10564 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 31 / Thursday, February 14, 2013 / Proposed Rules Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes * * * * * T–291 LOUIE, MD to Harrisburg (HAR), PA [New] LOUIE, MD Fix (Lat. 38°36′44″ N., long. 076°18′04″ W.) MORTY, MD WP (Lat. 39°19′51″ N., long. 076°24′41″ W.) Harrisburg, PA VORTAC (Lat. 40°18′08″ N., long. 077°04′10″ W.) (HAR) T–295 LOUIE, MD to Lancaster (LRP), PA [New] LOUIE, MD Fix (Lat. 38°36′44″ N., long. 076°18′04″ W.) MORTY, MD WP (Lat. 39°19′51″ N., long. 076°24′41″ W.) Lancaster, PA (LRP) VORTAC (Lat. 40°07′12″ N., long. 076°17′29″ W.) Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, Transportation, Docket Operations, M– comments will be considered before 2013. 30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West taking action on the proposed rule. The Gary A. Norek, Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, proposal contained in this action may Manager, Airspace Policy and ATC Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: be changed in light of comments Procedures Group. (202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA received. All comments submitted will [FR Doc. 2013–03462 Filed 2–13–13; 8:45 am] Docket No. FAA–2012–1296 and be available for examination in the BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Airspace Docket No. 09–AWA–1 at the public docket both before and after the beginning of your comments. You may closing date for comments. A report also submit comments through the summarizing each substantive public DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. contact with FAA personnel concerned FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: with this rulemaking will be filed in the Federal Aviation Administration Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy and ATC docket. Procedures, Office of Airspace Services, Availability of NPRMs 14 CFR Part 71 Federal Aviation Administration, 800 [Docket No. FAA–2012–1296; Airspace Independence Avenue SW., An electronic copy of this document Docket No. 09–AWA–1] Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) may be downloaded through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. RIN 2120–AA66 267–8783. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may review the public docket Proposed Modification of Class B containing the proposal, any comments Comments Invited Airspace; Minneapolis, MN received and any final disposition in Interested parties are invited to person in the Dockets Office (see AGENCY: Federal Aviation participate in this proposed rulemaking ADDRESSES section for address and Administration (FAA), DOT. by submitting such written data, views, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking or arguments as they may desire. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, (NPRM). Comments that provide the factual basis except Federal holidays. An informal supporting the views and suggestions docket may also be examined during SUMMARY: This action proposes to presented are particularly helpful in normal business hours at the office of modify the Minneapolis, MN, Class B developing reasoned regulatory the Central Service Center, Operations airspace area to contain large turbine- decisions on the proposal. Comments Support Group, Federal Aviation powered aircraft conducting published are specifically invited on the overall Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd. instrument procedures at the regulatory, aeronautical, economic, Fort Worth, TX 76137. Minneapolis-St. Paul International environmental, and energy-related Persons interested in being placed on Airport (MSP), MN, within Class B aspects of the proposal. a mailing list for future NPRMs should airspace. The FAA is proposing this Communications should identify both contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, action to ensure containment of aircraft docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– (202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory being vectored to and conducting 2012–1296 and Airspace Docket No. 09– Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed Simultaneous Instrument Landing AWA–1) and be submitted in triplicate Rulemaking Distribution System, which System (SILS) approaches to parallel to the Docket Management Facility (see describes the application procedure. Runways 12L/R and 30L/R, aircraft ADDRESSES section for address and Background being vectored to and conducting phone number). You may also submit approaches to Runway 35, and aircraft comments through the internet at http:// In 1974, the FAA issued a final rule being re-sequenced from approaches to www.regulations.gov. which established the Minneapolis, MN, Runway 35 to approaches to Runway Commenters wishing the FAA to Terminal Control Area (TCA) (38 FR 30L. This action would further support acknowledge receipt of their comments 34991). As a result of the Airspace the FAA’s national airspace redesign on this action must submit with those Reclassification final rule (56 FR 65638), goal of optimizing terminal and en route comments a self-addressed, stamped which became effective in 1993, the airspace areas to enhance safety, postcard on which the following terms ‘‘terminal control area’’ and improving the flow of air traffic, and statement is made: ‘‘Comments to ‘‘airport radar service area’’ were reducing the potential for near midair Docket Nos. FAA–2012–1296 and replaced by ‘‘Class B airspace area,’’ and collision in the terminal area. Airspace Docket No. 09–AWA–1.’’ The ‘‘Class C airspace area,’’ respectively. DATES: Comments must be received on postcard will be date/time stamped and The primary purpose of a Class B or before April 15, 2013. returned to the commenter. airspace area is to reduce the potential ADDRESSES: Send comments on this All communications received on or for midair collisions in the airspace proposal to the U.S. Department of before the specified closing date for surrounding airports with high density VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:13 Feb 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14FEP1.SGM 14FEP1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 31 / Thursday, February 14, 2013 / Proposed Rules 10565 air traffic operations by providing an floor of Class B airspace while Pre-NPRM Public Input area in which all aircraft are subject to descending for sequencing to closely- An Ad Hoc Committee, formed in certain operating rules and equipment spaced, adjacent approaches at MSP. 2010, reviewed the Minneapolis Class B requirements. FAA directives require Since 2006, the fleet mix of aircraft airspace and provided Class B airspace areas be designed to operating at MSP has shifted from recommendations to the FAA about the contain all instrument procedures, and mostly rapidly descending DC–9s and proposed design. The Ad Hoc that air traffic controllers vector aircraft B727s, to A320s, B757s, and other Committee was chaired by the as appropriate to remain within Class B turbojet aircraft with more ‘‘efficient Minnesota Soaring Club representative airspace after entry. wings’’ that require a longer time to with participants representing aviation The Minneapolis Class B airspace area descend. As a result, the distance at interests in the greater Twin Cities area has only been amended once, in 2006, which these slower descending aircraft including representatives of air carrier, since being established to address the must start a descent is located farther significant growth in aircraft operations seaplane, ultralight, parachute, from MSP because the points at which aerobatic, sailplane, experimental and the construction of Runway 17/35 air traffic control (ATC) must ensure the to accommodate the increased aircraft, and general aviation interests. arriving aircraft reach 4,000 feet or 5,000 The Ad Hoc Committee met three times; operations at that time. That feet mean sea level (MSL), in order to amendment action modified the Class B May 15, 2010; June 15, 2010; and July commence the various instrument 13, 2010. airspace to (1) accommodate aircraft approach procedures, has not changed. conducting SILS approaches to parallel In addition, as announced in the This requirement to descend arriving Federal Register of January 5, 2011 (76 Runways 12L/R and 30L/R, and (2) large turbine-powered aircraft earlier provide protection for aircraft FR 489), four fact-finding informal often results in aircraft exiting the floor conducting instrument approaches to airspace meetings were held; the first on of existing Class B airspace. MSP’s new Runway 35. March 18, 2011, at the Metropolitan Since the 2006 Minneapolis Class B Finally, a portion of the Runway 35 Airports Commission in Minneapolis, airspace amendment action, changes to FAC, extended, is not contained entirely MN; the second on March 19, 2011, at MSP vector patterns (traffic flows) and within the existing Class B airspace. the In Flight Pilot Training, LLC., in aircraft descent profiles, and the Between 20 NM and 25 NM from the Eden Prairie, MN; the third on March realization of a miscalculated Class B Minneapolis-St. Paul International 21, 2011, at the Minnesota Army airspace boundary configuration have (Wold-Chamberlain) Airport DME National Guard, Aviation Facility, in St. resulted in unanticipated and Antenna (I–MSP DME), the Runway 35 Paul, MN; and the fourth on March 22, unintended Class B airspace exits. There FAC is outside the boundary of existing 2011, at the Metropolitan Airports are two areas in the existing Class B airspace; whereas, between 25 Commission in Minneapolis, MN. These Minneapolis Class B airspace extensions NM and 30 NM from the I–MSP DME, meetings provided interested airspace located northwest and southeast of MSP the Runway 35 FAC is inside the users with an opportunity to present where