83_FR_7463 83 FR 7428 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Aurora, OR

83 FR 7428 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Aurora, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 35 (February 21, 2018)

Page Range7428-7430
FR Document2018-03408

This action proposes to amend Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Aurora State Airport, Aurora, OR. After a biennial review the FAA found modification necessary to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. Additionally, an editorial change would be made removing the city associated with the airport name in the airspace designations. Also, this proposal would make an editorial change to the Class D airspace legal description replacing Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-03408]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1034; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-23]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Aurora, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace, Class E 
surface area airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface, at Aurora State Airport, Aurora, OR. After a 
biennial review the FAA found modification necessary to accommodate 
airspace redesign for the safety and management of instrument flight 
rules (IFR) operations at the airport. Additionally, an editorial 
change would be made removing the city associated with the airport name 
in the airspace designations. Also, this proposal would make an 
editorial change to the Class D airspace legal description replacing 
Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 
1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-1034; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-23, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 7400.11B 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: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.

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 D and Class E airspace at Aurora State Airport, 
Aurora, OR to support IFR operations at the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments

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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. Persons 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-2017-1034; 
Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-23''. 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 Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 
98057.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective 
September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B 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 modifying Class D airspace, Class E 
surface area airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at Aurora State Airport, Aurora, OR.
    Class D airspace would be modified to a 4-mile radius of the 
airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the 007[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending from the 4-mile radius to 5.1 miles north of the 
airport (from a 4.2-mile radius of the airport from the 64[deg] bearing 
from the airport clockwise to the 142[deg] bearing, extending to a 5-
mile radius from the 142[deg] bearing clockwise to the 64[deg] bearing 
from the airport). Two excluded area cutouts for Lenhardt Airpark and 
McGee Airport, respectively, (both nearby satellite general aviation 
airports) would be modified by excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet 
MSL within the area bounded by lat. 45[deg]11'51'' N, long. 
122[deg]45'45'' W; to lat. 45[deg]12'50'' N, long. 122[deg]44'34'' W; 
to the point where the 142[deg] bearing from the airport intersects the 
4-mile radius of the airport, thence clockwise along the airport 4-mile 
radius to the 174[deg] bearing from the airport, thence to the point of 
beginning; and excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet MSL within the 
area bounded by lat. 45[deg]15'37'' N, long. 122[deg]51'14'' W; to the 
point where the 235[deg] bearing from the airport intersects the 4-mile 
radius of the airport, thence clockwise along the airport 4-mile radius 
to the airport 281[deg] bearing, thence to the point of beginning'' 
(from ``excluding that airspace below 1,200 feet beyond 3.3 miles from 
the airport from the 142[deg] bearing clockwise to the 174[deg] 
bearing, and that airspace below 1,200 feet beyond 3.3 miles from the 
airport from the 250[deg] bearing clockwise to the 266[deg] bearing 
from the airport.'' The modification of the excluded areas within the 
Class D provides additional airspace for visual flight rules operations 
at the satellite airports while maintaining the required airspace to 
support IFR operations at Aurora State Airport. Also, an editorial 
change would be made to the Class D airspace legal description 
replacing Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.
    Class E surface area airspace would be modified to be coincident 
with the dimensions of the Class D airspace except no exclusion would 
be provided in the vicinity of Lenhardt Airpark (``excluding that 
airspace below 1,500 feet MSL within the area bounded by lat. 
45[deg]11'51'' N, long. 122[deg]45'45'' W; to lat. 45[deg]12'50'' N, 
long. 122[deg]44'34'' W; to the point where the 142[deg] bearing from 
the airport intersects the 4-mile radius of the airport, thence 
clockwise along the airport 4-mile radius to the 174[deg] bearing from 
the airport, thence to the point of beginning''). Class E surface area 
airspace is required within this Class D cutout to ensure Class E 
weather requirements exist from the surface and protect IFR arrival 
operations to Aurora State Airport.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet would be modified 
to within a 6.5-mile radius (from a 7-mile radius) from the airport 
043[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 350[deg] bearing and within a 
9-mile radius (from a 6.5-mile radius) from the airport 350[deg] 
bearing clockwise to the airport 043[deg] bearing, and within 1.6 miles 
each side of a 007[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 9-
mile radius of the airport to 20.6 miles north of the airport (from 
within 1.6 miles either side of the 007[deg] bearing from airport 
extending from the 7-mile radius to 20 miles northeast of the airport), 
and within 1.8 miles each side of a line extending from lat. 
45[deg]21'12'' N, long. 122[deg]58'41'' W, to lat. 45[deg]19'20'' N, 
long. 122[deg]49'07'' W (from within 1.2 miles either side of the 
306[deg] bearing from airport extending from the 7-mile radius to 10.9 
miles northwest of the airport).
    A graphic illustration of the proposed airspace will be entered 
into Docket No. FAA-2017-1034, and available for download under the 
``Supporting/Related Materials'' section.
    The airport designations for the Class D and E airspace areas also 
would be amended by removing the name of the city associated with the 
airport to be in compliance with a recent change to FAA Order 7400.2L, 
Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, effective October 12, 2017.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, 
dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and 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

