83_FR_37925 83 FR 37776 - Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace for the Following Alaska Towns; Nuiqsut, AK; Perryville, AK; Pilot Point, AK; and Point Lay, AK

83 FR 37776 - Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace for the Following Alaska Towns; Nuiqsut, AK; Perryville, AK; Pilot Point, AK; and Point Lay, AK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 149 (August 2, 2018)

Page Range37776-37778
FR Document2018-16480

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface in Alaska at Nuiqsut Airport; Oooguruk Island Heliport Nuiqsut; Pioneer Heliport, Nuiqsut; Perryville Airport; Pilot Point Airport; and Point Lay Airport. This proposal would add exclusionary language to the legal descriptions of these airports to exclude Class E airspace extending beyond 12 miles from the shoreline, and would ensure the safety and management of aircraft within the National Airspace System. Also, this action would remove the heliport name from the airspace designation of Oooguruk Island Heliport and Pioneer Heliport.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37776-37778]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16480]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0348; Airspace Docket No. 17-AAL-4]
RIN-2120-AA66


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace for the Following 
Alaska Towns; Nuiqsut, AK; Perryville, AK; Pilot Point, AK; and Point 
Lay, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface in Alaska at Nuiqsut Airport; 
Oooguruk Island Heliport Nuiqsut; Pioneer Heliport, Nuiqsut; Perryville 
Airport; Pilot Point Airport; and Point Lay Airport. This proposal 
would add exclusionary language to the legal descriptions of these 
airports to exclude Class E airspace extending beyond 12 miles from the 
shoreline, and would ensure the safety and management of aircraft 
within the National Airspace System. Also, this action would remove the 
heliport name from the airspace designation of Oooguruk Island Heliport 
and Pioneer Heliport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 17, 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: 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-0348; Airspace Docket No. 17-AAL-4, 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: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S. 216th St., Des Moines, WA, 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2245.

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 extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface at Nuiqsut Airport, Oooguruk Island Heliport, Pioneer 
Heliport, Perryville Airport, Pilot Point Airport, Point Hope Airport, 
Point Lay Airport, and Port Heiden Airport, AK, to support IFR 
operations in standard instrument approach and departure procedures at 
these airports.

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

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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-2017-0348; 
Airspace Docket No. 17-AAL-4''. 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, 
98198-6547.

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 E airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at Nuiqsut Airport, Nuiqsut, 
AK; Oooguruk Island Heliport, Nuiqsut, AK; Pioneer Heliport, Nuiqsut, 
AK; Perryville Airport, Perryville, AK; Pilot Point Airport, Pilot 
Point, AK; and Point Lay Airport, Point Lay, AK. This action would add 
language to the legal descriptions of these airports that reads 
``excluding that airspace that extends beyond 12 miles from the 
shoreline.''
    Also, this action would remove the airport name from the airspace 
designation for Oooguruk Island Heliport and Pioneer Heliport, to 
conform with recent change to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for 
Handling Airspace Matters.
    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 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, 
and 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 would 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]

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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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 1,200 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut AK [Amended]

Nuiqsut Airport, AK
    (Lat. 70[deg]12'35'' N, long. 151[deg]00'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Nuiqsut Airport, and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 73-mile 
radius of Nuiqsut Airport, excluding that airspace which overlies 
Control 1485L, and excluding that airspace that extends beyond 12 
miles of the shoreline.

AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut, AK [Amended]

Oooguruk Island Heliport, AK
    (Lat. 70[deg]29'44'' N, long. 150[deg]15'12'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Oooguruk Island Heliport; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
73-mile radius of Oooguruk Island Heliport, excluding that airspace 
that extends beyond 12 miles of the shoreline.

AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut, AK [Amended]

Pioneer Heliport, AK
    (Lat. 70[deg]24'51'' N, long. 150[deg]01'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Pioneer Heliport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 73-mile 
radius of Pioneer Heliport, excluding that airspace that extends 
beyond 12 miles of the shoreline.
* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Perryville, AK [Amended]

Perryville Airport, AK
    (Lat. 55[deg]54'24'' N, long. 159[deg]09'39'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 14.7-mile radius of Perryville Airport; and that airspace 
east of long. 160[deg]00'00'' W extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface within an 81.2-mile radius of Perryville Airport, 
excluding that airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the 
shoreline.
* * * * *

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AAL AK E5 Pilot Point, AK [Amended]

Pilot Point Airport, AK
    (Lat. 57[deg]34'49'' N, long. 157[deg]34'19'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Pilot Point Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within an area 
bounded by lat. 57[deg]51'00'' N, long. 158[deg]03'00'' W, to lat. 
57[deg]51'00'' N, long. 157[deg]05'00'' W, to lat. 57[deg]24'45'' N, 
long. 157[deg]05'00'' W, to lat. 57[deg]24'45'' N, long. 
158[deg]03'00'' W, to the point of beginning, excluding that 
airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the shoreline.
* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Point Lay, AK [Amended]

Point Lay Airport, AK
    (Lat. 69[deg]43'58'' N, long. 163[deg]00'19'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8-mile radius of Point Lay Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 46-mile 
radius of the Point Lay Airport, excluding that airspace that 
extends beyond 12 miles from the shoreline.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, 2018.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-16480 Filed 8-1-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

37776 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Proposed Rules Points, dated August 3, 2017, and Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; effective September 15, 2017, is 2018. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is amended as follows: Shawn M. Kozica, also available for inspection at the Group Manager, Operations Support Group, National Archives and Records Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Western Service Center. Administration (NARA). For Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. [FR Doc. 2018–16482 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] information on the availability of FAA BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Order 7400.11B at NARA, call 202–741– * * * * * 6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/ AAL AK E5 Barrow, AK [Amended] federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace AK Designations and Reporting Points, is (Lat. 71°17′06″ N, long. 156°46′07″ W) Federal Aviation Administration published yearly and effective on That airspace extending upward from 700 September 15. 14 CFR Part 71 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: radius of the Wiley Post/Will Rogers [Docket No. FAA–2017–0348; Airspace Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation Memorial Airport; and that airspace Docket No. 17–AAL–4] Administration, Operations Support extending upward from 1,200 feet above the Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S. RIN–2120–AA66 surface within a 73-mile radius of the Wiley 216th St., Des Moines, WA, 98198– Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Proposed Modification of Class E 6547; telephone (206) 231–2245. excluding that airspace extending beyond 12 Airspace for the Following Alaska SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: miles of the shoreline. Towns; Nuiqsut, AK; Perryville, AK; AAL AK E5 Chevak, AK [Amended] Pilot Point, AK; and Point Lay, AK Authority for This Rulemaking Chevak Airport, AK The FAA’s authority to issue rules AGENCY: Federal Aviation regarding aviation safety is found in (Lat. 61°32′27″ N, long. 165°36′03″ W) Administration (FAA), DOT. Title 49 of the United States Code. That airspace extending upward from 700 ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile (NPRM). authority of the FAA Administrator. radius of Chevak Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, SUMMARY: This action proposes to surface within a 73-mile radius of Chevak describes in more detail the scope of the modify Class E airspace extending Airport, excluding that airspace extending agency’s authority. This rulemaking is upward from 1,200 feet above the beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. promulgated under the authority surface in Alaska at Nuiqsut Airport; described in Subtitle VII, Part A, AAL AK E5 Clarks Point, AK [Amended] Oooguruk Island Heliport Nuiqsut; Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Clarks Point Airport, AK Pioneer Heliport, Nuiqsut; Perryville section, the FAA is charged with (Lat. 58°50′01″ N, long. 158°31′46″ W) Airport; Pilot Point Airport; and Point prescribing regulations to assign the use That airspace extending upward from 700 Lay Airport. This proposal would add of airspace necessary to ensure the feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile exclusionary language to the legal safety of aircraft and the efficient use of radius of Clarks Point Airport; and that descriptions of these airports to exclude airspace. This regulation is within the airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet Class E airspace extending beyond 12 scope of that authority as it would above the surface within a 73-mile radius of miles from the shoreline, and would amend Class E airspace extending the Clarks Point Airport, excluding that ensure the safety and management of upward from 1,200 feet above the airspace extending beyond 12 miles of the aircraft within the National Airspace shoreline. surface at Nuiqsut Airport, Oooguruk System. Also, this action would remove Island Heliport, Pioneer Heliport, AAL AK E5 Elim, AK [Amended] the heliport name from the airspace Perryville Airport, Pilot Point Airport, designation of Oooguruk Island Heliport Elim Airport, AK Point Hope Airport, Point Lay Airport, and Pioneer Heliport. (Lat. 64°36′54″ N, long. 162°16′14″ W) and Port Heiden Airport, AK, to support DATES: Comments must be received on IFR operations in standard instrument That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile or before September 17, 2018. approach and departure procedures at radius of Elim Airport, and within 3.7 miles ADDRESSES: Send comments on this these airports. either side of the 015° bearing from the Elim proposal to the U.S. Department of Airport, extending from the 6.8-mile radius, Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Comments Invited to 12.6 miles north of Elim Airport; and that New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Interested parties are invited to airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet Ground Floor, Room W12–140, participate in this proposed rulemaking above the surface within a 74-mile radius of Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800) by submitting such written data, views, the Elim Airport, excluding that airspace 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must or arguments, as they may desire. extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2017– Comments that provide the factual basis AAL AK E5 Golovin, AK [Amended] 0348; Airspace Docket No. 17–AAL–4, supporting the views and suggestions Golovin Airport, AK at the beginning of your comments. You presented are particularly helpful in (Lat. 64°33′02″ N, long. 163°00′26″ W) may also submit comments through the developing reasoned regulatory internet at http://www.regulations.gov. decisions on the proposal. Comments That airspace extending upward from 700 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS feet above the surface within a 7.4-mile FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace are specifically invited on the overall radius of Golovin Airport, and that airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and regulatory, aeronautical, economic, extending upward from 1,200 feet above the subsequent amendments can be viewed environmental, and energy-related surface within a 30-mile radius of lat. online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ aspects of the proposal. 64°43′47″ N, long. 163°15′17″ W and a 30- publications/. For further information, Communications should identify both mile radius of lat. 64°17′57″ N, long. you can contact the Airspace Policy docket numbers and be submitted in 163°01′41″ W, excluding that airspace Group, Federal Aviation triplicate to the address listed above. extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Proposed Rules 37777 acknowledge receipt of their comments Nuiqsut, AK; Perryville Airport, PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, on this notice must submit with those Perryville, AK; Pilot Point Airport, Pilot B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR comments a self-addressed, stamped Point, AK; and Point Lay Airport, Point TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND postcard on which the following Lay, AK. This action would add REPORTING POINTS statement is made: ‘‘Comments to language to the legal descriptions of Docket No. FAA–2017–0348; Airspace these airports that reads ‘‘excluding that ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Docket No. 17–AAL–4’’. The postcard airspace that extends beyond 12 miles part 71 continues to read as follows: will be date/time stamped and returned from the shoreline.’’ Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, to the commenter. Also, this action would remove the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, All communications received before airport name from the airspace 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. the specified closing date for comments designation for Oooguruk Island § 71.1 [Amended] will be considered before taking action Heliport and Pioneer Heliport, to on the proposed rule. The proposal ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in conform with recent change to FAA 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, contained in this notice may be changed Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling in light of the comments received. A Airspace Designations and Reporting Airspace Matters. Points, dated August 3, 2017, and report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel Class E airspace designations are effective September 15, 2017, is concerned with this rulemaking will be published in paragraph 6005 of FAA amended as follows: filed in the docket. Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, which Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Availability of NPRMs is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 1,200 Feet or More 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Above the Surface of the Earth. An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the listed in this document will be * * * * * internet at http://www.regulations.gov. published subsequently in the Order. AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut AK [Amended] Recently published rulemaking Regulatory Notices and Analyses Nuiqsut Airport, AK documents can also be accessed through (Lat. 70°12′35″ N, long. 151°00′23″ W) the FAA’s web page at http:// The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from 700 www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ regulation only involves an established feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile airspace_amendments/. body of technical regulations for which radius of the Nuiqsut Airport, and that You may review the public docket frequent and routine amendments are airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet containing the proposal, any comments necessary to keep them operationally above the surface within a 73-mile radius of received, and any final disposition in current, and is non-controversial and Nuiqsut Airport, excluding that airspace person in the Dockets Office (see the which overlies Control 1485L, and excluding unlikely to result in adverse or negative that airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of ADDRESSES section for the address and comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a the shoreline. phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut, AK [Amended] except federal holidays. An informal ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Oooguruk Island Heliport, AK docket may also be examined during Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 (Lat. 70°29′44″ N, long. 150°15′12″ W) normal business hours at the Northwest FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) That airspace extending upward from 700 Mountain Regional Office of the Federal does not warrant preparation of a feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius Aviation Administration, Air Traffic regulatory evaluation as the anticipated of Oooguruk Island Heliport; and that Organization, Western Service Center, airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet impact is so minimal. Since this is a above the surface within a 73-mile radius of Operations Support Group, 2200 S. routine matter that will only affect air Oooguruk Island Heliport, excluding that 216th St., Des Moines, WA, 98198– traffic procedures and air navigation, it airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the 6547. is certified that this rule, when shoreline. Availability and Summary of promulgated, would not have a AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut, AK [Amended] Documents for Incorporation by significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities Pioneer Heliport, AK Reference (Lat. 70°24′51″ N, long. 150°01′07″ W) under the criteria of the Regulatory This document proposes to amend Flexibility Act. That airspace extending upward from 700 FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius Designations and Reporting Points, Environmental Review of Pioneer Heliport; and that airspace dated August 3, 2017, and effective extending upward from 1,200 feet above the This proposal would be subject to an surface within a 73-mile radius of Pioneer September 15, 2017. FAA Order environmental analysis in accordance Heliport, excluding that airspace that extends 7400.11B is publicly available as listed with FAA Order 1050.1F, beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. in the ADDRESSES section of this ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and * * * * * document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, AAL AK E5 Perryville, AK [Amended] regulatory action. air traffic service routes, and reporting Perryville Airport, AK points. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 (Lat. 55°54′24″ N, long. 159°09′39″ W) That airspace extending upward from 700 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS The Proposal Airspace, Incorporation by reference, feet above the surface within a 14.7-mile The FAA is proposing an amendment Navigation (air). radius of Perryville Airport; and that airspace to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations The Proposed Amendment east of long. 160°00′00″ W extending upward (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E from 1,200 feet above the surface within an airspace extending upward from 1,200 Accordingly, pursuant to the 81.2-mile radius of Perryville Airport, feet above the surface at Nuiqsut authority delegated to me, the Federal excluding that airspace that extends beyond Airport, Nuiqsut, AK; Oooguruk Island Aviation Administration proposes to 12 miles of the shoreline. 