83_FR_29187 83 FR 29066 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Bloomsburg, PA

83 FR 29066 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Bloomsburg, PA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 121 (June 22, 2018)

Page Range29066-29067
FR Document2018-13371

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface at Bloomsburg, PA, due to the decommissioning of the Milton very high frequency omni- directional range collocated tactical air navigation aid (VORTAC) which requires airspace reconfiguration at Bloomsburg Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also would update the geographic coordinates of the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 121 (Friday, June 22, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29066-29067]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13371]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1043; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-18]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Bloomsburg, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface at Bloomsburg, PA, due 
to the decommissioning of the Milton very high frequency omni-
directional range collocated tactical air navigation aid (VORTAC) which 
requires airspace reconfiguration at Bloomsburg Municipal Airport. 
Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action 
also would update the geographic coordinates of the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: (202) 
366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. FAA-2017-1043; Airspace 
Docket No. 17-AEA-18, at the beginning of your comments. You may also 
submit and review received comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would amend Class E airspace at Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, 
Bloomsburg, PA, to support IFR operations at the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on 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 DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for the 
address and phone number.) You may also submit comments through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on 
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2017-1043; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-18.'' 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. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment 
closing date. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays at the office 
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

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

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface within a 11.8-mile radius of 
Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, Bloomsburg, PA. and for continued safety 
and management of IFR operations at the airport. The geographic 
coordinates of the airport also would be adjusted to coincide with the 
FAAs aeronautical database.

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    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 
2017, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

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

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

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

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

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


Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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

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

* * * * *

ASO AL E5 Bloomsburg, PA [Amended]

Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40[deg]59'52'' N, long. 76[deg]26'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 11.8-mile radius of Bloomsburg Municipal Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 14, 2018.
Ken Brissenden,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-13371 Filed 6-21-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

