Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Destin, FL; Duke Field, Eglin AFB, FL; Proposed Revocation of Class D Airspace; Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL; and Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eglin Air Force Base, FL; Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; and Crestview, FL, 11136-11139 [2016-04491]
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under Executive Order 13132. This
proposed AD would not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the national
Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify this proposed regulation:
(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866,
(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under
the DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26,
1979),
(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation
in Alaska, and
(4) Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by
removing Amendment 39–11922 (65 FR
60845; October 13, 2000), and adding
the following new AD:
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Blanik Limited: Docket No. FAA–2016–4231;
Directorate Identifier 2015–CE–042–AD.
(a) Comments Due Date
We must receive comments by April 18,
2016.
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(b) Affected ADs
This AD replaces AD 2000–20–11,
Amendment 39–11922 (65 FR 60845; October
13, 2000) (‘‘AD 2000–20–11’’).
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to BLANIK LIMITED
Models L–13 Blanik and L–13 AC Blanik
gliders (type certificate previously held by
LET Aeronautical Works), all serial numbers,
certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association of America
(ATA) Code 53: Fuselage.
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(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on an aviation product. The MCAI
describes the unsafe condition as insufficient
material strength of the tail-fuselage
attachment fitting. We are issuing this AD to
detect and correct tail-fuselage fittings with
insufficient material strength, which if left
uncorrected could result in detachment of
the tail from the fuselage with consequent
loss of control.
(f) Actions and Compliance
Unless already done, do the following
actions in paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this
AD, including all subparagraphs:
(1) Model L–13 Blanik gliders:
(i) Within the next 60 days after November
27, 2000 (the effective date retained from AD
2000–20–11), inspect the tail-fuselage
attachment fitting, part number
(P/N) A 102 021 N, for damage and material
hardness following the procedures in LET
Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/085a, dated
November 17, 1999.
(ii) If you find the tail-fuselage attachment
fitting is damaged or the material does not
meet the hardness requirements specified in
the service bulletin during the inspection
required in paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this AD,
before further flight, you must contact the
manufacturer to obtain an FAA-approved
replacement part for P/N A 102 021 N and
FAA-approved installation instructions and
install the replacement part. Use the contact
information found in paragraph (h) to contact
the manufacturer.
(iii) As of November 27, 2000 (the effective
date retained from AD 2000–20–11), do not
install, on any glider, a P/N A 102 021 N
attachment fitting that has not passed the
inspection required in paragraph (f)(1)(i) of
this AD.
(2) Model L–13 AC Blanik gliders:
(i) Within the next 60 days after the
effective date of this AD, inspect the tailfuselage attachment fitting, part number
(P/N) A 102 021 N, for damage and material
hardness following the procedures in LET
Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/085a, dated
November 17, 1999.
(ii) If you find the tail-fuselage attachment
fitting is damaged or the material does not
meet the hardness requirements specified in
the service bulletin during the inspection
required in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD,
before further flight, you must contact the
manufacturer to obtain an FAA-approved
replacement part for P/N A 102 021 N and
FAA-approved installation instructions and
install the replacement part. Use the contact
information found in paragraph (h) to contact
the manufacturer.
(iii) As of the effective date of this AD, do
not install, on any glider, a P/N A 102 021N
attachment fitting that has not passed the
inspection required in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of
this AD.
(g) Other FAA AD Provisions
The following provisions also apply to this
AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office,
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FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs
for this AD, if requested using the procedures
found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to
ATTN: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust,
Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329–
4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. Before
using any approved AMOC on any airplane
to which the AMOC applies, notify your
appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the
FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO),
or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.
(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement
in this AD to obtain corrective actions from
a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective
actions are considered FAA-approved if they
are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required
to assure the product is airworthy before it
is returned to service.
(h) Related Information
Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority AD
CAA–AD–T–112/1999R1, dated November
23, 1999, for related information. You may
examine the MCAI on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–4231.
For service information related to this AD,
contact BLANIK LIMITED, 2nd Floor Beaux
Lane House, Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2,
Republic of Ireland; phone: +420 733 662
194; email: info@blanik.aero; Internet:
https://www.blanik.aero/%EF%BB
%BFcustomer_support. You may review this
referenced service information at the FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust,
Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information
on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call (816) 329–4148.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on
February 24, 2016.
