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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2011–1211; Airspace
Docket No. 11–ASO–40]
Proposed Amendment of Class E
Airspace; Memphis, TN
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend Class E Airspace at Memphis,
TN, as the West Memphis NonDirectional Beacon (NDB) has been
decommissioned and new Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures have
been developed at Memphis
International Airport. This action also
would remove West Memphis
Municipal Airport, West Memphis, TN
from the existing airspace surrounding
Memphis International Airport,
Memphis, TN. This action would
enhance the safety and airspace
management of Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, Comments
must be received on or before May 10,
2012. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under title 1, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to
the annual revision of FAA, Order
7400.9 and publication of conforming
amendments.
SUMMARY:
Send comments on this rule
to: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC
20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–
5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You must
identify the Docket Number FAA–2011–
1211; Airspace Docket No. 11–ASO–40,
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit and review received
ADDRESSES:
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comments through the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
John
Fornito, Operations Support Group,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)
305–6364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to
comment on this rule 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 (FAA Docket No. FAA–
2011–1211; Airspace Docket No. 11–
ASO–40) and be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Management System (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Persons wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
Docket No. FAA–2011–1211; Airspace
Docket No. 11–ASO–40.’’ The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
All communications received before
the specified closing date for comments
will be considered before taking action
on the proposed rule. The proposal
contained in this notice may be changed
in light of the comments received. A
report summarizing each substantive
public contact with FAA personnel
concerned with this rulemaking will be
filed in the docket.
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Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded from and
comments submitted through https://
www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can
also be accessed through the FAA’s Web
page at https://www.faa.gov/
airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/
publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received, and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see the
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ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. An informal docket
may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, room 350, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRM’s should
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of
Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking distribution
System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an
amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend
Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface to support
new standard instrument approach
procedures developed at Memphis
International Airport, Memphis, TN.
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary
due to the decommissioning of the West
Memphis NDB and cancellation of the
NDB approach, and for continued safety
and management of IFR operations at
the airport. Also, West Memphis
Municipal Airport, West Memphis, AR,
would be removed from the Memphis,
TN, airspace designation to
accommodate the separation of existing
Class E airspace surrounding Memphis
International Airport, Memphis, TN.
The establishment of the new designator
for the controlled airspace at West
Memphis Municipal Airport, West
Memphis, AR, would simultaneously be
coordinated with this action.
Class E airspace designations are
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA
order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011,
and effective September 15, 2011, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class E airspace designation
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current. 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
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navigation, it is certified that this
proposed 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.
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 proposed
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 proposed regulation is
within the scope of that authority as it
would amend Class E airspace at
Memphis International Airport,
Memphis TN.
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (Air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, 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
1. The authority citation for Part 71
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113,
40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–
1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 9, 2011, effective
September 15, 2011, is amended as
follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth.
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Memphis International Airport, TN
(Lat. 35°02′33″ N., long. 89°58′36″ W.)
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Olive Branch, MS, Olive Branch Airport
(Lat. 34°58′44″ N., long. 89°47′13″ W.)
General DeWitt Spain Airport
(Lat. 35°12′02″ N., long. 90°03′14″ W.)
Elvis NDB
(Lat. 35°03′41″ N., long. 90°04′18″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius
of Memphis International Airport, and within
4 miles north and 8 miles south of the 271ß
bearing from the Elvis NDB extending from
the 8-mile radius to 16 miles west of the Elvis
NDB, and within a 7.5-mile radius of Olive
Branch Airport, Olive Branch, MS, and
within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the
017ßbearing and 4 miles west and 8 miles
east of the 170ßbearing from the Olive
Branch NDB extending from the 7.5-mile
radius to 16 miles northeast and south of the
airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of
General DeWitt Spain Airport; excluding that
airspace within the Millington, TN, Class E
airspace area.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March
14, 2012.
