Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Fallon, NV, 49983-49985 [2020-17842]
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Lance T. Gant,
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Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
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Comply with this AD within the
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Proposed Amendment of Class D and
E Airspace; Fallon, NV
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
modify Class E airspace at Fallon NAS
(Voorhis Field) Airport, by revoking the
Class E airspace designated as an
extension to a Class D or Class E surface
area. This action also proposes to
modify the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface.
Further, this action proposes to modify
the Class E airspace extending upward
from 1,200 feet above the surface.
Lastly, this action proposes numerous
administrative amendments to the
airspaces’ legal descriptions. This action
would ensure the safety and
management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 1, 2020.
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–
2020–0741; Airspace Docket No. 19–
AWP–79, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11D, 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
SUMMARY:
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National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11D at NARA, email
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 2200 S
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone (206) 231–3695.
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 the Class D and Class E airspace
at Fallon NAS (Voorhis Field) Airport,
Fallon, NV, 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–2020–0741; Airspace
Docket No. 19–AWP–79’’. 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
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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, 2200 S
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order
7400.11D is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11D 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 E
airspace designated as an extension to a
Class D or Class E surface area. This
airspace is not required and should be
revoked.
This action also proposes to modify
Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface. This area is
designed to contain IFR departures to
1,200 feet above the surface and IFR
arrivals descending below 1,500 feet
above the surface. This airspace area
would be described as follows: That
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within an 8-mile
radius of the airport, and within 2.5
miles each side of the 143° bearing from
the airport, extending from the 8-mile
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radius to 11.5 miles southeast of the
airport, and within 2.5 miles each side
of the 270° bearing from the airport,
extending from the 8-mile radius to 11.5
miles west of the airport, and within 2.5
miles each side of the 327° bearing from
the airport, extending from the 8-mile
radius to 11.5 miles northwest of Fallon
NAS (Voorhis Field) Airport.
Further, this action proposes to
modify Class E airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the
surface. This area is designed to contain
IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the
terminal and en route environments.
This airspace area would be described
as follows: That airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the
surface within a 30-mile radius of the
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport.
Lastly, this action proposes numerous
administrative amendments to the
airspaces’ legal descriptions. To match
the FAA database, the geographic
coordinates in the Class D and Class E2
text headers for Fallon NAS (Voorhis
Field) Airport and Fallon Municipal
Airport should be updated. For Fallon
NAS (Voorhis Field) Airport the
coordinates should be lat. 39°25′04″ N,
long. 118°41′55″ W. For Fallon
Municipal Airport the coordinates
should be lat. 39°29′57″ N, long.
118°44′56″ W. The last two sentences in
the Class D and Class E surface area
legal descriptions contain incorrect
verbiage, the sentences should be
updated to ‘‘This Class D (or E, as
appropriate) 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.’’ For the Class E
airspace areas extending upward from
700 feet or more above the surface, the
Fallon Navy TACAN and Mustang
VORTAC are not required to define
these airspace areas. The TACAN,
VORTAC, all radials, and distances from
the navigational aids should be removed
from the airspace descriptions.
Class D, E2, E4, and E5 airspace
designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005,
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11D,
dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class E airspace designations
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
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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, 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 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
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 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is
amended as follows:
■
Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
*
*
*
*
*
AWP NV D Fallon, NV [Amended]
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, NV
(Lat. 39°25′04″ N, long. 118°41′55″ W)
Fallon Municipal Airport, NV
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(Lat. 39°29′57″ N, long. 118°44′56″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 6,400 feet MSL
within a 5.5-mile radius of Fallon NAS (Van
Voorhis Field) Airport, excluding that
airspace within a 1-mile radius of Fallon
Municipal 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 Areas
Designated as a Surface Area.
*
*
*
AWP NV E2
*
*
Fallon, NV [Amended]
*
AWP NV E4
*
*
Fallon NAS, NV [Revoked]
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field), NV
(Lat. 39°25′00″ N, long. 118°42′04″ W)
Fallon Navy TACAN
(Lat. 39°25′01″ N, long. 118°42′18″ W)
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
*
*
*
AWP NV E5
*
*
Fallon, NV [Amended]
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, NV
(Lat. 39°25′04″ N, long. 118°41′55″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius
of the airport, and within 2.5 miles each side
of the 143° bearing from the airport,
extending from the 8-mile radius to 11.5
miles southeast of the airport, and within 2.5
miles each side of the 270° bearing from the
airport, extending from the 8-mile radius to
11.5 miles west of the airport, and within 2.5
miles each side of the 327° bearing from the
airport, extending from the 8-mile radius to
11.5 miles northwest of the airport; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet
above the surface within a 30-mile radius of
the Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August
11, 2020.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center.