Robert P. Busto,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2015–7203; Airspace
Docket No. 15–ASO–14]
Proposed Establishment of Class D
Airspace: Destin, FL; Duke Field, Eglin
AFB, FL; Proposed Revocation of
Class D Airspace; Eglin AF Aux No 3
Duke Field, FL; and Proposed
Amendment of Class D and E
Airspace; Eglin Air Force Base, FL;
Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; and
Crestview, FL
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
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This action proposes to
establish Class D airspace at Destin, FL,
providing the controlled airspace
required for the Air Traffic Control
Tower at Destin Executive Airport,
(formerly Destin-Fort Walton Beach
Airport). Additionally, this action
would remove Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke
Field from the Class D designation, and
establish Duke Field, Eglin AFB, FL in
its place. Controlled airspace is
necessary for the safety and
management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport. This
action also would amend existing Class
D and Class E airspace by recognizing
the airport’s name change. This action
also would change the existing Class D
airspace designation at Duke Field,
Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), FL, and
would adjust the geographic coordinates
of Eglin AFB, Destin Executive Airport,
Duke Field, and Hurlburt Field, to stay
in concert with the FAA’s database.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule
to: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor,
Rm. W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax:
202–493–2251. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA–2015–7203;
Airspace Docket No. 15–ASO–14, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit and review received
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. The Docket
Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is
on the ground floor of the building at
the above address.
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/
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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741–
6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
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published yearly and effective on
September 15.
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:
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
establish Class D airspace at Destin
Executive Airport, Destin, FL, and Duke
Field Eglin AFB, FL; and remove Class
D airspace at Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke
Field; and amend Class D and Class E
airspace at Eglin Air Force Base, FL.
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–
2015–7203; Airspace Docket No. 15–
ASO–14) 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–2015–7203; Airspace
Docket No. 15–ASO–14.’’ The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
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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 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. An informal
docket may also be examined between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays
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.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 6, 2015, and effective
September 15, 2015. FAA Order
7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this document.
FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C,
D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
service routes, and reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an
amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish
Class D airspace up to and including
1,600 feet within a 4.4 mile radius of at
Destin Executive Airport, Destin, FL,
providing the controlled airspace
required to support the Air Traffic
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Control Tower. Additionally, this action
would remove the Class D designator for
Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL, and
replace it with Duke Field, Eglin AFB,
FL. This action would also adjust the
geographic coordinates in Class D
airspace, Class E surface area airspace,
and Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface for Eglin
Air Force Base, FL, Destin Executive
Airport, Duke Field, and Hurlburt Field,
to stay in concert with the FAA’s
database. Also, Destin-Fort Walton
Beach Airport would be changed to
Destin Executive Airport.
Class D and Class E airspace
designations are published in
Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005,
respectively of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
dated August 6, 2015, and effective
September 15, 2015, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace
designation listed in this document will
be published subsequently in the Order.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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, will
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 would 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.
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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:
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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:
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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.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 6, 2015, effective
September 15, 2015, is amended as
follows:
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Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
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*
*
ASO FL D Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field,
FL [Removed]
ASO FL D Duke Field Eglin AFB, FL [New]
Duke Field, FL
(Lat. 30°38′55″ N., long. 86°31′19″ W.)
Crestview, Bob Sikes Airport
(Lat. 30°46′44″ N., long. 86°31′20″ W.)
Eglin AFB
(Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL
within a 5.2-mile radius of Duke Field;
excluding the portion north of a line
connecting the 2 points of intersection with
a 4.2-mile radius circle centered on Bob Sikes
Airport; excluding the portion south of a line
connecting the 2 points of intersection with
a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on Eglin
AFB. 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.
ASO FL D Destin, FL [New]
Destin Executive Airport, FL
(Lat. 30°24′00″ N., long. 86°28′17″ W.)
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
(Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 1,600 feet MSL
within a 4.4-mile radius of Destin Executive
Airport, excluding that portion north of the
triangle beginning at lat. 30°23′39″ N., long.
86°23′13″ W., to lat. 30°27′00″ N., long.
86°30′19″ W., to lat. 30°20′54″ N., long.
86°31′56″ W. This Class D airspace is
effective during the operating hours of the
Destin Executive Airport tower published in
the Airport/Facility Directory. The airspace is
incorporated into the Eglin Air Force Base,
FL Class D airspace when the tower is closed.
ASO FL D Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL
[Amended]
Eglin, Hurlburt Field, FL
(Lat. 30°25′44″ N., long. 86°41′20″ W.)
Eglin AFB
(Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface, to and including 2,500 feet MSL
within a 5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field;
excluding the portion northeast of a line
connecting the 2 points of intersection with
a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on Eglin
AFB. 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.
ASO FL D Eglin Air Force Base, FL
[Amended]
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
(Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.)
Destin Executive Airport
(Lat. 30°24′00″ N., long. 86°28′17″ W.)
Duke Field
(Lat. 30°38′55″ N., long. 86°31′19″ W.)
Hurlburt Field
(Lat. 30°25′44″ N., long. 86°41′20″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL
within a 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB, and
within a 4.4-mile radius of Destin Executive
Airport, excluding the portion north of a line
connecting the 2 points of intersection within
a 5.2-mile radius centered on Duke Field;
excluding the portion southwest of a line
connecting the 2 points of intersection within
a 5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field; excluding
a portion east of a line beginning at lat.
