Federal Register/Vol. 83, No. 149/Thursday, August 2, 2018
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37776 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Proposed Rules Points, dated August 3, 2017, and Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; effective September 15, 2017, is 2018. telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is amended as follows: Shawn M. Kozica, also available for inspection at the Group Manager, Operations Support Group, National Archives and Records Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Western Service Center. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Administration (NARA). For Above the Surface of the Earth. [FR Doc. 2018–16482 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] information on the availability of FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call 202–741– * * * * * BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/ AAL AK E5 Barrow, AK [Amended] federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace AK Designations and Reporting Points, is (Lat. 71°17′06″ N, long. 156°46′07″ W) Federal Aviation Administration published yearly and effective on September 15. That airspace extending upward from 700 14 CFR Part 71 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: radius of the Wiley Post/Will Rogers [Docket No. FAA–2017–0348; Airspace Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation Memorial Airport; and that airspace Docket No. 17–AAL–4] Administration, Operations Support extending upward from 1,200 feet above the RIN–2120–AA66 Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S. surface within a 73-mile radius of the Wiley 216th St., Des Moines, WA, 98198– Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Proposed Modification of Class E 6547; telephone (206) 231–2245. excluding that airspace extending beyond 12 Airspace for the Following Alaska SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: miles of the shoreline. Towns; Nuiqsut, AK; Perryville, AK; AAL AK E5 Chevak, AK [Amended] Pilot Point, AK; and Point Lay, AK Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA’s authority to issue rules Chevak Airport, AK AGENCY: ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ Federal Aviation regarding aviation safety is found in (Lat. 61 32 27 N, long. 165 36 03 W) Administration (FAA), DOT. That airspace extending upward from 700 Title 49 of the United States Code. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the (NPRM). radius of Chevak Airport; and that airspace authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, extending upward from 1,200 feet above the SUMMARY: This action proposes to describes in more detail the scope of the surface within a 73-mile radius of Chevak modify Class E airspace extending agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Airport, excluding that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the promulgated under the authority beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. surface in Alaska at Nuiqsut Airport; described in Subtitle VII, Part A, AAL AK E5 Clarks Point, AK [Amended] Oooguruk Island Heliport Nuiqsut; Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Pioneer Heliport, Nuiqsut; Perryville Clarks Point Airport, AK section, the FAA is charged with ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ Airport; Pilot Point Airport; and Point (Lat. 58 50 01 N, long. 158 31 46 W) prescribing regulations to assign the use Lay Airport. This proposal would add That airspace extending upward from 700 of airspace necessary to ensure the exclusionary language to the legal feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile safety of aircraft and the efficient use of descriptions of these airports to exclude radius of Clarks Point Airport; and that airspace. This regulation is within the Class E airspace extending beyond 12 airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet scope of that authority as it would miles from the shoreline, and would above the surface within a 73-mile radius of amend Class E airspace extending the Clarks Point Airport, excluding that ensure the safety and management of upward from 1,200 feet above the airspace extending beyond 12 miles of the aircraft within the National Airspace surface at Nuiqsut Airport, Oooguruk shoreline. System. Also, this action would remove Island Heliport, Pioneer Heliport, the heliport name from the airspace AAL AK E5 Elim, AK [Amended] Perryville Airport, Pilot Point Airport, designation of Oooguruk Island Heliport Point Hope Airport, Point Lay Airport, Elim Airport, AK and Pioneer Heliport. (Lat. 64°36′54″ N, long. 162°16′14″ W) and Port Heiden Airport, AK, to support DATES: Comments must be received on That airspace extending upward from 700 IFR operations in standard instrument feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile or before September 17, 2018. approach and departure procedures at radius of Elim Airport, and within 3.7 miles ADDRESSES: Send comments on this these airports. either side of the 015° bearing from the Elim proposal to the U.S. Department of Airport, extending from the 6.8-mile radius, Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 Comments Invited to 12.6 miles north of Elim Airport; and that New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Interested parties are invited to airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet Ground Floor, Room W12–140, participate in this proposed rulemaking above the surface within a 74-mile radius of Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800) by submitting such written data, views, the Elim Airport, excluding that airspace 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must or arguments, as they may desire. extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2017– Comments that provide the factual basis AAL AK E5 Golovin, AK [Amended] 0348; Airspace Docket No. 17–AAL–4, supporting the views and suggestions Golovin Airport, AK at the beginning of your comments. You presented are particularly helpful in (Lat. 64°33′02″ N, long. 163°00′26″ W) may also submit comments through the developing reasoned regulatory internet at http://www.regulations.gov. decisions on the proposal. Comments That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.4-mile FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace are specifically invited on the overall radius of Golovin Airport, and that airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and regulatory, aeronautical, economic, extending upward from 1,200 feet above the subsequent amendments can be viewed environmental, and energy-related _ surface within a 30-mile radius of lat. online at http://www.faa.gov/air traffic/ aspects of the proposal. 64°43′47″ N, long. 163°15′17″ W and a 30- publications/. For further information, Communications should identify both mile radius of lat. 64°17′57″ N, long. you can contact the Airspace Policy docket numbers and be submitted in 163°01′41″ W, excluding that airspace Group, Federal Aviation triplicate to the address listed above. extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. Administration, 800 Independence Persons wishing the FAA to VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:26 Aug 01, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\02AUP1.SGM 02AUP1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Proposed Rules 37777 acknowledge receipt of their comments Nuiqsut, AK; Perryville Airport, PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, on this notice must submit with those Perryville, AK; Pilot Point Airport, Pilot B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR comments a self-addressed, stamped Point, AK; and Point Lay Airport, Point TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND postcard on which the following Lay, AK. This action would add REPORTING POINTS statement is made: ‘‘Comments to language to the legal descriptions of Docket No. FAA–2017–0348; Airspace these airports that reads ‘‘excluding that ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Docket No. 17–AAL–4’’. The postcard airspace that extends beyond 12 miles part 71 continues to read as follows: will be date/time stamped and returned from the shoreline.’’ Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, to the commenter. Also, this action would remove the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, All communications received before airport name from the airspace 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. the specified closing date for comments designation for Oooguruk Island will be considered before taking action § 71.1 [Amended] Heliport and Pioneer Heliport, to ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in on the proposed rule. The proposal conform with recent change to FAA contained in this notice may be changed 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Designations and Reporting in light of the comments received. A Airspace Matters. report summarizing each substantive Points, dated August 3, 2017, and public contact with FAA personnel Class E airspace designations are effective September 15, 2017, is concerned with this rulemaking will be published in paragraph 6005 of FAA amended as follows: filed in the docket. Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, which Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Availability of NPRMs is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 1,200 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. An electronic copy of this document 71.1. The Class E airspace designations may be downloaded through the listed in this document will be * * * * * internet at http://www.regulations.gov. published subsequently in the Order. AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut AK [Amended] Recently published rulemaking Regulatory Notices and Analyses Nuiqsut Airport, AK documents can also be accessed through (Lat. 70°12′35″ N, long. 151°00′23″ W) the FAA’s web page at http:// The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending