aeronautical database for the associated Class D and E airspace areas, and would make an editorial change to the Class D airspace legal description replacing Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19653-19655]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09106]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0125; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-5]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and 
Revocation of Class E Airspace; Juneau, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace, Class E 
surface area airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface, and remove Class E airspace designated as an 
extension at Juneau International Airport, Juneau, AK. Airspace 
redesign is necessary as the FAA transitions from ground-based to 
satellite-based navigation for the safety and management of instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This proposal would also 
update the airport's geographic coordinates to match the FAA's 
aeronautical database for the associated Class D and E airspace areas, 
and would make an editorial change to the Class D airspace legal 
description replacing Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart 
Supplement.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 
1(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0125; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-5, 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: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2253.

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 D and Class E airspace at Juneau International 
Airport, Juneau, AK, in support of IFR operations at the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (Docket No. FAA-
2018-0125; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-5) and be submitted in triplicate 
to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone 
number). 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-2018-0125; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-5.'' 
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 between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday

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through Friday, except federal holidays, 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.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective 
September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by enlarging Class D airspace and Class E 
surface area airspace, removing Class E airspace designated as an 
extension, and reducing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Juneau International Airport, Juneau, AK. Also, 
the airport geographic coordinates for the associated Class D and E 
airspace areas would be updated to match the FAA's aeronautical 
database.
    Class D airspace would be modified to within a 3-mile radius of 
Juneau International Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the 
271[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 3-mile radius to 
5.2 miles west of the airport, and within 1.0 mile southwest and 2.6 
miles northeast of the airport 135[deg] bearing extending from the 
airport 3-mile radius to 5 miles southeast of the airport, excluding 
that airspace below 2,000 feet MSL within the area bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 58[deg]19'35'' N, long. 134[deg]24'31'' W, to lat. 
58[deg]19'02'' N, long. 134[deg]25'33'' W, to lat. 58[deg]20'16'' N, 
long. 134[deg]27'28'' W, to lat. 58[deg]20'34'' N, long. 
134[deg]26'22'' W, thence to the point of beginning. The extended areas 
to the west and southeast of the airport would contain IFR departures 
and arrivals. A small area within the extended area to the southeast 
near Salmon Creek would be excluded from Class D airspace below 2,000 
feet MSL to ensure 2-way radio communication with the Juneau Airport 
Traffic Control Tower is possible prior to entering Class D airspace 
from that area.
    Class E surface area airspace would be modified to be coincident 
with the Class D airspace area described above.
    Class E airspace designated as an extension would be removed since 
the proposed Class D airspace would contain arrival aircraft within 
1,000 feet of the surface, and a Class E arrival extension would not be 
required.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
would be modified to a polygon approximately 12-18 miles wide by 42-
miles long (from approximately 48 miles wide by 70 miles long) oriented 
northwest to southeast (from west to east). The area would be defined 
as that airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface within the area 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 58[deg]27'33'' N, long. 
134[deg]37'40'' W, to lat. 58[deg]13'13'' N, long. 134[deg]11'51'' W, 
to lat. 58[deg]05'59'' N, long. 134[deg]21'04'' W, to lat. 
58[deg]10'51'' N, long. 134[deg]59'18'' W, to lat. 58[deg]23'41'' N, 
long. 135[deg]31'13'' W, to lat. 58[deg]32'22'' N, long. 
135[deg]18'32'' W, to lat. 58[deg]27'17'' N, long. 135[deg]01'27'' W, 
thence to the point of beginning. This modification would reduce the 
airspace area to only that area necessary to contain IFR operations as 
they transition between the airport and en route environments. Also, 
Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
designated for Juneau International Airport would be removed since this 
airspace is wholly contained within the Southeast Alaska Class E en 
route airspace, and duplication is not necessary.
    This proposal would also make an editorial change to the Class D 
airspace legal description replacing Airport/Facility Directory with 
the term Chart Supplement.
    A graphic illustration of the proposed airspace will be entered 
into Docket No. FAA-2018-0125, and be available for download under the 
``Supporting/Related Materials'' section.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, 
6002, 6004, 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 D and 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, 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 proposed 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

0
 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AAL AK D Juneau, AK [Amended]

Juneau International Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58[deg]21'17'' N, long. 134[deg]34'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 3-mile radius of Juneau International 
Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the 271[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 3-mile radius to 5.2 miles west of 
the airport, and within 1.0 mile southwest and 2.6 miles northeast 
of the airport 135[deg] bearing extending from the airport 3-mile 
radius to 5 miles southeast of the airport, excluding that airspace 
below 2,000 feet MSL within the area bounded by a line beginning at 
lat. 58[deg]19'35'' N, long. 134[deg]24'31'' W, to lat. 
58[deg]19'02'' N, long. 134[deg]25'33'' W, to lat. 58[deg]20'16'' N, 
long. 134[deg]27'28'' W, to lat. 58[deg]20'34'' N, long.