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``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 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ANM OR D Aurora, OR [Amended]

Aurora State Airport, OR
    (Lat. 45[deg]14'50'' N, long. 122[deg]46'12'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Aurora State Airport and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the 007[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 4-mile radius to 5.1 miles north of the airport, 
excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet MSL within the area bounded 
by lat. 45[deg]11'51'' N, long. 122[deg]45'45'' W; to lat. 
45[deg]12'50'' N, long. 122[deg]44'34'' W; to the point where the 
142[deg] bearing from the airport intersects the 4-mile radius of 
the airport, thence clockwise along the airport 4-mile radius to the 
174[deg] bearing from the airport, thence to the point of beginning, 
and excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet MSL within the area 
bounded by lat. 45[deg]15'37'' N, long. 122[deg]51'14'' W; to the 
point where the 235[deg] bearing from the airport intersects the 4-
mile radius of the airport, thence clockwise along the airport 4-
mile radius to the airport 281[deg] bearing, thence to the point of 
beginning. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ANM OR E2 Aurora, OR [Amended]

Aurora State Airport, OR
    (Lat. 45[deg]14'50'' N, long. 122[deg]46'12'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile 
radius of Aurora State Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the 
007[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4-mile radius 
to 5.1 miles north of the airport, excluding that airspace below 
1,500 feet MSL within the area bounded by lat. 45[deg]15'37'' N, 
long. 122[deg]51'14'' W; to the point where the 235[deg] bearing 
from the airport intersects the 4-mile radius of the airport, thence 
clockwise along the airport 4-mile radius to the airport 281[deg] 
bearing, thence to the point of beginning.

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

* * * * *

ANM OR E5 Aurora, OR [Amended]

