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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2019 / Rules and Regulations 3677 Regulatory Notices and Analyses ANM WA E2 Ephrata, WA [Amended] 7400.11 and publication of conforming The FAA has determined that this Ephrata Municipal Airport, WA amendments. ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ regulation only involves an established (Lat. 47 18 29 N, long. 119 31 01 W) ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, body of technical regulations for which That airspace extending upward from the Airspace Designations and Reporting frequent and routine amendments are surface within a 4.2-mile radius of Ephrata Points, and subsequent amendments can necessary to keep them operationally Municipal Airport. This Class E airspace area be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ current, is non-controversial and is effective during specific dates and times air_traffic/publications/. For further established in advance by a Notice to information, you can contact the unlikely to result in adverse or negative Airmen. The effective date and time will comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a thereafter be continuously published in the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Chart Supplement. Administration, 800 Independence Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a * * * * * Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 ANM WA E5 Ephrata, WA [New] also available for inspection at the FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Ephrata Municipal Airport, WA National Archives and Records does not warrant preparation of a (Lat. 47°18′29″ N, long. 119°31′01″ W) Administration (NARA). For regulatory evaluation as the anticipated That airspace extending upward from 700 information on the availability of this impact is so minimal. Since this is a feet above the surface within 4.2 miles material at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, routine matter that only affects air traffic northwest and 6.6 miles southeast of the 043° or go to https://www.archives.gov/ procedures and air navigation, it is and 223° bearings from Ephrata Municipal federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. certified that this rule, when Airport extending from the airport reference FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace promulgated, will not have a significant point to 11.1 miles northeast and 6.3 miles Designations and Reporting Points, is southwest of the airport. economic impact on a substantial published yearly and effective on number of small entities under the Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January September 15. 31, 2019. criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn M. Kozica, Environmental Review Bonnie Malgarini, Federal Aviation Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Administration, Operations Support The FAA has determined that this Western Service Center. Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S action qualifies for categorical exclusion [FR Doc. 2019–02084 Filed 2–12–19; 8:45 am] 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547; under the National Environmental BILLING CODE 4910–13–P telephone (206) 231–2329. Policy Act in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Authority for This Rulemaking paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action The FAA’s authority to issue rules is not expected to cause any potentially Federal Aviation Administration regarding aviation safety is found in significant environmental impacts, and Title 49 of the United States Code. no extraordinary circumstances exist 14 CFR Part 71 Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the that warrant preparation of an [Docket No. FAA–2017–0350; Airspace authority of the FAA Administrator. environmental assessment. Docket No. 17–AAL–6] Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 RIN 2120–AA66 describes in more detail the scope of the Airspace, Incorporation by reference, agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Navigation (air). Amendment of Class E Airspace for promulgated under the authority the Following Alaska Towns; Toksook described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Adoption of the Amendment Bay, AK; Unalakleet, AK; Wainwright, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that In consideration of the foregoing, the AK; and Yakutat, AK section, the FAA is charged with Federal Aviation Administration prescribing regulations to assign the use amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: AGENCY: Federal Aviation of airspace necessary to ensure the Administration (FAA), DOT. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, ACTION: Final rule. airspace. This regulation is within the B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR scope of that authority as it amends TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E Class E airspace extending upward from REPORTING POINTS airspace extending upward from 1,200 1,200 feet above the surface at Toksook feet above the surface at Toksook Bay Bay Airport, AK; Unalakleet Airport, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 Airport, Toksook Bay, AK; Unalakleet AK; Wainwright Airport, AK; and continues to read as follows: Airport, Unalakleet, AK; Wainwright Yakutat Airport, AK, to support IFR Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Airport, Wainwright, AK; and Yakutat operations in standard instrument 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Airport, Yakutat, AK. This action adds approach and departure procedures at 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. exclusionary language to the legal these airports and to limit Class E § 71.1 [Amended] descriptions of these airports for Class E airspace to within 12 miles of the airspace extending beyond 12 miles shoreline. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in from the shoreline, and ensures the 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, safety and management of aircraft History Airspace Designations and Reporting within the National Airspace System. The FAA published a notice of Points, dated August 13, 2018, and DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 25, proposed rulemaking in the Federal effective September 15, 2018, is 2019. The Director of the Federal Register (83 FR 37778; August 2, 2018) amended as follows: Register approves this incorporation by for Docket No. FAA–2017–0350 to Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace reference action under Title 1 Code of modify Class E airspace for Toksook Bay Designated as Surface Areas. Federal Regulations part 51, subject to Airport, AK; Unalakleet Airport, AK; * * * * * the annual revision of FAA Order Wainwright Airport, AK; and Yakutat VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Feb 12, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\13FER1.SGM 13FER1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with RULES 3678 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2019 / Rules and Regulations Airport, AK. Interested parties were regulatory evaluation as the anticipated AAL AK E5 Unalakleet, AK [Amended] invited to participate in this rulemaking impact is so minimal. Since this is a Unalakleet Airport, AK effort by submitting written comments routine matter that will only affect air (Lat. 63°53′19″ N, long. 160°47′57″ W) on the proposal to the FAA. No traffic procedures and air navigation, it That airspace extending upward from 700 comments were received. is certified that this rule, when feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius A legal description of Wales, AK, was promulgated, will not have a significant of Unalakleet Airport beginning at the 360° accidently included in the NPRM. It economic impact on a substantial bearing of the airport clockwise to the 260° does not belong with this amendment number of small entities under the bearing of the airport, and within a 13.5-mile and has been removed. criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. radius of the airport beginning at the 260° Class E airspace designations are ° Environmental Review bearing of the airport clockwise to the 360 published in paragraph 6005 of FAA bearing of the airport, and within 6 miles Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, The FAA has determined that this each side of the Unalakleet Airport 185° and effective September 15, 2018, which action qualifies for categorical exclusion bearing of the airport extending from the 7- is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR under the National Environmental mile radius to 10 miles south of the airport; 71.1. The Class E airspace designation Policy Act in accordance with FAA and that airspace extending upward from listed in this document will be Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 1,200 feet above the surface within a 74-mile published subsequently in the Order. Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ radius of Unalakleet Airport, excluding that Availability and Summary of paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the Documents for Incorporation by is not expected to cause any potentially shoreline. Reference significant environmental impacts, and * * * * * no extraordinary circumstances exist This document amends FAA Order that warrant preparation of an AAL AK E5 Wainwright, AK [Amended] 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and environmental assessment. Wainwright Airport, AK Reporting Points, dated August 13, (Lat. 70°38′17″ N, long. 159°59′41″ W) List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 2018, and effective September 15, 2018. That airspace extending upward from 700 FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly Airspace, Incorporation by reference, feet above the surface within an 8.5-mile available as listed in the ADDRESSES Navigation (air). radius of Wainwright Airport; and that section of this document. FAA Order Adoption of the Amendment airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E above the surface within a 73-mile radius of airspace areas, air traffic service routes, In consideration of the foregoing, the the Wainwright Airport, AK, excluding that and reporting points. Federal Aviation Administration portion extending outside the Anchorage The Rule amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Arctic CTA/FIR (PAZA) boundary, and excluding that airspace that extends beyond The FAA is amending Title 14 Code PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 12 miles of the shoreline.