83_FR_55524 83 FR 55310 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Williston, ND

83 FR 55310 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Williston, ND

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 214 (November 5, 2018)

Page Range55310-55311
FR Document2018-23900

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, ND. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new standard instrument approach procedures developed at Williston Basin International Airport, for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 214 (Monday, November 5, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55310-55311]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23900]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0250; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-3]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Williston, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Williston Basin International 
Airport, Williston, ND. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate 
new standard instrument approach procedures developed at Williston 
Basin International Airport, for the safety and management of 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 20, 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-2018-0250; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-3, 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: Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5857.

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 establish Class E airspace at Williston Basin International 
Airport, in support of 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.

[[Page 55311]]

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-2018-0250; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-3.'' 
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 establishing Class E airspace area 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface to within a 6.7-mile 
radius of Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, ND, to 
accommodate new standard instrument approach procedures. This action 
would enhance safety and the management of IFR operations at the 
airport.
    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 designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, 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.

* * * * *

AGL ND E5 Williston, ND [New]

Williston Basin International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48[deg]15'35'' N, long. 103[deg]45'02'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Williston Basin International 
Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 25, 2018.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-23900 Filed 11-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

55310 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 214 / Monday, November 5, 2018 / Proposed Rules proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as INT Los Angeles 357°(T) 342°(M), and Lake identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– follows: Hughes, CA, 154°(T) 139°(M) radials; Lake 0250; Airspace Docket No. 17–AGL–3, Hughes; INT Lake Hughes 344°(T) 329°(M) at the beginning of your comments. You PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, and Shafter, CA, 137°(T) 123°(M) radials; may also submit comments through the B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Shafter; Tule, CA; Friant, CA; INT Linden, CA, 077°(T) 060°(M) and Mustang, NV, internet at http://www.regulations.gov. TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND You may review the public docket 183°(T) 167°(M) radials ; 72 miles, 50 miles, REPORTING POINTS 131 MSL, Mustang, NV; 40 miles, 7 miles, containing the proposal, any comments 115 MSL, 54 miles, 135 MSL, 81 miles, received, and any final disposition in ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Lakeview, OR; 5 miles, 72 miles, 90 MSL, person in the Dockets Office between continues to read as follows: Deschutes, OR; 16 miles, 19 miles, 95 MSL, 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 24 miles, 75 MSL, 12 miles, 65 MSL, through Friday, except federal holidays. 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Newberg, OR; 32 miles, 45 MSL, INT FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Newberg 355°(T) 334°(M) and Olympia, WA, Designations and Reporting Points, and 195°(T) 176°(M) radials; Olympia; Penn § 71.1 [Amended] Cove, WA; to Whatcom, WA. subsequent amendments can be viewed ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ * * * * * publications/. For further information, 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting V–230 [Amended] you can contact the Airspace Policy Points, dated August 13, 2018 and From INT Big Sur, CA, 325°(T) 309°(M) Group, Federal Aviation effective September 15, 2018, is and Salinas, CA, 281°(T) 264°(M) radials; Administration, 800 Independence amended as follows: Salinas; Panoche, CA; INT Panoche 077°(T) Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 061°(M) and Friant 239°(T) 222°(M) radials; telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes Friant, CA; to Mina, NV. The portion outside also available for inspection at the J–65 [Amended] the United States has no upper limit. National Archives and Records From San Antonio, TX, INT San Antonio Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, Administration (NARA). For 323°(T) 315°(M) and Abilene, TX, 180°(T) 2018. information on the availability of FAA 170°(M) radials; Abilene; Chisum, NM; Truth Rodger A. Dean Jr., Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) or Consequences, NM; Phoenix, AZ; INT Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 