Aurora State Airport, OR
    (Lat. 45[deg]14'50'' N, long. 122[deg]46'12'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9-mile radius of the Aurora State Airport from a 350[deg] 
bearing from the airport clockwise to a 043[deg] bearing from the 
airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of the airport from the 
airport 043[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 350[deg] bearing, 
and within 1.6 miles each side of a 007[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending from the 9-mile radius of the airport to 20.6 
miles north of the airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of a line 
extending from lat. 45[deg]21'12'' N, long. 122[deg]58'41'' W; to 
lat. 45[deg]19'20'' N, long. 122[deg]49'07'' W.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 7, 2018.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-03408 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 Bulletin 737–57A1338 RB, dated September                Airframe Section, FAA, Los Angeles ACO                You must identify FAA Docket No.
                                                 25, 2017.                                               Branch, 3960 Paramount Boulevard,                     FAA–2017–1034; Airspace Docket No.
                                                   Note 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD:                   Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; phone: 562–627–              17–ANM–23, at the beginning of your
                                                 Guidance for accomplishing the actions                  5313; fax: 562–627–5210; email:
                                                                                                         payman.soltani@faa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                               comments. You may also submit
                                                 required by this AD can be found in Boeing                                                                    comments through the internet at http://
                                                 Alert Service Bulletin 737–57A1338, dated                  (2) For service information identified in
                                                 September 25, 2017, which is referred to in             this AD, contact Boeing Commercial                    www.regulations.gov.
                                                 Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737–                 Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data                 FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
                                                 57A1338 RB, dated September 25, 2017.                   Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd.,              Designations and Reporting Points, and
                                                                                                         MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600;               subsequent amendments can be viewed
                                                 (i) Exceptions to Service Information                   telephone 562–797–1717; internet https://             online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
                                                 Specifications                                          www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this              publications/. For further information,
                                                    For purposes of determining compliance               referenced service information at the FAA,
                                                                                                                                                               you can contact the Airspace Policy
                                                 with the requirements of this AD: Where                 Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South
                                                                                                         216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information            Group, Federal Aviation
                                                 Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737–
                                                 57A1338 RB, dated September 25, 2017, uses              on the availability of this material at the           Administration, 800 Independence
                                                 the phrase ‘‘the original issue date of                 FAA, call 206–231–3195.                               Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
                                                 Requirements Bulletin 737–57A1338 RB,’’                                                                       telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
                                                                                                           Issued in Renton, Washington, on February
                                                 this AD requires using ‘‘the effective date of          12, 2018.                                             also available for inspection at the
                                                 this AD.’’                                                                                                    National Archives and Records
                                                                                                         Michael Kaszycki,
                                                 (j) Terminating Action for Requirements of                                                                    Administration (NARA). For
                                                                                                         Acting Director, System Oversight Division,
                                                 AD 2013–09–02                                                                                                 information on the availability of FAA
                                                                                                         Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                    Accomplishment of the requirements
                                                                                                                                                               Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
                                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2018–03433 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 terminates all of the requirements specified
                                                 in AD 2013–09–02.                                                                                             ibr-locations.html.
                                                 (k) Parts Installation Limitation
                                                                                                                                                                  FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
                                                                                                         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                               Designations and Reporting Points, is
                                                    As of the effective date of this AD, no                                                                    published yearly and effective on
                                                 person may install, on any airplane, a wing             Federal Aviation Administration
                                                 outboard flap track having a part number                                                                      September 15.
                                                 listed in paragraph 1.B. of Boeing Alert                14 CFR Part 71                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
                                                 Requirements Bulletin 737–57A1338 RB,                                                                         Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,
                                                 dated September 25, 2017, unless the                    [Docket No. FAA–2017–1034; Airspace
                                                                                                                                                               Operations Support Group, Western
                                                 inspections and corrective actions specified            Docket No. 17–ANM–23]
                                                                                                                                                               Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,
                                                 in the Accomplishment Instructions of
                                                                                                         Proposed Amendment of Class D and                     Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)
                                                 Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737–
