83_FR_44418 83 FR 44249 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lapeer, MI

83 FR 44249 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lapeer, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 169 (August 30, 2018)

Page Range44249-44250
FR Document2018-18768

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Dupont-Lapeer Airport, Lapeer, MI. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Pontiac VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided navigation information for the instrument procedures at this airport, as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. Airspace redesign would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44249-44250]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18768]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0683; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-17]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lapeer, MI

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 at Dupont-Lapeer Airport, 
Lapeer, MI. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of an 
airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Pontiac VHF 
omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided navigation 
information for the instrument procedures at this airport, as part of 
the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. Airspace redesign 
would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations at this airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0683; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-17, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    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 http://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: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

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 700 feet above 
the surface at Dupont-Lapeer Airport, Lapeer, MI, to

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support instrument flight rules operations at this 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. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2018-0683; 
Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-17.'' 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

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 amending the Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface to within a 6.4-mile radius 
(decreased from a 6.5-mile radius) at Dupont-Lapeer Airport, Lapeer, 
MI; and amending the extension to the north to extend from the 6.4-mile 
radius (decreased from the 6.5-mile radius) to 11.0 miles (increased 
from 10.9 miles) north of the airport.
    This action is necessary due to an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the Pontiac VOR, which provided navigation 
information to the instrument procedures at this airport, as part of 
the VOR MON Program.
    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 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Lapeer, MI [Amended]

Dupont-Lapeer Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43[deg]03'59'' N, long. 83[deg]16'18'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Dupont-Lapeer Airport, and within 2.0 
miles each side of the 357[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.4-mile radius to 11.0 miles north of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 23, 2018.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-18768 Filed 8-29-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2018 / Proposed Rules 44249 Also, an editorial change would be Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Transportation, Docket Operations, made removing the city from the airport 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, West Building Ground Floor, Room name in the airspace designation to 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, comply with a change to FAA Order § 71.1 [Amended] Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must Airspace Matters. 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– Additionally, the airport name would 0683; Airspace Docket No. 18–AGL–17, Airspace Designations and Reporting be updated from Madison-Lac Qui Parle at the beginning of your comments. You Points, dated August 3, 2017, and Airport, to Lac Qui Parle County may also submit comments through the effective September 15, 2017, is Airport, Madison, MN. internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: You may review the public docket published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas containing the proposal, any comments Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More received, and any final disposition in and effective September 15, 2017, which Above the Surface of the Earth. person in the Dockets Office between is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 71.1. The Class E airspace designations through Friday, except Federal holidays. AGL MN E5 Madison, MN [Amended] listed in this document will be Lac Qui Parle County Airport, MN FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace published subsequently in the Order. (Lat. 44°59′11″ N, long. 96°10′40″ W) Designations and Reporting Points, and Regulatory Notices and Analyses That airspace extending upward from 700 subsequent amendments can be viewed The FAA has determined that this feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ regulation only involves an established radius of the Lac Qui Parle County Airport, publications/. For further information, MN. you can contact the Airspace Policy body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 22, Group, Federal Aviation necessary to keep them operationally 2018. Administration, 800 Independence current, is non-controversial and Walter Tweedy Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; unlikely to result in adverse or negative Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ATO Central Service Center. also available for inspection at the ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under [FR Doc. 2018–18763 Filed 8–29–18; 8:45 am] National Archives and Records Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Administration (NARA). For ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT information on the availability of FAA Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 741–6030, or go to http:// does not warrant preparation of a www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ regulatory evaluation as the anticipated Federal Aviation Administration ibr-locations.html. impact is so minimal. Since this is a FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace routine matter that will only affect air 14 CFR Part 71 Designations and Reporting Points, is traffic procedures and air navigation, it [Docket No. FAA–2018–0683; Airspace published yearly and effective on is certified that this rule, when Docket No. 18–AGL–17] September 15. promulgated, would not have a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RIN 2120–AA66 significant economic impact on a Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation substantial number of small entities Proposed Amendment of Class E Administration, Operations Support under the criteria of the Regulatory Airspace; Lapeer, MI Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Flexibility Act. Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX AGENCY: Federal Aviation Environmental Review 76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. Administration (FAA), DOT. This proposal will be subject to an ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: environmental analysis in accordance (NPRM). Authority for This Rulemaking with FAA Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and SUMMARY: This action proposes to The FAA’s authority to issue rules Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final amend Class E airspace extending regarding aviation safety is found in regulatory action. upward from 700 feet above the surface Title 49 of the United States Code. at Dupont-Lapeer Airport, Lapeer, MI. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 The FAA is proposing this action as the authority of the FAA Administrator. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, result of an airspace review caused by Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Navigation (air). the decommissioning of the Pontiac describes in more detail the scope of the The Proposed Amendment VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) agency’s authority. This rulemaking is navigation aid, which provided promulgated under the authority Accordingly, pursuant to the navigation information for the described in Subtitle VII, Part A, authority delegated to me, the Federal instrument procedures at this airport, as Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Aviation Administration proposes to part of the VOR Minimum Operational section, the FAA is charged with amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS1 amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Network (MON) Program. Airspace prescribing regulations to assign the use redesign would enhance the safety and of airspace necessary to ensure the PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, management of instrument flight rules safety of aircraft and the efficient use of B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR (IFR) operations at this airport. airspace. This regulation is within the TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND DATES: Comments must be received on scope of that authority as it would REPORTING POINTS or before October 15, 2018. amend Class E airspace extending ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR ADDRESSES: Send comments on this upward from 700 feet above the surface part 71 continues to read as follows: proposal to the U.S. Department of at Dupont-Lapeer Airport, Lapeer, MI, to VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Aug 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\30AUP1.SGM 30AUP1

44250 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2018 / Proposed Rules support instrument flight rules Availability and Summary of Environmental Review operations at this airport. Documents for Incorporation by Reference This proposal will be subject to an Comments Invited environmental analysis in accordance This document proposes to amend with FAA Order 1050.1F, Interested parties are invited to FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and participate in this proposed rulemaking dated August 3, 2017, and effective Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final by submitting such written data, views, September 15, 2017. FAA Order regulatory action. or arguments, as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis 7400.11B is publicly available as listed List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 supporting the views and suggestions in the ADDRESSES section of this presented are particularly helpful in document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Airspace, Incorporation by reference, developing reasoned regulatory Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Navigation (air). air traffic service routes, and reporting decisions on the proposal. Comments The Proposed Amendment points. are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, The Proposal Accordingly, pursuant to the environmental, and energy-related The FAA is proposing an amendment authority delegated to me, the Federal aspects of the proposal. to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Aviation Administration proposes to Communications should identify both (14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: docket numbers and be submitted in E airspace extending upward from 700 triplicate to the address listed above. feet above the surface to within a 6.4- PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Commenters wishing the FAA to mile radius (decreased from a 6.5-mile B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR acknowledge receipt of their comments radius) at Dupont-Lapeer Airport, TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND on this notice must submit with those Lapeer, MI; and amending the extension REPORTING POINTS comments a self-addressed, stamped to the north to extend from the 6.4-mile postcard on which the following radius (decreased from the 6.5-mile ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR statement is made: ‘‘Comments to radius) to 11.0 miles (increased from part 71 continues to read as follows: Docket No. FAA–2018–0683; Airspace 10.9 miles) north of the airport. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, This action is necessary due to an Docket No. 18–AGL–17.’’ The postcard 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, airspace review caused by the 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. will be date/time stamped and returned decommissioning of the Pontiac VOR, to the commenter. which provided navigation information § 71.1 [Amended] All communications received before to the instrument procedures at this the specified closing date for comments airport, as part of the VOR MON ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in will be considered before taking action Program. 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, on the proposed rule. The proposal Class E airspace designations are Airspace Designations and Reporting contained in this notice may be changed published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Points, dated August 3, 2017, and in light of the comments received. A Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, effective September 15, 2017, is report summarizing each substantive and effective September 15, 2017, which amended as follows: public contact with FAA personnel is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas concerned with this rulemaking will be 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More filed in the docket. listed in this document will be Above the Surface of the Earth. published subsequently in the Order. Availability of NPRMs * * * * * Regulatory Notices and Analyses AGL MI E5 Lapeer, MI [Amended] An electronic copy of this document The FAA has determined that this may be downloaded through the Dupont-Lapeer Airport, MI regulation only involves an established internet at http://www.regulations.gov. (Lat. 43°03′59″ N, long. 83°16′18″ W) body of technical regulations for which Recently published rulemaking frequent and routine amendments are That airspace extending upward from 700 documents can also be accessed through necessary to keep them operationally feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile the FAA’s web page at http:// current, is non-controversial and radius of Dupont-Lapeer Airport, and within www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ unlikely to result in adverse or negative 2.0 miles each side of the 357° bearing from comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a the airport extending from the 6.4-mile airspace_amendments/. ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under radius to 11.0 miles north of the airport. You may review the public docket Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 23, containing the proposal, any comments ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 2018. received, and any final disposition in Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 person in the Dockets Office (see the Walter Tweedy, FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) ADDRESSES section for the address and Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, does not warrant preparation of a ATO Central Service Center. phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, [FR Doc. 2018–18768 Filed 8–29–18; 8:45 am] impact is so minimal. Since this is a amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS1 except federal holidays. An informal routine matter that will only affect air BILLING CODE 4910–13–P docket may also be examined during traffic procedures and air navigation, it normal business hours at the Federal is certified that this rule, when Aviation Administration, Air Traffic promulgated, would not have a Organization, Central Service Center, significant economic impact on a Operations Support Group, 10101 substantial number of small entities Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX under the criteria of the Regulatory 76177. Flexibility Act. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Aug 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\30AUP1.SGM 30AUP1


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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 October 15, 2018.
ContactJeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
FR Citation83 FR 44249 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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