83_FR_8245 83 FR 8207 - Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Crows Landing, CA

83 FR 8207 - Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Crows Landing, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 38 (February 26, 2018)

Page Range8207-8208
FR Document2018-03659

This action proposes to remove Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at Crows Landing Airport, Crows Landing, CA. This airspace is wholly contained within the Sacramento en route airspace area and duplication is not necessary.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8207-8208]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03659]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1088; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-25]


Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Crows Landing, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove Class E airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at Crows Landing Airport, 
Crows Landing, CA. This airspace is wholly contained within the 
Sacramento en route airspace area and duplication is not necessary.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 12, 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: 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-1088; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-25, 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 clarifies airspace designations by eliminating the redundancy.

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-
2017-1088; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-25) and be submitted in 
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address 
and phone number). You may also submit comments through the internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    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-2017-1088, Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-25''. 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

[[Page 8208]]

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.

History

    On June 20, 2017, the FAA published a final rule in the Federal 
Register (82 FR 27988) Docket No. FAA-2016-9476 establishing Class E en 
route airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at 
Sacramento, CA. Afterwards, the FAA found that the airspace area for 
NASA Crows Landing, CA, is now contained within the en route airspace 
area for the Sacramento, CA, area. Therefore, the airspace designation 
for Crows Landing would be removed from FAA Order 7400.11B.

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 1,200 feet above the surface at Crows Landing Airport, 
Crows Landing, CA. The existing airspace area designated for Crows 
Landing airport is wholly contained within the Sacramento en route 
airspace area, and duplication is not necessary.
    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

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

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 NASA Crows Landing, CA [Removed]

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 14, 2018.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-03659 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2018 / Proposed Rules 8207 principal inspector, or lacking a principal DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Authority for This Rulemaking inspector, the manager of the local flight The FAA’s authority to issue rules standards district office/certificate holding Federal Aviation Administration district office. regarding aviation safety is found in (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: As of the Title 49 of the United States Code. 14 CFR Part 71 effective date of this AD, for any requirement Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the in this AD to obtain corrective actions from authority of the FAA Administrator. [Docket No. FAA–2017–1088; Airspace Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, a manufacturer, the action must be Docket No. 17–AWP–25] accomplished using a method approved by describes in more detail the scope of the the Manager, International Section, Transport Proposed Revocation of Class E agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Standards Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airspace; Crows Landing, CA promulgated under the authority Airbus’s EASA DOA. If approved by the described in Subtitle VII, Part A, DOA, the approval must include the DOA- AGENCY: Federal Aviation Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that authorized signature. Administration (FAA), DOT. section, the FAA is charged with (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking prescribing regulations to assign the use as required by paragraphs (k) and (l)(1) of this (NPRM). of airspace necessary to ensure the AD: If any service information contains safety of aircraft and the efficient use of procedures or tests that are identified as RC, SUMMARY: This action proposes to airspace. This regulation is within the those procedures and tests must be done to remove Class E airspace extending scope of that authority as it clarifies comply with this AD; any procedures or tests upward from 1,200 feet above the airspace designations by eliminating the that are not identified as RC are surface at Crows Landing Airport, redundancy. recommended. Those procedures and tests Crows Landing, CA. This airspace is Comments Invited that are not identified as RC may be deviated wholly contained within the from using accepted methods in accordance Sacramento en route airspace area and Interested parties are invited to with the operator’s maintenance or duplication is not necessary. participate in this proposed rulemaking inspection program without obtaining DATES: Comments must be received on by submitting such written data, views, approval of an AMOC, provided the or before April 12, 2018. or arguments, as they may desire. procedures and tests identified as RC can be Comments that provide the factual basis ADDRESSES: Send comments on this done and the airplane can be put back in an supporting the views and suggestions proposal to the U.S. Department of airworthy condition. Any substitutions or presented are particularly helpful in Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 changes to procedures or tests identified as developing reasoned regulatory New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, RC require approval of an AMOC. decisions on the proposal. Comments Ground Floor, Room W12–140, are specifically invited on the overall (s) Related Information Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800) regulatory, aeronautical, economic, (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must environmental, and energy-related Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2017– aspects of the proposal. 2017–0069, dated April 25, 2017, for related 1088; Airspace Docket No. 17–AWP–25, Communications should identify both information. This MCAI may be found in the at the beginning of your comments. You docket numbers (Docket No. FAA– AD docket on the internet at http:// may also submit comments through the 2017–1088; Airspace Docket No. 17– www.regulations.gov by searching for and internet at http://www.regulations.gov. AWP–25) and be submitted in triplicate locating Docket No. FAA–2018–0113. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace to DOT Docket Operations (see (2) For more information about this AD, Designations and Reporting Points, and ADDRESSES section for address and contact, Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace subsequent amendments can be viewed phone number). You may also submit Engineer, International Section, Transport online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ comments through the internet at http:// Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th publications/. For further information, www.regulations.gov. St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and you can contact the Airspace Policy Persons wishing the FAA to fax: 206–231–3229. Group, Federal Aviation acknowledge receipt of their comments (3) For service information identified in Administration, 800 Independence on this notice must submit with those this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; comments a self-addressed, stamped Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone: +33 postcard on which the following also available for inspection at the 5 61 93 36 96; fax: +33 5 61 93 45 80; email: statement is made: ‘‘Comments to National Archives and Records airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; Docket No. FAA–2017–1088, Airspace Administration (NARA). For internet: http://www.airbus.com. You may Docket No. 17–AWP–25’’. The postcard information on the availability of FAA view this service information at the FAA, will be date/time stamped and returned Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South to the commenter. 741–6030, or go to https:// 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information All communications received on or www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ on the availability of this material at the before the specified closing date for ibr-locations.html. FAA, call 206–231–3195. comments will be considered before FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace taking action on the proposed rule. The Issued in Renton, Washington, on February Designations and Reporting Points, is proposal contained in this notice may 14, 2018. published yearly and effective on be changed in light of the comments September 15. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS Michael Kaszycki, received. A report summarizing each Acting Director, System Oversight Division, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom substantive public contact with FAA Aircraft Certification Service. Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, personnel concerned with this [FR Doc. 2018–03599 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am] Operations Support Group, Western rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Availability of NPRMs Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203–4511. An electronic copy of this document SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: may be downloaded through the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Feb 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\26FEP1.SGM 26FEP1

8208 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2018 / Proposed Rules internet at http://www.regulations.gov. and effective September 15, 2017, which Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Recently published rulemaking is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More documents can also be accessed through 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Above the Surface of the Earth. the FAA’s web page at http:// listed in this document will be * * * * * www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ published subsequently in the Order. AWP CA E5 NASA Crows Landing, CA airspace_amendments/. [Removed] You may review the public docket Regulatory Notices and Analyses containing the proposal, any comments The FAA has determined that this Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February received, and any final disposition in 14, 2018. proposed regulation only involves an person in the Dockets Office (see the established body of technical Shawn M. Kozica, ADDRESSES section for the address and regulations for which frequent and Manager, Operations Support Group, Western phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and routine amendments are necessary to Service Center. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, keep them operationally current, is non- [FR Doc. 2018–03659 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am] except federal holidays. An informal controversial and unlikely to result in BILLING CODE 4910–13–P docket may also be examined between adverse or negative comments. It, 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant through Friday, except federal holidays, regulatory action’’ under Executive DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION at the Northwest Mountain Regional Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Office of the Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies Administration, Air Traffic and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February Organization, Western Service Center, 14 CFR Part 71 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind preparation of a regulatory evaluation as [Docket No. FAA–2017–0865; Airspace Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057. the anticipated impact is so minimal. Docket No. 17–ASO–19] Availability and Summary of Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air Proposed Amendment of Class D Documents for Incorporation by Airspace and Class E Airspace; Biloxi, Reference navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, MS, and Gulfport, MS This document proposes to amend would not have a significant economic AGENCY: Federal Aviation FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace impact on a substantial number of small Administration (FAA), DOT. Designations and Reporting Points, entities under the criteria of the dated August 3, 2017, and effective ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Regulatory Flexibility Act. (NPRM). September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed Environmental Review SUMMARY: This action proposes to in the ADDRESSES section of this amend Class D airspace, Class E surface This proposal will be subject to an document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists airspace, Class E airspace designated as environmental analysis in accordance Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, an extension (by removing NOTAM with FAA Order 1050.1F, air traffic service routes, and reporting part-time status), and Class E airspace ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and points. extending upward from 700 feet above Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final History regulatory action. the surface at Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), Biloxi, MS, and Gulfport-Biloxi On June 20, 2017, the FAA published List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 International Airport, (formerly a final rule in the Federal Register (82 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport), FR 27988) Docket No. FAA–2016–9476 Navigation (air). Gulfport, MS. The geographic establishing Class E en route airspace coordinates for these airports and the extending upward from 1,200 feet above The Proposed Amendment Keesler TACAN navigation aid would the surface at Sacramento, CA. Accordingly, pursuant to the be adjusted in the associated Class D Afterwards, the FAA found that the authority delegated to me, the Federal and E airspace to match the FAA’s airspace area for NASA Crows Landing, Aviation Administration proposes to aeronautical database. Also, an editorial CA, is now contained within the en amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: change would be made to the Class E route airspace area for the Sacramento, extension airspace legal descriptions CA, area. Therefore, the airspace PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, replacing ‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ designation for Crows Landing would be B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR with the term ‘‘Chart Supplement’’ for removed from FAA Order 7400.11B. TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND these airports. This action would The Proposal REPORTING POINTS enhance the safety and management of The FAA is proposing an amendment instrument flight rules (IFR) operations to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR at these airports. (14 CFR) Part 71 by removing Class E part 71 continues to read as follows: DATES: Comments must be received on airspace extending upward from 1,200 Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, or before April 12, 2018. feet above the surface at Crows Landing 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, ADDRESSES: Send comments on this Airport, Crows Landing, CA. The 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. proposal to: U.S. Department of daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS existing airspace area designated for Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 § 71.1 [Amended] New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg. Crows Landing airport is wholly contained within the Sacramento en ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, route airspace area, and duplication is 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (800) not necessary. Airspace Designations and Reporting 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 3, 2017, and identify the Docket No. FAA–2017– published in paragraph 6005 of FAA effective September 15, 2017, is 0865; Airspace Docket No. 17–ASO–19, Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017 amended as follows: at the beginning of your comments. You VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Feb 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\26FEP1.SGM 26FEP1


Document Created: 2018-02-24 01:00:32
Document Modified: 2018-02-24 01:00:32
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 12, 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 8207 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
2024 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR