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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2017–1092; Airspace
Docket No. 17–AWP–27]
Proposed Amendment of Class E
Airspace; Merced, CA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Merced Regional/MacReady Field
(formerly Merced Municipal/MacReady
Field), Merced, CA, to accommodate
airspace redesign due to the
decommissioning of the El Nido VHF
Omnidirectional Range/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) as
the FAA transitions from ground-based
to satellite-based navigation. Also, this
action would remove Class E airspace
upward from 1,200 feet above the
surface and would update the airport
name to match the FAA’s aeronautical
database. An editorial change would
also be made to the Class E surface area
airspace legal description replacing
‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ with the
term ‘‘Chart Supplement’’. These
actions are necessary for the safety and
management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 5, 2018.
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–2017–1092; Airspace Docket No.
17–AWP–27, at the beginning of your
SUMMARY:
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comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
741–6030, or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
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 E airspace at Merced
Regional/MacReady Field, Merced, CA,
to accommodate airspace redesign in
support of IFR operations at the airport.
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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,
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environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both
docket numbers (Docket No. FAA–
2017–1092; Airspace Docket No. 17–
AWP–27) and be submitted in triplicate
to DOT Docket Operations (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number).
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–2017–1092; Airspace
Docket No. 17–AWP–27.’’ 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 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 between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays,
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 for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 3, 2017, and effective
September 15, 2017. FAA Order
7400.11B is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
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air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
The Proposal
The FAA proposes to amend Title 14
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by revising Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface at Merced Regional/
MacReady Field, Merced, CA, to within
a 6.6-mile radius of the airport (from a
6.1-mile radius), and removing the
segment extending southeast of the
airport (2.6 miles southeast of the El
Nido VOR/DME) due to the
decommissioning of the navigation aid.
Also, the FAA proposes to remove the
Class E airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface because it
is wholly contained within the
Sacramento en route airspace area and
duplication is not needed.
Additionally, the airport name would
be updated from Merced Municipal/
MacReady Field to Merced Regional/
MacReady Field) in the associated Class
E airspace areas, and an editorial change
would be made to the Class E surface
area airspace legal description replacing
‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ with the
term ‘‘Chart Supplement’’.
Class E airspace designations are
published in paragraph 6002, and 6005,
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B,
dated August 3, 2017 and effective
September 15, 2017, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class E airspace designation
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
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 noncontroversial 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.
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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.
(Lat. 37°17′05″ N, long. 120°30′50″ W)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Merced
Regional/MacReady 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 Chart Supplement.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
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AWP CA E5 Merced, CA [Amended]
Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA
(Lat. 37°17′05″ N, long. 120°30′50″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile
radius of Merced Regional/MacReady Field.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January
10, 2018.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018–00711 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am]
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[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0603, 0604, 0605,
0606, 0607, 0608, 0609, 0610, 0611 and 0612,
EPA–HQ–SFUND–2010–1086; FRL–9972–
99–OLEM]
National Priorities List
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AWP CA E2 Merced, CA [Amended]
Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA
Proposed rule.
The Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), as amended,
requires that the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’) include a list
of national priorities among the known
releases or threatened releases of
hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants throughout the United
States. The National Priorities List
(‘‘NPL’’) constitutes this list. The NPL is
intended primarily to guide the
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the agency’’) in determining
which sites warrant further
investigation. These further
investigations will allow the EPA to
assess the nature and extent of public
health and environmental risks
associated with the site and to
determine what CERCLA-financed
remedial action(s), if any, may be
appropriate. This rule proposes to add
ten sites to the General Superfund
section of the NPL.
SUMMARY:
Comments regarding any of these
proposed listings must be submitted
(postmarked) on or before March 19,
2018.
DATES:
40 CFR Part 300
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas
Designated as Surface Areas.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
effective September 15, 2017, is
amended as follows:
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ACTION:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
Identify the appropriate
docket number from the table below.
Docket Identification Numbers by
Site:
ADDRESSES:
City/county, state
Orange County North Basin ....................................
Hockessin Groundwater ..........................................
Broadway Street Corridor Groundwater Contamination.
Franklin Street Groundwater Contamination ...........
Spring Park Municipal Well Field ............................
Rockwell International Wheel & Trim ......................
Burlington Industries Cheraw ..................................
Southside Chattanooga Lead Site ...........................
Lane Plating Works, Inc. .........................................
River City Metal Finishing ........................................
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Orange County, CA ...............................
Hockessin, DE .......................................
Anderson, IN .........................................
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0603
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0604
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0605
Spencer, IN ...........................................
Spring Park, MN ....................................
Grenada, MS .........................................
Cheraw, SC ...........................................
Chattanooga, TN ...................................
Dallas, TX ..............................................
San Antonio, TX ....................................
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0606
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0607
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0608
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0609
EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0610
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Merced, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Merced Regional/MacReady
Field (formerly Merced Municipal/MacReady Field), Merced, CA, to
accommodate airspace redesign due to the decommissioning of the El Nido
VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) as the
FAA transitions from ground-based to satellite-based navigation. Also,
this action would remove Class E airspace upward from 1,200 feet above
the surface and would update the airport name to match the FAA's
aeronautical database. An editorial change would also be made to the
Class E surface area airspace legal description replacing ``Airport/
Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement''. These actions
are necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 5, 2018.
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-2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27, at the beginning of your
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comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/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 E airspace at Merced Regional/MacReady Field,
Merced, CA, to accommodate airspace redesign in support of 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 (Docket No. FAA-
2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27) and be submitted in
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address
and phone number).
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-2017-1092; Airspace Docket No. 17-AWP-27.'' 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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, 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 for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective
September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA proposes to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) part 71 by revising Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Merced Regional/MacReady Field, Merced, CA,
to within a 6.6-mile radius of the airport (from a 6.1-mile radius),
and removing the segment extending southeast of the airport (2.6 miles
southeast of the El Nido VOR/DME) due to the decommissioning of the
navigation aid.
Also, the FAA proposes to remove the Class E airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface because it is wholly contained
within the Sacramento en route airspace area and duplication is not
needed.
Additionally, the airport name would be updated from Merced
Municipal/MacReady Field to Merced Regional/MacReady Field) in the
associated Class E airspace areas, and an editorial change would be
made to the Class E surface area airspace legal description replacing
``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement''.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002, and
6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017 and
effective September 15, 2017, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will
be published subsequently in the Order.
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.
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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 7400.11B,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas.
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AWP CA E2 Merced, CA [Amended]
Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA
(Lat. 37[deg]17'05'' N, long. 120[deg]30'50'' W)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Merced Regional/MacReady 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 Chart
Supplement.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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AWP CA E5 Merced, CA [Amended]
Merced Regional/MacReady Field, CA
(Lat. 37[deg]17'05'' N, long. 120[deg]30'50'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Merced Regional/MacReady Field.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 10, 2018.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-00711 Filed 1-17-18; 8:45 am]
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