Amendment of Class C Airspace; Little Rock, AR, 17379-17380 [2017-07116]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0233; Airspace
Docket No. 17–AWA–1]
Amendment of Class C Airspace; Little
Rock, AR
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule, technical
amendment.
AGENCY:
This action modifies the Little
Rock, AR, Class C airspace area by
amending the legal description to
update the current airport name and
updated airport reference point (ARP)
information to match the FAA’s
aeronautical database and charted
information. Additionally, exclusion
language is added to the legal
description to ensure flight safety and
address any potential for confusion
where the Class C and restricted area R–
2403B airspace areas overlap. This
action does not change the boundaries,
altitudes, or operating requirements of
the Class C airspace area.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, June
22, 2017. 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
7400.11 and publication of conforming
amendments.
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can
be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/
air_traffic/publications/. For further
information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
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information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)
741–6030, or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal_register/
code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_
locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group,
Office of Airspace Services, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington
DC, 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
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 updates the
airport name and ARP coordinates for
the Bill and Hillary Clinton National/
Adams Field airport that is contained in
the Little Rock, AR, Class C airspace
description and adds language
excluding a restricted area that overlaps
the Class C airspace area.
History
Class C airspace areas are designed to
improve air safety by reducing the risk
of midair collisions in high volume
airport terminal areas and to enhance
the management of air traffic operations
in that area. During a recent review of
the Little Rock, AR, Class C airspace
area description, the FAA identified that
the airport’s name and ARP geographic
coordinates were incorrect.
Additionally, the FAA identified that
neither the Little Rock Class C airspace
nor the restricted area R–2403B
description addressed an overlap of the
two airspace areas.
This action updates the airport name
and ARP geographic coordinates in the
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Little Rock, AR, Class C description to
coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical
database and charted information. And,
this action adds exclusion language to
the Little Rock Class C description for
R–2403B, when active, to ensure flight
safety and avoid potential confusion
where the Little Rock Class C and R–
2403B airspace areas overlap. This
change clarifies the Class C airspace
when the restricted area is active. There
are no changes to the boundaries,
altitudes, or air traffic control
procedures resulting from this action.
Class C airspace designations are
published in paragraph 4000 of FAA
Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016,
and effective September 15, 2016, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
part 71.1. The Class C airspace
designation listed in this document will
be published subsequently in the Order.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document amends FAA Order
7400.11A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016,
and effective September 15, 2016. FAA
Order 7400.11A is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
The Rule
This action amends Title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by
amending the Little Rock, AR, Class C
airspace area description. The airport
formerly known as ‘‘Little Rock/Adams
Field’’ is renamed ‘‘Bill and Hillary
Clinton National/Adams Field’’ and the
ARP geographic position for the airport
is changed from ‘‘lat. 34 °43′44″ N.,
long. 92 °13′29″ W.’’ to ‘‘lat. 34°43′46″
N., long. 92°13′29″ W.’’ These
amendments to the airport name and
ARP geographic coordinates reflect the
current information in the FAA’s
aeronautical database and on associated
charts. Additionally, exclusion language
for R–2403B was added to read
‘‘excluding that airspace within R–
2403B when active.’’ This amendment
was made to ensure flight safety and
reduce the potential for confusion
where the class C and restricted area
airspace areas overlap.
This action is an administrative
change and does not affect the
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boundaries, altitudes, or operating
requirements of the airspace, therefore,
notice and public procedure under 5
U.S.C. 553(b) is unnecessary.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71:
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The Amendment
The FAA has determined that this
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 Department of
Transportation (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 only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0466; FRL–9957–15Region 9]
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
Approval of California Air Plan
Revisions, Butte County Air Quality
Management District
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
action to approve a revision to the Butte
County Air Quality Management District
(BCAQMD) portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP). This
revision concerns the necessary
procedures to create emission reduction
credits (ERCs) from the reduction of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
oxides of nitrogen, oxides of sulfur,
particulate matter and carbon monoxide
emissions due to the permanent
curtailment of burning rice straw. We
are approving a local rule that provides
administrative procedures for creating
ERCs consistent with Clean Air Act
(CAA or the Act) requirements.
DATES: This rule is effective on June 12,
2017 without further notice, unless the
EPA receives adverse comments by May
11, 2017. If we receive such comments,
we will publish a timely withdrawal in
the Federal Register to notify the public
that this direct final rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
OAR–2016–0466 at https://
www.regulations.gov, or via email to
Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office
Chief at Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For
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SUMMARY:
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 FAA Order 7400.911A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2016, effective
September 15, 2016, is amended as
follows:
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Paragraph 4000
The FAA has determined that this
action of modifying the Little Rock, AR,
Class C airspace area by amending the
legal description to contain the current
airport name and updating airport
reference point (ARP) information to
match the FAA’s aeronautical database
and charted information qualifies for
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act, and its
agency implementing regulations in
FAA Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures’’
regarding categorical exclusions for
procedural actions at paragraph 5–6.5a,
which categorically excludes from full
environmental impact review
rulemaking actions that designate or
modify classes of airspace areas,
airways, routes, and reporting points.
Since this action does not change the
boundaries, altitudes, or operating
requirements of the Class C airspace
area, this airspace action is not expected
to result in any significant
environmental impacts. In accordance
with FAAO 1050.1F, paragraph 5–2
regarding Extraordinary Circumstances,
this action has been reviewed for factors
and circumstances in which a normally
categorically excluded action may have
a significant environmental impact
requiring further analysis, and it is
determined that no extraordinary
circumstances exist that warrant
preparation of an environmental
assessment.
