83 FR 2574 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Merced, CA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 12 (January 18, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 12 (January 18, 2018)
| Page Range | 2574-2576 | |
| FR Document | 2018-00711 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 2574-2576] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00711] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Merced, CA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Merced Regional/MacReady Field (formerly Merced Municipal/MacReady Field), Merced, CA, to accommodate airspace redesign due to the decommissioning of the El Nido VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) as the FAA transitions from ground-based to satellite-based navigation. Also, this action would remove Class E airspace upward from 1,200 feet above the surface and would update the airport name to match the FAA's aeronautical database. An editorial change would also be made to the Class E surface area airspace legal description replacing ``Airport/ Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement''. These actions are necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 5, 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-2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27, at the beginning of your [[Page 2575]] 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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace at Merced Regional/MacReady Field, Merced, CA, to accommodate airspace redesign 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- 2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27) 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-2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27.'' 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 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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057. 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 proposes to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by revising Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Merced Regional/MacReady Field, Merced, CA, to within a 6.6-mile radius of the airport (from a 6.1-mile radius), and removing the segment extending southeast of the airport (2.6 miles southeast of the El Nido VOR/DME) due to the decommissioning of the navigation aid. Also, the FAA proposes to remove the Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface because it is wholly contained within the Sacramento en route airspace area and duplication is not needed. Additionally, the airport name would be updated from Merced Municipal/MacReady Field to Merced Regional/MacReady Field) in the associated Class E airspace areas, and an editorial change would be made to the Class E surface area airspace legal description replacing ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement''. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002, 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 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. [[Page 2576]] 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 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas. * * * * * AWP CA E2 Merced, CA [Amended] Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA (Lat. 37[deg]17'05'' N, long. 120[deg]30'50'' W) Within a 4.3-mile radius of Merced Regional/MacReady 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * AWP CA E5 Merced, CA [Amended] Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA (Lat. 37[deg]17'05'' N, long. 120[deg]30'50'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of Merced Regional/MacReady Field. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 10, 2018. Shawn M. Kozica, Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2018-00711 Filed 1-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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names, correspondence containing campaign form letters by the originating contact Appliance and Equipment
comments, and any documents organization in batches of between 50 to Standards Program staff at (202) 287–
submitted with the comments. 500 form letters per PDF or as one form 1445 or via email at
Do not submit to http:// letter with a list of supporters’ names ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
www.regulations.gov information for compiled into one or more PDFs. This ee.doe.gov.
which disclosure is restricted by statute, reduces comment processing and Issued in Washington, DC, on December
such as trade secrets and commercial or posting time. 14, 2017.
financial information (hereinafter Confidential Business Information.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
referred to as Confidential Business According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
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Information (‘‘CBI’’)). Comments person submitting information that he
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
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[FR Doc. 2018–00776 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am]
as CBI. Comments received through the should submit via email, postal mail, or
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the information submitted. For one copy of the document marked
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Submit these documents via email or on 14 CFR Part 71
before posting. Normally, comments
will be posted within a few days of a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own [Docket No. FAA–2017–1092; Airspace
being submitted. However, if large determination about the confidential Docket No. 17–AWP–27]
volumes of comments are being status of the information and treat it
according to its determination. Proposed Amendment of Class E
processed simultaneously, your Airspace; Merced, CA
Factors of interest to DOE when
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several weeks. Please keep the comment
information as confidential include (1) a Administration (FAA), DOT.
tracking number that http://
description of the items, (2) whether
www.regulations.gov provides after you ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
and why such items are customarily
have successfully uploaded your (NPRM).
treated as confidential within the
comment.
industry, (3) whether the information is SUMMARY: This action proposes to
Submitting comments via email, hand generally known by or available from
delivery, or mail. Comments and amend Class E airspace extending
other sources, (4) whether the upward from 700 feet above the surface
documents submitted via email, hand information has previously been made
delivery, or mail also will be posted to at Merced Regional/MacReady Field
available to others without obligation (formerly Merced Municipal/MacReady
http://www.regulations.gov. If you do concerning its confidentiality, (5) an
not want your personal contact Field), Merced, CA, to accommodate
explanation of the competitive injury to airspace redesign due to the
information to be publicly viewable, do the submitting person which would
not include it in your comment or any decommissioning of the El Nido VHF
result from public disclosure, (6) when Omnidirectional Range/Distance
accompanying documents. Instead, such information might lose its
provide your contact information on a Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) as
confidential character due to the the FAA transitions from ground-based
cover letter. Include your first and last passage of time, and (7) why disclosure
names, email address, telephone to satellite-based navigation. Also, this
of the information would be contrary to action would remove Class E airspace
number, and optional mailing address. the public interest.
The cover letter will not be publicly upward from 1,200 feet above the
It is DOE’s policy that all comments
viewable as long as it does not include surface and would update the airport
may be included in the public docket,
any comments. without change and as received, name to match the FAA’s aeronautical
Include contact information each time including any personal information database. An editorial change would
you submit comments, data, documents, provided in the comments (except also be made to the Class E surface area
and other information to DOE. If you information deemed to be exempt from airspace legal description replacing
submit via mail or hand delivery, please public disclosure). ‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ with the
provide all items on a CD, if feasible. It DOE considers public participation to term ‘‘Chart Supplement’’. These
is not necessary to submit printed be a very important part of the process actions are necessary for the safety and
copies. No facsimiles (faxes) will be for developing test procedures and management of instrument flight rules
accepted. energy conservation standards. DOE (IFR) operations at the airport.
