[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36502-36504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15936]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0535; Airspace Docket No. 19-AWP-20]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Los Angeles, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to correct a clerical error in the Los
Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA legal description to
remove the language establishing the airspace as part time. This action
is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 12, 2019.
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
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must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2019-0535; Airspace Docket No. 19-AWP-
20, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments
through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C 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: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2245.
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 the Class D legal description for Los Angeles
International Airport, Los Angeles, CA, 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-
2019-0535; Airspace Docket No. 19-AWP-20) and be submitted in
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address
and phone number).
Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
No. FAA-2019-0535; Airspace Docket No. 19-AWP-20.'' 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, 2200 S 216th St, Des Moines, WA 98198-6547.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA proposes to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) part 71 by removing language from the legal description in FAA
Order 7400.11C, that establishes the Class D airspace for Los Angeles
International Airport, Los Angeles, CA as part time. NBAA informed the
FAA that the LAX Class D legal description, the related chart
supplement entry, and notes included on the VFR Sectional contained
information that did not clearly identify when the airspace was in
effect. The FAA concurs. The legal description contains language that
implied the Class D airspace was part-time, inconsistent with the
original intent of the airspace. The Chart Supplement does not include
information indicating when the airspace is effective and directs users
to the VFR Terminal Area Chart. The VFR Terminal Area Chart directs
users to the Chart Supplement or NOTAMS for information and NOTAMS are
not appropriate for this use. The original intent was to establish the
Class D airspace as full time. In 2009, as a result of a mid-air
collision in New York and in response to NTSB Recommendation A-09-86,
Congress requested the FAA evaluate low-level flight around heavy-use
airspace. The FAA committed to evaluations of flight operations in and
around Class Bravo Airspace in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and
Houston. The LAX VFR Airspace Taskforce was convened and made
recommendations to modify the airspace around LAX in a two-step
process. Step one was to establish full-time Class D airspace at LAX.
Step two was to incorporate the Class D airspace into the LAX Class B
at a later date. This proposal recommends removal of the language
indicating the airspace is part time and does not affect the lateral
boundaries of the airspace.
Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 of
FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018 and effective September 15,
2018, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D
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
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routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and
effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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AWP CA D Los Angeles, CA [Amended]
Los Angeles International Airport, CA
(Lat. 33[deg]56'33'' N, long. 118[deg]24'26'' W)
Santa Monica Municipal Airport, CA
(Lat. 34[deg]00'57'' N, long. 118[deg]27'05'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat. 33[deg]57'42'' N,
long. 118[deg]27'23'' W; to lat. 33[deg]58'18'' N, long.
118[deg]26'24'' W; then via the 2.7-mile radius of the Santa Monica
Municipal Airport counterclockwise to lat. 34[deg]00'00'' N, long.
118[deg]24'02'' W; to lat. 34[deg]00'00'' N, long. 118[deg]22'58''
W; to lat. 33[deg]57'42'' N, long. 118[deg]22'10'' W, thence to the
point of beginning. That airspace extending upward from the surface
to and including 2,500 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat.
33[deg]55'50'' N, long. 118[deg]22'06'' W; to lat. 33[deg]54'16'' N,
long. 118[deg]24'17'' W; to lat. 33[deg]52'47'' N, long.
118[deg]26'22'' W; to lat. 33[deg]55'51'' N, long. 118[deg]26'05''
W, thence to the point of beginning.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 2019.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-15936 Filed 7-26-19; 8:45 am]
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