Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Kingsville, TX, 15172-15173 [2017-05803]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2016–9511; Airspace
Docket No. 16–ASW–20]
Proposed Amendment of Class D
Airspace; Kingsville, TX
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
modify Class D airspace extending up to
2,500 feet above the surface at
Kingsville Naval Air Station (NAS),
Kingsville, TX. This action is necessary
due to the decommissioning of the
Kingsville radio beacon (RBN), and
cancellation of the RBN approach, and
would enhance the safety and
management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport. This
action would also update the geographic
coordinates of the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
366–9826, or 1–800–647–5527. You
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
2016–9511; Airspace Docket No. 16–
ASW–20, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov. You may review
the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and
any final disposition in person in the
Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741–
6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html.
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FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Laster, Federal Aviation Administration,
Contract Support, Operations Support
Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177; telephone (817) 222–5879.
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
modify Class D airspace extending up to
and including 2,500 feet MSL above the
surface area at Kingsville NAS,
Kingsville, TX, to accommodate the
decommissioning of the Kingsville radio
beacon (RBN) and cancellation of the
RBN approach.
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s Web page at https://
www.regulations.gov.
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 during
normal business hours at the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177.
Availability and Summary of
Documents Proposed for Incorporation
by Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 3, 2016, and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11
is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
FAA Order 7400.11 lists Class A, B, C,
D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
service routes, and reporting points.
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 and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above.
Commenters 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–2016–9511/Airspace
Docket No. 16–ASW–20.’’ The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class D
airspace extending up to and including
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius
of Kingsville NAS by removing the area
within two miles each side of the 200
degree bearing from the Kingsville RBN
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to
4.9 miles south of the airport. This
action would also update the geographic
coordinates of the airport to be in
concert with the FAA’s aeronautical
database.
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary
due to the decommissioning of the RBN
and cancellation of the RBN approaches,
and would enhance the safety and
management of standard instrument
approach procedures for IFR operations
at the airport.
Class D airspace designations are
published in paragraph 6000 of FAA
Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016,
and effective September 15, 2016, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class D airspace designations
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
regulation only involves an established
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body of technical regulations for which
frequent and 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 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.
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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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.
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2016, and
effective September 15, 2016, is
amended as follows:
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Class D Airspace Areas.
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Kingsville Naval Air Station (NAS), TX
(Lat. 27°30′16″ N., long. 97°48′30″ W.)
Kingsville TACAN
(Lat. 27°29′57″ N., long. 97°48′20″ W.)
That airspace extends upward from the
surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL
within a 4.3-mile radius of Kingsville NAS,
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 56 and 57
[Docket No. MSHA–2014–0030]
RIN 1219–AB87
Examinations of Working Places in
Metal and Nonmetal Mines
On January 23, 2017, the
Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) published a final rule in the
Federal Register amending the Agency’s
standards for the examination of
working places in metal and nonmetal
mines. The effective date of this final
rule is May 23, 2017. MSHA is
proposing to delay the effective date of
the final rule on Examinations of
Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal
Mines to assure that mine operators and
miners affected by the examinations
final rule have the training and
compliance assistance they need prior
to the rule’s effective date. This
proposed rule would delay the effective
date of the final rule to July 24, 2017.
MSHA is soliciting comments on the
limited issue of whether to extend the
effective date to July 24, 2017, and
whether this extension offers an
appropriate length of time for MSHA to
provide stakeholders training and
compliance assistance.
DATES: Comment Deadline: April 26,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by RIN 1219–AB87 or Docket
No. MSHA–2014–0030, by one of the
following methods:
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: zzMSHA-comments@
dol.gov.
• Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
SUMMARY:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
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Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; delay of effective
date.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
Paragraph 6000
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 13,
2017.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
AGENCY:
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
§ 71.1
and within 1.3 miles each side of the 191°
radial of the Kingsville TACAN extending
from the 4.3-mile radius to 4.9 miles south
of the airport.
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Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th Floor East,
Suite 4E401.
• Fax: 202–693–9441.
Instructions: All submissions must
include RIN 1219–AB87 or Docket No.
MSHA–2014–0030. Do not include
personal information that you do not
want publicly disclosed; MSHA will
post all comments without change,
including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or https://
www.msha.gov/currentcomments.asp.
To read background documents, go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Review the
docket in person at MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
201 12th Street South, Arlington,
Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. EST Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th Floor East,
Suite 4E401.
E-Mail Notification: To subscribe to
receive an email notification when
MSHA publishes rules in the Federal
Register, go to https://www.msha.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov
(email); 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Delay of Effective Date
On January 23, 2017, MSHA
published a Final Rule in the Federal
Register (82 FR 7680) amending the
Agency’s standards for the examination
of working places in metal and
nonmetal mines. The final rule was
scheduled to become effective on May
23, 2017. On January 20, 2017, the Chief
of Staff of the White House released a
memorandum titled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze
Pending Review’’ to ‘‘ensure that the
President’s appointees or designees
have the opportunity to review any new
or pending regulations . . . .’’ 82 FR
8346, January 24, 2017. Among other
things, the memorandum directed the
heads of executive departments and
agencies to consider temporarily
postponing the effective dates of all
regulations that had been published in
the Federal Register but had not yet
taken effect.
In keeping with MSHA’s standard
implementation practices, MSHA would
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2016-9511; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-20]
Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Kingsville, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace extending up
to 2,500 feet above the surface at Kingsville Naval Air Station (NAS),
Kingsville, TX. This action is necessary due to the decommissioning of
the Kingsville radio beacon (RBN), and cancellation of the RBN
approach, and would enhance the safety and management of instrument
flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action would also
update the geographic coordinates of the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2016-9511; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-20, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Laster, Federal Aviation
Administration, Contract Support, Operations Support Group, Central
Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone
(817) 222-5879.
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 modify Class D airspace extending up to and including 2,500
feet MSL above the surface area at Kingsville NAS, Kingsville, TX, to
accommodate the decommissioning of the Kingsville radio beacon (RBN)
and cancellation of the RBN approach.
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 and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters 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-2016-9511/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-20.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://www.regulations.gov.
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 during normal
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11 is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11 lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class D airspace extending up
to and including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Kingsville
NAS by removing the area within two miles each side of the 200 degree
bearing from the Kingsville RBN extending from the 4.3-mile radius to
4.9 miles south of the airport. This action would also update the
geographic coordinates of the airport to be in concert with the FAA's
aeronautical database.
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of
the RBN and cancellation of the RBN approaches, and would enhance the
safety and management of standard instrument approach procedures for
IFR operations at the airport.
Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 6000 of
FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15,
2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established
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body of technical regulations for which frequent and 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 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 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6000 Class D Airspace Areas.
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Kingsville Naval Air Station (NAS), TX
(Lat. 27[deg]30'16'' N., long. 97[deg]48'30'' W.)
Kingsville TACAN
(Lat. 27[deg]29'57'' N., long. 97[deg]48'20'' W.)
That airspace extends upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Kingsville NAS, and
within 1.3 miles each side of the 191[deg] radial of the Kingsville
TACAN extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 4.9 miles south of the
airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 13, 2017.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-05803 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]
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