83_FR_7468 83 FR 7433 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kamuela, HI

83 FR 7433 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kamuela, HI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

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

Page Range7433-7435
FR Document2018-03411

This action proposes to amend Class E surface area airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, HI. The part-time Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) status would be removed from Class E surface area airspace, references to the Kamuela VOR/DME would be removed from all associated Class E airspace areas, and airspace boundaries would be modified to only that area necessary to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. Airspace redesign is necessary as the FAA transitions from ground-based to satellite-based navigation for the safety and management of the national airspace system. Also, an editorial change would be made removing the airport name and replacing it with the city in the airspace designators for the above airspace areas.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-03411]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1145; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-19]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kamuela, HI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E surface area airspace 
and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
at Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, HI. The part-time Notice to Airmen 
(NOTAM) status would be removed from Class E surface area airspace, 
references to the Kamuela VOR/DME would be removed from all associated 
Class E airspace areas, and airspace boundaries would be modified to 
only that area necessary to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) 
operations at the airport. Airspace redesign is necessary as the FAA 
transitions from ground-based to satellite-based navigation for the 
safety and management of the national airspace system. Also, an 
editorial change would be made removing the airport name and replacing 
it with the city in the airspace designators for the above airspace 
areas.

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-2017-1145; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-19, 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 E airspace at Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, 
HI, to accommodate airspace redesign in support of 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 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-
2017-1145; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-19) and be submitted in 
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address 
and phone number).

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    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-2017-1145; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-19.'' 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 the part-time NOTAM status of 
Class E surface area airspace and defining its boundaries with 
reference to the Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, HI (instead of the 
Kamuela VOR/DME). Class E airspace would extend upward from the surface 
within the 4.3-mile radius of Waimea-Kohala Airport, and within 2.4 
miles north and 1.8 miles south of the 069[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.3 miles east of the 
airport (from 1.8 miles northwest of and 2.6 miles southeast of the 
Kamuela VOR 063[deg] radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.8 
miles northeast of the Kamuela VOR/DME).
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
would be modified to within a 4.3-mile radius of Waimea-Kohala Airport 
(from a 6.4-mile radius) and within 4.1 miles each side of the 069[deg] 
bearing from the airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 12.8 
miles east of the airport, and within 1.3 miles each side of the 
244[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 
5.8 miles southwest of the airport (from 2 miles each side of the 
Kamuela VOR/DME 068[deg] radial, extending from the 6.4-mile radius 
12.6 miles northeast of the Kamuela VOR/DME, and within 2 miles each 
side of the Kamuela VOR/DME 246[deg] extending from the 6.4-mile radius 
to 13.4 miles southwest of the Kamuela VOR/DME). This airspace redesign 
would expand the airspace areas slightly northeast and reduce the 
airspace from southeast clockwise to north to only that area necessary 
to contain IFR operations at the airport.
    Additionally, an editorial change would be made replacing Waimea-
Kohala Airport, HI, with Kameula, HI, in the airspace designation of 
the above classes of airspace to comply with a recent change to FAA 
Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, dated October 
12, 2017.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 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 E airspace designation 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

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]

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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 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas.

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AWP HI E2 Kamuela, HI [Amended]

Waimea-Kohala Airport, HI
    (Lat. 20[deg]00'05'' N, long. 155[deg]40'05'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Waimea-Kohala Airport, and within 2.4 miles north and 
1.8 miles south of the 069[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.3 miles east of the airport.

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

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AWP HI E5 Kamuela, HI [Amended]