                                                 57A1338 RB, dated September 25, 2017, are               Class E Airspace; Aurora, OR                          203–4511.
                                                 accomplished prior to the part’s installation                                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                 on the airplane.                                        AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                                                                         Administration (FAA), DOT.                            Authority for This Rulemaking
                                                 (l) Alternative Methods of Compliance                   ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                 (AMOCs)                                                                                                         The FAA’s authority to issue rules
                                                                                                         (NPRM).                                               regarding aviation safety is found in
                                                    (1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch,
                                                                                                                                                               Title 49 of the United States Code.
                                                 FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs                 SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                 for this AD, if requested using the procedures                                                                Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
                                                                                                         amend Class D airspace, Class E surface
                                                 found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with                                                                     authority of the FAA Administrator.
                                                                                                         area airspace, and Class E airspace
                                                 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your                                                                       Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
                                                                                                         extending upward from 700 feet above
                                                 principal inspector or local Flight Standards                                                                 describes in more detail the scope of the
                                                 District Office, as appropriate. If sending             the surface, at Aurora State Airport,
                                                                                                                                                               agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
                                                 information directly to the manager of the              Aurora, OR. After a biennial review the
                                                                                                                                                               promulgated under the authority
                                                 certification office, send it to the attention of       FAA found modification necessary to
                                                                                                                                                               described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
                                                 the person identified in paragraph (m)(1) of            accommodate airspace redesign for the
                                                                                                                                                               Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
                                                 this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9-              safety and management of instrument
                                                 ANM-LAACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov.                                                                              section, the FAA is charged with
                                                                                                         flight rules (IFR) operations at the
                                                    (2) Before using any approved AMOC,                                                                        prescribing regulations to assign the use
                                                                                                         airport. Additionally, an editorial
                                                 notify your appropriate principal inspector,                                                                  of airspace necessary to ensure the
                                                                                                         change would be made removing the
                                                 or lacking a principal inspector, the manager                                                                 safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
                                                 of the local flight standards district office/          city associated with the airport name in
                                                                                                                                                               airspace. This regulation is within the
                                                 certificate holding district office.                    the airspace designations. Also, this
                                                                                                                                                               scope of that authority as it would
                                                    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable              proposal would make an editorial
                                                                                                                                                               amend Class D and Class E airspace at
                                                 level of safety may be used for any repair,             change to the Class D airspace legal
                                                                                                                                                               Aurora State Airport, Aurora, OR to
                                                 modification, or alteration required by this            description replacing Airport/Facility
                                                 AD if it is approved by the Boeing                                                                            support IFR operations at the airport.
                                                                                                         Directory with the term Chart
                                                 Commercial Airplanes Organization                       Supplement.                                           Comments Invited
                                                 Designation Authorization (ODA) that has
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                                                 ACO Branch, to make those findings. To be               or before April 9, 2018.                              participate in this proposed rulemaking
                                                 approved, the repair method, modification               ADDRESSES: Send comments on this                      by submitting such written data, views,
                                                 deviation, or alteration deviation must meet            proposal to the U.S. Department of                    or arguments, as they may desire.
                                                 the certification basis of the airplane, and the        Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200               Comments that provide the factual basis
                                                 approval must specifically refer to this AD.
                                                                                                         New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building                   supporting the views and suggestions
                                                 (m) Related Information                                 Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                           presented are particularly helpful in
                                                   (1) For more information about this AD,               Washington, DC 20590; telephone:                      developing reasoned regulatory
                                                 contact Payman Soltani, Aerospace Engineer,             1–800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826.                    decisions on the proposal. Comments


