83 FR 47578 - Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Pontiac, MI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 183 (September 20, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 183 (September 20, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 47578-47580] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20405] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2018-0698; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-20] RIN 2120-AA66 Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Pontiac, MI AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace at Oakland County International Airport, Pontiac, 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. This action would also replace the outdated term Airport/Facility Directory with Chart Supplement. Airspace redesign is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 5, 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-2018-0698; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-20, 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 [[Page 47579]] 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FAA Order 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C 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 D airspace at Oakland County International Airport, Pontiac, MI, to support IFR 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-2018-0698; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-20.'' 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 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 D airspace at Oakland County International Airport, Ponitac, MI, adding an extension 1.0 mile each side of the 274[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 miles west of the airport; and adding an extension 1.0 mile each side of the 275[deg] bearing from the Oakland County Intl: RWY 09R-LOC extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 miles west of the Oakland County Intl: RWY 09R-LOC. This action also would make an editorial change to the airspace legal description replacing ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement''. 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 D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 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). [[Page 47580]] 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] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows: Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. * * * * * AGL MI D Pontiac, MI [Amended] Oakland County International Airport, MI (Lat. 42[deg]39'56'' N, long. 83[deg]25'14'' W) Oakland County Intl: RWY 09R-LOC (Lat. 42[deg]39'56'' N, long. 83[deg]24'16'' W) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,500 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Oakland County International Airport, and within 1.0 mile each side of the 274[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 miles west of the airport, and within 1.0 mile each side of the 275[deg] bearing from the Oakland County Intl: RWY 09R-LOC extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 miles from the Oakland County Intl: RWY 09R-LOC. 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 Chart Supplement. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 10, 2018. Walter Tweedy, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2018-20405 Filed 9-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Administration, Room 350, 1701 as the anticipated impact is so minimal. radius of Elizabethton Municipal Airport,
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA Since this is a routine matter that will and within 4-miles each side of the 243°
30337. only affect air traffic procedures and air bearing from the airport, extending from the
navigation, it is certified that this 9.5-mile radius to 15-miles southwest of the
Availability and Summary of airport.
proposed rule, when promulgated, will
Documents for Incorporation by Issued in College Park, Georgia, on
Reference not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities September 10, 2018.
This document proposes to amend under the criteria of the Regulatory Christopher Cox,
FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Flexibility Act. Acting Manager, Operations Support Group
Designations and Reporting Points, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
dated August 13, 2018, and effective Environmental Review Organization.
September 15, 2018. FAA Order This proposal will be subject to an [FR Doc. 2018–20225 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am]
7400.11C is publicly available as listed environmental analysis in accordance BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
in the ADDRESSES section of this with FAA Order 1050.1F,
document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
air traffic service routes, and reporting regulatory action.
points. Federal Aviation Administration
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
The Proposal Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 14 CFR Part 71
The FAA proposes an amendment to Navigation (air). [Docket No. FAA–2018–0698; Airspace
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 Docket No. 18–AGL–20]
The Proposed Amendment
CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet or more In consideration of the foregoing, the RIN 2120–AA66
above the surface at Johnson County Federal Aviation Administration
Airport, Mountain City, TN, by proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as Proposed Amendment of Class D
increasing the northeast extension to follows: Airspace; Pontiac, MI
14.4 miles (from 10.9 miles), and AGENCY: Federal Aviation
creating a 14-mile extension southwest PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Administration (FAA), DOT.
of the airport, to accommodate new area
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
navigation (RNAV) global positioning
REPORTING POINTS (NPRM).
system (GPS) standard instrument
approach procedures at the airport. ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 SUMMARY: This action proposes to
Additionally, Class E airspace amend Class D airspace at Oakland
continues to read as follows:
extending upward from 700 feet above County International Airport, Pontiac,
the surface would be established at Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, MI. The FAA is proposing this action as
Elizabethton Municipal Airport, the result of an airspace review caused
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
Elizabethton, TN, within a 9.5-mile by the decommissioning of the Pontiac
radius of the airport, and within 4-miles § 71.1 [Amended] VHF omnidirectional range (VOR)
each side of the 243° bearing from the ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in navigation aid, which provided
airport, extending from the 9.5-mile 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation navigation information for the
radius to 15-miles southwest of the Administration Order 7400.11C, instrument procedures at this airport, as
airport to accommodate RNAV (GPS) Airspace Designations and Reporting part of the VOR Minimum Operational
standard instrument approach Points, dated August 13, 2018, and Network (MON) Program. This action
procedures for IFR operations at these effective September 15, 2018, is would also replace the outdated term
airports. amended as follows: Airport/Facility Directory with Chart
Class E airspace designations are Supplement. Airspace redesign is
published in Paragraph 6005, of FAA Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More necessary for the safety and
Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, management of instrument flight rules
Above the Surface of the Earth.
and effective September 15, 2018, which (IFR) operations at this airport.
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * *
DATES: Comments must be received on
71.1. The Class E airspace designation ASO TN E5 Mountain City, TN [Amended]
listed in this document will be or before November 5, 2018.
