83 FR 39384 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Augusta, GA, and Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Waynesboro, GA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 154 (August 9, 2018)

Page Range		39384-39385
FR Document		2018-16869

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface in Augusta, GA, by recognizing the name change of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (formerly Augusta Regional at Bush Field Airport); removing Burke County Airport and Millen Airport from the airspace designation and establishing these two airports under Waynesboro, GA, designation; and updating the geographic coordinates of Daniel Field, Augusta, GA, and Millen Airport, Waynesboro, GA. This action would accommodate airspace reconfiguration due to the decommissioning of the Millen non- directional radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the NDB approach at Millen Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at these airports.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0369; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-8]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Augusta, GA, and Proposed
Establishment of Class E Airspace, Waynesboro, GA

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 above the surface in Augusta, GA, by recognizing
the name change of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (formerly
Augusta Regional at Bush Field Airport); removing Burke County Airport
and Millen Airport from the airspace designation and establishing these
two airports under Waynesboro, GA, designation; and updating the
geographic coordinates of Daniel Field, Augusta, GA, and Millen
Airport, Waynesboro, GA. This action would accommodate airspace
reconfiguration due to the decommissioning of the Millen non-
directional radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the NDB approach at
Millen Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at these
airports.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 24, 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 20590-0001;
Telephone: (800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify the
Docket No. FAA-2018-0369; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-8, 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 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, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; 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 Augusta Regional Airport at Bush
Field, Augusta, GA, and establish Class E airspace at Burke County
Airport and Millen Airport, Waynesboro, GA, to support IFR operations
at these airports.

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 (Docket No. FAA-
2018-0369 and Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-8) 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 FAA
Docket No. FAA-2018-0369; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-8.'' 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 document may be changed in light of the
comments received. All comments submitted will

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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 proposes 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 at Augusta Regional Airport at
Bush Field, Augusta, GA, by updating the airport name (formerly Augusta
Regional at Bush Field Airport); amending the geographic coordinates of
Daniel Field to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and by
removing Burke County Airport and Millen Airport from the Augusta, GA
designation and re-establishing these two airports under Waynesboro, GA
designation due to the decommissioning of the Millen NDB, and
cancellation of the NDB approach.
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
would be established at Burke County Airport, Waynesboro, GA within a
6.7-mile (from a 6.6-mile) radius of the airport.
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
would be established at Millen airport within a 7.4-mile (from a 7.3-
mile) radius of the airport. The geographic coordinates would be
adjusted to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical database.
The changes would enhance the safety and management of IFR
operations at these airports.
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.

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ASO GA E5 Augusta, GA [Amended]

Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, GA
(Lat. 33[deg]22'12'' N, long. 81[deg]57'52'' W)
Daniel Field
(Lat. 33[deg]28'00'' N, long. 82[deg]02'22'' W)
Emory NDB
(Lat. 33[deg]27'46'' N, long. 81[deg]59'49'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8.6-mile radius of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field,
and within 3.2 miles either side of the 168[deg] bearing from the
airport extending from the 8.6-mile radius to 12.5 miles south of
the airport, and within a 7-mile radius of Daniel Field Airport, and
within 8 miles west and 4 miles east of the 349[deg] bearing from
the Emory NDB extending from the 7-mile radius to 16 miles north of
the Emory NDB.

ASO GA E5 Waynesboro, GA [New]

Burke County Airport, GA
(Lat. 33[deg]02'29'' N, long. 82[deg]00'10'' W)
Millen Airport
(Lat. 32[deg]53'35'' N, long. 81[deg]57'55'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.7-mile radius of Burke County Airport, and within a 7.4-
mile radius of Millen Airport.