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Navigation (Air).
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Class C Airspace.
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ASW AR C Little Rock, AR
Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams
Field, AR
(Lat. 34°43′46″ N., long. 92°13′29″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 4,300 feet MSL
within a 5-mile radius of the Bill and Hillary
Clinton National/Adams Field; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,500 feet
MSL to and including 4,300 feet MSL within
a 10-mile radius of the Bill and Hillary
Clinton National/Adams Field from the 030°
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 210°
bearing from the airport and that airspace
extending upward from 1,800 feet MSL to
and including 4,300 feet MSL within a 10mile radius of the airport from the 210°
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 310°
bearing from the airport and that airspace
extending upward from 2,100 feet MSL to
and including 4,300 feet MSL from the 310°
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 030°
bearing from the airport, excluding that
airspace within R–2403B when active.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4,
2017.
Gemechu Gelgelu,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
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Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2017-0233; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWA-1]
Amendment of Class C Airspace; Little Rock, AR
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule, technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Little Rock, AR, Class C airspace
area by amending the legal description to update the current airport
name and updated airport reference point (ARP) information to match the
FAA's aeronautical database and charted information. Additionally,
exclusion language is added to the legal description to ensure flight
safety and address any potential for confusion where the Class C and
restricted area R-2403B airspace areas overlap. This action does not
change the boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the
Class C airspace area.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, June 22, 2017. 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 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go
to https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group,
Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC, 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
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 updates the airport name and ARP coordinates for the Bill and
Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field airport that is contained in the
Little Rock, AR, Class C airspace description and adds language
excluding a restricted area that overlaps the Class C airspace area.
History
Class C airspace areas are designed to improve air safety by
reducing the risk of midair collisions in high volume airport terminal
areas and to enhance the management of air traffic operations in that
area. During a recent review of the Little Rock, AR, Class C airspace
area description, the FAA identified that the airport's name and ARP
geographic coordinates were incorrect. Additionally, the FAA identified
that neither the Little Rock Class C airspace nor the restricted area
R-2403B description addressed an overlap of the two airspace areas.
This action updates the airport name and ARP geographic coordinates
in the Little Rock, AR, Class C description to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database and charted information. And, this action adds
exclusion language to the Little Rock Class C description for R-2403B,
when active, to ensure flight safety and avoid potential confusion
where the Little Rock Class C and R-2403B airspace areas overlap. This
change clarifies the Class C airspace when the restricted area is
active. There are no changes to the boundaries, altitudes, or air
traffic control procedures resulting from this action.
Class C airspace designations are published in paragraph 4000 of
FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15,
2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class
C airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document amends FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15,
2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Rule
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by amending the Little Rock, AR, Class C airspace area
description. The airport formerly known as ``Little Rock/Adams Field''
is renamed ``Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field'' and the
ARP geographic position for the airport is changed from ``lat. 34
[deg]43'44'' N., long. 92 [deg]13'29'' W.'' to ``lat. 34[deg]43'46''
N., long. 92[deg]13'29'' W.'' These amendments to the airport name and
ARP geographic coordinates reflect the current information in the FAA's
aeronautical database and on associated charts. Additionally, exclusion
language for R-2403B was added to read ``excluding that airspace within
R-2403B when active.'' This amendment was made to ensure flight safety
and reduce the potential for confusion where the class C and restricted
area airspace areas overlap.
This action is an administrative change and does not affect the
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boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the airspace,
therefore, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is
unnecessary.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this 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
Department of Transportation (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 only affects air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated,
does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action of modifying the Little
Rock, AR, Class C airspace area by amending the legal description to
contain the current airport name and updating airport reference point
(ARP) information to match the FAA's aeronautical database and charted
information qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act, and its agency implementing regulations in
FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures''
regarding categorical exclusions for procedural actions at paragraph 5-
6.5a, which categorically excludes from full environmental impact
review rulemaking actions that designate or modify classes of airspace
areas, airways, routes, and reporting points. Since this action does
not change the boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the
Class C airspace area, this airspace action is not expected to result
in any significant environmental impacts. In accordance with FAAO
1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding Extraordinary Circumstances, this
action has been reviewed for factors and circumstances in which a
normally categorically excluded action may have a significant
environmental impact requiring further analysis, and it is determined
that no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of
an environmental assessment.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71:
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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 FAA Order
7400.911A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3,
2016, effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace.
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ASW AR C Little Rock, AR
Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field, AR
(Lat. 34[deg]43'46'' N., long. 92[deg]13'29'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,300 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Bill and Hillary
Clinton National/Adams Field; and that airspace extending upward
from 1,500 feet MSL to and including 4,300 feet MSL within a 10-mile
radius of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field from the
030[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 210[deg] bearing
from the airport and that airspace extending upward from 1,800 feet
MSL to and including 4,300 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the
airport from the 210[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the
310[deg] bearing from the airport and that airspace extending upward
from 2,100 feet MSL to and including 4,300 feet MSL from the
310[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 030[deg] bearing
from the airport, excluding that airspace within R-2403B when
active.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 2017.
Gemechu Gelgelu,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
[FR Doc. 2017-07116 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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