[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5325-5326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01383]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2012-0853; Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-23]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Astoria, OR
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).
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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing a SNPRM for the notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) published on October 9, 2012, in order to elicit
comments addressing the proposed airspace modification west of the
airport to accommodate aircraft using Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures. The
FAA has reassessed the NPRM and finds that extension of the Class E
airspace area west of the airport to within 11 miles north of the
airport 268[deg] degree bearing is necessary for the safety and
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the Astoria,
OR, area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2012-
0853; Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-23, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 9, 2012, the FAA published a NPRM to modify Class E
airspace, extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface, at
Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR (77 FR 61306). The comment period
closed November 23, 2012. No comments were received. Subsequent to
publication, the Western Flight Procedures Office reassessed the
proposal and modified the north extension west of the airport from
within 6 miles north to within 11 miles north of the airport 268[deg]
degree bearing. The airspace extension would accommodate missed
approach holding for RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach
procedures.
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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA 2012-0853 and Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-23) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA-2012-0853 and Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-23''. The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the specified closing date
for
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comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM's
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/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Supplemental Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Astoria Regional Airport,
Astoria, OR, to accommodate aircraft using RNAV (GPS) standard
instrument approach procedures at Astoria Regional Airport.
Additionally, from the Astoria Regional Airport 268[deg] bearing from
the 7-mile radius to 17.5 miles west, the airspace would be changed
from within 6 miles north of the 268[deg] bearing to within 11 miles
north. This action would enhance the safety and management of IFR
operations and missed approach holding procedures for RNAV (GPS)
standard instrument approach procedures at the airport.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005, of
FAA Order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15,
2012, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in this Order.
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.
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes
the authority for 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 the
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 modify airspace at Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR.
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``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(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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15,
2012 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ANM OR E5 Astoria, OR [Modified]
Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR
(Lat. 46[deg]09'29'' N., long. 123[deg]52'43'' W.)
Seaside Municipal Airport
(Lat. 46[deg]00'54'' N., long. 123[deg]54'28'' W.)
That airspace extending from 700 feet above the surface within a
7-mile radius of Astoria Regional Airport; and within 11 miles north
and 8.3 miles south of the Astoria Regional Airport 268[deg] bearing
extending from the 7-mile radius to 17.5 miles west of Astoria
Regional Airport, excluding the portion within a 1.8-mile radius of
Seaside Municipal Airport; and within 4 miles northeast and 8.3
miles southwest of the Astoria Regional Airport 326[deg] bearing
extending from the 7-mile radius to 21.4 miles northwest of Astoria
Regional Airport; and within 4 miles each side of the Astoria
Regional Airport 096[deg] bearing extending from the 7-mile radius
to 12 miles east of Astoria Regional Airport; and within 8.3 miles
north and 4 miles south of the Astoria Regional Airport 096[deg]
bearing from 12 miles east, to 28.3 miles east of Astoria Regional
Airport; and within a 15.9-mile radius of Astoria Regional Airport
extending clockwise from the 326[deg] bearing to the 347[deg]
bearing of the airport; and within a 23.1-mile radius of Astoria
Regional Airport extending clockwise from the 347[deg] bearing to
the 039[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the 15.9-mile
radius to a 23.1-mile radius of Astoria Regional Airport extending
clockwise from the airport 039[deg] bearing to the airport 185[deg]
bearing.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 21, 2012.
Harry S. Karnes,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013-01383 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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