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 30, 2018.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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be available for examination in the Class E airspace extending upward PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
public docket both before and after the from 700 feet above the surface would B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
comment closing date. A report be established at Burke County Airport, TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
summarizing each substantive public Waynesboro, GA within a 6.7-mile (from REPORTING POINTS
contact with FAA personnel concerned a 6.6-mile) radius of the airport.
with this rulemaking will be filed in the Class E airspace extending upward ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
docket. continues to read as follows:
from 700 feet above the surface would
Availability of NPRMs be established at Millen airport within Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
a 7.4-mile (from a 7.3-mile) radius of the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
An electronic copy of this document
airport. The geographic coordinates 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
may be downloaded through the
would be adjusted to be in concert with
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. § 71.1 [Amended]
the FAA’s aeronautical database.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through The changes would enhance the ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
the FAA’s web page at http:// safety and management of IFR 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ operations at these airports. Administration Order 7400.11B,
airspace_amendments/. Class E airspace designations are Airspace Designations and Reporting
You may review the public docket published in Paragraph 6005, of FAA Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
containing the proposal, any comments Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, effective September 15, 2017, is
received and any final disposition in and effective September 15, 2017, which amended as follows:
person in the Dockets Office (see the is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
ADDRESSES section for address and 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and listed in this document will be Above the Surface of the Earth.
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, published subsequently in the Order.
except federal holidays. An informal * * * * *
docket may also be examined between Regulatory Notices and Analyses ASO GA E5 Augusta, GA [Amended]
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, GA
The FAA has determined that this
through Friday, except federal holidays (Lat. 33°22′12″ N, long. 81°57′52″ W)
at the office of the Eastern Service proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical Daniel Field
Center, Federal Aviation (Lat. 33°28′00″ N, long. 82°02′22″ W)
Administration, Room 350, 1701 regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to Emory NDB
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA (Lat. 33°27′46″ N, long. 81°59′49″ W)
30337. keep them operationally current. It,
therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant That airspace extending upward from 700
Availability and Summary of regulatory action’’ under Executive feet above the surface within an 8.6-mile
Documents for Incorporation by Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant radius of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush
Reference rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Field, and within 3.2 miles either side of the
and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 168° bearing from the airport extending from
This document proposes to amend the 8.6-mile radius to 12.5 miles south of the
FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant
airport, and within a 7-mile radius of Daniel
Designations and Reporting Points, preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation
Field Airport, and within 8 miles west and
dated August 3, 2017, and effective as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
4 miles east of the 349° bearing from the
September 15, 2017. FAA Order Since this is a routine matter that will
Emory NDB extending from the 7-mile radius
7400.11B is publicly available as listed only affect air traffic procedures and air
to 16 miles north of the Emory NDB.
in the ADDRESSES section of this navigation, it is certified that this
document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists proposed rule, when promulgated, will ASO GA E5 Waynesboro, GA [New]
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, not have a significant economic impact Burke County Airport, GA
air traffic service routes, and reporting on a substantial number of small entities (Lat. 33°02′29″ N, long. 82°00′10″ W)
points. under the criteria of the Regulatory Millen Airport
Flexibility Act. (Lat. 32°53′35″ N, long. 81°57′55″ W)
The Proposal
Environmental Review That airspace extending upward from 700
The FAA proposes an amendment to feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile
Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations This proposal will be subject to an radius of Burke County Airport, and within
(14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E environmental analysis in accordance a 7.4-mile radius of Millen Airport.
airspace extending upward from 700 with FAA Order 1050.1F, Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 30,
feet or more above the surface at ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 2018.
Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
Augusta, GA, by updating the airport Ryan W. Almasy,
regulatory action.
name (formerly Augusta Regional at Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern
Bush Field Airport); amending the Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.
geographic coordinates of Daniel Field [FR Doc. 2018–16869 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
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to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical Airspace, Incorporation by reference, BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
database; and by removing Burke Navigation (air).
County Airport and Millen Airport from The Proposed Amendment
the Augusta, GA designation and re-
establishing these two airports under In consideration of the foregoing, the
Waynesboro, GA designation due to the Federal Aviation Administration
decommissioning of the Millen NDB, proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
and cancellation of the NDB approach. follows:

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Dates		Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2018.
Contact		John Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation		83 FR 39384
RIN Number		2120-AA66
CFR Associated		Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

83 FR 39384 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Augusta, GA, and Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Waynesboro, GA

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