83_FR_7465 83 FR 7430 - Proposed Removal of Class E Airspace; Mercury, NV

83 FR 7430 - Proposed Removal of Class E Airspace; Mercury, NV

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

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

Page Range7430-7431
FR Document2018-03405

This action proposes to remove Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Desert Rock Airport, Mercury, NV. This airspace is not required, as there are no instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7430-7431]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03405]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1148; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-30]


Proposed Removal of Class E Airspace; Mercury, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Desert Rock Airport, Mercury, 
NV. This airspace is not required, as there are no instrument flight 
rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

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-2017-1148; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-30, 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: 

[[Page 7431]]

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 support the removal of controlled airspace at Desert Rock 
Airport, Mercury, NV.

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 (Docket No. FAA-
2017-1148; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-30) and be submitted in 
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address 
and phone number).
    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-2017-1148, Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-30''. The postcard will 
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or 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 between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, 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 removing Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Desert Rock Airport, Mercury, 
NV. Controlled airspace is no longer needed as there are no standard 
instrument approach or departure procedures for IFR operations at the 
airport.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 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 E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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]

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

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Mercury, NV [Removed]

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 7, 2018.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-03405 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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7430 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2018 / Proposed Rules ‘‘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. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Feb 20, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\21FEP1.SGM 21FEP1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2018 / Proposed Rules 7431 Authority for This Rulemaking Recently published rulemaking Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant The FAA’s authority to issue rules documents can also be accessed through rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies regarding aviation safety is found in the FAA’s web page at http:// and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February Title 49 of the United States Code. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the airspace_amendments/. preparation of a regulatory evaluation as You may review the public docket the anticipated impact is so minimal. authority of the FAA Administrator. containing the proposal, any comments Since this is a routine matter that will Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, received, and any final disposition in only affect air traffic procedures and air describes in more detail the scope of the person in the Dockets Office (see the navigation, it is certified that this agency’s authority. This rulemaking is ADDRESSES section for the address and promulgated under the authority proposed rule, when promulgated, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and described in Subtitle VII, Part A, would not have a significant economic 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that impact on a substantial number of small except federal holidays. An informal section, the FAA is charged with entities under the criteria of the docket may also be examined between prescribing regulations to assign the use Regulatory Flexibility Act. 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday of airspace necessary to ensure the through Friday, except federal holidays, Environmental Review safety of aircraft and the efficient use of at the Northwest Mountain Regional airspace. This regulation is within the This proposal will be subject to an Office of the Federal Aviation scope of that authority as it would Administration, Air Traffic environmental analysis in accordance support the removal of controlled Organization, Western Service Center, with FAA Order 1050.1F, airspace at Desert Rock Airport, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Mercury, NV. Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Comments Invited regulatory action. Availability and Summary of Interested parties are invited to Documents for Incorporation by List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 participate in this proposed rulemaking Reference by submitting such written data, views, This document proposes to amend Airspace, Incorporation by reference, or arguments, as they may desire. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Navigation (air). Comments that provide the factual basis Designations and Reporting Points, supporting the views and suggestions The Proposed Amendment dated August 3, 2017, and effective presented are particularly helpful in September 15, 2017. FAA Order Accordingly, pursuant to the developing reasoned regulatory 7400.11B is publicly available as listed authority delegated to me, the Federal decisions on the proposal. Comments in the ADDRESSES section of this Aviation Administration proposes to are specifically invited on the overall document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: regulatory, aeronautical, economic, Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, environmental, and energy-related air traffic service routes, and reporting PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, aspects of the proposal. points. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Communications should identify both TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND docket numbers (Docket No. FAA– The Proposal REPORTING POINTS 2017–1148; Airspace Docket No. 17– The FAA is proposing an amendment AWP–30) and be submitted in triplicate to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations to DOT Docket Operations (see ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR (14 CFR) part 71 by removing Class E ADDRESSES section for address and part 71 continues to read as follows: airspace extending upward from 700 phone number). feet above the surface at Desert Rock Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Persons wishing the FAA to Airport, Mercury, NV. Controlled 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, acknowledge receipt of their comments airspace is no longer needed as there are 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. on this notice must submit with those no standard instrument approach or comments a self-addressed, stamped § 71.1 [Amended] departure procedures for IFR operations postcard on which the following at the airport. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Class E airspace designations are 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, Docket No. FAA–2017–1148, Airspace published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Airspace Designations and Reporting Docket No. 17–AWP–30’’. The postcard Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, Points, dated August 3, 2017, and will be date/time stamped and returned and effective September 15, 2017, which effective September 15, 2017, is to the commenter. is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR amended as follows: All communications received on or 71.1. The Class E airspace designations before the specified closing date for listed in this document will be Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas comments will be considered before published subsequently in the Order. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More taking action on the proposed rule. The Above the Surface of the Earth. proposal contained in this notice may Regulatory Notices and Analyses * * * * * be changed in light of the comments The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an AWP CA E5 Mercury, NV [Removed] received. A report summarizing each daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS substantive public contact with FAA established body of technical Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February personnel concerned with this regulations for which frequent and 7, 2018. rulemaking will be filed in the docket. routine amendments are necessary to B.G. Chew, keep them operationally current, is non- Availability of NPRMs controversial and unlikely to result in Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. An electronic copy of this document adverse or negative comments. It, may be downloaded through the therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant [FR Doc. 2018–03405 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am] internet at http://www.regulations.gov. regulatory action’’ under Executive BILLING CODE 4910–13–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Feb 20, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\21FEP1.SGM 21FEP1


Document Created: 2018-02-21 01:48:33
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 01:48:33
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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 7430 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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