83_FR_58968 83 FR 58743 - Amendment of Class E Airspace, Mountain City, TN; and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Elizabethton, TN

83 FR 58743 - Amendment of Class E Airspace, Mountain City, TN; and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Elizabethton, TN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)

Page Range58743-58744
FR Document2018-25329

This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface in Mountain City, TN, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures serving Johnson County Airport. In addition, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is established in Elizabethton, TN, to accommodate area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at Elizabethton Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at these airports.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58743-58744]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25329]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0745; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-15]
RIN 2120-AA66


Amendment of Class E Airspace, Mountain City, TN; and 
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Elizabethton, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface in Mountain City, TN, to accommodate new area 
navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument 
approach procedures serving Johnson County Airport. In addition, Class 
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is 
established in Elizabethton, TN, to accommodate area navigation (RNAV) 
global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures 
at Elizabethton Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for 
the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 
at these airports.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 3, 2019. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1 
Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: 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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation

[[Page 58744]]

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 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 amends Class E airspace at Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, 
TN, and establishes Class E airspace at Elizabethton Municipal, 
Elizabethton, TN, to support IFR operations at these airports.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 47577, September 20, 2018) for Docket No. FAA-2018-0745 
to amend Class E airspace at Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, TN, 
and establish Class E airspace at Elizabethton Municipal, Elizabethton, 
TN, to support IFR operations at these airports.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No 
comments were received.
    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 part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends 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 Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 will amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface at Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, TN, by 
increasing the northeast extension to 14.4 miles (from 10.9 miles), and 
creating a 14-mile extension southwest of the airport, to accommodate 
new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard 
instrument approach procedures at the airport.
    Additionally, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface is established at Elizabethton Municipal Airport, 
Elizabethton, TN, within a 9.5-mile radius of the airport, and within 
4-miles each side of the 243[deg] bearing from the airport, extending 
from the 9.5-mile radius to 15-miles southwest of the airport to 
accommodate RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures for IFR 
operations at these airports.

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. 
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 
only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified 
that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to 
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ASO TN E5 Mountain City, TN [Amended]

Johnson County Airport, TN
    (Lat. 36[deg]25'04'' N, long. 81[deg]49'31'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7 -mile radius of the Johnson County Airport, and within 
3.2 miles each side of the 066[deg] bearing from the airport, 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 14.4 miles northeast of the 
airport, and within 3.2 miles each side of the 251[deg] bearing from 
the airport, extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 14-miles 
southwest of the airport.

ASO TN E5 Elizabethton, TN [New]

Elizabethton Municipal Airport, TN
    (Lat. 36[deg]22'16'' N, long. 82[deg]10'24'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9.5-mile radius of Elizabethton Municipal Airport, and 
within 4-miles each side of the 243[deg] bearing from the airport, 
extending from the 9.5-mile radius to 15-miles southwest of the 
airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 13, 2018.
Matthew Cathcart,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-25329 Filed 11-20-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 21, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 58743 airspace designations listed in this is not expected to cause any potentially DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION document will be published significant environmental impacts, and subsequently in the Order. no extraordinary circumstances exist Federal Aviation Administration that warrant preparation of an Availability and Summary of 14 CFR Part 71 environmental assessment. Documents for Incorporation by Reference Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA–2018–0745; Airspace Docket No. 18–ASO–15] This document amends FAA Order Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Navigation (air). RIN 2120–AA66 Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018. Adoption of the Amendment Amendment of Class E Airspace, FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly Mountain City, TN; and Establishment In consideration of the foregoing, the available as listed in the ADDRESSES of Class E Airspace; Elizabethton, TN Federal Aviation Administration section of this document. FAA Order amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: AGENCY: Federal Aviation 7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E Administration (FAA), DOT. airspace areas, air traffic service routes, PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, ACTION: Final rule. and reporting points. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND SUMMARY: This action amends Class E The Rule REPORTING POINTS airspace extending upward from 700 This amendment to Title 14 Code of feet above the surface in Mountain City, Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 TN, to accommodate new area establishes Class E surface airspace continues to read as follows: navigation (RNAV) global positioning within a 5.4-mile radius of Tyndall Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, system (GPS) standard instrument AFB, FL, for the safety of aircraft 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, approach procedures serving Johnson landing and departing the airport when 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. County Airport. In addition, Class E the air traffic control tower is closed. airspace extending upward from 700 In addition, the geographic § 71.1 [Amended] feet above the surface is established in coordinates of the airport in Class D ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Elizabethton, TN, to accommodate area airspace are updated to coincide with 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, navigation (RNAV) global positioning the FAA’s database. Airspace Designations and Reporting system (GPS) standard instrument Finally, the outdated term ‘Airport/ Points, dated August 13, 2018, effective approach procedures at Elizabethton Facility Directory’ is replaced with September 15, 2018, is amended as Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace ‘Chart Supplement’ under the Class D follows: is necessary for the safety and description. management of instrument flight rules These changes are necessary for Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. (IFR) operations at these airports. continued safety and management of * * * * * DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 3, IFR operations at this airport. ASO FL D Tyndall AFB, FL [Amended] 2019. The Director of the Federal Regulatory Notices and Analyses Tyndall AFB, FL Register approves this incorporation by The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 30°04′09″ N, long. 85°34′30″ W) reference action under Title 1 Code of regulation only involves an established That airspace extending upward from the Federal Regulations part 51, subject to body of technical regulations for which surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL the annual revision of FAA Order within a 5.4-mile radius of Tyndall AFB. 7400.11 and publication of conforming frequent and routine amendments are This Class D airspace area is effective during necessary to keep them operationally amendments. the specific dates and times established in current. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under date and time will thereafter be continuously Airspace Designations and Reporting Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a published in the Chart Supplement. Points, and subsequent amendments can ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 air_traffic/publications/. For further Designated as Surface Areas. FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) information, you can contact the * * * * * Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated ASO FL E2 Tyndall AFB, FL [New] Administration, 800 Independence impact is so minimal. Since this is a Tyndall AFB, FL Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; routine matter that only affects air traffic (Lat. 30°04′09″ N, long. 85°34′30″ W) telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is procedures and air navigation, it is That airspace extending upward from the also available for inspection at the certified that this rule, when surface within a 5.4-mile radius of Tyndall National Archives and Records promulgated, does not have a significant AFB. This Class E airspace is effective during Administration (NARA). For economic impact on a substantial specific dates and times established in information on the availability of FAA number of small entities under the advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) date and time will thereafter be continuously 741–6030, or go to https:// criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. published in the Chart Supplement. www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ Environmental Review Issued in College Park, Georgia, on ibr-locations.html. khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES The FAA has determined that this November 13, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace action qualifies for categorical exclusion Matthew Cathcart, Designations and Reporting Points, is under the National Environmental Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, published yearly and effective on Policy Act in accordance with FAA Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic September 15. Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Organization. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ [FR Doc. 2018–25328 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am] Fornito, Operations Support Group, paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:51 Nov 20, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\21NOR1.SGM 21NOR1

58744 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 21, 2018 / Rules and Regulations Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, airspace areas, air traffic service routes, Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) and reporting points. 305–6364. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, The Rule Navigation (air). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to Title 14 Code of Adoption of the Amendment Authority for This Rulemaking Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 The FAA’s authority to issue rules will amend Class E airspace extending In consideration of the foregoing, the regarding aviation safety is found in upward from 700 feet or more above the Federal Aviation Administration Title 49 of the United States Code. surface at Johnson County Airport, amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Mountain City, TN, by increasing the northeast extension to 14.4 miles (from PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, authority of the FAA Administrator. 10.9 miles), and creating a 14-mile B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, extension southwest of the airport, to TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND describes in more detail the scope of the accommodate new area navigation REPORTING POINTS agency’s authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) described in Subtitle VII, Part A, standard instrument approach ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that procedures at the airport. continues to read as follows: section, the FAA is charged with Additionally, Class E airspace Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, prescribing regulations to assign the use extending upward from 700 feet above 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, of airspace necessary to ensure the the surface is established at Elizabethton 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Municipal Airport, Elizabethton, TN, § 71.1 [Amended] airspace. This regulation is within the within a 9.5-mile radius of the airport, scope of that authority as it amends and within 4-miles each side of the 243° ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Class E airspace at Johnson County bearing from the airport, extending from 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Airport, Mountain City, TN, and the 9.5-mile radius to 15-miles Administration Order 7400.11C, establishes Class E airspace at southwest of the airport to Airspace Designations and Reporting Elizabethton Municipal, Elizabethton, accommodate RNAV (GPS) standard Points, dated August 13, 2018, and TN, to support IFR operations at these instrument approach procedures for IFR effective September 15, 2018, is airports. operations at these airports. amended as follows: History Regulatory Notices and Analyses Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas The FAA published a notice of Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More The FAA has determined that this Above the Surface of the Earth. proposed rulemaking in the Federal regulation only involves an established Register (83 FR 47577, September 20, body of technical regulations for which * * * * * 2018) for Docket No. FAA–2018–0745 to frequent and routine amendments are ASO TN E5 Mountain City, TN [Amended] amend Class E airspace at Johnson necessary to keep them operationally Johnson County Airport, TN County Airport, Mountain City, TN, and current. It, therefore: (1) Is not a (Lat. 36°25′04″ N, long. 81°49′31″ W) establish Class E airspace at ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under That airspace extending upward from 700 Elizabethton Municipal, Elizabethton, Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a feet above the surface within a 6.7 -mile TN, to support IFR operations at these ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT radius of the Johnson County Airport, and airports. Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 within 3.2 miles each side of the 066° bearing Interested parties were invited to FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) from the airport, extending from the 6.7-mile participate in this rulemaking effort by does not warrant preparation of a radius to 14.4 miles northeast of the airport, submitting written comments on the regulatory evaluation as the anticipated and within 3.2 miles each side of the 251° proposal to the FAA. No comments impact is so minimal. Since this is a bearing from the airport, extending from the were received. routine matter that only affects air traffic 6.7-mile radius to 14-miles southwest of the Class E airspace designations are procedures and air navigation, it is airport. published in paragraph 6005, of FAA certified that this rule, when ASO TN E5 Elizabethton, TN [New] Order 7400.11C dated August 13, 2018, promulgated, does not have a significant and effective September 15, 2018, which economic impact on a substantial Elizabethton Municipal Airport, TN number of small entities under the (Lat. 36°22′16″ N, long. 82°10′24″ W) is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. That airspace extending upward from 700 designation listed in this document will feet above the surface within a 9.5-mile Environmental Review radius of Elizabethton Municipal Airport, be published subsequently in the Order. and within 4-miles each side of the 243° The FAA has determined that this Availability and Summary of bearing from the airport, extending from the action qualifies for categorical exclusion Documents for Incorporation by 9.5-mile radius to 15-miles southwest of the under the National Environmental Reference airport. Policy Act in accordance with FAA This document amends FAA Order Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Issued in College Park, Georgia, on khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ November 13, 2018. Reporting Points, dated August 13, paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action Matthew Cathcart, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018. is not expected to cause any potentially Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly significant environmental impacts, and Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic available as listed in the ADDRESSES no extraordinary circumstances exist Organization. section of this document. FAA Order that warrant preparation of an [FR Doc. 2018–25329 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am] 7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E environmental assessment. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:51 Nov 20, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\21NOR1.SGM 21NOR1


Document Created: 2018-11-21 03:11:49
Document Modified: 2018-11-21 03:11:49
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective 0901 UTC, January 3, 2019. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
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 58743 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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