Comments, data, and other actively encourages the participation DATES: Comments must be received on
information submitted to DOE and interaction of the public during the or before March 5, 2018.
electronically should be provided in comment period in each stage of this ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or process. Interactions with and between proposal to the U.S. Department of
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format. Provide documents that are not balanced discussion of the issues and New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
secured, written in English and free of assist DOE in the process. Anyone who Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
any defects or viruses. Documents wishes to be added to the DOE mailing Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
should not contain special characters or list to receive future notices and 1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826.
any form of encryption and, if possible, information about this process, the You must identify FAA Docket No.
they should carry the electronic subject of this notice, or any other FAA–2017–1092; Airspace Docket No.
signature of the author. questions with regards to the Federal 17–AWP–27, at the beginning of your
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Environmental Review (Lat. 37°17′05″ N, long. 120°30′50″ W) ACTION: Proposed rule.
This proposal will be subject to an Within a 4.3-mile radius of Merced
Regional/MacReady Field. This Class E SUMMARY: The Comprehensive
environmental analysis in accordance
airspace area is effective during the specific Environmental Response,
with FAA Order 1050.1F, dates and times established in advance by a
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time Compensation, and Liability Act
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final will thereafter be continuously published in (‘‘CERCLA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), as amended,
regulatory action. the Chart Supplement. requires that the National Oil and
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Hazardous Substances Pollution
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’) include a list
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, of national priorities among the known
Above the Surface of the Earth.
Navigation (air). releases or threatened releases of
* * * * *
The Proposed Amendment hazardous substances, pollutants or
AWP CA E5 Merced, CA [Amended] contaminants throughout the United
Accordingly, pursuant to the
Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA States. The National Priorities List
authority delegated to me, the Federal (Lat. 37°17′05″ N, long. 120°30′50″ W)
Aviation Administration proposes to (‘‘NPL’’) constitutes this list. The NPL is
That airspace extending upward from 700 intended primarily to guide the
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile Environmental Protection Agency
radius of Merced Regional/MacReady Field.
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, (‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the agency’’) in determining
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January which sites warrant further
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 10, 2018. investigation. These further
REPORTING POINTS Shawn M. Kozica, investigations will allow the EPA to
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Manager, Operations Support Group, Western assess the nature and extent of public
part 71 continues to read as follows: Service Center. health and environmental risks
[FR Doc. 2018–00711 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] associated with the site and to
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
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40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. remedial action(s), if any, may be
appropriate. This rule proposes to add
§ 71.1 [Amended] ten sites to the General Superfund
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
section of the NPL.
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, AGENCY
Airspace Designations and Reporting DATES:Comments regarding any of these
40 CFR Part 300 proposed listings must be submitted
Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
effective September 15, 2017, is (postmarked) on or before March 19,
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0603, 0604, 0605,
amended as follows: 0606, 0607, 0608, 0609, 0610, 0611 and 0612, 2018.
EPA–HQ–SFUND–2010–1086; FRL–9972–
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas ADDRESSES: Identify the appropriate
99–OLEM]
Designated as Surface Areas. docket number from the table below.
* * * * * National Priorities List Docket Identification Numbers by
AWP CA E2 Merced, CA [Amended] Site:
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA Agency (EPA).
Site name City/county, state Docket ID No.
Orange County North Basin .................................... Orange County, CA ............................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0603
Hockessin Groundwater .......................................... Hockessin, DE ....................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0604
Broadway Street Corridor Groundwater Contami- Anderson, IN ......................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0605
nation.
Franklin Street Groundwater Contamination ........... Spencer, IN ........................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0606
Spring Park Municipal Well Field ............................ Spring Park, MN .................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0607
Rockwell International Wheel & Trim ...................... Grenada, MS ......................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0608
Burlington Industries Cheraw .................................. Cheraw, SC ........................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0609
Southside Chattanooga Lead Site ........................... Chattanooga, TN ................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0610
Lane Plating Works, Inc. ......................................... Dallas, TX .............................................. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0611
River City Metal Finishing ........................................ San Antonio, TX .................................... EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0612
Submit your comments, identified by or other information whose disclosure is other file sharing system). For
the appropriate docket number, at restricted by statute. Multimedia additional submission methods, the full
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
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online instructions for submitting accompanied by a written comment.
comments. Once submitted, comments The written comment is considered the submissions, and general guidance on
cannot be edited or removed from official comment and should include making effective comments, please visit
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish discussion of all points you wish to https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
any comment received to its public make. The EPA will generally not commenting-epa-dockets.
docket. Do not submit electronically any To send a comment via the United
consider comments or comment
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information you consider to be contents located outside of the primary
address: U.S. Environmental Protection
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Agency, EPA Superfund Docket Center,
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| Contact | Tom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 2574 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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