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                                                 are specifically invited on the overall                 The Proposal                                          the point where the 142° bearing from
                                                 regulatory, aeronautical, economic,                        The FAA is proposing an amendment                  the airport intersects the 4-mile radius
                                                 environmental, and energy-related                       to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations               of the airport, thence clockwise along
                                                 aspects of the proposal.                                (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class D                 the airport 4-mile radius to the 174°
                                                 Communications should identify both                     airspace, Class E surface area airspace,              bearing from the airport, thence to the
                                                 docket numbers and be submitted in                      and Class E airspace extending upward                 point of beginning’’). Class E surface
                                                 triplicate to the address listed above.                 from 700 feet above the surface at                    area airspace is required within this
                                                 Persons wishing the FAA to                              Aurora State Airport, Aurora, OR.                     Class D cutout to ensure Class E weather
                                                 acknowledge receipt of their comments                      Class D airspace would be modified to              requirements exist from the surface and
                                                 on this notice must submit with those                   a 4-mile radius of the airport and within             protect IFR arrival operations to Aurora
                                                 comments a self-addressed, stamped                      1.8 miles each side of the 007° bearing               State Airport.
                                                 postcard on which the following                         from the airport extending from the 4-                   Class E airspace extending upward
                                                 statement is made: ‘‘Comments to                                                                              from 700 feet would be modified to
                                                                                                         mile radius to 5.1 miles north of the
                                                 Docket No. FAA–2017–1034; Airspace                                                                            within a 6.5-mile radius (from a 7-mile
                                                                                                         airport (from a 4.2-mile radius of the
                                                 Docket No. 17–ANM–23’’. The postcard                                                                          radius) from the airport 043° bearing
                                                                                                         airport from the 64° bearing from the
                                                 will be date/time stamped and returned                                                                        clockwise to the airport 350° bearing
                                                                                                         airport clockwise to the 142° bearing,
                                                 to the commenter.                                                                                             and within a 9-mile radius (from a 6.5-
                                                                                                         extending to a 5-mile radius from the
                                                                                                                                                               mile radius) from the airport 350°
                                                    All communications received before                   142° bearing clockwise to the 64°
                                                                                                                                                               bearing clockwise to the airport 043°
                                                 the specified closing date for comments                 bearing from the airport). Two excluded
                                                                                                                                                               bearing, and within 1.6 miles each side
                                                 will be considered before taking action                 area cutouts for Lenhardt Airpark and
                                                                                                                                                               of a 007° bearing from the airport
                                                 on the proposed rule. The proposal                      McGee Airport, respectively, (both
                                                                                                                                                               extending from the 9-mile radius of the
                                                 contained in this notice may be changed                 nearby satellite general aviation                     airport to 20.6 miles north of the airport
                                                 in light of the comments received. A                    airports) would be modified by                        (from within 1.6 miles either side of the
                                                 report summarizing each substantive                     excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet              007° bearing from airport extending
                                                 public contact with FAA personnel                       MSL within the area bounded by lat.                   from the 7-mile radius to 20 miles
                                                 concerned with this rulemaking will be                  45°11′51″ N, long. 122°45′45″ W; to lat.              northeast of the airport), and within 1.8
                                                 filed in the docket.                                    45°12′50″ N, long. 122°44′34″ W; to the               miles each side of a line extending from
                                                                                                         point where the 142° bearing from the                 lat. 45°21′12″ N, long. 122°58′41″ W, to
                                                 Availability of NPRMs                                   airport intersects the 4-mile radius of               lat. 45°19′20″ N, long. 122°49′07″ W
                                                   An electronic copy of this document                   the airport, thence clockwise along the               (from within 1.2 miles either side of the
                                                 may be downloaded through the                           airport 4-mile radius to the 174° bearing             306° bearing from airport extending
                                                 internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 from the airport, thence to the point of              from the 7-mile radius to 10.9 miles
                                                 Recently published rulemaking                           beginning; and excluding that airspace                northwest of the airport).
                                                 documents can also be accessed through                  below 1,500 feet MSL within the area                     A graphic illustration of the proposed
                                                 the FAA’s web page at http://                           bounded by lat. 45°15′37″ N, long.                    airspace will be entered into Docket No.
                                                 www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/                   122°51′14″ W; to the point where the                  FAA–2017–1034, and available for
                                                 airspace_amendments/.                                   235° bearing from the airport intersects              download under the ‘‘Supporting/
                                                                                                         the 4-mile radius of the airport, thence              Related Materials’’ section.
                                                   You may review the public docket                      clockwise along the airport 4-mile
                                                 containing the proposal, any comments                                                                            The airport designations for the Class
                                                                                                         radius to the airport 281° bearing,                   D and E airspace areas also would be
                                                 received, and any final disposition in                  thence to the point of beginning’’ (from
                                                 person in the Dockets Office (see the                                                                         amended by removing the name of the
                                                                                                         ‘‘excluding that airspace below 1,200                 city associated with the airport to be in
                                                 ADDRESSES section for the address and                   feet beyond 3.3 miles from the airport
                                                 phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and                                                                           compliance with a recent change to
                                                                                                         from the 142° bearing clockwise to the                FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for
                                                 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                       174° bearing, and that airspace below
                                                 except federal holidays. An informal                                                                          Handling Airspace Matters, effective
                                                                                                         1,200 feet beyond 3.3 miles from the                  October 12, 2017.
                                                 docket may also be examined during                      airport from the 250° bearing clockwise                  Class D and Class E airspace
                                                 normal business hours at the Northwest                  to the 266° bearing from the airport.’’               designations are published in paragraph
                                                 Mountain Regional Office of the Federal                 The modification of the excluded areas                5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of
                                                 Aviation Administration, Air Traffic                    within the Class D provides additional                FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3,
                                                 Organization, Western Service Center,                   airspace for visual flight rules                      2017, and effective September 15, 2017,
                                                 Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind                     operations at the satellite airports while            which is incorporated by reference in 14
                                                 Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057.                            maintaining the required airspace to                  CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace
                                                 Availability and Summary of                             support IFR operations at Aurora State                designations listed in this document
                                                 Documents for Incorporation by                          Airport. Also, an editorial change would              will be published subsequently in the
                                                 Reference                                               be made to the Class D airspace legal                 Order.
                                                                                                         description replacing Airport/Facility
                                                   This document proposes to amend                       Directory with the term Chart                         Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                                 FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                            Supplement.                                              The FAA has determined that this
                                                 Designations and Reporting Points,                         Class E surface area airspace would be             regulation only involves an established
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                                                 dated August 3, 2017, and effective                     modified to be coincident with the                    body of technical regulations for which
                                                 September 15, 2017. FAA Order                           dimensions of the Class D airspace                    frequent and routine amendments are
                                                 7400.11B is publicly available as listed                except no exclusion would be provided                 necessary to keep them operationally
                                                 in the ADDRESSES section of this                        in the vicinity of Lenhardt Airpark                   current, is non-controversial and
                                                 document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists                      (‘‘excluding that airspace below 1,500                unlikely to result in adverse or negative
                                                 Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,                 feet MSL within the area bounded by                   comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
                                                 air traffic service routes, and reporting               lat. 45°11′51″ N, long. 122°45′45″ W; to              ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
                                                 points.                                                 lat. 45°12′50″ N, long. 122°44′34″ W; to              Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a