741–6030, or go to https:// Phoenix 272°(T) 259°(M) and Blythe, CA, [FR Doc. 2018–23891 Filed 11–2–18; 8:45 am] www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 096°(T) 082°(M) radials; Blythe; Palmdale, ibr-locations.html. CA; INT Palmdale 310°(T) 295°(M) and BILLING CODE 4910–13–P FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Shafter, CA, 140°(T) 126°(M) radials; to Shafter, CA. From Sacramento, CA; Red Designations and Reporting Points, is Bluff, CA; Klamath Falls, OR; to Seattle, WA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION published yearly and effective on September 15. * * * * * Federal Aviation Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J–110 [Amended] Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation From Boulder City, NV; Rattlesnake, NM; 14 CFR Part 71 Administration, Operations Support Alamosa, CO; Garden City, KS; Butler, MO; Group, Central Service Center, 10101 [Docket No. FAA–2018–0250; Airspace St. Louis, MO; Brickyard, IN; Bellaire, OH; to Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX Docket No. 17–AGL–3] Coyle, NJ. 76177; telephone (817) 222–5857. * * * * * RIN 2120–AA66 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paragraph 6010 Domestic VOR Federal Proposed Establishment of Class E Airways Authority for This Rulemaking Airspace; Williston, ND V–23 [Amended] The FAA’s authority to issue rules AGENCY: Federal Aviation regarding aviation safety is found in From Mission Bay, CA; Oceanside, CA; 24 Administration (FAA), DOT. miles, 6 miles wide, Seal Beach, CA; 6 miles Title 49 of the United States Code. wide, INT Seal Beach 287°(T) 272°(M) and ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Los Angeles, 138°(T) 123 °(M) radials; Los (NPRM). authority of the FAA Administrator. Angeles; Gorman, CA; Shafter, CA; to INT Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Shafter 338°(T) 324°(M) and Panoche 096°(T) SUMMARY: This action proposes to describes in more detail the scope of the 080°(M) radials. From INT Panoche 035°(T) establish Class E airspace extending agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 019°(M) and Linden 141°(T) 124°(M) radials; upward from 700 feet above the surface promulgated under the authority Linden, CA; Sacramento, CA; INT at Williston Basin International Airport, described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Sacramento 346°(T) 329°(M) and Red Bluff, Williston, ND. Controlled airspace is CA, 158°(T) 140°(M) radials; Red Bluff; 58 Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that necessary to accommodate new section, the FAA is charged with miles, 95 MSL, Fort Jones, CA; Rogue Valley, standard instrument approach OR; Eugene, OR; Battle Ground, WA; INT prescribing regulations to assign the use Battle Ground 350°(T) 329°(M) and Seattle, procedures developed at Williston Basin of airspace necessary to ensure the WA, 197°(T) 178°(M) radials; 21 miles, 45 International Airport, for the safety and safety of aircraft and the efficient use of MSL, Seattle; Paine, WA; Whatcom, WA; via management of instrument flight rules airspace. This regulation is within the INT Whatcom 290°(T) 270°(M) radial to the (IFR) operations. scope of that authority as it would United States/Canadian border. DATES: Comments must be received on establish Class E airspace at Williston * * * * * or before December 20, 2018. Basin International Airport, in support V–165 [Amended] ADDRESSES: Send comments on this of IFR operations at the airport. proposal to the U.S. Department of From Mission Bay, CA; INT Mission Bay Comments Invited 270°(T) 255°(M) and Oceanside, CA, 177°(T) Transportation, Docket Operations, 162°(M) radials; Oceanside; 24 miles, 6 miles West Building Ground Floor, Room Interested parties are invited to wide, Seal Beach, CA; 6 miles wide, INT Seal W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, participate in this proposed rulemaking Beach 287°(T) 272°(M) ° and Los Angeles, Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) by submitting such written data, views, CA, 138°(T) 123 (°M) radials; Los Angeles; 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must or arguments, as they may desire. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Nov 02, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\05NOP1.SGM 05NOP1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 214 / Monday, November 5, 2018 / Proposed Rules 55311 Comments that provide the factual basis Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, supporting the views and suggestions air traffic service routes, and reporting B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR presented are particularly helpful in points. TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND developing reasoned regulatory REPORTING POINTS The Proposal decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall The FAA is proposing an amendment ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR regulatory, aeronautical, economic, to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations part 71 continues to read as follows: environmental, and energy-related (14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, aspects of the proposal. airspace area extending upward from 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Communications should identify both 700 feet above the surface to within a 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. docket numbers and be submitted in 6.7-mile radius of Williston Basin § 71.1 [Amended] triplicate to the address listed above. International Airport, Williston, ND, to Commenters wishing the FAA to accommodate new standard instrument ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in acknowledge receipt of their comments approach procedures. This action would 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, on this notice must submit with those enhance safety and the management of Airspace Designations and Reporting comments a self-addressed, stamped IFR operations at the airport. Points, dated August 13, 2018, and postcard on which the following effective September 15, 2018, is Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: statement is made: ‘‘Comments to published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Docket No. FAA–2018–0250; Airspace Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Docket No. 17–AGL–3.’’ The postcard and effective September 15, 2018, which Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More will be date/time stamped and returned is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Above the Surface of the Earth. to the commenter. 71.1. The Class E airspace designation * * * * * All communications received before listed in this document will be the specified closing date for comments AGL ND E5 Williston, ND [New] published subsequently in the Order. will be considered before taking action Williston Basin International Airport, ND on the proposed rule. The proposal Regulatory Notices and Analyses (Lat. 48°15′35″ N, long. 103°45′02″ W) contained in this notice may be changed That airspace extending upward from 700 The FAA has determined that this feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile in light of the comments received. A proposed regulation only involves an radius of the Williston Basin International report summarizing each substantive established body of technical Airport. public contact with FAA personnel regulations for which frequent and concerned with this rulemaking will be Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 25, routine amendments are necessary to 2018. filed in the docket. keep them operationally current, is non- Walter Tweedy, Availability of NPRMs controversial and unlikely to result in Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, An electronic copy of this document adverse or negative comments. It, ATO Central Service Center. may be downloaded through the therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant [FR Doc. 2018–23900 Filed 11–2–18; 8:45 am] internet at http://www.regulations.gov. regulatory action’’ under Executive BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Recently published rulemaking Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant documents can also be accessed through rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies the FAA’s web page at http:// and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant DEPARTMENT OF LABOR www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ airspace_amendments/. preparation of a regulatory evaluation as Employment and Training You may review the public docket the anticipated impact is so minimal. Administration containing the proposal, any comments Since this is a routine matter that will received, and any final disposition in only affect air traffic procedures and air 20 CFR Part 620 person in the Dockets Office (see the navigation, it is certified that this ADDRESSES section for the address and proposed rule, when promulgated, RIN 1205–AB81 phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small Federal-State Unemployment 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, entities under the criteria of the Compensation Program; Establishing except federal holidays. An informal Regulatory Flexibility Act. Appropriate Occupations for Drug docket may also be examined during Testing of Unemployment normal business hours at the Federal Environmental Review Compensation Applicants Under the Aviation Administration, Air Traffic This proposal will be subject to an Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Organization, Central Service Center, environmental analysis in accordance Creation Act of 2012 Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX with FAA Order 1050.1F, AGENCY: Employment and Training 76177. ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Administration, Labor. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Availability and Summary of regulatory action. Documents for Incorporation by SUMMARY: This Notice of Proposed Reference List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Rulemaking (NPRM) sets forth the This document proposes to amend Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Department of Labor’s proposal to FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Navigation (air). permit States to drug test Designations and Reporting Points, unemployment compensation (UC) The Proposed Amendment dated August 13, 2018, and effective applicants, including a proposed list of September 15, 2018. FAA Order Accordingly, pursuant to the occupations which the Department of 7400.11C is publicly available as listed authority delegated to me, the Federal Labor (‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOL’’) has in the ADDRESSES section of this Aviation Administration proposes to determined regularly conduct drug document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: testing. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Nov 02, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\05NOP1.SGM 05NOP1


Document Created: 2018-11-03 00:29:08
Document Modified: 2018-11-03 00:29:08
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 December 20, 2018.
ContactRebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5857.
FR Citation83 FR 55310 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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