Proposed Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Kenai, AK, 34609-34611 [2013-13570]
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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 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 Supplemental Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class D
airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL
at Bryant AAF, Anchorage AK.
Controlled airspace is necessary to
accommodate the increased volume and
variety of aircraft arriving and departing
the immediate vicinity of Bryant AAF.
This action would enhance the safety
and management of terminal VFR
operations at the airport.
Class D airspace designations are
published in paragraph 5000 of FAA
Order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012,
and effective September 15, 2012, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class D airspace designation
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in this 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.
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
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
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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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1,
Section 106, describes the authority for
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 the 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
establish controlled airspace at Bryant
AAF, Anchorage AK.
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.
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
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
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 the Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9W,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 8, 2012, and
effective September 15, 2012, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
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Anchorage AK [NEW]
Bryant AAF, AK
(Lat. 61°15′57″ N., long. 149°39′12″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL
within an area bounded by a line beginning
at lat. 61°17′3″ N., long. 149°37′35″ W.; to lat.
61°17′13″ N., long. 149°43′08″ W.; to lat.
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61°13′49″ N., long. 149°43′08″ W.; to lat.
61°13′54″ N., long. 149°42′44″ W.; to lat.
61°14′24″ N., long. 149°41′23″ W.; to lat.
61°15′54″ N., long. 149°38′20″ W.; thence to
the point of beginning.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 24,
2013.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013–13596 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2012–1174; Airspace
Docket No. 12–AAL–12]
Proposed Modification of Class D and
E Airspace; Kenai, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
modify Class D and E airspace at Kenai,
AK, to accommodate aircraft departing
and arriving under Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) at Kenai Municipal Airport.
A minor adjustment also would be made
to the geographic coordinates of the
airport. This action, initiated by the
biennial review of the Kenai airspace
area, would enhance the safety and
management of aircraft operations at the
airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 25, 2013.
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
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366–9826. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2012–
1174; Airspace Docket No. 12–AAL–12,
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057;
telephone (425) 203–4517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to
participate in this proposed rulemaking
by submitting such written data, views,
or arguments, as they may desire.
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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
2012–1174 and Airspace Docket No. 12–
AAL–12) 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–2012–1174 and
Airspace Docket No. 12–AAL–12’’. 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.
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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.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 9:00 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 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.
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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, Class E surface airspace and
Class E airspace designated as an
extension to Class D surface area, at
Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, AK.
Also, the geographic coordinates of the
airport would be updated to coincide
with the FAA’s aeronautical database.
After biennial review of the airspace,
the FAAs Aeronautical Products Office
found modification of the airspace
necessary for the safety and
management of aircraft departing and
arriving under IFR operations at the
airport. The Class D airspace and Class
E surface area airspace excluded below
1,100 feet MSL beyond 4 miles from the
airport would be decreased, and the
segment of the Class E airspace
designated as an extension extending to
10.2 miles northeast of the airport
would be adjusted to coincide with the
dimensions of the cutout.
Class D airspace and Class E airspace
designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6002 and 6004, respectively, of
FAA Order 7400.9W, dated August 8,
2012, and effective September 15, 2012,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations 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
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 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
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Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1,
Section 106, describes the authority for
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 the 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 controlled airspace at Kenai
Municipal Airport, Kenai, AK.
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
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
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 the Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9W,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 8, 2012, and
effective September 15, 2012 is
amended as follows:
■
Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
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AAL AK D Kenai, AK [Amended]
Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
(Lat. 60°34′24″ N., long. 151°14′41″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL
within a 5.2-mile radius of Kenai Municipal
Airport, excluding the airspace below 1,100
feet MSL beyond 4 miles from the airport
extending from the 310° bearing clockwise to
the 346° bearing of the airport. This Class D
airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time
will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
Designated as Surface Areas.
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Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
(Lat. 60°34′24″ N., long. 151°14′41″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 2600 feet MSL
within a 5.2-mile radius of Kenai Municipal
Airport, excluding the airspace below 1,100
feet MSL beyond 4 miles from the airport
extending from the 310° bearing clockwise to
the 346° bearing of the airport; and that
airspace extending upward from the surface
beginning at lat. 60°39′25″ N., long.
151°17′17″ W.; to lat. 60°45′01″ N., long.
151°10′27″ W.; to lat. 60°41′12″ N., long.
150°57′33″ W.; to lat. 60°35′34″ N., long.
151° 04′25″ W., thence counterclockwise
along the 5.2-mile radius of the airport to the
point of beginning. This Class E airspace area
is effective during the specific dates and
times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Directory.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas
Designated as an Extension to Class D or
Class E Surface Area.
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AAL AK E4 Kenai, AK [Amended]
Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
(Lat. 60°34′24″ N., long. 151°14′41″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface beginning at lat. 60°39′25″ N., long.
151°17′17″ W.; to lat. 60°45′01″ N., long.
151°10′27″ W.; to lat. 60°41′12″ N., long.
150°57′33″ W.; to lat. 60°35′34″ N., long.
151° 04′25″ W., thence counterclockwise
along the 5.2-mile radius of the airport to the
point of beginning.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 24,
2013.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013–13570 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3160
[WO–300–L13100000.FJ0000]
RIN 1004–AE26
Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on
Federal and Indian Lands
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking; extension of
comment period.
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AGENCY:
On May 11, 2012, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) published
in the Federal Register a proposed rule
to regulate hydraulic fracturing on
Federal and Indian land. Due to the
SUMMARY:
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complexity of the rule and the issues
surrounding it, the BLM extended the
comment period for 60 days beyond the
end of the initial comment period. On
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supplemental notice of proposed
rulemaking and request for comment.
Key issues in the revised proposed rule
include: the use of an expanded set of
cement evaluation tools to help ensure
that usable water zones have been
isolated and protected from
contamination and more detailed
guidance on how trade secrets claims
will be handled. The revised proposed
rule would also provide opportunities
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processes with individual States and
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improve efficiency. This notice extends
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revised proposed rule for 60 days
beyond the initial comment period.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published May 24, 2013
(78 FR 31636), is extended. Send your
comments on this proposed rule to the
BLM on or before August 23, 2013. The
BLM need not consider, or include in
the administrative record for the final
rule, comments that the BLM receives
after the close of the comment period or
comments delivered to an address other
than those listed below (see ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: Mail: U.S. Department of
the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of
Land Management, Mail Stop 2134 LM,
1849 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20240,
Attention: 1004–AE26. Personal or
messenger delivery: Bureau of Land
Management, 20 M Street, SE., Room
2134 LM, Attention: Regulatory Affairs,
Washington, DC 20003. Federal
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instructions at this Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Wells, Division Chief, Fluid
Minerals Division, 202–912–7143, for
information regarding the substance of
the rule or information about the BLM’s
Fluid Minerals Program. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
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question with the above individual. You
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comment Procedures
If you wish to comment, you may
submit your comments by any one of
several methods: Mail: You may mail
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comments to U.S. Department of the
Interior, Director (630), Bureau of Land
Management, Mail Stop 2134LM, 1849
C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240,
Attention: 1004–AE26. Personal or
messenger delivery: Bureau of Land
Management, 20 M Street, SE., Room
2134 LM, Attention: Regulatory Affairs,
Washington, DC 20003. Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
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Please make your comments as
specific as possible by confining them to
issues directly related to the content of
the revised proposed rule, and explain
the basis for your comments. The
comments and recommendations that
will be most useful and likely to
influence agency decisions are:
1. Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and
2. Those that include citations to, and
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The BLM is not obligated to consider or
include in the Administrative Record
for the rule comments received after the
close of the comment period (see DATES)
or comments delivered to an address
other than those listed above (see
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Comments, including names and
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Before including your address,
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While you can ask in your comment to
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Background
The revised proposed rule was
published on May 24, 2013 (78 FR
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closing on June 24, 2013. Since
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numerous requests for extension of the
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controversial nature of well stimulation
procedures, the BLM is hereby
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extended comment period is August 23,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2012-1174; Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12]
Proposed Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Kenai, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D and E airspace at
Kenai, AK, to accommodate aircraft departing and arriving under
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at Kenai Municipal Airport. A minor
adjustment also would be made to the geographic coordinates of the
airport. This action, initiated by the biennial review of the Kenai
airspace area, would enhance the safety and management of aircraft
operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 25, 2013.
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 Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2012-
1174; Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4517.
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.
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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 2012-1174 and Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12) 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-2012-1174 and Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12''. 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 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.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 9:00 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 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, Class E
surface airspace and Class E airspace designated as an extension to
Class D surface area, at Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, AK. Also, the
geographic coordinates of the airport would be updated to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database. After biennial review of the airspace,
the FAAs Aeronautical Products Office found modification of the
airspace necessary for the safety and management of aircraft departing
and arriving under IFR operations at the airport. The Class D airspace
and Class E surface area airspace excluded below 1,100 feet MSL beyond
4 miles from the airport would be decreased, and the segment of the
Class E airspace designated as an extension extending to 10.2 miles
northeast of the airport would be adjusted to coincide with the
dimensions of the cutout.
Class D airspace and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 5000, 6002 and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9W,
dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15, 2012, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations 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
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 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes
the authority for 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 the
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 controlled airspace at Kenai Municipal Airport,
Kenai, AK.
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(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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15,
2012 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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AAL AK D Kenai, AK [Amended]
Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
(Lat. 60[deg]34'24'' N., long. 151[deg]14'41'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Kenai Municipal Airport,
excluding the airspace below 1,100 feet MSL beyond 4 miles from the
airport extending from the 310[deg] bearing clockwise to the
346[deg] bearing of the airport. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
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AAL AK E2 Kenai, AK [Amended]
Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
(Lat. 60[deg]34'24'' N., long. 151[deg]14'41'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2600 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Kenai Municipal Airport,
excluding the airspace below 1,100 feet MSL beyond 4 miles from the
airport extending from the 310[deg] bearing clockwise to the
346[deg] bearing of the airport; and that airspace extending upward
from the surface beginning at lat. 60[deg]39'25'' N., long.
151[deg]17'17'' W.; to lat. 60[deg]45'01'' N., long. 151[deg]10'27''
W.; to lat. 60[deg]41'12'' N., long. 150[deg]57'33'' W.; to lat.
60[deg]35'34'' N., long. 151[deg] 04'25'' W., thence
counterclockwise along the 5.2-mile radius of the airport to the
point of beginning. This Class E airspace area is effective during
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
Class D or Class E Surface Area.
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AAL AK E4 Kenai, AK [Amended]
Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
(Lat. 60[deg]34'24'' N., long. 151[deg]14'41'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface beginning at
lat. 60[deg]39'25'' N., long. 151[deg]17'17'' W.; to lat.
60[deg]45'01'' N., long. 151[deg]10'27'' W.; to lat. 60[deg]41'12''
N., long. 150[deg]57'33'' W.; to lat. 60[deg]35'34'' N., long.
151[deg] 04'25'' W., thence counterclockwise along the 5.2-mile
radius of the airport to the point of beginning.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 24, 2013.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013-13570 Filed 6-7-13; 8:45 am]
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