83 FR 60789 - Proposed Amendment of E Airspace; Flippin, AR
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)
| Page Range | 60789-60791 | |
| FR Document | 2018-25706 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 60789-60791] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25706] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2018-0952; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-16] RIN 2120-AA66 Proposed Amendment of E Airspace; Flippin, AR AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Marion County Regional Airport, Flippin, AR, and Baxter County Airport, Mountain Home, AR, which is contained within the Flippin, AR, airspace legal description. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of the decommissioning of the Flippin VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided navigation information for the instrument [[Page 60790]] procedures at these airports, as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic coordinates of the Marion County Regional Airport and name of Baxter County Airport would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 11, 2019. 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-2018-0952; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-16, 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 http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Marion County Regional Airport, Flippin, AR, and Baxter County Airport, Mountain Home, AR, to support instrument flight rule operations at these airports. 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-2018-0952/ Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-16.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Availability of NPRMs An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points. The Proposal The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by: Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Marion County Regional Airport, Flippin, AR, to within a 6.5-mile radius (increased from a 6.4-mile radius); removing the Flippin VOR/DME from the airspace legal description; removing the extension east of the airport; removing the city associated with the airport from the airspace legal description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters; and updating the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Baxter County Airport (previously Baxter County Regional Airport), Mountain Home, AR, by removing the extension south of the airport associated with the Flippin VOR/DME; removing the city associated with the airport from the airspace legal description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2L; and updating the name of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Flippin VOR, which provided navigation information for the instrument procedures at these airports, 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 [[Page 60791]] 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 regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Environmental Review This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). 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. * * * * * ASW AR E5 Flippin, AR [Amended] Marion County Regional Airport, AR (Lat. 36[deg]17'27'' N, long. 92[deg]35'25'' W) Baxter County Airport, AR (Lat. 36[deg]22'08'' N, long. 92[deg]28'14'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Marion County Regional Airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of Baxter County Airport. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 19, 2018. Walter Tweedy, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2018-25706 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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air traffic service routes, and reporting gapped in a separate rulemaking action Environmental Review
points. due to the decommissioning of the
Priest, CA, VOR. The amendment will This proposal will be subject to an
Background environmental analysis in accordance
remove the KLIDE, CA, FIX due to turn
The FAA is planning criteria for RNAV procedure with FAA Order 1050.1F,
decommissioning activities for the development in order to rejoin T–333 at ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Priest, CA, VOR in 2019 as one of the the BORED, CA, FIX. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
candidate VORs identified for United States RNAV Routes are regulatory action.
discontinuance by the FAA’s VOR MON published in paragraph 6011 of FAA List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
program and listed in the final policy Order 7400.11C dated August 13, 2018,
statement notice, ‘‘Provision of and effective September 15, 2018, which Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation Services for the Next is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Navigation (air).
Generation Air Transportation System 71.1. The RNAV Route listed in this
The Proposed Amendment
(NextGen) Transition to Performance- document will be subsequently
Based Navigation (PBN) (Plan for published in the Order. In consideration of the foregoing, the
Establishing a VOR Minimum Regulatory Notices and Analyses Federal Aviation Administration
Operational Network),’’ published in the proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
Federal Register of July 26, 2016 (81 FR The FAA has determined that this follows:
48694), Docket No. FAA–2011–1082. proposed regulation only involves an
The ATS route effected by the Clovis established body of technical PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
VOR decommissioning is V–485. RNAV regulations for which frequent and B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
route T–333 is proposed to be amended routine amendments are necessary to TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
to overcome the gap to V–485. keep them operationally current. It, REPORTING POINTS
therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant
The Proposal regulatory action’’ under Executive ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
The FAA is proposing an amendment Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant continues to read as follows:
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations rule’’ under Department of
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
(14 CFR) part 71 by modifying RNAV Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
route T–333. The proposed route change Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
is outlined below. February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
T–333: T–333 currently extends warrant preparation of a regulatory § 71.1 [Amended]
between the KLIDE, CA, FIX and the evaluation as the anticipated impact is ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
TIPRE, CA, waypoint. The FAA so minimal. Since this is a routine 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C,
proposes to extend the route to the matter that will only affect air traffic Airspace Designations and Reporting
southeast by 130 miles to connect to the procedures and air navigation, it is Points, dated August 13, 2018 and
Fellows, CA, VOR/DME NAVAID, certified that this proposed rule, when effective September 15, 2018, is
which is the new proposed starting promulgated, will not have a significant amended as follows:
point of the RNAV route. The extension economic impact on a substantial
is needed for navigation in the low number of small entities under the Paragraph 6011 United States Area
altitude structure as V–485 is being criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Navigation Routes
T–333 FELLOWS, CA TO TIPRE, CA [AMENDED]
FELLOWS, CA (FLW) VOR/DME (Lat. 35°05′35.10″ N, long. 119°51′56.08″ W)
REDDE, CA FIX (Lat. 35°39′35.48″ N, long. 120°17′42.14″ W)
LKHRN, CA WP (Lat. 36°05′59.82″ N, long. 120°45′22.53″ W)
RANCK, CA FIX (Lat. 36°35′29.90″ N, long. 121°06′10.37″ W)
HENCE, CA FIX (Lat. 36°55′28.65″ N, long. 121°25′49.36″ W)
GILRO, CA FIX (Lat. 37°02′46.62″ N, long. 121°34′06.76″ W)
BORED, CA FIX (Lat. 37°18′34.16″ N, long. 121°27′48.06″ W)
SMONE, CA WP (Lat. 37°32′10.45″ N, long. 121°21′30.65″ W)
OOWEN, CA WP (Lat. 37°42′25.17″ N, long. 121°16′29.21″ W)
TIPRE, CA WP (Lat. 38°12′21.00″ N, long. 121°02′09.00″ W)
* * * * * DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notice of proposed rulemaking
ACTION:
Issued in Washington, DC, on November (NPRM).