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37778 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Proposed Rules AAL AK E5 Pilot Point, AK [Amended] DATES: Comments must be received on to support IFR operations in standard Pilot Point Airport, AK or before September 17, 2018. instrument approach and departure (Lat. 57°34′49″ N, long. 157°34′19″ W) ADDRESSES: Send comments on this procedures at these airports and to limit That airspace extending upward from 700 proposal to the U.S. Department of Class E airspace to within 12 miles of feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 the shoreline. radius of Pilot Point Airport; and that New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet Comments Invited Ground Floor, Room W12–140, above the surface within an area bounded by Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– Interested parties are invited to lat. 57°51′00″ N, long. 158°03′00″ W, to lat. participate in this proposed rulemaking 57°51′00″ N, long. 157°05′00″ W, to lat. 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– by submitting such written data, views, 57°24′45″ N, long. 157°05′00″ W, to lat. or arguments, as they may desire. 57°24′45″ N, long. 158°03′00″ W, to the point 2017–0350; Airspace Docket No. 17– AAL–6, at the beginning of your Comments that provide the factual basis of beginning, excluding that airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. comments. You may also submit supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in * * * * * comments through the internet at http:// developing reasoned regulatory www.regulations.gov. AAL AK E5 Point Lay, AK [Amended] FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace decisions on the proposal. Comments Point Lay Airport, AK Designations and Reporting Points, and are specifically invited on the overall (Lat. 69°43′58″ N, long. 163°00′19″ W) subsequent amendments can be viewed regulatory, aeronautical, economic, That airspace extending upward from 700 environmental, and energy-related online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius aspects of the proposal. publications/. For further information, of Point Lay Airport; and that airspace Communications should identify both you can contact the Airspace Policy extending upward from 1,200 feet above the docket numbers and be submitted in surface within a 46-mile radius of the Point Group, Federal Aviation triplicate to the address listed above. Lay Airport, excluding that airspace that Administration, 800 Independence Persons wishing the FAA to extends beyond 12 miles from the shoreline. Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; acknowledge receipt of their comments * * * * * telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is on this notice must submit with those also available for inspection at the Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, comments a self-addressed, stamped National Archives and Records 2018. postcard on which the following Administration (NARA). For Shawn M. Kozica, statement is made: ‘‘Comments to information on the availability of FAA Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Docket No. FAA–2017–0350, Airspace Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) Western Service Center. Docket No. 17–AAL–6’’. The postcard 741–6030, or go to https:// [FR Doc. 2018–16480 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] will be date/time stamped and returned www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ to the commenter. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P ibr-locations.html. All communications received before FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace the specified closing date for comments Designations and Reporting Points, is will be considered before taking action DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION published yearly and effective on on the proposed rule. The proposal September 15. contained in this notice may be changed Federal Aviation Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in light of the comments received. A 14 CFR Part 71 Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation report summarizing each substantive Administration, Operations Support public contact with FAA personnel [Docket No. FAA–2017–0350; Airspace Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S concerned with this rulemaking will be Docket No. 17–AAL–6] 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547; filed in the docket. telephone (206) 231–2245. RIN–2120–AA66 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of NPRMs Proposed Modification of Class E An electronic copy of this document Authority for This Rulemaking may be downloaded through the Airspace for the Following Alaska The FAA’s authority to issue rules internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Towns; Toksook Bay, AK; Unalakleet, regarding aviation safety is found in Recently published rulemaking AK; Wainwright, AK; and Yakutat, AK Title 49 of the United States Code. documents can also be accessed through AGENCY: Federal Aviation Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the the FAA’s web page at http:// Administration (FAA), DOT. authority of the FAA Administrator. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, airspace_amendments/. (NPRM). describes in more detail the scope of the You may review the public docket agency’s authority. This rulemaking is containing the proposal, any comments SUMMARY: This action proposes to promulgated under the authority received, and any final disposition in modify Class E airspace extending described in Subtitle VII, Part A, person in the Dockets Office (see the upward from 1,200 feet above the Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that ADDRESSES section for the address and surface at Toksook Bay Airport, Toksook section, the FAA is charged with phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Bay, AK; Unalakleet Airport, prescribing regulations to assign the use 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Unalakleet, AK; Wainwright Airport, of airspace necessary to ensure the except federal holidays. An informal daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS Wainwright, AK; and Yakutat Airport, safety of aircraft and the efficient use of docket may also be examined during Yakutat, AK. This proposal would add airspace. This regulation is within the normal business hours at the Northwest exclusionary language to the legal scope of that authority as it would Mountain Regional Office of the Federal descriptions of these airports for Class E amend Class E airspace extending Aviation Administration, Air Traffic airspace extending beyond 12 miles upward from 1,200 feet above the Organization, Western Service Center, from the shoreline, and would ensure surface at Toksook Bay Airport, AK; Operations Support Group, Western the safety and management of aircraft Unalakleet Airport, AK; Wainwright Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des within the National Airspace System. Airport, AK; and Yakutat Airport, AK, Moines, WA 98198–6547. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:26 Aug 01, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\02AUP1.SGM 02AUP1


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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 September 17, 2018.
ContactRichard Roberts, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S. 216th St., Des Moines, WA, 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2245.
FR Citation83 FR 37776 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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