83_FR_52099 83 FR 51900 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; West Union, IA

83 FR 51900 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; West Union, IA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)

Page Range51900-51901
FR Document2018-22176

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at George L. Scott Municipal Airport, West Union, IA, by updating the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. The FAA is proposing this action due to an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Waukon VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), which provided navigation information to the instrument procedures at this airport, as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51900-51901]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22176]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0827; Airspace Docket No. 18-ACE-6]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; West Union, IA

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 George L. Scott Municipal 
Airport, West Union, IA, by updating the geographic coordinates of the 
airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. The FAA is 
proposing this action due to an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the Waukon VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), which 
provided navigation information to the instrument procedures at this 
airport, as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0827; Airspace Docket No. 18-ACE-6 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 7400.11C, 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 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: 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 George L. Scott Municipal Airport, West Union, IA, to 
support standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at 
the 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-2018-0827; 
Airspace Docket No. 18-ACE-6.'' 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

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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 that would amend the Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at George L. Scott 
Municipal Airport, West Union, IA, by updating the geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database. Additionally, an edit would be made removing the city 
associated with the airport in the airspace legal description to comply 
with a change to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace 
Matters.
    The FAA is proposing this action due to an airspace review caused 
by the decommissioning of the Waukon 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 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 
2018, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 proposed 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

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

* * * * *

ACE IA E5 West Union, IA [Amended]

