83 FR 34956 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Honolulu, HI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 142 (July 24, 2018)

This action proposes to modify Class D airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and establish Class E surface area airspace at Wheeler Army Airfield (AAF), Honolulu, HI. This action also would update the airport name and geographic coordinates in the associated Class D and E airspace areas to match the FAA's aeronautical database, and would replace outdated language in the airspace description. An editorial change to the airspace designations also would be made.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34956-34958]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15738]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0878; Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-10]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and 
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Honolulu, HI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace, and Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and 
establish Class E surface area airspace at Wheeler Army Airfield (AAF), 
Honolulu, HI. This action also would update the airport name and 
geographic coordinates in the associated Class D and E airspace areas 
to match the FAA's aeronautical database, and would replace outdated 
language in the airspace description. An editorial change to the 
airspace designations also would be made.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 7, 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-2014-0878; Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-10, 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: Steve Haga, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2252.

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 Wheeler Army Airfield 
(AAF), Honolulu, HI, to support standard instrument approach procedures 
for 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 FAA-2014-0878; Airspace 
Docket No. 14-AWP-10''. 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

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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 
98198-6547.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

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

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class D airspace, Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and 
establishing Class E surface area airspace at Wheeler AAF, Honolulu, 
HI.
    Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,300 feet MSL would be modified to within a 2.6-mile radius of Wheeler 
AAF, (formerly Wheeler AFB), then extend to a 3.7-mile radius from the 
southeast to the southwest, adjoining the boundary of Restricted Area 
R-3109 to the west, excluding that airspace below 1,800 feet MSL beyond 
3.3 miles from the airport from the 89[deg] bearing clockwise to the 
218[deg] bearing from the airport.
    Additionally, an editorial change would be made to the Class D 
airspace legal description removing the words ``Airport/Facility 
Directory''. An editorial change also would be made removing the city 
associated with the airport name in the airspace designation to comply 
with a recent change to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling 
Airspace Matters.
    Class E surface area airspace would be established to be coincident 
with the lateral dimensions of the Class D airspace, and would be 
effective continuously to provide protection to instrument procedures.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet would be modified 
to that airspace within a 4.2-mile radius of Wheeler AAF. The Koko Head 
VORTAC navigation aid would be removed, as it is no longer needed to 
describe the boundary.
    Additionally, this action proposes to update the airport name from 
Wheeler AFB to Wheeler AAF, and the geographic coordinates for the 
associated Class D and Class E airspace areas to match the FAA's 
aeronautical database.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 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 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.

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AWP HI D Honolulu, HI [Amended]

Wheeler AAF, HI
    (Lat. 21[deg]28'53'' N, long. 158[deg]02'16'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,300 feet MSL bounded by a line from lat. 21[deg]31'03'' N, long. 
158[deg]04'30'' W; to lat. 21[deg]31'25'' N, long. 158[deg]03'00'' 
W, thence clockwise along a 2.6-mile radius of Wheeler AAF to lat. 
21[deg]30'33'' N, long. 158[deg]00'07'' W; to lat. 21[deg]28'41'' N, 
long. 157[deg]58'19'' W, thence clockwise along a 3.7-mile radius of 
the airport to lat. 21[deg]25'46'' N, long. 158[deg]04'24'' W; to 
lat. 21[deg]26'52'' N, long. 158[deg]04'31'' W; to lat. 
21[deg]27'17'' N, long. 158[deg]05'45'' W; to lat. 21[deg]29'14'' N, 
long. 158[deg]04'50'' W; to lat. 21[deg]30'18'' N, long. 
158[deg]03'59'' W; thence to the point of beginning, excluding that 
airspace below 1,800 feet MSL beyond 3.3 miles from the airport from 
the 89[deg] bearing clockwise to the 218[deg] bearing from the 
airport. 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 Pacific Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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AWP HI E2 Honolulu, HI [New]

Wheeler AAF, HI
    (Lat. 21[deg]28'53'' N, long. 158[deg]02'16'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface bounded by a 
line from lat. 21[deg]31'03'' N, long. 158[deg]04'30'' W; to lat. 
21[deg]31'25'' N, long. 158[deg]03'00'' W, thence clockwise along a 
2.6-mile radius of Wheeler AAF to lat. 21[deg]30'33'' N, long. 
158[deg]00'07'' W; to lat.

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21[deg]28'41'' N, long. 157[deg]58'19'' W, thence clockwise along a 
3.7-mile radius of the airport to lat. 21[deg]25'46'' N, long. 
158[deg]04'24'' W; to lat. 21[deg]26'52'' N, long. 158[deg]04'31'' 
W; to lat. 21[deg]27'17'' N, long. 158[deg]05'45'' W; to lat. 
21[deg]29'14'' N, long. 158[deg]04'50'' W; to lat. 21[deg]30'18'' N, 
long. 158[deg]03'59'' W; thence to the point of beginning; excluding 
that airspace below 1,800 feet MSL beyond 3.3 miles from the airport 
from the 89[deg] bearing clockwise to the 218[deg] bearing from the 
airport.

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

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AWP HI E5 Honolulu, HI [Amended]

Wheeler AAF, HI
    (Lat. 21[deg]28'53'' N, long. 158[deg]02'16'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.2-mile radius of Wheeler AAF, excluding that portion 
within Restricted Area R-3109, when active.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 17, 2018.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-15738 Filed 7-23-18; 8:45 am]
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