83_FR_64489 83 FR 64249 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bethel, ME

83 FR 64249 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bethel, ME

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 240 (December 14, 2018)

Page Range64249-64250
FR Document2018-26801

This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bethel Regional Airport, Bethel, ME, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures serving this airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport. This action also updates the geographic coordinates of this airport to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical database.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64249-64250]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26801]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

Docket No. FAA-2018-0883; Airspace Docket No. 18-ANE-5]
RIN 2120-AA66


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bethel, ME

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 at Bethel Regional Airport, Bethel, ME, to 
accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) 
standard instrument approach procedures serving this airport. 
Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport. This action 
also updates the geographic coordinates of this airport to be in 
concert with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, 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 Administration, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

[[Page 64250]]

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 Bethel Regional Airport, Bethel, ME, 
to support IFR operations at this airport.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 50050, October 4, 2018) for Docket No. FAA-2018-0883 to 
amend Class E airspace at Bethel Regional Airport, Bethel, ME, to 
support IFR operations at this airport.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. Two 
comments supporting this action 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 amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface within an 8.6-mile radius (increased from a 6-mile 
radius) of Bethel Regional Airport, Bethel, ME, providing the 
controlled airspace required to support the new RNAV (GPS) standard 
instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at Bethel Regional 
Airport. The geographic coordinates of the airport are amended to 
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

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.

ANE ME E5 Bethel, ME [Amended]

Bethel Regional Airport, ME
    (Lat. 44[deg]25'31'' N, long. 70[deg]48'36'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.6-mile radius of Bethel Regional Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 4, 2018.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-26801 Filed 12-13-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 240 / Friday, December 14, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 64249 describes in more detail the scope of the Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION agency’s authority. This rulemaking is FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) promulgated under the authority does not warrant preparation of a Federal Aviation Administration described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that impact is so minimal. Since this is a 14 CFR Part 71 section, the FAA is charged with routine matter that only affects air traffic Docket No. FAA–2018–0883; Airspace prescribing regulations to assign the use procedures and air navigation, it is Docket No. 18–ANE–5] of airspace necessary to ensure the certified that this rule, when safety of aircraft and the efficient use of promulgated, will not have a significant RIN 2120–AA66 airspace. This regulation is within the economic impact on a substantial Amendment of Class E Airspace; scope of that authority as it supports the number of small entities under the Bethel, ME removal of controlled airspace at Desert criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Rock Airport, Mercury, NV. AGENCY: Federal Aviation Environmental Review Administration (FAA), DOT. History The FAA has determined that this ACTION: Final rule. The FAA published a notice of action qualifies for categorical exclusion proposed rulemaking in the Federal SUMMARY: This action amends Class E under the National Environmental Register (83 FR 7430; February 21, airspace extending upward from 700 Policy Act in accordance with FAA 2018) for Docket No. FAA–2017–1148 to feet above the surface at Bethel Regional Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental remove Class E airspace extending Airport, Bethel, ME, to accommodate Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ upward from 700 feet above the surface new area navigation (RNAV) global paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action at Desert Rock Airport, Mercury, NV. positioning system (GPS) standard is not expected to cause any potentially Interested parties were invited to instrument approach procedures serving significant environmental impacts, and participate in this rulemaking effort by this airport. Controlled airspace is no extraordinary circumstances exist submitting written comments on the necessary for the safety and that warrant preparation of an proposal to the FAA. No comments management of instrument flight rules environmental assessment. were received. (IFR) operations at this airport. This Class E airspace designations are Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 action also updates the geographic published in paragraph 6005 of FAA coordinates of this airport to be in Airspace, Incorporation by reference, concert with the FAA’s aeronautical Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, Navigation (air). database. and effective September 15, 2018, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Adoption of the Amendment DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, 71.1. The Class E airspace designation 2019. The Director of the Federal listed in this document will be In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration Register approves this incorporation by published subsequently in the Order. reference action under Title 1 Code of amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Availability and Summary of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to Documents for Incorporation by PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, the annual revision of FAA Order Reference B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 7400.11 and publication of conforming TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND amendments. This document amends FAA Order REPORTING POINTS ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, Airspace Designations and Reporting 2018, and effective September 15, 2018. ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Points, and subsequent amendments can FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly continues to read as follows: be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ available as listed in the ADDRESSES Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, air_traffic/publications/. For further section of this document. FAA Order 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, information, you can contact the 7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation airspace areas, air traffic service routes, Administration, 800 Independence § 71.1 [Amended] Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; and reporting points. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in The Rule also available for inspection at the 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, The FAA is amending Title 14 Code National Archives and Records Airspace Designations and Reporting of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 Administration (NARA). Points, dated August 13, 2018, and For information on the availability of by removing Class E airspace extending effective September 15, 2018, is upward from 700 feet above the surface FAA Order 7400.11C at NARA, call amended as follows: (202) 741–6030, or go to https:// at Desert Rock Airport, Mercury, NV. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ Regulatory Notices and Analyses Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More ibr-locations.html. Above the Surface of the Earth. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established * * * * * Designations and Reporting Points, is body of technical regulations for which AWP CA E5 Mercury, NV [Removed] published yearly and effective on frequent and routine amendments are September 15. necessary to keep them operationally Issued in Seattle, Washington, on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES current, is non-controversial and December 7, 2018. Fornito, Operations Support Group, unlikely to result in adverse or negative Shawn M. Kozica, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Western Service Center. College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a [FR Doc. 2018–27023 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] 305–6364. ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT BILLING CODE 4910–13–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:07 Dec 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\14DER1.SGM 14DER1

