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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Proposed Rules 40215 Policies and Procedures’’ prior to any Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 9, FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace FAA final regulatory action. 2016. Designations and Reporting Points, and Ryan W. Almasy, subsequent amendments can be viewed Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Manager, Operation Support Group, Eastern on line at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/ Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. publications/. For further information, Navigation (air). [FR Doc. 2016–14374 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] you can contact the Airspace Policy The Proposed Amendment BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence In consideration of the foregoing, the Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; Federal Aviation Administration DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as also available for inspection at the follows: Federal Aviation Administration National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 14 CFR Part 71 B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR information on the availability of FAA TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– [Docket No. FAA–2016–5444; Airspace 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ REPORTING POINTS Docket No. 16–ANE–1] federal_register/code_of_federal- _ ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 Proposed Amendment of Class D and regulations/ibr locations.html. continues to read as follows: E Airspace, Falmouth, MA FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f),106(g); 40103, Designations and Reporting Points, is AGENCY: 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Federal Aviation published yearly and effective on 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Administration (FAA), DOT. September 15. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John § 71.1 [Amended] (NPRM). Fornito, Operations Support Group, ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation SUMMARY: This action proposes to Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Administration Order 7400.9Z, Airspace amend Class E airspace designated as an Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) Designations and Reporting Points, extension at Cape Cod Coast Guard Air 305–6364. dated August 6, 2015, effective Station, (formerly Otis ANGB), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: September 15, 2015, is amended as Falmouth, MA, as the Otis TACAN has follows: been decommissioned, requiring Authority for This Rulemaking airspace reconfiguration. Controlled Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace The FAA’s authority to issue rules airspace is necessary for the safety and regarding aviation safety is found in * * * * * management of instrument flight rules Title 49 of the United States Code. ASO AL D Troy, AL [Amended] (IFR) operations at the airport. This Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the action also would update the geographic Troy Municipal Airport at N. Kenneth authority of the FAA Administrator. coordinates of the airport in the existing Campbell Field, AL Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, (Lat. 31°51′36″ N., long. 86°00′50″ W.) Class D and E airspace areas, as well as describes in more detail the scope of the That airspace extending upward from the Falmouth Airpark, Barnstable agency’s authority. This proposed surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL Municipal Airport-Boardman/Polando rulemaking is promulgated under the within a 5-mile radius of Troy Municipal Field, Chatham Municipal Airport, authority described in Subtitle VII, Part, Airport at N. Kenneth Campbell Field. This Martha’s Vineyard Airport, (formerly Class D airspace area is effective during A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Martha’s Vineyard Municipal Airport), specific dates and times established in section, the FAA is charged with and the BOGEY LOM. advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective prescribing regulations to assign the use date and time will thereafter be continuously DATES: Comments must be received on of airspace necessary to ensure the published in the Airport/Facility Directory. or before August 5, 2016. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule airspace. This regulation is within the Designated as an Extension to a Class D to: U.S. Department of Transportation, scope of that authority as it would Surface Area. Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey amend Class D airspace and Class E * * * * * Avenue SE., West Bldg Ground Floor airspace at Cape Cod Coast Guard Air ASO AL E4 Troy, AL [Removed] Rm W12–140, Washington, DC 20591– Station, Falmouth, MA. 0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 202–493–2251. You must identify the Comments Invited Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Docket Number FAA–2016–5444; Interested persons are invited to Above the Surface of the Earth. Airspace Docket No. 16–ANE–1, at the comment on this rule by submitting * * * * * beginning of your comments. You may such written data, views, or arguments, ASO AL E5 Troy, AL [Amended] also submit and review received as they may desire. Comments that Troy Municipal Airport at N. Kenneth comments through the Internet at http:// provide the factual basis supporting the Campbell Field, AL www.regulations.gov. You may review views and suggestions presented are (Lat. 31°51′36″ N., long. 86°00′50″ W.) the public docket containing the particularly helpful in developing That airspace extending upward from 700 proposal, any comments received, and reasoned regulatory decisions on the feet above the surface within a 7.6-mile any final disposition in person in the proposal. Comments are specifically radius of Troy Municipal Airport at N. Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and invited on the overall regulatory, Kenneth Campbell Field and within 2-miles 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, aeronautical, economic, environmental, each side of a 070° bearing from the airport to 11.5-miles northeast of the airport, and except Federal holidays. The Docket and energy-related aspects of the within 2-miles each side of a 253° bearing Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is proposal. from the airport to 11.3-miles southwest of on the ground floor of the building at Communications should identify both the airport. the above address. docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:42 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\21JNP1.SGM 21JNP1 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 40216 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Proposed Rules 2016–5444; Airspace Docket No. 16– dated August 6, 2015, and effective Environmental Review ANE–1) and be submitted in triplicate to September 15, 2015. FAA Order This proposal would be subject to an the Docket Management System (see 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in environmental analysis in accordance ADDRESSES section for address and the ADDRESSES section of this document. with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph phone number). You may also submit FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, 5.6.5a, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: comments through the Internet at http:// D, and E airspace areas, air traffic Policies and Procedures’’ prior to any www.regulations.gov. service routes, and reporting points. FAA final regulatory action. Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments The Proposal Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 on this action must submit with those The FAA is considering an Airspace, Incorporation by reference, comments a self-addressed stamped amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Navigation (air). postcard on which the following Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Class E airspace designated as an The Proposed Amendment Docket No. FAA–2016–5444; Airspace extension at Cape Cod Coast Guard Air In consideration of the foregoing, the Docket No. 16–ANE–1.’’ The postcard Station, Falmouth, MA. Airspace Federal Aviation Administration will be date/time stamped and returned reconfiguration is necessary due to the proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as to the commenter. decommissioning of the Otis TACAN, follows: All communications received before and for continued safety and the specified closing date for comments management of IFR operations at the PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, will be considered before taking action airport. Additionally, this action would B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR on the proposed rule. The proposal note adjustment of the geographic TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND contained in this notice may be changed coordinates of the above airport, as well REPORTING POINTS in light of the comments received. A as Falmouth Airpark, Barnstable report summarizing each substantive Municipal Airport-Boardman/Polando ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 public contact with FAA personnel Field, Chatham Municipal Airport, continues to read as follows: concerned with this rulemaking will be Martha’s Vineyard Airport, and the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, filed in the docket. BOGEY LOM navigation aid, to coincide 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Availability of NPRMs with the FAAs aeronautical database. 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Also, this action would recognize the An electronic copy of this document § 71.1 [Amended] name change of Cape Cod Coast Guard may be downloaded from and ■ Air Station, (formerly OTIS ANGB), and 2. The incorporation by reference in comments submitted through http:// Martha’s Vineyard Airport, (formerly 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation www.regulations.gov. Recently Martha’s Vineyard Municipal Airport). Administration Order 7400.9Z, Airspace published rulemaking documents can Designations and Reporting Points, Class D airspace and Class E airspace also be accessed through the FAA’s Web dated August 6, 2015, effective designations are published in page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_ September 15, 2015, is amended as Paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005 airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/ follows: airspace_amendments/.
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