Waimea-Kohala Airport, HI
    (Lat. 20[deg]00'05'' N, long. 155[deg]40'05'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.3-mile radius of Waimea-Kohala Airport, and within 4.1 
miles each side of the 069[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 4.3-mile radius to 12.8 miles east of the airport, and 
within 1.3 miles each side of the 244[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 5.8 miles southwest of the 
airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 7, 2018.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-03411 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 a.m.]
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                                                 established body of technical                              AWP CA E5         Sunol, CA [Removed]                 you can contact the Airspace Policy
                                                 regulations for which frequent and                                                                               Group, Federal Aviation
                                                                                                               Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February
                                                 routine amendments are necessary to                        7, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                                  Administration, 800 Independence
                                                 keep them operationally current, is non-                                                                         Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
                                                                                                            B.G. Chew,
                                                 controversial and unlikely to result in                                                                          telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
                                                                                                            Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,             also available for inspection at the
                                                 adverse or negative comments. It,                          Western Service Center.
                                                 therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant                                                                            National Archives and Records
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2018–03406 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am]           Administration (NARA). For
                                                 regulatory action’’ under Executive
                                                 Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                information on the availability of FAA
                                                                                                                                                                  Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
                                                 rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies
                                                                                                                                                                  741–6030, or go to https://
                                                 and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
                                                 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant                                                                              ibr-locations.html.
                                                 preparation of a regulatory evaluation as                  Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                                                                                                     FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
                                                 the anticipated impact is so minimal.                                                                            Designations and Reporting Points, is
                                                 Since this is a routine matter that will                   14 CFR Part 71                                        published yearly and effective on
                                                 only affect air traffic procedures and air                 [Docket No. FAA–2017–1145; Airspace                   September 15.
                                                 navigation, it is certified that this                      Docket No. 17–AWP–19]                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
                                                 proposed rule, when promulgated,                                                                                 Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,
                                                 would not have a significant economic                      Proposed Amendment of Class E                         Operations Support Group, Western
                                                 impact on a substantial number of small                    Airspace; Kamuela, HI                                 Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,
                                                 entities under the criteria of the                         AGENCY: Federal Aviation                              Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)
                                                 Regulatory Flexibility Act.                                Administration (FAA), DOT.                            203–4511.
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                 Environmental Review
                                                                                                            (NPRM).                                               Authority for This Rulemaking
                                                    This proposal will be subject to an
                                                 environmental analysis in accordance                       SUMMARY:   This action proposes to                      The FAA’s authority to issue rules
                                                                                                            amend Class E surface area airspace and               regarding aviation safety is found in
                                                 with FAA Order 1050.1F,
                                                                                                            Class E airspace extending upward from                Title 49 of the United States Code.
                                                 ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                                                                                            700 feet above the surface at Waimea-                 Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
                                                 Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final                                                                              authority of the FAA Administrator.
                                                                                                            Kohala Airport, Kamuela, HI. The part-
                                                 regulatory action.                                                                                               Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
                                                                                                            time Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) status
                                                 List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                         would be removed from Class E surface                 describes in more detail the scope of the
                                                                                                            area airspace, references to the Kamuela              agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
                                                  Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                     VOR/DME would be removed from all                     promulgated under the authority
                                                 Navigation (air).                                          associated Class E airspace areas, and                described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
                                                                                                            airspace boundaries would be modified                 Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
                                                 The Proposed Amendment                                                                                           section, the FAA is charged with
                                                                                                            to only that area necessary to contain
                                                   Accordingly, pursuant to the                             instrument flight rules (IFR) operations              prescribing regulations to assign the use
                                                 authority delegated to me, the Federal                     at the airport. Airspace redesign is                  of airspace necessary to ensure the
                                                                                                            necessary as the FAA transitions from                 safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
                                                 Aviation Administration proposes to
                                                                                                            ground-based to satellite-based                       airspace. This regulation is within the
                                                 amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
                                                                                                            navigation for the safety and                         scope of that authority as it would
                                                 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                            management of the national airspace                   amend Class E airspace at Waimea-
                                                                                                            system. Also, an editorial change would               Kohala Airport, Kamuela, HI, to
                                                 B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
                                                                                                            be made removing the airport name and                 accommodate airspace redesign in
                                                 TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
                                                                                                            replacing it with the city in the airspace            support of IFR operations at the airport.
                                                 REPORTING POINTS
                                                                                                            designators for the above airspace areas.             Comments Invited
                                                 ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR                     DATES: Comments must be received on                     Interested parties are invited to
                                                 part 71 continues to read as follows:                      or before April 9, 2018.                              participate in this proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Send comments on this                      by submitting such written data, views,
                                                   Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
                                                 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,               proposal to the U.S. Department of                    or arguments, as they may desire.
                                                 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                                   Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200               Comments that provide the factual basis
                                                                                                            New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building                   supporting the views and suggestions
                                                 § 71.1       [Amended]                                     Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                           presented are particularly helpful in
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1                    developing reasoned regulatory
                                                 ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in                     (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You                decisions on the proposal. Comments
                                                 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,                         must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–                     are specifically invited on the overall
                                                 Airspace Designations and Reporting                        2017–1145; Airspace Docket No. 17–                    regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
                                                 Points, dated August 3, 2017, and                          AWP–19, at the beginning of your                      environmental, and energy-related
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                                                 effective September 15, 2017, is                           comments. You may also submit                         aspects of the proposal.
                                                 amended as follows:                                        comments through the internet at http://                Communications should identify both
                                                 Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas                      www.regulations.gov.                                  docket numbers (Docket No. FAA–
                                                 Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More                        FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                       2017–1145; Airspace Docket No. 17–
                                                 Above the Surface of the Earth.                            Designations and Reporting Points, and                AWP–19) and be submitted in triplicate
                                                 *        *      *       *      *                           subsequent amendments can be viewed                   to DOT Docket Operations (see
                                                                                                            online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/             ADDRESSES section for address and
                                                                                                            publications/. For further information,               phone number).