64250 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 240 / Friday, December 14, 2018 / Rules and Regulations Authority for This Rulemaking procedures for IFR operations at Bethel effective September 15, 2018, is The FAA’s authority to issue rules Regional Airport. The geographic amended as follows: regarding aviation safety is found in coordinates of the airport are amended Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Title 49 of the United States Code. to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the database. Above the Surface of the Earth. authority of the FAA Administrator. Regulatory Notices and Analyses ANE ME E5 Bethel, ME [Amended] Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, The FAA has determined that this Bethel Regional Airport, ME describes in more detail the scope of the (Lat. 44°25′31″ N, long. 70°48′36″ W) agency’s authority. This rulemaking is regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which That airspace extending upward from 700 promulgated under the authority frequent and routine amendments are feet above the surface within an 8.6-mile described in Subtitle VII, Part A, radius of Bethel Regional Airport. Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that necessary to keep them operationally section, the FAA is charged with current. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Issued in College Park, Georgia, on ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under December 4, 2018. prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Ryan W. Almasy, safety of aircraft and the efficient use of ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern airspace. This regulation is within the Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. scope of that authority as it amends FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) [FR Doc. 2018–26801 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] Class E airspace at Bethel Regional does not warrant preparation of a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Airport, Bethel, ME, to support IFR regulatory evaluation as the anticipated operations at this airport. impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that only affects air traffic DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION History procedures and air navigation, it is The FAA published a notice of certified that this rule, when Federal Aviation Administration proposed rulemaking in the Federal promulgated, does not have a significant Register (83 FR 50050, October 4, 2018) economic impact on a substantial 14 CFR Part 71 for Docket No. FAA–2018–0883 to number of small entities under the [Docket No. FAA–2017–1033; Airspace amend Class E airspace at Bethel criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Docket No. 17–ANM–19] Regional Airport, Bethel, ME, to support Environmental Review RIN 2120–AA66 IFR operations at this airport. Interested parties were invited to The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical exclusion Amendment of Class D and Class E participate in this rulemaking effort by under the National Environmental Airspace; Moses Lake, WA submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. Two comments Policy Act in accordance with FAA AGENCY: Federal Aviation supporting this action were received. Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Administration (FAA), DOT. Class E airspace designations are Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ ACTION: Final rule. published in paragraph 6005, of FAA paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action Order 7400.11C dated August 13, 2018, is not expected to cause any potentially SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D and effective September 15, 2018, which significant environmental impacts, and airspace, Class E surface area airspace, is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR no extraordinary circumstances exist Class E airspace designated as an part 71.1. The Class E airspace that warrant preparation of an extension, and Class E airspace designation listed in this document will environmental assessment. extending upward from 700 and 1,200 be published subsequently in the Order. feet above the surface at Grant County Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Availability and Summary of International Airport (formerly Grant Documents for Incorporation by Airspace, Incorporation by reference, County Airport), Moses Lake, WA. This Reference Navigation (air). action removes the Notice to Airmen Adoption of the Amendment (NOTAM) part-time status of Class E This document amends FAA Order airspace designated as an extension, and 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and In consideration of the foregoing, the updates the airport name and Reporting Points, dated August 13, Federal Aviation Administration geographic coordinates for the airport in 2018, and effective September 15, 2018. amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: the associated Class D and E airspace FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly areas to match the FAA’s aeronautical available as listed in the ADDRESSES PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, database. These changes are necessary section of this document. FAA Order B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR to accommodate airspace redesign for 7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND the safety and management of airspace areas, air traffic service routes, REPORTING POINTS instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and reporting points. at the airport. ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 The Rule continues to read as follows: DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, This amendment to Title 14 Code of Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 2019. The Director of the Federal Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Register approves this incorporation by amends Class E airspace extending 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. reference action under Title 1, Code of upward from 700 feet or more above the Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES surface within an 8.6-mile radius § 71.1 [Amended] the annual revision of FAA Order (increased from a 6-mile radius) of ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 7400.11 and publication of conforming Bethel Regional Airport, Bethel, ME, 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation amendments. providing the controlled airspace Administration Order 7400.11C, ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, required to support the new RNAV Airspace Designations and Reporting Airspace Designations and Reporting (GPS) standard instrument approach Points, dated August 13, 2018, and Points, and subsequent amendments can VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:07 Dec 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\14DER1.SGM 14DER1


Document Created: 2018-12-14 03:49:41
Document Modified: 2018-12-14 03:49:41
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective 0901 UTC, February 28, 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 64249 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)
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