George L. Scott Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]59'07'' N, long. 91[deg]47'26'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of George L. Scott Municipal Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 3, 2018.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-22176 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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51900 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 199 / Monday, October 15, 2018 / Proposed Rules The Proposed Amendment at George L. Scott Municipal Airport, Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Accordingly, pursuant to the West Union, IA, by updating the describes in more detail the scope of the authority delegated to me, the Federal geographic coordinates of the airport to agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Aviation Administration proposes to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical promulgated under the authority amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: database. The FAA is proposing this described in Subtitle VII, Part A, action due to an airspace review caused Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, by the decommissioning of the Waukon section, the FAA is charged with B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), prescribing regulations to assign the use TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND which provided navigation information of airspace necessary to ensure the REPORTING POINTS to the instrument procedures at this safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airport, as part of the VOR Minimum airspace. This regulation is within the ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Operational Network (MON) Program. scope of that authority as it would part 71 continues to read as follows: DATES: Comments must be received on amend Class E airspace extending Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, or before November 29, 2018. upward from 700 feet above the surface 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, ADDRESSES: Send comments on this at George L. Scott Municipal Airport, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. proposal to the U.S. Department of West Union, IA, to support standard Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 instrument approach procedures for IFR § 71.1 [Amended] operations at the airport. New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Comments Invited 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) Interested parties are invited to Airspace Designations and Reporting 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must participate in this proposed rulemaking Points, dated August 13, 2018, and identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– by submitting such written data, views, effective September 15, 2018, is 0827; Airspace Docket No. 18–ACE–6 at or arguments, as they may desire. amended as follows: the beginning of your comments. You Comments that provide the factual basis Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas may also submit comments through the supporting the views and suggestions Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Above the Surface of the Earth. presented are particularly helpful in You may review the public docket developing reasoned regulatory * * * * * containing the proposal, any comments decisions on the proposal. Comments AGL IL E5 Lawrenceville, IL [Amended] received, and any final disposition in are specifically invited on the overall person in the Dockets Office between regulatory, aeronautical, economic, Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport, IL 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday environmental, and energy-related (Lat. 38°45′51″ N, long. 87°36′20″ W) through Friday, except federal holidays. aspects of the proposal. Mount Carmel Municipal Airport, IL FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Communications should identify both (Lat. 38°36′24″ N, long. 87°43′36″ W) Designations and Reporting Points, and docket numbers and be submitted in That airspace extending upward from 700 subsequent amendments can be viewed triplicate to the address listed above. feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ Commenters wishing the FAA to radius of Lawrenceville-Vincennes publications/. For further information, acknowledge receipt of their comments International Airport, and within a 6.5-mile you can contact the Airspace Policy on this notice must submit with those radius of Mount Carmel Municipal Airport. Group, Federal Aviation comments a self-addressed, stamped Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 3, Administration, 800 Independence postcard on which the following 2018. Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Walter Tweedy, telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Docket No. FAA–2018–0827; Airspace Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, also available for inspection at the Docket No. 18–ACE–6.’’ The postcard ATO Central Service Center. National Archives and Records will be date/time stamped and returned [FR Doc. 2018–22172 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am] Administration (NARA). For to the commenter. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P information on the availability of FAA All communications received before Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) the specified closing date for comments 741–6030, or go to https:// will be considered before taking action DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ on the proposed rule. The proposal ibr-locations.html. contained in this notice may be changed Federal Aviation Administration FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace in light of the comments received. A Designations and Reporting Points, is report summarizing each substantive 14 CFR Part 71 published yearly and effective on public contact with FAA personnel September 15. concerned with this rulemaking will be [Docket No. FAA–2018–0827; Airspace Docket No. 18–ACE–6] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: filed in the docket. Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation RIN 2120–AA66 Administration, Operations Support Availability of NPRMs Group, Central Service Center, 10101 An electronic copy of this document Proposed Amendment of Class E Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX may be downloaded through the Airspace; West Union, IA 76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. internet at http://www.regulations.gov. khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSAL AGENCY: Federal Aviation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recently published rulemaking Administration (FAA), DOT. documents can also be accessed through Authority for This Rulemaking the FAA’s web page at http:// ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ regarding aviation safety is found in airspace_amendments/. SUMMARY: This action proposes to Title 49 of the United States Code. You may review the public docket amend Class E airspace extending Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the containing the proposal, any comments upward from 700 feet above the surface authority of the FAA Administrator. received, and any final disposition in VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Oct 12, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15OCP1.SGM 15OCP1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 199 / Monday, October 15, 2018 / Proposed Rules 51901 person in the Dockets Office (see the therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 3, ADDRESSES section for the address and regulatory action’’ under Executive 2018. phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Walter Tweedy, 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, except federal holidays. An informal and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February ATO Central Service Center. docket may also be examined during 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant [FR Doc. 2018–22176 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am] normal business hours at the Federal preparation of a regulatory evaluation as BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Aviation Administration, Air Traffic the anticipated impact is so minimal. Organization, Central Service Center, Since this is a routine matter that will Operations Support Group, 10101 only affect air traffic procedures and air DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX navigation, it is certified that this 76177. Federal Aviation Administration proposed rule, when promulgated, Availability and Summary of would not have a significant economic 14 CFR Part 71 Documents for Incorporation by impact on a substantial number of small Reference entities under the criteria of the [Docket No. FAA–2018–0879; Airspace Docket No. 18–AGL–24] This document proposes to amend Regulatory Flexibility Act. FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace RIN 2120–AA66 Environmental Review Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective Proposed Amendment of Class E This proposal will be subject to an Airspace; Oscoda, MI September 15, 2018. FAA Order environmental analysis in accordance 7400.11C is publicly available as listed with FAA Order 1050.1F, AGENCY: Federal Aviation in the ADDRESSES section of this ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Administration (FAA), DOT. document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, regulatory action. (NPRM). air traffic service routes, and reporting points. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 SUMMARY: This action proposes to The Proposal amend Class E surface airspace at Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, Oscoda, MI. The FAA is proposing an amendment Navigation (air). The FAA is proposing this action as the to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations result of an airspace review caused by The Proposed Amendment (14 CFR) part 71 that would amend the the decommissioning of the Au Sable Class E airspace extending upward from Accordingly, pursuant to the VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) 700 feet above the surface at George L. authority delegated to me, the Federal navigation aid, which provided Scott Municipal Airport, West Union, Aviation Administration proposes to navigation guidance for the instrument IA, by updating the geographic amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: procedures at the airport, as part of the coordinates of the airport to coincide VOR Minimum Operational Network with the FAA’s aeronautical database. PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, (MON) Program. The geographic Additionally, an edit would be made B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR coordinates for the airport in the removing the city associated with the TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND associated airspace would also be airport in the airspace legal description REPORTING POINTS updated to coincide with the FAA’s to comply with a change to FAA Order aeronautical database. Airspace redesign 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR is necessary for the safety and Airspace Matters. management of instrument flight rules part 71 continues to read as follows: The FAA is proposing this action due (IFR) operations at this airport. to an airspace review caused by the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, DATES: Comments must be received on decommissioning of the Waukon VOR, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. or before November 29, 2018. which provided navigation information to the instrument procedures at this ADDRESSES: Send comments on this § 71.1 [Amended] proposal to the U.S. Department of airport, as part of the VOR MON Program. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Transportation, Docket Operations, Class E airspace designations are 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, West Building Ground Floor, Room published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Airspace Designations and Reporting W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) Points, dated August 13, 2018, and and effective September 15, 2018, which 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must effective September 15, 2018, is is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– amended as follows: 0879; Airspace Docket No. 18–AGL–24, 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas at the beginning of your comments. You published subsequently in the Order. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More may also submit comments through the Above the Surface of the Earth. internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Regulatory Notices and Analyses You may review the public docket * * * * * khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSAL The FAA has determined that this containing the proposal, any comments proposed regulation only involves an ACE IA E5 West Union, IA [Amended] received, and any final disposition in established body of technical George L. Scott Municipal Airport, IA person in the Dockets Office between regulations for which frequent and (Lat. 42°59′07″ N, long. 91°47′26″ W) 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday routine amendments are necessary to That airspace extending upward from 700 through Friday, except Federal holidays. keep them operationally current, is non- feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace controversial and unlikely to result in radius of George L. Scott Municipal Airport. Designations and Reporting Points, and adverse or negative comments. 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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 November 29, 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 51900 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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