83_FR_47764 83 FR 47581 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, and Amendment of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Dothan, AL

83 FR 47581 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, and Amendment of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Dothan, AL

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 183 (September 20, 2018)

Page Range47581-47583
FR Document2018-20224

This action proposes to establish Class E surface airspace at Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL. The Class E surface airspace would be established for the safety of aircraft landing and departing the airport when the air traffic control tower is closed. Also, this action proposes to amend Class D airspace by updating the airport's name and geographic coordinates, as well as replacing the outdated term `Airport/Facility Directory' with `Chart Supplement'. Additionally, the geographic coordinates of the airport and Wiregrass VORTAC would be adjusted in the associated Class E airspace to match the FAA's aeronautical database; as well as removing the part-time status of the airspace for Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface area. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2018) 
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[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20224]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0744; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-14]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, and Amendment of 
Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Dothan, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E surface airspace at 
Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL. The Class E surface airspace would 
be established for the safety of aircraft landing and departing the 
airport when the air traffic control tower is closed. Also, this action 
proposes to amend Class D airspace by updating the airport's name and 
geographic coordinates, as well as replacing the outdated term 
`Airport/Facility Directory' with `Chart Supplement'. Additionally, the 
geographic coordinates of the airport and Wiregrass VORTAC would be 
adjusted in the associated Class E airspace to match the FAA's 
aeronautical database; as well as removing the part-time status of the 
airspace for Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D 
surface area. Controlled airspace 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 rule to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Bldg. Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1-
800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. FAA-
2018-0744; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-14, at the beginning of

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your comments. You may also submit and review received 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 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C 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 proposed 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 establish Class E surface airspace and amend 
Class D airspace and Class E airspace at Dothan Regional Airport, 
Dothan, AL, to support IFR operations at this airport.

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-
2018-0744 and Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-14) 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-2018-0744; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-14.'' 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 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. All communications received on or 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 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 7400.11C, 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 considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by:
    Amending Class D airspace at Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL by 
recognizing the airport name change to Dothan Regional Airport 
(formerly Dothan Airport), and adjusting the geographic coordinates of 
the airport to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical database. 
Also, this action would make an editorial change replacing the term 
``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement'' in 
the airspace legal description;
    Establishing Class E surface area airspace within a 4.7-mile radius 
of Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL, for the safety of aircraft 
landing and departing the airport after the air traffic control tower 
closes;
    Amending Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D 
surface area by adjusting the geographic coordinates of the airport and 
the Wiregrass VORTAC to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical 
database.
    In addition, the part-time status would be removed from this 
airspace description, as the airspace is continuously active; and
    Amending Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL, by adjusting the 
geographic coordinates of the airport and the Wiregrass VORTAC to be in 
concert with the FAA's aeronautical database, and by recognizing the 
airport name change to Dothan Regional Airport (formerly Dothan 
Airport).

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    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively 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 and 
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 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 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.

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 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ASO AL D Dothan, AL [Amended]

Dothan Regional Airport, AL
    (Lat. 31[deg]19'16'' N, long. 85[deg]26'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.7-mile radius of Dothan Regional Airport. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ASO AL E2 Dothan, AL [New]

Dothan Regional Airport, AL
    (Lat. 31[deg]19'16'' N, long. 85[deg]26'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.7-
mile radius of Dothan Regional Airport. This Class E surface 
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.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D Surface Area.

* * * * *

ASO AL E4 Dothan, AL [Amended]

Dothan Regional Airport, AL
    (Lat. 31[deg]19'16'' N, long. 85[deg]26'58'' W)
Wiregrass VORTAC
    (Lat. 31[deg]17'05'' N, long. 85[deg]25'52'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.2 miles 
each side of the Wiregrass VORTAC 156[deg] radial, extending from 
the 4.7-mile radius of Dothan Regional Airport to 7-miles southeast 
of the VORTAC.