29066 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2018 / Proposed Rules Issued in Washington, DC, on June 13, 741–6030, or go to https:// All communications received before 2018. www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ the specified closing date for comments Scott J. Gardner, ibr-locations.html. will be considered before taking action Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace on the proposed rule. The proposal [FR Doc. 2018–13377 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] Designations and Reporting Points, is contained in this notice may be changed BILLING CODE 4910–13–P published yearly and effective on in light of the comments received. All September 15. comments submitted will be available FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John for examination in the public docket DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fornito, Operations Support Group, both before and after the comment Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation closing date. A report summarizing each Federal Aviation Administration substantive public contact with FAA Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) personnel concerned with this 14 CFR Part 71 rulemaking will be filed in the docket. 305–6364. [Docket No. FAA–2017–1043; Airspace SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of NPRMs Docket No. 17–AEA–18] Authority for This Rulemaking An electronic copy of this document Proposed Amendment of Class E may be downloaded through the The FAA’s authority to issue rules internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Airspace, Bloomsburg, PA regarding aviation safety is found in Recently published rulemaking AGENCY: Federal Aviation Title 49 of the United States Code. documents can also be accessed through Administration (FAA), DOT. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the the FAA’s web page at http:// ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking authority of the FAA Administrator. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ (NPRM). Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, airspace_amendments/. describes in more detail the scope of the You may review the public docket SUMMARY: This action proposes to agency’s authority. This rulemaking is amend Class E airspace extending containing the proposal, any comments promulgated under the authority received, and any final disposition in upward from 700 feet or more above the described in Subtitle VII, part A, surface at Bloomsburg, PA, due to the person in the Dockets Office (see the Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that ADDRESSES section for address and decommissioning of the Milton very section, the FAA is charged with high frequency omni-directional range phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and prescribing regulations to assign the use 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, collocated tactical air navigation aid of airspace necessary to ensure the (VORTAC) which requires airspace except federal holidays. An informal safety of aircraft and the efficient use of docket may also be examined between reconfiguration at Bloomsburg airspace. This regulation is within the Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday scope of that authority as it would through Friday, except federal holidays is necessary for the safety and amend Class E airspace at Bloomsburg management of instrument flight rules at the office of the Eastern Service Municipal Airport, Bloomsburg, PA, to Center, Federal Aviation (IFR) operations at the airport. This support IFR operations at the airport. action also would update the geographic Administration, Room 350, 1701 coordinates of the airport. Comments Invited Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337. DATES: Comments must be received on Interested persons are invited to or before August 6, 2018. comment on this proposed rulemaking Availability and Summary of ADDRESSES: Send comments on this by submitting such written data, views, Documents for Incorporation by proposal to: U.S. Department of or arguments, as they may desire. Reference Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Comments that provide the factual basis This document proposes to amend New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg. supporting the views and suggestions FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Ground Floor Rm. W12–140, presented are particularly helpful in Designations and Reporting Points, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: developing reasoned regulatory dated August 3, 2017, and effective (202) 366–9826. You must identify the decisions on the proposal. Comments September 15, 2017. FAA Order Docket No. FAA–2017–1043; Airspace are specifically invited on the overall 7400.11B is publicly available as listed Docket No. 17–AEA–18, at the regulatory, aeronautical, economic, in the ADDRESSES section of this beginning of your comments. You may environmental, and energy-related document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists also submit and review received aspects of the proposal. Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, comments through the internet at http:// Communications should identify both air traffic service routes, and reporting www.regulations.gov. docket numbers and be submitted in points. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see Designations and Reporting Points, and ADDRESSES section for the address and The Proposal subsequent amendments can be viewed phone number.) You may also submit The FAA is considering an on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ comments through the internet at http:// amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal traffic/publications/. For further www.regulations.gov. Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend information, you can contact the Persons wishing the FAA to Class E airspace extending upward from Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation acknowledge receipt of their comments 700 feet or more above the surface daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS Administration, 800 Independence on this action must submit with those within a 11.8-mile radius of Bloomsburg Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591; comments a self-addressed stamped Municipal Airport, Bloomsburg, PA. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is postcard on which the following and for continued safety and also available for inspection at the statement is made: ‘‘Comments to management of IFR operations at the National Archives and Records Docket No. FAA–2017–1043; Airspace airport. The geographic coordinates of Administration (NARA). For Docket No. 17–AEA–18.’’ The postcard the airport also would be adjusted to information on the availability of FAA will be date/time stamped and returned coincide with the FAAs aeronautical Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) to the commenter. database. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:34 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22JNP1.SGM 22JNP1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2018 / Proposed Rules 29067 Class E airspace designations are Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas ADDRESSES: You may submit comments published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More identified by docket number USCG– Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, Above the Surface of the Earth. 2017–0711 using the Federal and effective September 15, 2017, which * * * * * eRulemaking Portal at http:// is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR ASO AL E5 Bloomsburg, PA [Amended] www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Participation and Request for Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, PA listed in this document will be Comments’’ portion of the (Lat. 40°59′52″ N, long. 76°26′07″ W) published subsequently in the Order. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of That airspace extending upward from 700 Regulatory Notices and Analyses feet above the surface within an 11.8-mile this notice of proposed rulemaking for radius of Bloomsburg Municipal Airport. further instructions on submitting The FAA has determined that this comments. proposed regulation only involves an Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 14, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For established body of technical regulations for which frequent and Ken Brissenden, information about this document, call or routine amendments are necessary to Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, email LCDR Yamaris Barril, Coast Guard keep them operationally current. It, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic CG–FAC–2; telephone 202–372–1151, therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Organization. email Yamaris.D.Barril@uscg.mil. regulatory action’’ under Executive [FR Doc. 2018–13371 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Table of Contents for Preamble rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February I. Public Participation and Request for Comments 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND II. Abbreviations preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation SECURITY III. Regulatory History as the anticipated impact is so minimal. IV. Background Since this is a routine matter that will Coast Guard A. Electronic TWIC Inspection only affect air traffic procedures and air B. Coast Guard Analysis and the Homeland navigation, it is certified that this 33 CFR Part 105 Security Institute (HSI) Report proposed rule, when promulgated, will C. Summary of Methodology Used in the not have a significant economic impact [Docket No. USCG–2017–0711] TWIC Rulemaking on a substantial number of small entities D. Petition for Rulemaking and Identified RIN 1625–AC47 Weaknesses under the criteria of the Regulatory V. Discussion of the Proposed Rule to Delay Flexibility Act. TWIC—Reader Requirements; Delay of the Effective Date Effective Date VI. Regulatory Analysis Environmental Review A. Regulatory Planning and Review This proposal will be subject to an AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. B. Small Entities environmental analysis in accordance ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. C. Assistance for Small Entities with FAA Order 1050.1F, D. Collection of Information ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes E. Federalism Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final delaying the effective date for certain F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act regulatory action. facilities affected by the final rule G. Taking of Private Property entitled ‘‘Transportation Worker H. Civil Justice Reform Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Identification Credential (TWIC)— I. Protection of Children Reader Requirements,’’ published in the J. Indian Tribal Governments Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Federal Register on August 23, 2016. K. Energy Effects Navigation (air). L. Technical Standards The current effective date for the final The Proposed Amendment M. Environment rule is August 23, 2018. The Coast In consideration of the foregoing, the Guard proposes delaying the effective I. Public Participation and Request for Federal Aviation Administration date for two categories of facilities: Comments proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as Facilities that handle certain dangerous The Coast Guard views public follows: cargoes in bulk, but do not transfer these participation as essential to effective cargoes to or from a vessel, and facilities rulemaking and will consider all PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, that receive vessels carrying certain comments and material received during B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR dangerous cargoes in bulk, but do not, the comment period. Your comment can TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND during that vessel-to-facility interface, help shape the outcome of this REPORTING POINTS transfer these bulk cargoes to or from rulemaking. If you submit a comment, those vessels. The Coast Guard proposes please include the docket number for ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 delaying the effective date for these two this rulemaking, indicate the specific continues to read as follows: categories of facilities by 3 years, until section of this document to which each Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, August 23, 2021. Other vessels and 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, comment applies, and provide a reason facilities, including facilities that for each suggestion or recommendation. 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. receive large passenger vessels and We encourage you to submit daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS § 71.1 [Amended] facilities regulated under 33 CFR comments through the Federal ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 105.295 that handle certain dangerous eRulemaking Portal at http:// 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation cargoes in bulk and transfer it to or from www.regulations.gov. If your material Administration Order 7400.11B, a vessel, would be required to comply cannot be submitted using http:// Airspace Designations and Reporting with the final rule by August 23, 2018. www.regulations.gov, contact the person Points, dated August 3, 2017, and DATES: Comments and related material in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION effective September 15, 2017, is must be received by the Coast Guard on CONTACT section of this notice of amended as follows: or before July 23, 2018. proposed rulemaking for alternate VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:34 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22JNP1.SGM 22JNP1


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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 August 6, 2018.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation83 FR 29066 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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