Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Flint, MI, and Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Owosso, MI, 8638-8640 [2018-03958]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0020; Airspace
Docket No. 17–AGL–28]
Proposed Amendment of Class E
Airspace; Flint, MI, and Proposed
Establishment of Class E Airspace;
Owosso, MI
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 Bishop International Airport, Flint,
MI, and establish separate Class E
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Owosso
Community Airport, Owosso, MI. The
FAA is proposing this action due to the
closure of the Athelone Williams
Memorial Airport, Davison, MI, which
is included in the Flint, MI, airspace
description, and the cancellation of the
instrument approach procedures at the
Genesys Regional Medical Center,
Grand Blanc, MI, also included in the
Flint, MI, airspace description, and to
update the Bishop International Airport
airspace and the Owosso Community
Airport airspace to comply with FAA
Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling
Airspace Matters. The geographic
coordinates of the Bishop International
Airport and Prices Airport, Linden, MI,
would also be updated to coincide with
the FAA’s aeronautical database.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018–
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at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit 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.
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 7400.11A 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:
Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.
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 extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Bishop International Airport, Flint,
MI, and establish separate Class E
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airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Owosso
Community Airport, Owosso, MI, to
support instrument flight rules (IFR)
operations at these airports, and remove
Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface that is no
longer required at Athelone Williams
Memorial Airport and Genesys Regional
Medical Center.
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.
Commenters 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–2018–0020; Airspace
Docket No. 17–AGL–28.’’ 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
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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 Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177.
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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 is proposing an amendment
to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 by:
Modifying the Class E airspace
designated as a surface area at Bishop
International Airport, Flint, MI, by
updating the geographic coordinates of
the airport to coincide with the FAA’s
aeronautical database, and replacing the
outdated term ‘‘Airport/Facility
Directory’’ with the term ‘‘Chart
Supplement’’ in the airspace legal
description;
Modifying the Class E airspace area
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface to within a 6.9-mile radius
(decreased from a 10.5-mile radius) at
Bishop International Airport; removing
the extension to the north referencing
the Flint ILS localizer; adding an
extension 2.4 miles each side of the 016°
radial of the Flint VORTAC extending
from the 6.9-mile radius to 7.9 miles
north of the airport; adding an extension
2.4 miles each side of the 179° radial of
the Flint VORTAC extending from the
6.9-mile radius to 7.9 miles south of the
airport; removing the Owosso
Community Airport, Owosso, MI, from
the airspace description (a separate
Class E airspace area extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface would
be created for Owosso Community
Airport as it no longer adjoins the Flint,
MI, Class E airspace area extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
with this amendment); removing
Athelone Williams Memorial Airport,
Davison, MI, from the airspace
description; removing the PETLI LOM
from the airspace description; removing
Genesys Regional Medical Center,
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Grand Blanc, MI, from the airspace
description; updating the geographic
coordinates for Bishop International
Airport and Prices Airport, Linden, MI,
to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical
database; and removing exclusionary
language contained in the legal
description to comply with FAA Order
7400.2L; and
Establishing Class E airspace area
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface to within a 6.4-mile radius
of Owosso Community Airport, Owosso,
MI.
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary
due to the closure of the Athelone
Williams Memorial Airport and the
cancellation of the instrument
procedures at the Genesys Regional
Medical Center, as they no longer
require a Class E airspace area extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface.
This action would enhance safety and
the management of IFR operations at
these airports.
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.
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.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(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 7400.11B,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
effective September 15, 2017, is
amended as follows:
■
Paragraph 6002
Airspace.
Class E Surface Area
*
*
*
*
*
AGL MI E2 Flint, MI [Amended]
Bishop International Airport, MI
(Lat. 42°57′56″ N, long. 83°44′41″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within a 5-mile radius of Bishop
International 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
*
*
*
*
*
AGL MI E5 Flint, MI [Amended]
Bishop International Airport, MI
(Lat. 42°57′56″ N, long. 83°44′42″ W)
Prices Airport, MI
(Lat. 42°48′27″ N, long. 83°46′08″ W)
Flint VORTAC
(Lat. 42°58′00″ N, long. 83°44′49″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile
radius of Bishop International Airport, and
within 2.4 miles each side of the 016° radial
of the Flint VORTAC extending from the 6.9mile radius to 7.9 miles north of Bishop
International Airport, and within 2.4 miles
each side of the 179° radial of the Flint
VORTAC extending from the 6.9-mile radius
to 7.9 miles south of Bishop International
Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of
Prices Airport.