Federal Aviation Administration
19, 2018.
SUMMARY: This action proposes to
Gemechu Gelgelu, 14 CFR Part 71 amend Class E airspace extending
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. upward from 700 feet above the surface
[FR Doc. 2018–25711 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] [Docket No. FAA–2018–0952; Airspace at Marion County Regional Airport,
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Docket No. 18–ASW–16] Flippin, AR, and Baxter County Airport,
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Mountain Home, AR, which is
RIN 2120–AA66 contained within the Flippin, AR,
airspace legal description. The FAA is
Proposed Amendment of E Airspace; proposing this action as the result of the
Flippin, AR decommissioning of the Flippin VHF
omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation
AGENCY:Federal Aviation aid, which provided navigation
Administration (FAA), DOT. information for the instrument
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71.1. The Class E airspace designations Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Paper Comments
listed in this document will be Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth. • Send paper comments to Brent J.
published subsequently in the Order. Fields, Secretary, Securities and
* * * * * Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
ASW AR E5 Flippin, AR [Amended] Washington, DC 20549–1090.
The FAA has determined that this Marion County Regional Airport, AR All submissions should refer to File No.
regulation only involves an established (Lat. 36°17′27″ N, long. 92°35′25″ W) S7–XX–18. This file number should be
body of technical regulations for which Baxter County Airport, AR included on the subject line if email is
frequent and routine amendments are (Lat. 36°22′08″ N, long. 92°28′14″ W) used. To help us process and review
necessary to keep them operationally That airspace extending upward from 700 your comments more efficiently, please
current, is non-controversial and feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile use only one method. The Commission
unlikely to result in adverse or negative radius of Marion County Regional Airport will post all comments on the
and within a 6.5-mile radius of Baxter
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Commission’s internet website (http://
County Airport.
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml).
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November Comments also are available for website
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 19, 2018. viewing and printing in the
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Walter Tweedy, Commission’s Public Reference Room,
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549
does not warrant preparation of a ATO Central Service Center. on official business days between the
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated [FR Doc. 2018–25706 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. All
impact is so minimal. Since this is a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P comments received will be posted
routine matter that will only affect air without change. Persons submitting
traffic procedures and air navigation, it comments are cautioned that we do not
is certified that this rule, when redact or edit personal identifying
promulgated, would not have a SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE information from comment submissions.
significant economic impact on a COMMISSION You should submit only information
substantial number of small entities that you wish to make available
17 CFR Chapter II publicly.
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[Release Nos. 33–10576; 34–84640; 39–
Environmental Review Leila Bham, Office of the General
2523; IA–5067; IC–33298; File No. S7–25–
18] Counsel, 202–551–5532.
This proposal will be subject to an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
environmental analysis in accordance List of Rules To Be Reviewed Pursuant Regulatory Flexibility Act (‘‘RFA’’),
with FAA Order 1050.1F, to the Regulatory Flexibility Act codified at 5 U.S.C. 601–612, requires
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and an agency to review its rules that have
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final AGENCY: Securities and Exchange a significant economic impact upon a
regulatory action. Commission. substantial number of small entities
ACTION: Publication of list of rules within ten years of the publication of
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 scheduled for review. such rules as final rules. 5 U.S.C. 610(a).
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, The purpose of the review is ‘‘to
SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange determine whether such rules should be
Navigation (air). Commission is publishing a list of rules continued without change, or should be
The Proposed Amendment to be reviewed pursuant to Section 610 amended or rescinded . . . to minimize
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The any significant economic impact of the
Accordingly, pursuant to the list is published to provide the public rules upon a substantial number of such
authority delegated to me, the Federal with notice that these rules are small entities.’’ 5 U.S.C. 610(a). The
Aviation Administration proposes to scheduled for review by the agency and RFA sets forth specific considerations
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: to invite public comment on whether that must be addressed in the review of
the rules should be continued without each rule:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, change, or should be amended or
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR • The continued need for the rule;
rescinded to minimize any significant
• the nature of complaints or comments
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND economic impact of the rules upon a received concerning the rule from the public;
REPORTING POINTS substantial number of such small • the complexity of the rule;
entities. • the extent to which the rule overlaps,
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR DATES:Comments should be submitted duplicates or conflicts with other federal
part 71 continues to read as follows: rules, and, to the extent feasible, with state
by December 27, 2018. and local governmental rules; and
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, ADDRESSES: Comments may be • the length of time since the rule has been
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, submitted by any of the following evaluated or the degree to which technology,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. methods: economic conditions, or other factors have
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changed in the area affected by the rule. 5
§ 71.1 [Amended] Electronic Comments U.S.C. 610(c).
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in • Use the Commission’s internet The Securities and Exchange
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Commission, as a matter of policy,
Airspace Designations and Reporting rules/proposed.shtml); or reviews all final rules that it published
Points, dated August 13, 2018, and • Send an email to rule-comments@ for notice and comment to assess not
effective September 15, 2018, is sec.gov. Please include File Number S7– only their continued compliance with
amended as follows: XX–18 on the subject line. the RFA, but also to assess generally
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| Dates | Comments must be received on or before January 11, 2019. | |
| Contact | Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 60789 | |
| RIN Number | 2120-AA66 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air) |
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