83_FR_19742 83 FR 19655 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hoonah, AK

83 FR 19655 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hoonah, AK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

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

Page Range19655-19656
FR Document2018-09108

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Hoonah Airport, Hoonah, AK, to accommodate 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 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19655-19656]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09108]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0126; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-6]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hoonah, AK

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 Hoonah Airport, Hoonah, AK, 
to accommodate 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 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-2018-0126; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-6, 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 establish Class E airspace at Hoonah Airport, Hoonah, 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-
2018-0126; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-6) 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-2018-0126; Airspace Docket No. 18-AAL-6.'' 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.

[[Page 19656]]

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 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 establishing a designated stand-alone 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at 
Hoonah Airport, Hoonah, AK, within a 3-mile radius of the airport and 
within 3 miles each side of the 077[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the airport 3-mile radius to 8.1 miles east of the 
airport. This airspace area would specifically support IFR operations 
at Hoonah Airport, and would be unaffected by any proposed changes that 
would occur at any other airport.
    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, 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Hoonah, AK [New]

Hoonah Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58[deg]05'46'' N, long. 135[deg]24'32'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 3-mile radius of the Hoonah Airport and within 3 miles each 
side of the airport 077[deg] bearing extending from the airport 3-
mile radius to 8.1 miles east of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2018.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-09108 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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

19656 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2018 / Proposed Rules Availability of NPRMs Regulatory Notices and Analyses (Lat. 58°05′46″ N, long. 135°24′32″ W) The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from 700 An electronic copy of this document feet above the surface within a 3-mile radius may be downloaded through the proposed regulation only involves an of the Hoonah Airport and within 3 miles internet at http://www.regulations.gov. established body of technical each side of the airport 077° bearing Recently published rulemaking regulations for which frequent and extending from the airport 3-mile radius to documents can also be accessed through routine amendments are necessary to 8.1 miles east of the airport. the FAA’s web page at http:// keep them operationally current, is non- Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ controversial and unlikely to result in 2018. airspace_amendments/. adverse or negative comments. It, B.G. Chew, therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant You may review the public docket Acting Group Manager, Operations Support regulatory action’’ under Executive containing the proposal, any comments Group, Western Service Center. Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant received, and any final disposition in [FR Doc. 2018–09108 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies person in the Dockets Office (see the BILLING CODE 4910–13–P and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February ADDRESSES section for the address and 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and preparation of a regulatory evaluation as 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, the anticipated impact is so minimal. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND except federal holidays. An informal Since this is a routine matter that will SECURITY docket may also be examined between only affect air traffic procedures and air 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday navigation, it is certified that this Coast Guard through Friday, except federal holidays, proposed rule, when promulgated, at the Northwest Mountain Regional would not have a significant economic 33 CFR Part 100 Office of the Federal Aviation impact on a substantial number of small Administration, Air Traffic [Docket Number USCG–2018–0209] entities under the criteria of the Organization, Western Service Center, Regulatory Flexibility Act. Operations Support Group, 2200 S RIN 1625–AA08 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547. Environmental Review Special Local Regulations for Marine Availability and Summary of This proposal will be subject to an Events, Delaware River; Philadelphia, Documents for Incorporation by environmental analysis in accordance PA Reference with FAA Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. This document proposes to amend Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. regulatory action. Designations and Reporting Points, SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing dated August 3, 2017, and effective List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 to establish a special local regulation on September 15, 2017. FAA Order Airspace, Incorporation by reference, the waters of the Delaware River in 7400.11B is publicly available as listed Navigation (air). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The in the ADDRESSES section of this regulation would restrict vessel traffic document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists The Proposed Amendment operations on a portion of the Delaware Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Accordingly, pursuant to the River during the Tall Ships Parade of air traffic service routes, and reporting authority delegated to me, the Federal Sail event that is taking place on May points. Aviation Administration proposes to 24, 2018, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: This regulation is necessary to protect The Proposal PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, the surrounding public and vessels from The FAA is proposing an amendment the hazards associated with a parade of to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND sail. (14 CFR) part 71 by establishing a DATES: Comments and related material designated stand-alone Class E airspace REPORTING POINTS must be received by the Coast Guard on extending upward from 700 feet above ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR or before May 11, 2018. the surface at Hoonah Airport, Hoonah, part 71 continues to read as follows: ADDRESSES: You may submit comments AK, within a 3-mile radius of the airport and within 3 miles each side of the 077° Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, identified by docket number USCG– bearing from the airport extending from 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 2018–0209 using the Federal 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. eRulemaking Portal at http:// the airport 3-mile radius to 8.1 miles east of the airport. This airspace area www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public § 71.1 [Amended] would specifically support IFR Participation and Request for ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Comments’’ portion of the operations at Hoonah Airport, and 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for would be unaffected by any proposed Airspace Designations and Reporting changes that would occur at any other further instructions on submitting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and comments. airport. effective September 15, 2017, is amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If published in paragraph 6005 of FAA you have questions on this rule, call or Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas email Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Kiley Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017 Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More and effective September 15, 2017, which Above the Surface of the Earth. Relf, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Bay, Chief Waterways Management * * * * * Division, Coast Guard; telephone (215) 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be AAL AK E5 Hoonah, AK [New] 271–4851, email Kiley.A.Relf@uscg.mil. published subsequently in the Order. Hoonah Airport, AK SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 May 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04MYP1.SGM 04MYP1


Document Created: 2018-11-02 09:52:24
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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.
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 19655 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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