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134[deg]26'22'' W, thence to the point of beginning. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart 
Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Juneau, AK [Amended]

Juneau International Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58[deg]21'17'' N, long. 134[deg]34'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 3-mile 
radius of Juneau International Airport, and within 2.5 miles each 
side of the 271[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 3-
mile radius to 5.2 miles west of the airport, and within 1.0 mile 
southwest and 2.6 miles northeast of the airport 135[deg] bearing 
extending from the airport 3-mile radius to 5 miles southeast of the 
airport, excluding that airspace below 2,000 feet MSL within the 
area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 58[deg]19'35'' N, long. 
134[deg]24'31'' W, to lat. 58[deg]19'02'' N, long. 134[deg]25'33'' 
W, to lat. 58[deg]20'16'' N, long. 134[deg]27'28'' W, to lat. 
58[deg]20'34'' N, long. 134[deg]26'22'' W, thence to the point of 
beginning. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

AAL AK E4 Juneau, AK [Removed]

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

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Juneau, AK [Amended]

Juneau International Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58[deg]21'17'' N, long. 134[deg]34'42'' W)

    That airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface within the 
area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 58[deg]27'33'' N, long. 
134[deg]37'40'' W, to lat. 58[deg]13'13'' N, long. 134[deg]11'51'' 
W, to lat. 58[deg]05'59'' N, long. 134[deg]21'04'' W, to lat. 
58[deg]10'51'' N, long. 134[deg]59'18'' W, to lat. 58[deg]23'41'' N, 
long. 135[deg]31'13'' W, to lat. 58[deg]32'22'' N, long. 
135[deg]18'32'' W, to lat. 58[deg]27'17'' N, long. 135[deg]01'27'' 
W, thence to the point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2018.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-09106 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2018 / Proposed Rules 19653 east of the 339° bearing from Grant County (IFR) operations at the airport. This of airspace necessary to ensure the International Airport extending from the proposal would also update the airport’s safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airport 5.3-mile radius to 15.3 miles north of geographic coordinates to match the airspace. This regulation is within the the airport, and within 1.0 mile each side of FAA’s aeronautical database for the scope of that authority, as it would the airport 162° bearing extending from the 5.3-mile radius of the airport to 5.9 miles associated Class D and E airspace areas, amend Class D and Class E airspace at south of the airport, excluding that airspace and would make an editorial change to Juneau International Airport, Juneau, within the Ephrata Municipal Airport, WA, the Class D airspace legal description AK, in support of IFR operations at the Class E surface area. replacing Airport/Facility Directory airport. with the term Chart Supplement. Comments Invited Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 2018. Interested parties are invited to Above the Surface of the Earth. participate in this proposed rulemaking * * * * * ADDRESSES: Send comments on this by submitting such written data, views, proposal to the U.S. Department of or arguments, as they may desire. ANM WA E5 Moses Lake, WA [Amended] Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Grant County International Airport, WA Comments that provide the factual basis New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building supporting the views and suggestions (Lat. 47°12′31″ N, long. 119°19′09″ W) Ground Floor, Room W12–140, That airspace upward from 700 feet above presented are particularly helpful in Washington, DC 20590; telephone: developing reasoned regulatory the surface within a 7.1-mile radius of Grant 1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. County International Airport, and within 3.8 decisions on the proposal. Comments You must identify FAA Docket No. are specifically invited on the overall miles southwest and 9-miles northeast of a FAA–2018–0125; Airspace Docket No. regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 336° bearing extending from the airport to 27.5 miles northwest of the airport, and 18–AAL–5, at the beginning of your environmental, and energy-related within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the comments. You may also submit aspects of the proposal. 069° bearing from the airport extending to comments through the internet at http:// Communications should identify both 22.3 miles east of the airport, and within 8 www.regulations.gov. docket numbers (Docket No. FAA– miles east and 4 miles west of the 162° FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 2018–0125; Airspace Docket No. 18– bearing from the airport extending to 22 Designations and Reporting Points, and miles south of the airport, and within 4-miles AAL–5) and be submitted in triplicate to subsequent amendments can be viewed DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES northwest and 8 miles southeast of the 223° online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ bearing from the airport extending to 21.5 section for address and phone number). publications/. For further information, Persons wishing the FAA to miles southwest of the airport. you can contact the Airspace Policy acknowledge receipt of their comments Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, Group, Federal Aviation 2018. on this notice must submit with those Administration, 800 Independence comments a self-addressed, stamped B.G. Chew, Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; postcard on which the following Acting Group Manager, Operations Support telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Group, Western Service Center. statement is made: ‘‘Comments to also available for inspection at the Docket No. FAA–2018–0125; Airspace [FR Doc. 2018–09105 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] National Archives and Records Docket No. 18–AAL–5.’’ The postcard BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Administration (NARA). For will be date/time stamped and returned information on the availability of FAA to the commenter. Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) All communications received on or DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 741–6030, or go to https:// before the specified closing date for www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ comments will be considered before Federal Aviation Administration ibr-locations.html. taking action on the proposed rule. The FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace proposal contained in this notice may 14 CFR Part 71 Designations and Reporting Points, is be changed in light of the comments [Docket No. FAA–2018–0125; Airspace published yearly and effective on received. A report summarizing each Docket No. 18–AAL–5] September 15. substantive public contact with FAA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom personnel concerned with this RIN 2120–AA66 Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Proposed Amendment of Class D and Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des Availability of NPRMs Class E Airspace, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Juneau, AK Moines, WA 98198–6547; telephone An electronic copy of this document (206) 231–2253. may be downloaded through the AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Administration (FAA), DOT. Recently published rulemaking Authority for This Rulemaking documents can also be accessed through ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules the FAA’s web page at http:// regarding aviation safety is found in www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code. airspace_amendments/. amend Class D airspace, Class E surface Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the You may review the public docket area airspace, Class E airspace extending authority of the FAA Administrator. containing the proposal, any comments amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS upward from 700 feet above the surface, Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, received, and any final disposition in and remove Class E airspace designated describes in more detail the scope of the person in the Dockets Office (see the as an extension at Juneau International agency’s authority. This rulemaking is ADDRESSES section for the address and Airport, Juneau, AK. 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19654 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2018 / Proposed Rules through Friday, except federal holidays, Class E airspace designated as an and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February at the Northwest Mountain Regional extension would be removed since the 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Office of the Federal Aviation proposed Class D airspace would preparation of a regulatory evaluation as Administration, Air Traffic contain arrival aircraft within 1,000 feet the anticipated impact is so minimal. Organization, Western Service Center, of the surface, and a Class E arrival Since this is a routine matter that will Operations Support Group, 2200 S extension would not be required. only affect air traffic procedures and air 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547. Class E airspace extending upward navigation, it is certified that this from 700 feet above the surface would proposed rule, when promulgated, Availability and Summary of be modified to a polygon approximately Documents for Incorporation by would not have a significant economic 12–18 miles wide by 42-miles long impact on a substantial number of small Reference (from approximately 48 miles wide by entities under the criteria of the This document proposes to amend 70 miles long) oriented northwest to Regulatory Flexibility Act. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace southeast (from west to east). The area Designations and Reporting Points, would be defined as that airspace Environmental Review dated August 3, 2017, and effective upward from 700 feet above the surface This proposal will be subject to an September 15, 2017. FAA Order within the area bounded by a line environmental analysis in accordance 7400.11B is publicly available as listed beginning at lat. 58°27′33″ N, long. with FAA Order 1050.1F, in the ADDRESSES section of this 134°37′40″ W, to lat. 58°13′13″ N, long. ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 134°11′51″ W, to lat. 58°05′59″ N, long. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 134°21′04″ W, to lat. 58°10′51″ N, long. regulatory action. air traffic service routes, and reporting 134°59′18″ W, to lat. 58°23′41″ N, long. points. 135°31′13″ W, to lat. 58°32′22″ N, long. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 135°18′32″ W, to lat. 58°27′17″ N, long. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, The Proposal 135°01′27″ W, thence to the point of Navigation (air). The FAA is proposing an amendment beginning. This modification would to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations The Proposed Amendment reduce the airspace area to only that (14 CFR) part 71 by enlarging Class D area necessary to contain IFR operations Accordingly, pursuant to the airspace and Class E surface area as they transition between the airport authority delegated to me, the Federal airspace, removing Class E airspace and en route environments. Also, Class Aviation Administration proposes to designated as an extension, and E airspace extending upward from 1,200 amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: reducing Class E airspace extending feet above the surface designated for upward from 700 feet above the surface Juneau International Airport would be PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, at Juneau International Airport, Juneau, removed since this airspace is wholly B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR AK. Also, the airport geographic contained within the Southeast Alaska TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND coordinates for the associated Class D Class E en route airspace, and REPORTING POINTS and E airspace areas would be updated duplication is not necessary. to match the FAA’s aeronautical ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR This proposal would also make an part 71 continues to read as follows: database. editorial change to the Class D airspace Class D airspace would be modified to legal description replacing Airport/ Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, within a 3-mile radius of Juneau 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Facility Directory with the term Chart 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. International Airport and within 2.5 Supplement. miles each side of the 271° bearing from A graphic illustration of the proposed § 71.1 [Amended] the airport extending from the 3-mile airspace will be entered into Docket No. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in radius to 5.2 miles west of the airport, FAA–2018–0125, and be available for 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, and within 1.0 mile southwest and 2.6 download under the ‘‘Supporting/ Airspace Designations and Reporting miles northeast of the airport 135° Related Materials’’ section. Points, dated August 3, 2017, and bearing extending from the airport 3- Class E airspace designations are effective September 15, 2017, is mile radius to 5 miles southeast of the published in paragraph 5000, 6002, amended as follows: airport, excluding that airspace below 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA 2,000 feet MSL within the area bounded Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017 Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. by a line beginning at lat. 58°19′35″ N, and effective September 15, 2017, which * * * * * long. 134°24′31″ W, to lat. 58°19′02″ N, is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR AAL AK D Juneau, AK [Amended] long. 134°25′33″ W, to lat. 58°20′16″ N, 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace Juneau International Airport, AK long. 134°27′28″ W, to lat. 58°20′34″ N, designation listed in this document will (Lat. 58°21′17″ N, long. 134°34′42″ W) long. 134°26′22″ W, thence to the point be published subsequently in the Order. That airspace extending upward from the of beginning. The extended areas to the Regulatory Notices and Analyses surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL west and southeast of the airport would within a 3-mile radius of Juneau contain IFR departures and arrivals. A The FAA has determined that this International Airport, and within 2.5 miles small area within the extended area to proposed regulation only involves an each side of the 271° bearing from the airport the southeast near Salmon Creek would established body of technical extending from the 3-mile radius to 5.2 miles be excluded from Class D airspace regulations for which frequent and west of the airport, and within 1.0 mile amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS below 2,000 feet MSL to ensure 2-way routine amendments are necessary to southwest and 2.6 miles northeast of the radio communication with the Juneau keep them operationally current, is non- airport 135° bearing extending from the controversial and unlikely to result in airport 3-mile radius to 5 miles southeast of Airport Traffic Control Tower is the airport, excluding that airspace below possible prior to entering Class D adverse or negative comments. It, 2,000 feet MSL within the area bounded by airspace from that area. therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant a line beginning at lat. 58°19′35″ N, long. Class E surface area airspace would be regulatory action’’ under Executive 134°24′31″ W, to lat. 58°19′02″ N, long. modified to be coincident with the Class Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 134°25′33″ W, to lat. 58°20′16″ N, long. D airspace area described above. rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies 134°27′28″ W, to lat. 58°20′34″ N, long. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 May 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04MYP1.SGM 04MYP1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2018 / Proposed Rules 19655 134°26′22″ W, thence to the point of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Moines, WA 98198–6547; telephone beginning. This Class D airspace area is (206) 231–2253. effective during the specific dates and times Federal Aviation Administration established in advance by a Notice to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Airmen. The effective date and time will 14 CFR Part 71 Authority for This Rulemaking thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement. [Docket No. FAA–2018–0126; Airspace Docket No. 18–AAL–6] The FAA’s authority to issue rules Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas regarding aviation safety is found in RIN 2120–AA66 Title 49 of the United States Code. Designated as Surface Areas. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the * * * * * Proposed Establishment of Class E authority of the FAA Administrator. AAL AK E2 Juneau, AK [Amended] Airspace; Hoonah, AK Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Juneau International Airport, AK AGENCY: Federal Aviation describes in more detail the scope of the (Lat. 58°21′17″ N, long. 134°34′42″ W) Administration (FAA), DOT. agency’s authority. This rulemaking is That airspace extending upward from the ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking promulgated under the authority surface within a 3-mile radius of Juneau (NPRM). described in Subtitle VII, Part A, International Airport, and within 2.5 miles Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that each side of the 271° bearing from the airport SUMMARY: This action proposes to section, the FAA is charged with extending from the 3-mile radius to 5.2 miles establish Class E airspace extending prescribing regulations to assign the use west of the airport, and within 1.0 mile upward from 700 feet above the surface, of airspace necessary to ensure the southwest and 2.6 miles northeast of the at Hoonah Airport, Hoonah, AK, to safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airport 135° bearing extending from the accommodate area navigation (RNAV) airspace. This regulation is within the airport 3-mile radius to 5 miles southeast of procedures at the airport. This action scope of that authority as it would the airport, excluding that airspace below would ensure the safety and establish Class E airspace at Hoonah 2,000 feet MSL within the area bounded by management of instrument flight rules Airport, Hoonah, AK, in support of IFR a line beginning at lat. 58°19′35″ N, long. (IFR) operations within the National operations at the airport. 134°24′31″ W, to lat. 58°19′02″ N, long. Airspace System. 134°25′33″ W, to lat. 58°20′16″ N, long. Comments Invited DATES: Comments must be received on 134°27′28″ W, to lat. 58°20′34″ N, long. or before June 18, 2018. Interested parties are invited to 134°26′22″ W, thence to the point of ADDRESSES: Send comments on this participate in this proposed rulemaking beginning. This Class E airspace area is proposal to the U.S. Department of by submitting such written data, views, effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 or arguments, as they may desire. Airmen. The effective date and time will New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Comments that provide the factual basis thereafter be continuously published in the Ground Floor, Room W12–140, supporting the views and suggestions Chart Supplement. Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1 presented are particularly helpful in (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You developing reasoned regulatory Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– decisions on the proposal. Comments Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 2018–0126; Airspace Docket No. 18– are specifically invited on the overall Class E Surface Area. AAL–6, at the beginning of your regulatory, aeronautical, economic, * * * * * comments. You may also submit environmental, and energy-related AAL AK E4 Juneau, AK [Removed] comments through the internet at http:// aspects of the proposal. www.regulations.gov. Communications should identify both Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More docket numbers (Docket No. FAA– Designations and Reporting Points, and Above the Surface of the Earth. 2018–0126; Airspace Docket No. 18– subsequent amendments can be viewed * * * * * AAL–6) and be submitted in triplicate to online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES AAL AK E5 Juneau, AK [Amended] publications/. For further information, section for address and phone number). you can contact the Airspace Policy Juneau International Airport, AK Persons wishing the FAA to Group, Federal Aviation (Lat. 58°21′17″ N, long. 134°34′42″ W) acknowledge receipt of their comments Administration, 800 Independence That airspace upward from 700 feet above Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; on this notice must submit with those the surface within the area bounded by a line telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is comments a self-addressed, stamped beginning at lat. 58°27′33″ N, long. also available for inspection at the postcard on which the following 134°37′40″ W, to lat. 58°13′13″ N, long. statement is made: ‘‘Comments to National Archives and Records 134°11′51″ W, to lat. 58°05′59″ N, long. Docket No. FAA–2018–0126; Airspace Administration (NARA). For 134°21′04″ W, to lat. 58°10′51″ N, long. Docket No. 18–AAL–6.’’ The postcard information on the availability of FAA 134°59′18″ W, to lat. 58°23′41″ N, long. will be date/time stamped and returned 135°31′13″ W, to lat. 58°32′22″ N, long. Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, or go to https:// to the commenter. 135°18′32″ W, to lat. 58°27′17″ N, long. 135°01′27″ W, thence to the point of www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ All communications received on or beginning. ibr-locations.html. before the specified closing date for amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace comments will be considered before Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, Designations and Reporting Points, is taking action on the proposed rule. The 2018. published yearly and effective on proposal contained in this notice may B.G. Chew, September 15. be changed in light of the comments Acting Group Manager, Operations Support FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom received. A report summarizing each Group, Western Service Center. Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, substantive public contact with FAA [FR Doc. 2018–09106 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] Operations Support Group, Western personnel concerned with this BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des rulemaking will be filed in the docket. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 May 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04MYP1.SGM 04MYP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2253.
FR Citation83 FR 19653 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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