*
*
*
*
*
AGL MI E5 Owosso, MI [New]
Owosso Community Airport, MI
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(Lat. 42°59′35″ N, long. 84°08′19″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile
radius of Owosso Community Airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February
21, 2018.
Christopher L. Southerland,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
personal information provided. For
additional information, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
[FR Doc. 2018–03958 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
William Shott, Superintendent, Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O.
Box 1507, Page, Arizona 86040, by
phone at 928–608–6205, or by email at
GLCA_Superintendent@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Purpose and Significance of Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area
36 CFR Part 7
[NPS–GLCA–20681; PPIMGLCAS1;
PPMPSAS1Z.YP0000]
RIN 1024–AD93
Special Regulations of the National
Park Service; Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles
National Park Service, Interior.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
proposes to amend its special
regulations for Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area to manage the use of
motor vehicles on and off park roads.
The rule would require a permit to
operate a motor vehicle off roads in
selected locations, designate routes and
areas where motor vehicles may be used
off roads, and allow the superintendent
to establish closures and restrictions
based upon specific criteria. The rule
would also allow certain types of offroad vehicles on some paved and
unpaved roads in the recreation area.
Unless provided for by special
regulation, operating a motor vehicle off
roads within areas of the National Park
System is prohibited.
DATES: Comments must be received by
April 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the Regulation Identifier
Number (RIN) 1024–AD93, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail to: Superintendent, Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O.
Box 1507, Page, Arizona 86040.
• Hand Deliver to: Superintendent,
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area,
691 Scenic View Drive, Page, Arizona.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and RIN
for this rulemaking. Comments received
will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
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Congress established Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area (the recreation
area) in 1972 ‘‘to provide for the public
outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of
Lake Powell and lands adjacent thereto
in the states of Arizona and Utah and to
preserve the scenic, scientific, and
historic features contributing to the
public enjoyment of the area.’’ 16 U.S.C.
460dd.
The recreation area encompasses
1,254,117 acres in northern Arizona and
southeastern Utah. The recreation area
allows for a variety of recreational
opportunities, including on- and offroad motor vehicle use. The recreation
area contains Lake Powell, the secondlargest human-made lake in North
America, which provides the
opportunity to recreate in a natural
environment and access remote
backcountry areas. The recreation area
is located in the heart of the Colorado
Plateau region, which offers a natural
diversity of rugged water- and windcarved canyons, buttes, mesas, and
other outstanding physiographic
features. Evidence of 11,000 years of
human occupation and use of resources
in the recreation area provides a
continuing story of the prehistoric,
historic, and present-day affiliation of
humans and their environment. The
recreation area constitutes a substantial
part of the outstanding public lands of
the Colorado Plateau.
Authority To Promulgate Regulations
The National Park Service (NPS)
manages the recreation area under the
NPS Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100101 et
seq.), which gives the NPS broad
authority to regulate the use of the park
areas under its jurisdiction. The Organic
Act authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the NPS, to
‘‘prescribe such regulations as the
Secretary considers necessary or proper
for the use and management of [National
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Park] System units.’’ 54 U.S.C.
100751(a). In the recreation area’s
enabling act, Congress directed the
Secretary of the Interior to ‘‘administer,
protect, and develop the recreation area
in accordance with the [Organic Act],
and with any other statutory authority
available to him for the conservation
and management of natural resources.’’
16 U.S.C. 460dd–3.
Executive Order 11644, Use of OffRoad Vehicles on the Public Lands, was
issued in 1972 and amended by
Executive Order 11989 in 1977.
Executive Order 11644 required federal
agencies to issue regulations designating
specific areas and routes on public
lands where the use of off-road vehicles
(ORVs) may be used. NPS implemented
these Executive Orders by promulgating
a regulation at 36 CFR 4.10 (Travel on
park roads and designated routes).
Under 36 CFR 4.10, the use of motor
vehicles off established roads is not
permitted unless routes and areas are
designated for off-road motor vehicle
use by special regulation. Under 36 CFR
4.10(b), such routes and areas ‘‘may be
designated only in national recreation
areas, national seashores, national
lakeshores and national preserves.’’ The
proposed rule would designate routes
where motor vehicles may be used off
roads in the recreation area in
compliance with 36 CFR 4.10 and
Executive Orders 11644 and 11989.
Current Motor Vehicle Use in the
Recreation Area
Off-Road Motor Vehicles
The use of motor vehicles to reach offroad destinations in Glen Canyon
predates the establishment of the
recreation area in 1972. After Lake
Powell began to fill behind the Glen
Canyon Dam in 1963, the public began
driving off road to access the new lake
for recreational activities. This ORV use
continued following the establishment
of the recreation area in 1972. ORV use
is currently occurring in four general
locations within the recreation area:
• Lone Rock Beach is open to
conventional vehicles, off-highway
vehicles, and street-legal all-terrain
vehicles. The speed limit at Lone Rock
Beach is 15 mph.