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                                                   Persons wishing the FAA to                            boundaries with reference to the                      Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant
                                                 acknowledge receipt of their comments                   Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, HI                    rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies
                                                 on this notice must submit with those                   (instead of the Kamuela VOR/DME).                     and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February
                                                 comments a self-addressed, stamped                      Class E airspace would extend upward                  26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant
                                                 postcard on which the following                         from the surface within the 4.3-mile                  preparation of a regulatory evaluation as
                                                 statement is made: ‘‘Comments to                        radius of Waimea-Kohala Airport, and                  the anticipated impact is so minimal.
                                                 Docket No. FAA–2017–1145; Airspace                      within 2.4 miles north and 1.8 miles                  Since this is a routine matter that will
                                                 Docket No. 17–AWP–19.’’ The postcard                    south of the 069° bearing from the                    only affect air traffic procedures and air
                                                 will be date/time stamped and returned                  airport extending from the 4.3-mile                   navigation, it is certified that this
                                                 to the commenter.                                       radius to 7.3 miles east of the airport               proposed rule, when promulgated,
                                                   All communications received on or                     (from 1.8 miles northwest of and 2.6                  would not have a significant economic
                                                 before the specified closing date for                   miles southeast of the Kamuela VOR                    impact on a substantial number of small
                                                 comments will be considered before                      063° radial, extending from the 4.3-mile              entities under the criteria of the
                                                 taking action on the proposed rule. The                 radius to 7.8 miles northeast of the                  Regulatory Flexibility Act.
                                                 proposal contained in this notice may                   Kamuela VOR/DME).
                                                 be changed in light of the comments                        Class E airspace extending upward                  Environmental Review
                                                 received. A report summarizing each                     from 700 feet above the surface would                    This proposal will be subject to an
                                                 substantive public contact with FAA                     be modified to within a 4.3-mile radius               environmental analysis in accordance
                                                 personnel concerned with this                           of Waimea-Kohala Airport (from a 6.4-                 with FAA Order 1050.1F,
                                                 rulemaking will be filed in the docket.                 mile radius) and within 4.1 miles each                ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                                                                                         side of the 069° bearing from the airport             Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
                                                 Availability of NPRMs                                   extending from the 4.3-mile radius to                 regulatory action.
                                                    An electronic copy of this document                  12.8 miles east of the airport, and within
                                                 may be downloaded through the                           1.3 miles each side of the 244° bearing               List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
                                                 internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 from the airport extending from the 4.3-
                                                                                                                                                                Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
                                                 Recently published rulemaking                           mile radius to 5.8 miles southwest of the
                                                                                                                                                               Navigation (air).
                                                 documents can also be accessed through                  airport (from 2 miles each side of the
                                                 the FAA’s web page at http://                           Kamuela VOR/DME 068° radial,                          The Proposed Amendment
                                                 www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/                   extending from the 6.4-mile radius 12.6
                                                 airspace_amendments/.                                   miles northeast of the Kamuela VOR/                     Accordingly, pursuant to the
                                                    You may review the public docket                     DME, and within 2 miles each side of                  authority delegated to me, the Federal
                                                 containing the proposal, any comments                   the Kamuela VOR/DME 246° extending                    Aviation Administration proposes to
                                                 received, and any final disposition in                  from the 6.4-mile radius to 13.4 miles                amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
                                                 person in the Dockets Office (see the                   southwest of the Kamuela VOR/DME).
                                                                                                                                                               PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
                                                 ADDRESSES section for the address and                   This airspace redesign would expand
                                                                                                                                                               B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
                                                 phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and                     the airspace areas slightly northeast and
                                                                                                                                                               TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
                                                 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                       reduce the airspace from southeast
                                                                                                                                                               REPORTING POINTS
                                                 except federal holidays. An informal                    clockwise to north to only that area
                                                 docket may also be examined between                     necessary to contain IFR operations at
                                                                                                                                                               ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
                                                 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday                         the airport.
                                                                                                            Additionally, an editorial change                  part 71 continues to read as follows:
                                                 through Friday, except federal holidays,
                                                 at the Northwest Mountain Regional                      would be made replacing Waimea-                         Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
                                                 Office of the Federal Aviation                          Kohala Airport, HI, with Kameula, HI,                 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
                                                 Administration, Air Traffic                             in the airspace designation of the above              1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
                                                 Organization, Western Service Center,                   classes of airspace to comply with a                  § 71.1       [Amended]
                                                 Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind                     recent change to FAA Order 7400.2L,
                                                 Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057.                            Procedures for Handling Airspace                      ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
                                                                                                         Matters, dated October 12, 2017.                      14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
                                                 Availability and Summary of                                Class E airspace designations are                  Airspace Designations and Reporting
                                                 Documents for Incorporation by                          published in paragraph 6002, and 6005,                Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
                                                 Reference                                               respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B,                  effective September 15, 2017, is
                                                   This document proposes to amend                       dated August 3, 2017 and effective                    amended as follows:
                                                 FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                            September 15, 2017, which is                          Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                 Designations and Reporting Points,                      incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                   Designated as Surface Areas.
                                                 dated August 3, 2017, and effective                     71.1. The Class E airspace designation                *        *      *    *   *
                                                 September 15, 2017. FAA Order                           listed in this document will be
                                                 7400.11B is publicly available as listed                published subsequently in the Order.                  AWP HI E2 Kamuela, HI [Amended]
                                                 in the ADDRESSES section of this                                                                              Waimea-Kohala Airport, HI
                                                                                                         Regulatory Notices and Analyses                         (Lat. 20°00′05″ N, long. 155°40′05″ W)
                                                 document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
                                                 Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,                   The FAA has determined that this                      That airspace extending upward from the
                                                 air traffic service routes, and reporting               proposed regulation only involves an                  surface within a 4.3-mile radius of Waimea-
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                                                 points.                                                 established body of technical                         Kohala Airport, and within 2.4 miles north
                                                                                                         regulations for which frequent and                    and 1.8 miles south of the 069° bearing from
                                                 The Proposal                                            routine amendments are necessary to                   the airport extending from the 4.3-mile
                                                   The FAA is proposing an amendment                     keep them operationally current, is non-              radius to 7.3 miles east of the airport.
                                                 to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations                 controversial and unlikely to result in               Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                 (14 CFR) part 71 by removing the part-                  adverse or negative comments. It,                     Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
                                                 time NOTAM status of Class E surface                    therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant                 Above the Surface of the Earth.
                                                 area airspace and defining its                          regulatory action’’ under Executive                   *        *      *    *   *