30°30′43″ N., long. 86°26′21″ W. extending
east to the 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB.
When the tower at Destin Executive Airport
is operational, it excludes Destin’s Class D
airspace defined as that airspace south of the
triangle beginning at lat. 30°23′39″ N., long.
86°23′13″ W. to lat. 30°27′00″ N., long.
86°30′19″ W. to lat. 30°20′54″ N., long.
86°31′56″ W. from the surface to and
including 1,600 feet MSL.
Paragraph 6002
Airspace.
Class E Surface Area
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ASO FL E2 Crestview, FL [Amended]
Bob Sikes Airport, FL
(Lat. 30°46′44″ N., long. 86°31′20″ W.)
Duke Field, Eglin AFB
(Lat. 30°38′55″ N., long. 86°31′19″ W.)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of Bob Sikes
Airport; excluding the portion south of a line
connecting the 2 points of intersection with
a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke
Field 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
*
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*
ASO FL E5 Eglin Air Force Base, FL
[Amended]
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
(Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.)
Destin Executive Airport
(Lat. 30°24′00″ N., long. 86°28′17″ W.)
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Duke Field
(Lat. 30°38′55″ N., long. 86°31′19″ W.)
Hurlburt Field
(Lat. 30°25′44″ N., long. 86°41′20″ W.)
Fort Walton Beach Airport
(Lat. 30°24′23″ N., long. 86°49′45″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius
of Eglin Air Force Base, and within a 7.8-mile
radius of Destin Executive Airport, and
within a 7-mile radius of Duke Field, and
within a 7-mile radius of Hurlburt Field,
excluding a 1.5-mile radius of Fort Walton
Beach Airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on
February 23, 2016.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2016–3108; Airspace
Docket No. 15–ASO–16]
Proposed Establishment of Class E
Airspace; Harlan, KY
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
establish Class E airspace at Harlan, KY,
to accommodate new Area Navigation
(RNAV) Global Positioning System
(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures (SIAPs) serving TuckerGuthrie Memorial Airport. Controlled
airspace is necessary for the safety and
management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule
to: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Bldg Ground Floor,
Rm W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax:
202–493–2251. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA–2016–3108;
Airspace Docket No. 15–ASO–16, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit and review received
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,
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except Federal holidays. The Docket
Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is
on the ground floor of the building at
the above address.
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
on line at https://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/
publications/. For further information,
you can contact the Airspace Policy
Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591;
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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741–
6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
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:
Communications should identify both
docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
2016–3108; Airspace Docket No. 15–
ASO–16) 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–2016–3108; Airspace
Docket No. 15–ASO–16.’’ 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.
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
establish Class E airspace at TuckerGuthrie Memorial Airport, Harlan, KY.
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 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. An informal
docket may also be examined between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays
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.
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11136-11139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04491]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2015-7203; Airspace Docket No. 15-ASO-14]
Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Destin, FL; Duke
Field, Eglin AFB, FL; Proposed Revocation of Class D Airspace; Eglin AF
Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL; and Proposed Amendment of Class D and E
Airspace; Eglin Air Force Base, FL; Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; and
Crestview, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace at Destin,
FL, providing the controlled airspace required for the Air Traffic
Control Tower at Destin Executive Airport, (formerly Destin-Fort Walton
Beach Airport). Additionally, this action would remove Eglin AF Aux No
3 Duke Field from the Class D designation, and establish Duke Field,
Eglin AFB, FL in its place. Controlled airspace is necessary for the
safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at
the airport. This action also would amend existing Class D and Class E
airspace by recognizing the airport's name change. This action also
would change the existing Class D airspace designation at Duke Field,
Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), FL, and would adjust the geographic
coordinates of Eglin AFB, Destin Executive Airport, Duke Field, and
Hurlburt Field, to stay in concert with the FAA's database.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Bldg. Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone:
1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the Docket Number
FAA-2015-7203; Airspace Docket No. 15-ASO-14, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit and review received 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. The Docket Office
(telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at
the above address.
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
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:
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 establish Class D airspace at Destin Executive Airport,
Destin, FL, and Duke Field Eglin AFB, FL; and remove Class D airspace
at Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field; and amend Class D and Class E airspace
at Eglin Air Force Base, FL.
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-2015-7203; Airspace Docket No. 15-ASO-14) 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-2015-7203; Airspace Docket No. 15-ASO-14.'' 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
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays. An informal docket may also be examined between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays 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.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective
September 15, 2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish Class D airspace up to and
including 1,600 feet within a 4.4 mile radius of at Destin Executive
Airport, Destin, FL, providing the controlled airspace required to
support the Air Traffic
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Control Tower. Additionally, this action would remove the Class D
designator for Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL, and replace it with
Duke Field, Eglin AFB, FL. This action would also adjust the geographic
coordinates in Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, and
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for
Eglin Air Force Base, FL, Destin Executive Airport, Duke Field, and
Hurlburt Field, to stay in concert with the FAA's database. Also,
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport would be changed to Destin Executive
Airport.
Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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, will 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 would 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.
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
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1. The authority citation for 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 Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective September 15, 2015, is amended
as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
* * * * *
ASO FL D Destin, FL [New]
Destin Executive Airport, FL
(Lat. 30[deg]24'00'' N., long. 86[deg]28'17'' W.)
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
(Lat. 30[deg]29'00'' N., long. 86[deg]31'34'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
1,600 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Destin Executive Airport,
excluding that portion north of the triangle beginning at lat.
30[deg]23'39'' N., long. 86[deg]23'13'' W., to lat. 30[deg]27'00''
N., long. 86[deg]30'19'' W., to lat. 30[deg]20'54'' N., long.
86[deg]31'56'' W. This Class D airspace is effective during the
operating hours of the Destin Executive Airport tower published in
the Airport/Facility Directory. The airspace is incorporated into
the Eglin Air Force Base, FL Class D airspace when the tower is
closed.
ASO FL D Eglin Air Force Base, FL [Amended]
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
(Lat. 30[deg]29'00'' N., long. 86[deg]31'34'' W.)
Destin Executive Airport
(Lat. 30[deg]24'00'' N., long. 86[deg]28'17'' W.)
Duke Field
(Lat. 30[deg]38'55'' N., long. 86[deg]31'19'' W.)
Hurlburt Field
(Lat. 30[deg]25'44'' N., long. 86[deg]41'20'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB, and within a
4.4-mile radius of Destin Executive Airport, excluding the portion
north of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a
5.2-mile radius centered on Duke Field; excluding the portion
southwest of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a
5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field; excluding a portion east of a
line beginning at lat. 30[deg]30'43'' N., long. 86[deg]26'21'' W.
extending east to the 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB. When the tower
at Destin Executive Airport is operational, it excludes Destin's
Class D airspace defined as that airspace south of the triangle
beginning at lat. 30[deg]23'39'' N., long. 86[deg]23'13'' W. to lat.
30[deg]27'00'' N., long. 86[deg]30'19'' W. to lat. 30[deg]20'54''
N., long. 86[deg]31'56'' W. from the surface to and including 1,600
feet MSL.
ASO FL D Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL [Removed]
ASO FL D Duke Field Eglin AFB, FL [New]
Duke Field, FL
(Lat. 30[deg]38'55'' N., long. 86[deg]31'19'' W.)
Crestview, Bob Sikes Airport
(Lat. 30[deg]46'44'' N., long. 86[deg]31'20'' W.)
Eglin AFB
(Lat. 30[deg]29'00'' N., long. 86[deg]31'34'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Duke Field; excluding the
portion north of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection with
a 4.2-mile radius circle centered on Bob Sikes Airport; excluding
the portion south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection
with a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on Eglin AFB. 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.
ASO FL D Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL [Amended]
Eglin, Hurlburt Field, FL
(Lat. 30[deg]25'44'' N., long. 86[deg]41'20'' W.)
Eglin AFB
(Lat. 30[deg]29'00'' N., long. 86[deg]31'34'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface, to and
including 2,500 feet MSL within a 5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field;
excluding the portion northeast of a line connecting the 2 points of
intersection with a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on Eglin AFB.
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 Surface Area Airspace.
* * * * *
ASO FL E2 Crestview, FL [Amended]
Bob Sikes Airport, FL
(Lat. 30[deg]46'44'' N., long. 86[deg]31'20'' W.)
Duke Field, Eglin AFB
(Lat. 30[deg]38'55'' N., long. 86[deg]31'19'' W.)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of Bob Sikes Airport; excluding the
portion south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection with
a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke Field 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
ASO FL E5 Eglin Air Force Base, FL [Amended]
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
(Lat. 30[deg]29'00'' N., long. 86[deg]31'34'' W.)
Destin Executive Airport
(Lat. 30[deg]24'00'' N., long. 86[deg]28'17'' W.)
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Duke Field
(Lat. 30[deg]38'55'' N., long. 86[deg]31'19'' W.)
Hurlburt Field
(Lat. 30[deg]25'44'' N., long. 86[deg]41'20'' W.)
Fort Walton Beach Airport
(Lat. 30[deg]24'23'' N., long. 86[deg]49'45'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Eglin Air Force Base, and within a 7.8-
mile radius of Destin Executive Airport, and within a 7-mile radius
of Duke Field, and within a 7-mile radius of Hurlburt Field,
excluding a 1.5-mile radius of Fort Walton Beach Airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 23, 2016.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2016-04491 Filed 3-2-16; 8:45 am]
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