83_FR_22060 83 FR 21968 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Aspen, CO

83 FR 21968 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Aspen, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 92 (May 11, 2018)

Page Range21968-21970
FR Document2018-09989

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace designated as an extension and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field, Aspen, CO, by realigning the Class E extension and removing the part-time Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) language from the legal description, and reducing the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and removing Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. This action would also update the airport's geographic coordinates in the associated Class D and E airspace areas to match the FAA's aeronautical database. These changes are necessary to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System. Also, an editorial change would be made to the Class D airspace and Class E extension airspace legal descriptions replacing Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 21968-21970]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09989]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0016; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-14]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Aspen, CO

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 designated as 
an extension and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field, Aspen, CO, by 
realigning the Class E extension and removing the part-time Notice to 
Airmen (NOTAM) language from the legal description, and reducing the 
Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
and removing Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface. This action would also update the airport's geographic 
coordinates in the associated Class D and E airspace areas to match the 
FAA's aeronautical database. These changes are necessary to accommodate

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airspace redesign for the safety and management of instrument flight 
rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System. Also, an 
editorial change would be made to the Class D airspace and Class E 
extension airspace legal descriptions replacing Airport/Facility 
Directory with the term Chart Supplement.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 25, 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-2018-0016; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-14, 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) 213-2253.

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 Aspen-Pitkin County 
Airport/Sardy Field, Aspen, CO, to support 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 and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. 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-2018-0016; 
Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-14''. 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 the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 
98198.

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 modifying Class E airspace designated 
as an extension, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface, and updating the geographic coordinates for all Class D 
and E airspace areas at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field, Aspen, 
CO.
    Class E airspace designated as an extension would be realigned to 
that airspace within 3.5 miles west and 2.7 miles east (from 2.7 miles 
each side) of the 340[deg] bearing (from 315[deg]) from the Aspen-
Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field Airport, extending from the 4.3-mile 
radius to 7.8 miles north (from 7.4 miles northwest) of the airport. 
Also, the part-time NOTAM language would be removed from the legal 
description since the airspace is in effect continuously.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
would be reduced to that airspace within 6.6 miles west and 3.2 miles 
east of the 354[deg] bearing from the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy 
Field Airport extending to 11.1 miles north of the airport (from a much 
larger rectangular area defined as beginning at lat. 39[deg]04'00'' N, 
long. 106[deg]40'02'' W; to lat. 39[deg]04'00'' N, long. 
107[deg]44'02'' W; to lat. 39[deg]39'00'' N, long. 107[deg]44'02'' W; 
to lat. 39[deg]39'00'' N, long. 106[deg]40'02'' W, to the point of 
beginning). Also, Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
would be removed as this airspace is wholly contained in the Denver 
Class E en route airspace area.
    These changes are necessary to accommodate airspace redesign for 
the safety and management of IFR operations under standard instrument 
approach procedures at the airport. Also, an editorial change would be 
made to the Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions replacing 
Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.

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    Class D and 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 E airspace 
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

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, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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

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


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ANM CO D Aspen, CO [Amended]

Aspen-Pitkin CountyAirport/Sardy Field, CO

    (Lat. 39[deg]13'19'' N, long. 106[deg]52'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
10,300 feet mean sea level (MSL) within a 4.3-mile radius of Aspen-
Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field. 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 Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ANM CO E2 Aspen, CO [Amended]

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field, CO
    (Lat. 39[deg]13'19'' N, long. 106[deg]52'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field. 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.

* * * * *

ANM CO E4 Aspen, CO [Amended]

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field, CO
    (Lat. 39[deg]13'19'' N, long. 106[deg]52'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.5 miles 
west and 2.7 miles east of the 340[deg] bearing from Aspen-Pitkin 
County Airport/Sardy Field, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 
7.8 miles north of the airport.