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

* * * * *

ASO AL E5 Dothan, AL [Amended]

Dothan Regional Airport, AL
    (Lat. 31[deg]19'16'' N, long. 85[deg]26'58'' W)
Wiregrass VORTAC
    (Lat. 31[deg]17'05'' N, long. 85[deg]25'52'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Dothan Regional Airport within 3.2 miles 
each side of Wiregrass VORTAC 156[deg] radial, extending from the 
6.7-mile radius to 7 miles SE of the VORTAC excluding that airspace 
within the Fort Rucker, AL, Class E airspace area.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 10, 2018.
Christopher Cox,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-20224 Filed 9-19-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 183 / Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Proposed Rules 47581 report summarizing each substantive Regulatory Notices and Analyses That airspace extending upward from the public contact with FAA personnel surface to and including 3,100 feet MSL The FAA has determined that this within a 4.1-mile radius of the Coleman A. concerned with this rulemaking will be regulation only involves an established filed in the docket. Young Municipal Airport. body of technical regulations for which Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September Availability of NPRMs frequent and routine amendments are 10, 2018. An electronic copy of this document necessary to keep them operationally Walter Tweedy, may be downloaded through the current, is non-controversial and Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, internet at http://www.regulations.gov. unlikely to result in adverse or negative ATO Central Service Center. Recently published rulemaking comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a [FR Doc. 2018–20403 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] documents can also be accessed through ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under BILLING CODE 4910–13–P the FAA’s web page at http:// Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT airspace_amendments/. Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION You may review the public docket FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) containing the proposal, any comments does not warrant preparation of a Federal Aviation Administration received, and any final disposition in regulatory evaluation as the anticipated person in the Dockets Office (see the impact is so minimal. Since this is a 14 CFR Part 71 ADDRESSES section for the address and routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it [Docket No. FAA–2018–0744; Airspace phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Docket No. 18–ASO–14] 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, is certified that this rule, when except federal holidays. An informal promulgated, would not have a RIN 2120–AA66 docket may also be examined during significant economic impact on a normal business hours at the Federal substantial number of small entities Proposed Establishment of Class E Aviation Administration, Air Traffic under the criteria of the Regulatory Airspace, and Amendment of Class D Organization, Central Service Center, Flexibility Act. Airspace and Class E Airspace; Operations Support Group, 10101 Dothan, AL Environmental Review Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX AGENCY: Federal Aviation 76177. This proposal will be subject to an Administration (FAA), DOT. environmental analysis in accordance Availability and Summary of with FAA Order 1050.1F, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Documents for Incorporation by ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and (NPRM). Reference Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final SUMMARY: This action proposes to This document proposes to amend regulatory action. establish Class E surface airspace at FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL. Designations and Reporting Points, The Class E surface airspace would be dated August 13, 2018, and effective Airspace, Incorporation by reference, established for the safety of aircraft September 15, 2018. FAA Order Navigation (air). landing and departing the airport when 7400.11C is publicly available as listed The Proposed Amendment the air traffic control tower is closed. in the ADDRESSES section of this Also, this action proposes to amend document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists Accordingly, pursuant to the Class D airspace by updating the Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, authority delegated to me, the Federal airport’s name and geographic air traffic service routes, and reporting Aviation Administration proposes to coordinates, as well as replacing the points. amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: outdated term ‘Airport/Facility The Proposal PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Directory’ with ‘Chart Supplement’. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Additionally, the geographic The FAA is proposing an amendment coordinates of the airport and Wiregrass to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS VORTAC would be adjusted in the (14 CFR) part 71 amending the Class D associated Class E airspace to match the airspace by updating for the location in FAA’s aeronautical database; as well as ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR the header of the airspace legal removing the part-time status of the part 71 continues to read as follows: description to Detroit, MI (previously airspace for Class E airspace designated Detroit City Airport, MI), at Coleman A. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, as an extension to a Class D surface area. Young Municipal Airport (formerly 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Controlled airspace is necessary for the Detroit City Airport), Detroit, MI, to safety and management of instrument comply with FAA Order 7400.2L, § 71.1 [Amended] flight rules (IFR) operations at this Procedures for Handling Airspace airport. Matters. The name and geographic ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in coordinates of the airport would also be 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, DATES: Comments must be received on updated to coincide with the FAA’s Airspace Designations and Reporting or before November 5, 2018. aeronautical database. Points, dated August 13, 2018, and ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS2 Class D airspace designations are effective September 15, 2018, is to: U.S. Department of Transportation, published in paragraph 5000 of FAA amended as follows: Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. Avenue SE, West Bldg. Ground Floor, and effective September 15, 2018, which Rm. W12–140, Washington, DC 20590; * * * * * is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Telephone: 1–800–647–5527, or (202) 71.1. The Class D airspace designation AGL MI D Detroit, MI [Amended] 366–9826. You must identify the Docket listed in this document will be Coleman A. 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47582 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 183 / Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Proposed Rules your comments. You may also submit or arguments, as they may desire. except federal holidays. An informal and review received comments through Comments that provide the factual basis docket may also be examined between the internet at http:// supporting the views and suggestions 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday www.regulations.gov. You may review presented are particularly helpful in through Friday, except federal holidays the public docket containing the developing reasoned regulatory at the office of the Eastern Service proposal, any comments received, and decisions on the proposal. Comments Center, Federal Aviation any final disposition in person in the are specifically invited on the overall Administration, Room 350, 1701 Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and regulatory, aeronautical, economic, Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, environmental, and energy-related 30337. except federal holidays. aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both Availability and Summary of FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace docket numbers (Docket No. FAA– Documents for Incorporation by Designations and Reporting Points, and 2018–0744 and Airspace Docket No. 18– Reference subsequent amendments can be viewed on line at http://www.faa.gov/air_ ASO–14) and be submitted in triplicate This document proposes to amend traffic/publications/. For further to DOT Docket Operations (see FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace information, you can contact the ADDRESSES section for the address and Designations and Reporting Points, Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation phone number.) You may also submit dated August 13, 2018, and effective Administration, 800 Independence comments through the internet at http:// September 15, 2018. FAA Order Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; www.regulations.gov. 7400.11C is publicly available as listed telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Persons wishing the FAA to in the ADDRESSES section of this also available for inspection at the acknowledge receipt of their comments document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists National Archives and Records on this action must submit with those Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Administration (NARA). For comments a self-addressed stamped air traffic service routes, and reporting information on the availability of FAA postcard on which the following points. Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA Docket No. FAA–2018–0744; Airspace The Proposal 741–6030, or go to https:// www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ Docket No. 18–ASO–14.’’ The postcard The FAA is considering an ibr-locations.html. will be date/time stamped and returned amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace to the commenter. Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by: All communications received before Designations and Reporting Points, is Amending Class D airspace at Dothan the specified closing date for comments published yearly and effective on Regional Airport, Dothan, AL by will be considered before taking action September 15. recognizing the airport name change to on the proposed rule. The proposal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Dothan Regional Airport (formerly contained in this document may be Fornito, Operations Support Group, Dothan Airport), and adjusting the changed in light of the comments Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation geographic coordinates of the airport to received. All comments submitted will Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, be in concert with the FAA’s be available for examination in the College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) aeronautical database. Also, this action public docket both before and after the 305–6364. would make an editorial change comment closing date. A report SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: replacing the term ‘‘Airport/Facility summarizing each substantive public Directory’’ with the term ‘‘Chart Authority for This Rulemaking contact with FAA personnel concerned Supplement’’ in the airspace legal with this rulemaking will be filed in the The FAA’s authority to issue rules description; docket. All communications received on regarding aviation safety is found in title or before the specified closing date for Establishing Class E surface area 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, comments will be considered before airspace within a 4.7-mile radius of Section 106 describes the authority of taking action on the proposed rule. The Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL, the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, proposal contained in this notice may for the safety of aircraft landing and Aviation Programs, describes in more be changed in light of the comments departing the airport after the air traffic detail the scope of the agency’s received. A report summarizing each control tower closes; authority. This proposed rulemaking is substantive public contact with FAA Amending Class E airspace designated promulgated under the authority personnel concerned with this as an extension to a Class D surface area described in Subtitle VII, Part A, rulemaking will be filed in the docket. by adjusting the geographic coordinates Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that of the airport and the Wiregrass section, the FAA is charged with Availability of NPRMs VORTAC to be in concert with the prescribing regulations to assign the use An electronic copy of this document FAA’s aeronautical database. of airspace necessary to ensure the may be downloaded through the In addition, the part-time status safety of aircraft and the efficient use of internet at http://www.regulations.gov. would be removed from this airspace airspace. This regulation is within the Recently published rulemaking description, as the airspace is scope of that authority, as it would documents can also be accessed through continuously active; and establish Class E surface airspace and the FAA’s web page at http:// Amending Class E airspace extending amend Class D airspace and Class E www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ upward from 700 feet above the surface tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS2 airspace at Dothan Regional Airport, airspace_amendments/. at Dothan Regional Airport, Dothan, AL, Dothan, AL, to support IFR operations at You may review the public docket by adjusting the geographic coordinates this airport. containing the proposal, any comments of the airport and the Wiregrass received and any final disposition in VORTAC to be in concert with the Comments Invited person in the Dockets Office (see the FAA’s aeronautical database, and by Interested persons are invited to ADDRESSES section for address and recognizing the airport name change to comment on this proposed rulemaking phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Dothan Regional Airport (formerly by submitting such written data, views, 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Dothan Airport). 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 183 / Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Proposed Rules 47583 Class D and Class E airspace Points, dated August 13, 2018, and Issued in College Park, Georgia, on designations are published in effective September 15, 2018, is September 10, 2018. Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, amended as follows: Christopher Cox, respectively of FAA Order 7400.11C, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. dated August 13, 2018, and effective Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic September 15, 2018, which is * * * * * Organization. incorporated by reference in 14 CFR ASO AL D Dothan, AL [Amended] [FR Doc. 2018–20224 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace BILLING CODE 4910–13–P designations listed in this document Dothan Regional Airport, AL will be published subsequently in the (Lat. 31°19′16″ N, long. 85°26′58″ W) Order. That airspace extending upward from the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL Regulatory Notices and Analyses within a 4.7-mile radius of Dothan Regional Federal Aviation Administration The FAA has determined that this Airport. This Class D airspace area is proposed regulation only involves an effective during the specific dates and times 14 CFR Part 71 established body of technical established in advance by a Notice to [Docket No. FAA–2018–0682; Airspace regulations for which frequent and Airmen. The effective date and time will Docket No. 18–ACE–5] routine amendments are necessary to thereafter be continuously published in the keep them operationally current. It, Chart Supplement. RIN 2120–AA66 therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace regulatory action’’ under Executive Proposed Amendment of Class E Designated as Surface Areas. Airspace; Cabool, MO Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies * * * * * AGENCY: Federal Aviation and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February ASO AL E2 Dothan, AL [New] Administration (FAA), DOT. 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Dothan Regional Airport, AL ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking preparation of a regulatory evaluation as (Lat. 31°19′16″ N, long. 85°26′58″ W) (NPRM). the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.7-mile radius of Dothan SUMMARY: This action proposes to only affect air traffic procedures and air amend Class E airspace extending navigation, it is certified that this Regional Airport. This Class E surface airspace area is effective during the specific upward from 700 feet above the surface proposed rule, when promulgated, will at Cabool Memorial Airport, Cabool, dates and times established in advance by a not have a significant economic impact MO. The FAA is proposing this action Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time on a substantial number of small entities as the result of an airspace review will thereafter be continuously published in under the criteria of the Regulatory caused by the decommissioning of the the Chart Supplement. Flexibility Act. Maples VHF omnidirectional range Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace (VOR) navigation aid, which provided Environmental Review Designated as an Extension to a Class D navigation information for the This proposal would be subject to an Surface Area. instrument procedures at this airport, as environmental analysis in accordance * * * * * part of the VOR Minimum Operational with FAA Order 1050.1F, Network (MON) Program. The ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and ASO AL E4 Dothan, AL [Amended] geographic coordinates of the airport Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Dothan Regional Airport, AL would also be updated to coincide with regulatory action. (Lat. 31°19′16″ N, long. 85°26′58″ W) the FAA’s aeronautical database. This Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Wiregrass VORTAC action is necessary for the safety and (Lat. 31°17′05″ N, long. 85°25′52″ W) management of instrument flight rules Airspace, Incorporation by reference, That airspace extending upward from the Navigation (air). (IFR) operations at this airport. surface within 3.2 miles each side of the DATES: Comments must be received on The Proposed Amendment Wiregrass VORTAC 156° radial, extending or before November 5, 2018. from the 4.7-mile radius of Dothan Regional In consideration of the foregoing, the ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Airport to 7-miles southeast of the VORTAC. Federal Aviation Administration proposal to the U.S. Department of proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 follows: Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Above the Surface of the Earth. Ground Floor, Room W12–140, PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, * * * * * Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR ASO AL E5 Dothan, AL [Amended] 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– REPORTING POINTS Dothan Regional Airport, AL 0682; Airspace Docket No. 18–ACE–5 at (Lat. 31°19′16″ N, long. 85°26′58″ W) the beginning of your comments. You ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Wiregrass VORTAC continues to read as follows: may also submit comments through the (Lat. 31°17′05″ N, long. 85°25′52″ W) internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS2 That airspace extending upward from 700 You may review the public docket 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. containing the proposal, any comments radius of Dothan Regional Airport within 3.2 received, and any final disposition in § 71.1 [Amended] miles each side of Wiregrass VORTAC 156° person in the Dockets Office between ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in radial, extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 7 miles SE of the VORTAC excluding that through Friday, except federal holidays. Administration Order 7400.11C, airspace within the Fort Rucker, AL, Class E FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Airspace Designations and Reporting airspace area. 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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 November 5, 2018.
ContactJohn Fornito, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-6364.
FR Citation83 FR 47581 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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