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                                                 AWP HI E5 Kamuela, HI [Amended]                         ADDRESSES:   Send comments on this                    Comments Invited
                                                 Waimea-Kohala Airport, HI                               proposal to the U.S. Department of                      Interested parties are invited to
                                                    (Lat. 20°00′05″ N, long. 155°40′05″ W)               Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200               participate in this proposed rulemaking
                                                    That airspace extending upward from 700              New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building                   by submitting such written data, views,
                                                 feet above the surface within a 4.3-mile                Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                           or arguments, as they may desire.
                                                 radius of Waimea-Kohala Airport, and within             Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
                                                 4.1 miles each side of the 069° bearing from
                                                                                                                                                               Comments that provide the factual basis
                                                                                                         1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826.                   supporting the views and suggestions
                                                 the airport extending from the 4.3-mile                 You must identify FAA Docket No.
                                                 radius to 12.8 miles east of the airport, and                                                                 presented are particularly helpful in
                                                 within 1.3 miles each side of the 244° bearing
                                                                                                         FAA–2017–1146; Airspace Docket No.                    developing reasoned regulatory
                                                 from the airport extending from the 4.3-mile            17–AWP–16, at the beginning of your                   decisions on the proposal. Comments
                                                 radius to 5.8 miles southwest of the airport.           comments. You may also submit                         are specifically invited on the overall
                                                                                                         comments through the internet at http://              regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
                                                    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February
                                                 7, 2018.                                                www.regulations.gov.                                  environmental, and energy-related
                                                 B.G. Chew,                                                 FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                       aspects of the proposal.
                                                 Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,               Designations and Reporting Points, and                  Communications should identify both
                                                 Western Service Center.                                 subsequent amendments can be viewed                   docket numbers (Docket No. FAA–
                                                 [FR Doc. 2018–03411 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 a.m.]           online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/             2017–1146; Airspace Docket No. 17–
                                                 BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                                                                         publications/. For further information,               AWP–16) and be submitted in triplicate
                                                                                                         you can contact the Airspace Policy                   to DOT Docket Operations (see
                                                                                                         Group, Federal Aviation                               ADDRESSES section for address and
                                                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            Administration, 800 Independence                      phone number).
                                                                                                         Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;                        Persons wishing the FAA to
                                                 Federal Aviation Administration                         telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is               acknowledge receipt of their comments
                                                                                                         also available for inspection at the                  on this notice must submit with those
                                                 14 CFR Part 71                                          National Archives and Records                         comments a self-addressed, stamped
                                                                                                         Administration (NARA). For                            postcard on which the following
                                                 [Docket No. FAA–2017–1146; Airspace                     information on the availability of FAA                statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
                                                 Docket No. 17–AWP–16]                                   Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)                    Docket No. FAA–2017–1146; Airspace
                                                                                                         741–6030, or go to https://                           Docket No. 17–AWP–16.’’ The postcard
                                                 Proposed Amendment of Class D and                       www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                will be date/time stamped and returned
                                                 Class E Airspace, and Removal of                        ibr-locations.html.                                   to the commenter.
                                                 Class E Airspace; Lompoc, CA                                                                                    All communications received on or
                                                                                                            FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
                                                                                                                                                               before the specified closing date for
                                                 AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                Designations and Reporting Points, is
                                                                                                                                                               comments will be considered before
                                                 Administration (FAA), DOT.                              published yearly and effective on
                                                                                                                                                               taking action on the proposed rule. The
                                                 ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking                   September 15.
                                                                                                                                                               proposal contained in this notice may
                                                 (NPRM).                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Tom                be changed in light of the comments
                                                                                                         Clark, Federal Aviation Administration,               received. A report summarizing each
                                                 SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                                                                         Operations Support Group, Western                     substantive public contact with FAA
                                                 amend Class D airspace, Class E
                                                                                                         Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,                  personnel concerned with this
                                                 airspace extending upward from 700
                                                                                                         Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425)                     rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
                                                 feet above the surface, and remove Class
                                                 E airspace designated as an extension at                203–4511.                                             Availability of NPRMs
                                                 Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB),                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               An electronic copy of this document
                                                 Lompoc, CA. This action also proposes                                                                         may be downloaded through the
                                                 to modify Class E airspace extending                    Authority for This Rulemaking
                                                                                                                                                               internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                 upward from 700 feet above the surface                    The FAA’s authority to issue rules                  Recently published rulemaking
                                                 at Lompoc Airport, Lompoc, CA, by                       regarding aviation safety is found in                 documents can also be accessed through
                                                 enlarging the airspace and removing the                 Title 49 of the United States Code.                   the FAA’s web page at http://
                                                 part-time Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)                      Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                 www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
                                                 status. This action would also amend                    authority of the FAA Administrator.                   airspace_amendments/.
                                                 the geographic coordinates of the                       Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,                         You may review the public docket
                                                 airports to match the FAA’s aeronautical                describes in more detail the scope of the             containing the proposal, any comments
                                                 database. This action is necessary for                  agency’s authority. This rulemaking is                received, and any final disposition in
                                                 the safety and management of                            promulgated under the authority                       person in the Dockets Office (see the
                                                 instrument flight rules (IFR) operations                described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                    ADDRESSES section for the address and
                                                 at these airports. An editorial change                  Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                  phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
                                                 would be made removing the city                         section, the FAA is charged with                      5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                 associated with the airport name in the                 prescribing regulations to assign the use             except federal holidays. An informal
                                                 airspace designator for Vandenberg                      of airspace necessary to ensure the                   docket may also be examined between
                                                 AFB, as well as removing exclusionary
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                                                                                                         safety of aircraft and the efficient use of           8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
                                                 language from the description.                          airspace. This regulation is within the               through Friday, except federal holidays,
                                                 Additionally, this action would replace                 scope of that authority as it would                   at the Northwest Mountain Regional
                                                 the outdated term ‘‘Airport/Facility                    amend Class D, Class E airspace, and                  Office of the Federal Aviation
                                                 Directory’’ with the term ‘‘Chart                       remove Class E airspace designated as                 Administration, Air Traffic
                                                 Supplement’’.                                           an extension at Lompoc, CA, in support                Organization, Western Service Center,
                                                 DATES: Comments must be received on                     of IFR operations at Vandenberg AFB                   Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
                                                 or before April 9, 2018.                                and Lompoc Airport.                                   Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057.


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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 7433 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

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