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

* * * * *

ANM CO E5 Aspen, CO [Amended]

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field, CO
    (Lat. 39[deg]13'19'' N, long. 106[deg]52'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.6 miles west and 3.2 miles east of a 354[deg] bearing from 
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field extending to 11.1 miles 
north of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 4, 2018.
Byron G. Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-09989 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                  21968                      Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2018 / Proposed Rules

                                                    (1) Bombardier, Inc., Model CL–600–2C10               December 12, 2013; Bombardier Service                 AD CF–2014–44R1, dated October 6, 2017,
                                                  (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702)                   Bulletin 670BA–27–062, Revision A, dated              for related information. This MCAI may be
                                                  airplanes, serial numbers 10002 through                 April 1, 2014; Bombardier Service Bulletin            found in the AD docket on the internet at
                                                  10337 inclusive.                                        670BA–27–062, Revision B, dated October               http://www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                    (2) Bombardier, Inc., Model CL–600–2D15               10, 2014; or Bombardier Service Bulletin              and locating Docket No. FAA–2018–0399.
                                                  (Regional Jet Series 705) airplanes and Model           670BA–27–062, Revision D, dated December                 (2) For more information about this AD,
                                                  CL–600–2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900)                   1, 2015. This service information is not              contact Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer,
                                                  airplanes, serial numbers 15001 through                 incorporated by reference in this AD.                 Airframe and Mechanical Systems Section,
                                                  15298 inclusive.                                           (2) This paragraph provides credit for             FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart
                                                                                                          actions required by paragraph (h) of this AD,         Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590;
                                                  (d) Subject                                             if those actions were performed before the            telephone: 516–228–7318; fax: 516–794–
                                                    Air Transport Association (ATA) of                    effective date of this AD using the service           5531.
                                                  America Code 27, Flight controls.                       information specified in paragraphs (i)(2)(i)            (3) For service information identified in
                                                                                                          or (i)(2)(ii) of this AD, provided those actions      this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 Côte-
                                                  (e) Reason                                              were done concurrently with Bombardier                Vertu Road West, Dorval, Québec H4S 1Y9,
                                                     This AD was prompted by reports of a                 Service Non-Incorporated Engineering Order            Canada; Widebody Customer Response
                                                  disconnect between the elevator lever and               (SNIEO) KBA670–93707 S02, dated July 21,              Center North America toll-free telephone: 1–
                                                  control rod and a report indicating that                2015.                                                 866–538–1247 or direct-dial telephone: 1–
                                                  certain revisions of the service information               (i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27–          514–855–2999; fax: 514–855–7401; email:
                                                  were missing instructions for proper                    062, dated December 12, 2013; Bombardier              ac.yul@aero.bombardier.com; internet:
                                                  installation of the key washers part number             Service Bulletin 670BA–27–062, Revision A,            http://www.bombardier.com. You may view
                                                  BA698–93726–3. We are issuing this AD to                dated April 1, 2014; or Bombardier Service            this service information at the FAA,
                                                  prevent a disconnect between the elevator               Bulletin 670BA–27–062, Revision B, dated              Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South
                                                  lever and control rod, which could lead to              October 10, 2014. This service information is         216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information
                                                  uncommanded elevator movement of the                    not incorporated by reference in this AD.             on the availability of this material at the
                                                  associated control surface, a large difference             (ii) Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–            FAA, call 206–231–3195.
                                                  between the position of the left and the right          27–062, Revision C, dated February 13, 2015
                                                  elevator control surfaces, and consequent               (80 FR50556, August 20, 2015). This service              Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on May
                                                  reduced controllability of the airplane and             information is incorporated by reference in           1, 2018.
                                                  degradation of the structural integrity of the          this AD.                                              Dionne Palermo,
                                                  horizontal stabilizer.                                     (3) This paragraph provides credit for             Acting Director, System Oversight Division,
                                                                                                          actions required by paragraph (h) of this AD,         Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                  (f) Compliance                                          if those actions were performed before the
                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2018–09846 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]
                                                     Comply with this AD within the                       effective date of this AD using Bombardier
                                                  compliance times specified, unless already              Service Bulletin 670BA–27–062, Revision D,            BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                  done.                                                   dated December 1, 2015. This service
                                                                                                          information is not incorporated by reference
                                                  (g) Retained Replacement of Elevator Lever                                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                          in this AD.
                                                  Assemblies and Control Rods, With Revised
                                                  Service Information                                     (j) Other FAA AD Provisions                           Federal Aviation Administration
                                                     This paragraph restates the requirements of             (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
                                                  paragraph (g) of AD 2015–17–04, with                    (AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO                    14 CFR Part 71
                                                  revised service information. Within 9,200               Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve
                                                  flight hours or 5 years, whichever occurs               AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the             [Docket No. FAA–2018–0016; Airspace
                                                  first, after September 24, 2015 (the effective          procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In                  Docket No. 17–ANM–14]
                                                  date of AD 2015–17–04): Replace the left and            accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
                                                  right fixed control rods and lever assemblies                                                                 RIN 2120–AA66
                                                                                                          request to your principal inspector or local
                                                  of the elevator control system with newly               Flight Standards District Office, as
                                                  designed control rods and lever assemblies,             appropriate. If sending information directly
                                                                                                                                                                Proposed Amendment of Class D and
                                                  in accordance with the Accomplishment                   to the manager of the certification office,           Class E Airspace; Aspen, CO
                                                  Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin             send it to ATTN: Program Manager,                     AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                  670BA–27–062, Revision C, dated February                Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New
                                                  13, 2015; or Bombardier Service Bulletin                                                                      Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                                                                          York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue,
                                                  670BA–27–062, Revision E, dated June 8,                 Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone:             ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                  2017. After the effective date of this AD, only         516–228–7300; fax: 516–794–5531.                      (NPRM).
                                                  Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27–062,                  (i) Before using any approved AMOC,
                                                  Revision E, dated June 8, 2017, may be used.            notify your appropriate principal inspector,          SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                                                                          or lacking a principal inspector, the manager         amend Class E airspace designated as an
                                                  (h) New Requirement of This AD: Detailed
                                                                                                          of the local flight standards district office/        extension and Class E airspace
                                                  Visual Inspection and Corrective Actions
                                                                                                          certificate holding district office.                  extending upward from 700 feet above
                                                    Within 8,800 flight hours after the effective            (ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD              the surface at Aspen-Pitkin County
                                                  date of this AD, do a detailed visual                   2015–17–04, are approved as AMOCs for the             Airport/Sardy Field, Aspen, CO, by
                                                  inspection of the key washers and self-                 corresponding provisions of this AD.
                                                  locking nuts of the elevator control linkages,                                                                realigning the Class E extension and
                                                                                                             (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any
                                                  and do all applicable corrective actions, in            requirement in this AD to obtain corrective           removing the part-time Notice to
                                                  accordance with the Accomplishment                      actions from a manufacturer, the action must          Airmen (NOTAM) language from the
                                                  Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin             be accomplished using a method approved               legal description, and reducing the Class
                                                  670BA–27–062, Revision E, dated June 8,                 by the Manager, New York ACO Branch,                  E airspace area extending upward from
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                                                  2017. Do all applicable corrective actions              FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation               700 feet above the surface and removing
                                                  before further flight.                                  (TCCA); or Bombardier Inc.’s TCCA Design              Class E airspace extending upward from
                                                                                                          Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by           1,200 feet above the surface. This action
                                                  (i) Credit for Previous Actions
                                                                                                          the DAO, the approval must include the
                                                     (1) This paragraph provides credit for                                                                     would also update the airport’s
                                                                                                          DAO-authorized signature.
                                                  actions required by paragraph (g) of this AD,                                                                 geographic coordinates in the associated
                                                  if those actions were performed before the              (k) Related Information                               Class D and E airspace areas to match
                                                  effective date of this AD using Bombardier                (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing                   the FAA’s aeronautical database. These
                                                  Service Bulletin 670BA–27–062, dated                    Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian             changes are necessary to accommodate


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                                                  airspace redesign for the safety and                    of airspace necessary to ensure the                   Operations Support Group, 2200 S
                                                  management of instrument flight rules                   safety of aircraft and the efficient use of           216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198.
                                                  (IFR) operations within the National                    airspace. This regulation is within the
                                                                                                                                                                Availability and Summary of
                                                  Airspace System. Also, an editorial                     scope of that authority as it would
                                                                                                                                                                Documents for Incorporation by
                                                  change would be made to the Class D                     amend Class D and Class E airspace at
                                                                                                                                                                Reference
                                                  airspace and Class E extension airspace                 Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy
                                                  legal descriptions replacing Airport/                   Field, Aspen, CO, to support IFR                        This document proposes to amend
                                                  Facility Directory with the term Chart                  operations at the airport.                            FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
                                                  Supplement.                                                                                                   Designations and Reporting Points,
                                                                                                          Comments Invited                                      dated August 3, 2017, and effective
                                                  DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                                                                             Interested parties are invited to                  September 15, 2017. FAA Order
                                                  or before June 25, 2018.
                                                                                                          participate in this proposed rulemaking               7400.11B is publicly available as listed
                                                  ADDRESSES: Send comments on this                        by submitting such written data, views,               in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                                  proposal to the U.S. Department of                      or arguments, as they may desire.                     document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
                                                  Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200                 Comments that provide the factual basis               Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
                                                  New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building                     supporting the views and suggestions                  air traffic service routes, and reporting
                                                  Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                             presented are particularly helpful in                 points.
                                                  Washington, DC, 20590; telephone: 1–                    developing reasoned regulatory
                                                  800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You                                                                          The Proposal
                                                                                                          decisions on the proposal. Comments
                                                  must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–                       are specifically invited on the overall                  The FAA is proposing an amendment
                                                  2018–0016; Airspace Docket No. 17–                      regulatory, aeronautical, economic,                   to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
                                                  ANM–14, at the beginning of your                        environmental, and energy-related                     (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E
                                                  comments. You may also submit                           aspects of the proposal.                              airspace designated as an extension,
                                                  comments through the internet at http://                Communications should identify both                   Class E airspace extending upward from
                                                  www.regulations.gov.                                    docket numbers and be submitted in                    700 feet above the surface, and updating
                                                     FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                         triplicate to the address listed above.               the geographic coordinates for all Class
                                                  Designations and Reporting Points, and                  Persons wishing the FAA to                            D and E airspace areas at Aspen-Pitkin
                                                  subsequent amendments can be viewed                     acknowledge receipt of their comments                 County Airport/Sardy Field, Aspen, CO.
                                                  online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/               on this notice must submit with those                    Class E airspace designated as an
                                                  publications/. For further information,                 comments a self-addressed, stamped                    extension would be realigned to that
                                                  you can contact the Airspace Policy                     postcard on which the following                       airspace within 3.5 miles west and 2.7
                                                  Group, Federal Aviation                                 statement is made: ‘‘Comments to                      miles east (from 2.7 miles each side) of
                                                  Administration, 800 Independence                        Docket No. FAA–2018–0016; Airspace                    the 340° bearing (from 315°) from the
                                                  Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;                        Docket No. 17–ANM–14’’. The postcard                  Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy
                                                  telephone:                                              will be date/time stamped and returned                Field Airport, extending from the 4.3-
                                                     (202) 267–8783. The Order is also                                                                          mile radius to 7.8 miles north (from 7.4
                                                                                                          to the commenter.
                                                  available for inspection at the National                   All communications received before                 miles northwest) of the airport. Also, the
                                                  Archives and Records Administration                     the specified closing date for comments               part-time NOTAM language would be
                                                  (NARA). For information on the                          will be considered before taking action               removed from the legal description
                                                  availability of FAA Order 7400.11B at                   on the proposed rule. The proposal                    since the airspace is in effect
                                                  NARA, call (202) 741–6030, or go to                     contained in this notice may be changed               continuously.
                                                  https://www.archives.gov/federal-                       in light of the comments received. A                     Class E airspace extending upward
                                                  register/cfr/ibr-locations.html                         report summarizing each substantive                   from 700 feet above the surface would
                                                     FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace                                                                                be reduced to that airspace within 6.6
                                                                                                          public contact with FAA personnel
                                                  Designations and Reporting Points, is                                                                         miles west and 3.2 miles east of the 354°
                                                                                                          concerned with this rulemaking will be
                                                  published yearly and effective on                                                                             bearing from the Aspen-Pitkin County
                                                                                                          filed in the docket.
                                                  September 15.                                                                                                 Airport/Sardy Field Airport extending
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom                    Availability of NPRMs                                 to 11.1 miles north of the airport (from
                                                  Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,                   An electronic copy of this document                 a much larger rectangular area defined
                                                  Operations Support Group, Western                       may be downloaded through the                         as beginning at lat. 39°04′00″ N, long.
                                                  Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des                   internet at http://www.regulations.gov.               106°40′02″ W; to lat. 39°04′00″ N, long.
                                                  Moines, WA 98198–6547; telephone                        Recently published rulemaking                         107°44′02″ W; to lat. 39°39′00″ N, long.
                                                  (206) 213–2253.                                         documents can also be accessed through                107°44′02″ W; to lat. 39°39′00″ N, long.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              the FAA’s web page at http://                         106°40′02″ W, to the point of
                                                                                                          www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/                 beginning). Also, Class E airspace
                                                  Authority for This Rulemaking                           airspace_amendments/.                                 extending upward from 1,200 feet
                                                    The FAA’s authority to issue rules                      You may review the public docket                    would be removed as this airspace is
                                                  regarding aviation safety is found in                   containing the proposal, any comments                 wholly contained in the Denver Class E
                                                  Title 49 of the United States Code.                     received, and any final disposition in                en route airspace area.
                                                  Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                   person in the Dockets Office (see the                   These changes are necessary to
                                                  authority of the FAA Administrator.                     ADDRESSES section for the address and                 accommodate airspace redesign for the
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                                                  Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,                        phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and                   safety and management of IFR
                                                  describes in more detail the scope of the               5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                     operations under standard instrument
                                                  agency’s authority. This rulemaking is                  except federal holidays. An informal                  approach procedures at the airport.
                                                  promulgated under the authority                         docket may also be examined during                    Also, an editorial change would be
                                                  described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                      normal business hours at the Northwest                made to the Class D and Class E airspace
                                                  Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                    Mountain Regional Office of the Federal               legal descriptions replacing Airport/
                                                  section, the FAA is charged with                        Aviation Administration, Air Traffic                  Facility Directory with the term Chart
                                                  prescribing regulations to assign the use               Organization, Western Service Center,                 Supplement.


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                                                  21970                      Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2018 / Proposed Rules

                                                    Class D and Class E airspace                          Airspace Designations and Reporting                   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  designations are published in paragraph                 Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
                                                  5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005,                             effective September 15, 2017, is                      Federal Aviation Administration
                                                  respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B,                    amended as follows:
                                                  dated August 3, 2017, and effective                                                                           14 CFR Part 71
                                                                                                          Paragraph 5000      Class D Airspace.
                                                  September 15, 2017, which is                                                                                  [Docket No. FAA–2018–0034; Airspace
                                                  incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                     *      *     *       *       *
                                                                                                                                                                Docket No. 17–ANM–34]
                                                  71.1. The Class D and E airspace                        ANM CO D Aspen, CO [Amended]
                                                  designations listed in this document                    Aspen-Pitkin CountyAirport/Sardy Field, CO            Proposed Amendment of Class E
                                                  will be published subsequently in the                     (Lat. 39°13′19″ N, long. 106°52′06″ W)              Airspace; Kemmerer, WY
                                                  Order.                                                    That airspace extending upward from the             AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                  Regulatory Notices and Analyses                         surface to and including 10,300 feet mean sea         Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                                                                          level (MSL) within a 4.3-mile radius of
                                                     The FAA has determined that this                     Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field.              ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                  regulation only involves an established                 This Class D airspace area is effective during        (NPRM).
                                                  body of technical regulations for which                 the specific dates and times established in
                                                                                                          advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective          SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                  frequent and routine amendments are
                                                                                                          date and time will thereafter be continuously         amend Class E surface area airspace at
                                                  necessary to keep them operationally
                                                                                                          published in the Chart Supplement.                    Kemmerer Municipal Airport,
                                                  current, is non-controversial and
                                                                                                                                                                Kemmerer, WY, by enlarging the
                                                  unlikely to result in adverse or negative               Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
                                                                                                                                                                airspace area north of the airport and
                                                  comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a                   Designated as Surface Areas.
                                                                                                                                                                removing the Notice to Airmen
                                                  ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under                 *      *     *       *       *                        (NOTAM) part-time status for the
                                                  Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
                                                                                                          ANM CO E2 Aspen, CO [Amended]                         airspace. Also, this action would reduce
                                                  ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
                                                                                                          Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field,              Class E airspace extending upward from
                                                  Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
                                                                                                               CO                                               700 feet above the surface and remove
                                                  FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
                                                                                                            (Lat. 39°13′19″ N, long. 106°52′06″ W)              Class E airspace extending upward from
                                                  does not warrant preparation of a
                                                  regulatory evaluation as the anticipated                  That airspace extending upward from the             1,200 feet above the surface. After a
                                                  impact is so minimal. Since this is a
                                                                                                          surface within a 4.3-mile radius of Aspen-            review of the airspace, the FAA found
                                                                                                          Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field. This               these actions necessary for the safety
                                                  routine matter that will only affect air                Class E airspace area is effective during the
                                                  traffic procedures and air navigation, it                                                                     and management of instrument flight
                                                                                                          specific dates and times established in
                                                  is certified that this rule, when                                                                             rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
                                                                                                          advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
                                                  promulgated, would not have a                           date and time will thereafter be continuously         DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                  significant economic impact on a                        published in the Chart Supplement.                    or before June 25, 2018.
                                                  substantial number of small entities                    Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace                       ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
                                                  under the criteria of the Regulatory                    Designated as an Extension to a Class D or            proposal to the U.S. Department of
                                                  Flexibility Act.                                        Class E Surface Area.                                 Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
                                                                                                          *      *     *       *       *                        New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
                                                  Environmental Review                                                                                          Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                     This proposal will be subject to an                  ANM CO E4 Aspen, CO [Amended]                         Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1
                                                  environmental analysis in accordance                    Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field,              (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You
                                                  with FAA Order 1050.1F,                                      CO                                               must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
                                                  ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and                     (Lat. 39°13′19″ N, long. 106°52′06″ W)              2018–0034; Airspace Docket No. 17–
                                                  Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final                       That airspace extending upward from the             ANM–34, at the beginning of your
                                                  regulatory action.                                      surface within 3.5 miles west and 2.7 miles           comments. You may also submit
                                                                                                          east of the 340° bearing from Aspen-Pitkin
                                                                                                          County Airport/Sardy Field, extending from            comments through the internet at http://
                                                  List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
                                                                                                          the 4.3-mile radius to 7.8 miles north of the         www.regulations.gov.
                                                    Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                 airport.                                                 FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
                                                  Navigation (air).                                                                                             Designations and Reporting Points, and
                                                                                                          Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas                 subsequent amendments can be viewed
                                                  The Proposed Amendment                                  Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
                                                                                                          Above the Surface of the Earth.
                                                                                                                                                                online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
                                                    Accordingly, pursuant to the                                                                                publications/. For further information,
                                                  authority delegated to me, the Federal                  *      *     *       *       *                        you can contact the Airspace Policy
                                                  Aviation Administration proposes to                     ANM CO E5 Aspen, CO [Amended]                         Group, Federal Aviation
                                                  amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                                                                              Administration, 800 Independence
                                                                                                          Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field,
                                                                                                               CO                                               Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
                                                  PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                           (Lat. 39°13′19″ N, long. 106°52′06″ W)              telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
                                                  B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
                                                                                                            That airspace extending upward from 700             also available for inspection at the
                                                  TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                             feet above the surface within 6.6 miles west          National Archives and Records
                                                  REPORTING POINTS                                        and 3.2 miles east of a 354° bearing from             Administration (NARA). For
                                                                                                          Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field               information on the availability of FAA
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                                                  ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR                  extending to 11.1 miles north of the airport.
                                                  part 71 continues to read as follows:                                                                         Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
                                                                                                            Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 4,            741–6030, or go to https://
                                                    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,           2018.
                                                  40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,                                                                  www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
                                                                                                          Byron G. Chew,                                        ibr-locations.html.
                                                  1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
                                                                                                          Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,                FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
                                                  § 71.1   [Amended]                                      Western Service Center.                               Designations and Reporting Points, is
                                                  ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in                  [FR Doc. 2018–09989 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]           published yearly and effective on
                                                  14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,                      BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                September 15.


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Document Created: 2018-11-02 09:49:51
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 09:49:51
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 25, 2018.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 213-2253.
FR Citation83 FR 21968 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)

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