Johnson County Airport, TN
published subsequently in the Order. (Lat. 36°25′04″ N, long. 81°49′31″ W) ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Regulatory Notices and Analyses That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile Transportation, Docket Operations,
The FAA has determined that this radius of the Johnson County Airport, and West Building Ground Floor, Room
proposed regulation only involves an within 3.2 miles each side of the 066° bearing W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
established body of technical from the airport, extending from the 6.7-mile Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
regulations for which frequent and radius to 14.4 miles northeast of the airport, 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must
routine amendments are necessary to and within 3.2 miles each side of the 251° identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018–
tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS2
keep them operationally current. It, bearing from the airport, extending from the 0698; Airspace Docket No. 18–AGL–20,
therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant 6.7-mile radius to 14-miles southwest of the
at the beginning of your comments. You
airport.
regulatory action’’ under Executive may also submit comments through the
Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant ASO TN E5 Elizabethton, TN [New] internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Elizabethton Municipal Airport, TN You may review the public docket
and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February (Lat. 36°22′16″ N, long. 82°10′24″ W) containing the proposal, any comments
26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant That airspace extending upward from 700 received, and any final disposition in
preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation feet above the surface within a 9.5-mile person in the Dockets Office between
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The Proposed Amendment DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
Accordingly, pursuant to the Federal Aviation Administration FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
authority delegated to me, the Federal Designations and Reporting Points, is
Aviation Administration proposes to 14 CFR Part 71 published yearly and effective on
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: September 15.
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0685; Airspace
Docket No. 18–AGL–19] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Administration, Operations Support
RIN 2120–AA66
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Group, Central Service Center, 10101
REPORTING POINTS Proposed Amendment of Class D Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
Airspace; Detroit, MI 76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
part 71 continues to read as follows: AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT. Authority for This Rulemaking
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, The FAA’s authority to issue rules
(NPRM). regarding aviation safety is found in
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code.
§ 71.1 [Amended] Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
amend Class D airspace at Coleman A.
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Young Municipal Airport (formerly authority of the FAA Administrator.
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, Detroit City Airport), Detroit, MI, by Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
Airspace Designations and Reporting changing the airspace designation to describes in more detail the scope of the
Points, dated August 13, 2018, and Detroit, MI, thereby removing the old agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
effective September 15, 2018, is airport name. The name and geographic promulgated under the authority
amended as follows: coordinates of the airport also would be described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
updated to coincide with the FAA’s Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. aeronautical database. This action is section, the FAA is charged with
* * * * * necessary to keep information current prescribing regulations to assign the use
for the safety and management of of airspace necessary to ensure the
AGL MI D Pontiac, MI [Amended] safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
aircraft within the national airspace
Oakland County International Airport, MI system. airspace. This regulation is within the
(Lat. 42°39′56″ N, long. 83°25′14″ W) scope of that authority as it would
Oakland County Intl: RWY 09R–LOC DATES: Comments must be received on amend Class D airspace at Coleman A.
(Lat. 42°39′56″ N, long. 83°24′16″ W) or before November 5, 2018. Young Memorial Airport, Detroit, MI.
That airspace extending upward from the ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of Comments Invited
surface to and including 3,500 feet MSL
within a 4.2-mile radius of Oakland County Transportation, Docket Operations, Interested parties are invited to
International Airport, and within 1.0 mile West Building Ground Floor, Room participate in this proposed rulemaking
each side of the 274° bearing from the airport W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, by submitting such written data, views,
extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) or arguments, as they may desire.
miles west of the airport, and within 1.0 mile 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must Comments that provide the factual basis
each side of the 275° bearing from the identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– supporting the views and suggestions
Oakland County Intl: RWY 09R–LOC 0685; Airspace Docket No. 18–AGL–19, presented are particularly helpful in
extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 at the beginning of your comments. You developing reasoned regulatory
miles from the Oakland County Intl: RWY may also submit comments through the decisions on the proposal. Comments
09R–LOC. This Class D airspace area is internet at http://www.regulations.gov. are specifically invited on the overall
effective during the specific dates and times You may review the public docket regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
established in advance by a Notice to containing the proposal, any comments environmental, and energy-related
Airmen. The effective date and time will received, and any final disposition in aspects of the proposal.
thereafter be continuously published in the person in the Dockets Office between Communications should identify both
Chart Supplement. 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday docket numbers and be submitted in
through Friday, except Federal holidays. triplicate to the address listed above.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Commenters wishing the FAA to
10, 2018. Designations and Reporting Points, and acknowledge receipt of their comments
Walter Tweedy, subsequent amendments can be viewed on this notice must submit with those
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ comments a self-addressed, stamped
ATO Central Service Center. publications/. For further information, postcard on which the following
[FR Doc. 2018–20405 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] you can contact the Airspace Policy statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Group, Federal Aviation Docket No. FAA–2018–0685; Airspace
Administration, 800 Independence Docket No. 18–AGL–19.’’ The postcard
tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS2
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; will be date/time stamped and returned
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is to the commenter.
also available for inspection at the All communications received before
National Archives and Records the specified closing date for comments
Administration (NARA). For will be considered before taking action
information on the availability of FAA on the proposed rule. The proposal
Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) contained in this notice may be changed
741–6030, or go to http:// in light of the comments received. A
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| 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 November 5, 2018. | |
| Contact | Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 47578 | |
| RIN Number | 2120-AA66 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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