Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Pueblo, CO, 36103-36105 [2017-16283]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36103-36105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16283]


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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 148 / Thursday, August 3, 2017 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0666; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-15]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Pueblo, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace, Class E 
surface area airspace, and Class E airspace upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, CO. The part-time 
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) information would be removed from Class E 
airspace designated as an extension. The geographic coordinates for 
Pueblo Memorial Airport in the associated Class D and E airspace areas 
also would be amended to match the FAA's aeronautical database. A 
biennial review found these changes are necessary to accommodate 
airspace redesign for the safety and management of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System. Also, an 
editorial change would be made to the Class D and Class E airspace 
legal descriptions replacing ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the 
term ``Chart Supplement.''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 
1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-0666; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-15, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    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: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.

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 amend Class D and Class E airspace at Pueblo Memorial 
Airport, Pueblo, CO to support IFR operations at the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Persons wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2017-0666/
Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-15''. 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 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/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.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective

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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 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 area airspace, Class E airspace designated as an extension, and 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at 
Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, CO.
    Class D airspace and Class E surface area airspace would be reduced 
to within a 5.1-mile radius (from 5.6 miles) of Pueblo Memorial 
Airport.
    The Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or 
Class E surface area east of the airport would be modified to a 7.2 
mile wide segment (from 7 miles) extending to 11.3 miles (from 11.4 
miles) east of the airport; the segment west of the airport would be 
removed as it is not necessary to support current operations; and a 
segment would be established north of the airport within 1.6 miles west 
and 1.3 miles east of the 358[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 5.1 mile radius to 6.7 miles north of the airport.
    Also, this action would eliminate the following language from the 
legal description of Class E airspace designated as an extension to a 
Class D or Class E surface area at the airport: ``This Class E airspace 
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,'' since the 
airspace remains in effect full time.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet would be reduced to 
within a 7.6-mile radius of the Pueblo Memorial Airport with extensions 
to 12 miles north and 12.3 miles east of the airport (from a 21.8-mile 
radius with an extension to 28.2 miles east). Also, this action would 
remove Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface since the airspace is wholly contained within the Denver Class 
E en route airspace area and duplication is not necessary.
    Additionally, this action would update the geographic coordinates 
for Pueblo Memorial Airport and replace the outdated term ``Airport/
Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement'' in the 
associated Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions. This 
proposed airspace redesign is necessary for the safety and management 
of IFR operations at the airport.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace 
designations 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, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this 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.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ANM CO D Pueblo, CO [Amended]

Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38[deg]17'24'' N., long. 104[deg]29'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,200 feet MSL within a 5.1-mile radius of Pueblo Memorial 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 Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM CO E2 Pueblo, CO [Amended]

Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38[deg]17'24'' N., long. 104[deg]29'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.1-
mile radius of Pueblo Memorial Airport. 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 Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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ANM CO E4 Pueblo, CO [Amended]

    Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38[deg]17'24'' N., long. 104[deg]29'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 3.6 miles each side of the 081[deg] bearing from Pueblo 
Memorial Airport extending from the 5.1 mile radius of the airport 
to 11.3 miles east of the airport, and within 1.6 miles west and 1.3 
miles east of the 358[deg] bearing from the airport extending from 
the 5.1 mile radius of the airport to 6.7 miles north of the 
airport.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ANM CO E5 Pueblo, CO [Amended]

Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38[deg]17'24'' N., long. 104[deg]29'53'' W.)

    That airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 
7.6-mile radius of Pueblo Memorial Airport, and within 2.2 miles 
west and 1.8 miles east of the 358[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending to 12 miles north of the airport, and within 3.8 miles 
each side of the 081[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 12.3 
miles east of the airport.


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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 27, 2017.
Shawn Kozica,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-16283 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P