Barry A. Knight,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern
Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2011–0363; Airspace
Docket No. 11–ANM–8]
Proposed Modification of Class D and
Class E Airspace and Revocation of
Class E Airspace; Bellingham, WA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
modify Class D and Class E airspace at
Bellingham, WA, to accommodate
aircraft departing and arriving under
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at
Bellingham International Airport. This
action also would remove Class E
airspace designated as an extension to a
Class D or E surface area at Bellingham
International Airport. This action,
initiated by the biennial review of the
Bellingham airspace area, would
enhance the safety and management of
aircraft operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
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Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366–9826. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2011–
0363; Airspace Docket No. 11–ANM–8,
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057;
telephone (425) 203–4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 (FAA Docket No. FAA
2011–0363 and Airspace Docket No. 11–
ANM–8) and be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Management System (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA–2011–0363 and
Airspace Docket No. 11–ANM–8’’. The
postcard will be date/time stamped and
returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or
before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before
taking action on the proposed rule. The
proposal contained in this action may
be changed in light of comments
received. All comments submitted will
be available for examination in the
public docket both before and after the
closing date for comments. A report
summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerned
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM’s
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
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documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s web page at https://
www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/
air_traffic/publications/
airspace_amendments/.
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 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An informal docket
may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRM’s should
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class D
airspace and Class E airspace designated
as surface area to meet current standards
for IFR departures and arrivals at
Bellingham International Airport,
Bellingham, WA. This modification
eliminates the need for Class E airspace
designated as an extension to a Class D
or E surface area, and, therefore, would
be removed. This action, initiated by a
biennial review of the airspace, is
necessary for the safety and
management of aircraft departing and
arriving under IFR operations at the
airport.
Class D and E airspace designations
are published in paragraph 5000, 6002
and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order
7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and
effective September 15, 2011, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
Part 71.1. The Class D and E airspace
designation listed in this document will
be published subsequently in this
Order.
The FAA has determined this
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2011-1211; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-40]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Memphis, TN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace at Memphis, TN,
as the West Memphis Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) has been
decommissioned and new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have
been developed at Memphis International Airport. This action also would
remove West Memphis Municipal Airport, West Memphis, TN from the
existing airspace surrounding Memphis International Airport, Memphis,
TN. This action would enhance the safety and airspace management of
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, Comments must be received on or before May
10, 2012. The Director of the Federal Register approves this
incorporation by reference action under title 1, Code of Federal
Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA, Order
7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2011-1211; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-40, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received
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comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2011-1211; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-40) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
No. FAA-2011-1211; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASO-40.'' The postcard will
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and
comments submitted through https://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at https://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
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 address and phone number) between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, room 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface to support new standard instrument
approach procedures developed at Memphis International Airport,
Memphis, TN. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the
decommissioning of the West Memphis NDB and cancellation of the NDB
approach, and for continued safety and management of IFR operations at
the airport. Also, West Memphis Municipal Airport, West Memphis, AR,
would be removed from the Memphis, TN, airspace designation to
accommodate the separation of existing Class E airspace surrounding
Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN. The establishment of the
new designator for the controlled airspace at West Memphis Municipal
Airport, West Memphis, AR, would simultaneously be coordinated with
this action.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
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 proposed 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.
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 proposed 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 proposed regulation is within the scope
of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace at Memphis
International Airport, Memphis TN.
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, 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
1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, effective September 15, 2011,
is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
ASO TN E5 Memphis, TN
Memphis International Airport, TN
(Lat. 35[deg]02'33'' N., long. 89[deg]58'36'' W.)
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Olive Branch, MS, Olive Branch Airport
(Lat. 34[deg]58'44'' N., long. 89[deg]47'13'' W.)
General DeWitt Spain Airport
(Lat. 35[deg]12'02'' N., long. 90[deg]03'14'' W.)
Elvis NDB
(Lat. 35[deg]03'41'' N., long. 90[deg]04'18'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8-mile radius of Memphis International Airport, and within
4 miles north and 8 miles south of the 271[ordm] bearing from the
Elvis NDB extending from the 8-mile radius to 16 miles west of the
Elvis NDB, and within a 7.5-mile radius of Olive Branch Airport,
Olive Branch, MS, and within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the
017[ordm] bearing and 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the 170[ordm]
bearing from the Olive Branch NDB extending from the 7.5-mile radius
to 16 miles northeast and south of the airport, and within a 6.4-
mile radius of General DeWitt Spain Airport; excluding that airspace
within the Millington, TN, Class E airspace area.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 14, 2012.
Barry A. Knight,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2012-7103 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
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