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                                                 ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT                             radius to the 174° bearing from the airport,          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                 Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44                     thence to the point of beginning, and
                                                 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)                      excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet MSL          Federal Aviation Administration
                                                 does not warrant preparation of a                          within the area bounded by lat. 45°15′37″ N,
                                                 regulatory evaluation as the anticipated                   long. 122°51′14″ W; to the point where the            14 CFR Part 71
                                                 impact is so minimal. Since this is a                      235° bearing from the airport intersects the 4-
                                                 routine matter that will only affect air                   mile radius of the airport, thence clockwise          [Docket No. FAA–2017–1148; Airspace
                                                 traffic procedures and air navigation, it                  along the airport 4-mile radius to the airport        Docket No. 17–AWP–30]
                                                 is certified that this rule, when                          281° bearing, thence to the point of
                                                 promulgated, would not have a                              beginning. This Class D airspace area is              Proposed Removal of Class E
                                                 significant economic impact on a                           effective during the specific dates and times         Airspace; Mercury, NV
                                                 substantial number of small entities                       established in advance by a Notice to
                                                                                                            Airmen. The effective date and time will              AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                 under the criteria of the Regulatory
                                                                                                            thereafter be continuously published in the           Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                 Flexibility Act.
                                                                                                            Chart Supplement.                                     ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                 Environmental Review                                                                                             (NPRM).
                                                                                                            Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
                                                    This proposal will be subject to an                     Designated as Surface Areas.                          SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                 environmental analysis in accordance                       *      *      *      *       *                        remove Class E airspace extending
                                                 with FAA Order 1050.1F,
                                                                                                            ANM OR E2         Aurora, OR [Amended]
                                                                                                                                                                  upward from 700 feet above the surface
                                                 ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                                                                                                                                                  at Desert Rock Airport, Mercury, NV.
                                                 Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final                        Aurora State Airport, OR                              This airspace is not required, as there
                                                 regulatory action.                                           (Lat. 45°14′50″ N, long. 122°46′12″ W)              are no instrument flight rules (IFR)
                                                 List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                           That airspace extending upward from the             operations at the airport.
                                                                                                            surface within a 4-mile radius of Aurora State        DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                  Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                     Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the
                                                 Navigation (air).                                                                                                or before April 9, 2018.
                                                                                                            007° bearing from the airport extending from
                                                                                                            the 4-mile radius to 5.1 miles north of the           ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
                                                 The Proposed Amendment
                                                                                                            airport, excluding that airspace below 1,500          proposal to the U.S. Department of
                                                   Accordingly, pursuant to the                             feet MSL within the area bounded by lat.              Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
                                                 authority delegated to me, the Federal                     45°15′37″ N, long. 122°51′14″ W; to the point         New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
                                                 Aviation Administration proposes to                        where the 235° bearing from the airport               Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                                 amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                           intersects the 4-mile radius of the airport,          Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1
                                                                                                            thence clockwise along the airport 4-mile             (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You
                                                 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                                                                                  must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
                                                                                                            radius to the airport 281° bearing, thence to
                                                 B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR                                                                               2017–1148; Airspace Docket No. 17–
                                                                                                            the point of beginning.
                                                 TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                                                                                      AWP–30, at the beginning of your
                                                 REPORTING POINTS                                           Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas                 comments. You may also submit
                                                                                                            Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More                comments through the internet at http://
                                                 ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR                     Above the Surface of the Earth.
                                                                                                                                                                  www.regulations.gov.
                                                 part 71 continues to read as follows:                      *      *      *      *       *                           FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
                                                   Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,                                                                    Designations and Reporting Points, and
                                                 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,               ANM OR E5         Aurora, OR [Amended]
                                                                                                                                                                  subsequent amendments can be viewed
                                                 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                                   Aurora State Airport, OR                              online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
                                                                                                              (Lat. 45°14′50″ N, long. 122°46′12″ W)
                                                 § 71.1       [Amended]                                                                                           publications/. For further information,
                                                                                                              That airspace extending upward from 700             you can contact the Airspace Policy
                                                 ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in                     feet above the surface within a 9-mile radius
                                                 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,                                                                               Group, Federal Aviation
                                                                                                            of the Aurora State Airport from a 350°               Administration, 800 Independence
                                                 Airspace Designations and Reporting                        bearing from the airport clockwise to a 043°
                                                 Points, dated August 3, 2017, and                                                                                Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
                                                                                                            bearing from the airport, and within a 6.5-           telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
                                                 effective September 15, 2017, is                           mile radius of the airport from the airport
                                                 amended as follows:                                                                                              also available for inspection at the
                                                                                                            043° bearing clockwise to the airport 350°            National Archives and Records
                                                 Paragraph 5000         Class D Airspace.                   bearing, and within 1.6 miles each side of a          Administration (NARA). For
                                                 *        *      *       *      *                           007° bearing from the airport extending from          information on the availability of FAA
                                                                                                            the 9-mile radius of the airport to 20.6 miles
                                                 ANM OR D Aurora, OR [Amended]
                                                                                                                                                                  Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
                                                                                                            north of the airport, and within 1.8 miles
                                                                                                                                                                  741–6030, or go to https://
                                                 Aurora State Airport, OR                                   each side of a line extending from lat.
                                                                                                                                                                  www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
                                                   (Lat. 45°14′50″ N, long. 122°46′12″ W)                   45°21′12″ N, long. 122°58′41″ W; to lat.
                                                                                                                                                                  ibr-locations.html.
                                                   That airspace extending upward from the                  45°19′20″ N, long. 122°49′07″ W.
                                                                                                                                                                     FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
                                                 surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL                       Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February
                                                 within a 4-mile radius of Aurora State
                                                                                                                                                                  Designations and Reporting Points, is
                                                                                                            7, 2018.                                              published yearly and effective on
                                                 Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the
                                                                                                                                                                  September 15.
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                                                 007° bearing from the airport extending from               B.G. Chew,
                                                 the 4-mile radius to 5.1 miles north of the                Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
                                                 airport, excluding that airspace below 1,500               Western Service Center.                               Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,
                                                 feet MSL within the area bounded by lat.                   [FR Doc. 2018–03408 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am]           Operations Support Group, Western
                                                 45°11′51″ N, long. 122°45′45″ W; to lat.                                                                         Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,
                                                 45°12′50″ N, long. 122°44′34″ W; to the point              BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                 where the 142° bearing from the airport
                                                                                                                                                                  Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)
                                                 intersects the 4-mile radius of the airport,                                                                     203–4511.
                                                 thence clockwise along the airport 4-mile                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



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Document Created: 2018-02-21 01:48:26
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 01:48:26
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 April 9, 2018.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.
FR Citation83 FR 7428 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

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