• Lone Rock Beach Play Area is
located on a hill above and to the
southwest of Lone Rock Beach. This
180-acre area is enclosed by a fence and
open to unrestricted, high-intensity
ORV use. This area is a place where
ORV operators can challenge
themselves, develop riding skills,
operate at high speeds, and perform
jumps and hill climbs. There is no
speed limit in the play area.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2018-0020; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-28]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Flint, MI, and Proposed
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Owosso, MI
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 Bishop International Airport,
Flint, MI, and establish separate Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface at Owosso Community Airport, Owosso,
MI. The FAA is proposing this action due to the closure of the Athelone
Williams Memorial Airport, Davison, MI, which is included in the Flint,
MI, airspace description, and the cancellation of the instrument
approach procedures at the Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand
Blanc, MI, also included in the Flint, MI, airspace description, and to
update the Bishop International Airport airspace and the Owosso
Community Airport airspace to comply with FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures
for Handling Airspace Matters. The geographic coordinates of the Bishop
International Airport and Prices Airport, Linden, MI, would also be
updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2018-0020; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-28, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit 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.
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 7400.11A 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: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
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 extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface at Bishop International Airport, Flint, MI, and establish
separate Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at Owosso Community Airport, Owosso, MI, to support instrument
flight rules (IFR) operations at these airports, and remove Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface that is no
longer required at Athelone Williams Memorial Airport and Genesys
Regional Medical Center.
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. Commenters 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-2018-0020;
Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-28.'' 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
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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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air
Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group,
10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
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 is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by:
Modifying the Class E airspace designated as a surface area at
Bishop International Airport, Flint, MI, by updating the geographic
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database, and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility
Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement'' in the airspace legal
description;
Modifying the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.9-mile radius (decreased from a 10.5-
mile radius) at Bishop International Airport; removing the extension to
the north referencing the Flint ILS localizer; adding an extension 2.4
miles each side of the 016[deg] radial of the Flint VORTAC extending
from the 6.9-mile radius to 7.9 miles north of the airport; adding an
extension 2.4 miles each side of the 179[deg] radial of the Flint
VORTAC extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 7.9 miles south of the
airport; removing the Owosso Community Airport, Owosso, MI, from the
airspace description (a separate Class E airspace area extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface would be created for Owosso Community
Airport as it no longer adjoins the Flint, MI, Class E airspace area
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface with this amendment);
removing Athelone Williams Memorial Airport, Davison, MI, from the
airspace description; removing the PETLI LOM from the airspace
description; removing Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI,
from the airspace description; updating the geographic coordinates for
Bishop International Airport and Prices Airport, Linden, MI, to
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and removing
exclusionary language contained in the legal description to comply with
FAA Order 7400.2L; and
Establishing Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.4-mile radius of Owosso Community
Airport, Owosso, MI.
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the closure of the
Athelone Williams Memorial Airport and the cancellation of the
instrument procedures at the Genesys Regional Medical Center, as they
no longer require a Class E airspace area extending upward from 700
feet above the surface. This action would enhance safety and the
management of IFR operations at these airports.
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.
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 Surface Area Airspace.
* * * * *
AGL MI E2 Flint, MI [Amended]
Bishop International Airport, MI
(Lat. 42[deg]57'56'' N, long. 83[deg]44'41'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile
radius of Bishop International 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
AGL MI E5 Flint, MI [Amended]
Bishop International Airport, MI
(Lat. 42[deg]57'56'' N, long. 83[deg]44'42'' W)
Prices Airport, MI
(Lat. 42[deg]48'27'' N, long. 83[deg]46'08'' W)
Flint VORTAC
(Lat. 42[deg]58'00'' N, long. 83[deg]44'49'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.9-mile radius of Bishop International Airport, and within
2.4 miles each side of the 016[deg] radial of the Flint VORTAC
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 7.9 miles north of Bishop
International Airport, and within 2.4 miles each side of the
179[deg] radial of the Flint VORTAC extending from the 6.9-mile
radius to 7.9 miles south of Bishop International Airport, and
within a 6.4-mile radius of Prices Airport.
* * * * *
AGL MI E5 Owosso, MI [New]
Owosso Community Airport, MI
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(Lat. 42[deg]59'35'' N, long. 84[deg]08'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Owosso Community Airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 21, 2018.
Christopher L. Southerland,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-03958 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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