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0707; Airspace
Docket No. 18–AWP–28]
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Proposed Establishment of Class E
Airspace; Redding, CA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas
Designated as an Extension to a Class D or
Class E Surface Area.
*
Federal Aviation Administration
AGENCY:
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, NV
(Lat. 39°25′04″ N, long. 118°41′55″ W)
Fallon Municipal Airport, NV
(Lat. 39°29′57″ N, long. 118°44′56″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within a 5.5-mile radius of Fallon
NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, excluding
that airspace within a 1-mile radius of Fallon
Municipal 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.
*
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
This action proposes to
establish Class E airspace, extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface,
at Benton Field Airport. This action
would ensure the safety and
management of IFR operations at the
airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 1, 2020.
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–
2020–0707; Airspace Docket No. 18–
AWP–28, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11D, 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 7400.11D at NARA, email
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 2200 S
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone (206) 231–3695.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
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Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator.
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use
of airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority, as it would
establish Class E airspace at Benton
Field Airport, Redding, CA, to support
instrument flight rules (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–2020–0707; Airspace
Docket No. 18–AWP–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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0741; Airspace Docket No. 19-AWP-79]
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Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Fallon, NV
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Fallon NAS
(Voorhis Field) Airport, by revoking the Class E airspace designated as
an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area. This action also
proposes to modify the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface. Further, this action proposes to modify the Class E
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. Lastly,
this action proposes numerous administrative amendments to the
airspaces' legal descriptions. This action would ensure the safety and
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2020.
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-2020-0741; Airspace Docket No. 19-AWP-79, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11D, 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 7400.11D at NARA, email [email protected]
or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-3695.
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 the Class D and Class E airspace at Fallon NAS
(Voorhis Field) Airport, Fallon, NV, 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-2020-0741;
Airspace Docket No. 19-AWP-79''. 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
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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, 2200 S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA
98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D 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 E airspace designated
as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area. This airspace is
not required and should be revoked.
This action also proposes to modify Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface. This area is designed to
contain IFR departures to 1,200 feet above the surface and IFR arrivals
descending below 1,500 feet above the surface. This airspace area would
be described as follows: That airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface within an 8-mile radius of the airport, and within
2.5 miles each side of the 143[deg] bearing from the airport, extending
from the 8-mile radius to 11.5 miles southeast of the airport, and
within 2.5 miles each side of the 270[deg] bearing from the airport,
extending from the 8-mile radius to 11.5 miles west of the airport, and
within 2.5 miles each side of the 327[deg] bearing from the airport,
extending from the 8-mile radius to 11.5 miles northwest of Fallon NAS
(Voorhis Field) Airport.
Further, this action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. This area is designed to
contain IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the terminal and en route
environments. This airspace area would be described as follows: That
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a
30-mile radius of the Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport.
Lastly, this action proposes numerous administrative amendments to
the airspaces' legal descriptions. To match the FAA database, the
geographic coordinates in the Class D and Class E2 text headers for
Fallon NAS (Voorhis Field) Airport and Fallon Municipal Airport should
be updated. For Fallon NAS (Voorhis Field) Airport the coordinates
should be lat. 39[deg]25'04'' N, long. 118[deg]41'55'' W. For Fallon
Municipal Airport the coordinates should be lat. 39[deg]29'57'' N,
long. 118[deg]44'56'' W. The last two sentences in the Class D and
Class E surface area legal descriptions contain incorrect verbiage, the
sentences should be updated to ``This Class D (or E, as appropriate)
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.'' For the Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface, the Fallon Navy TACAN and Mustang
VORTAC are not required to define these airspace areas. The TACAN,
VORTAC, all radials, and distances from the navigational aids should be
removed from the airspace descriptions.
Class D, E2, E4, and E5 airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order
7400.11D, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
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, 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 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 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
* * * * *
AWP NV D Fallon, NV [Amended]
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, NV
(Lat. 39[deg]25'04'' N, long. 118[deg]41'55'' W)
Fallon Municipal Airport, NV
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(Lat. 39[deg]29'57'' N, long. 118[deg]44'56'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
6,400 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis
Field) Airport, excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of
Fallon Municipal 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 Areas Designated as a Surface Area.
* * * * *
AWP NV E2 Fallon, NV [Amended]
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, NV
(Lat. 39[deg]25'04'' N, long. 118[deg]41'55'' W)
Fallon Municipal Airport, NV
(Lat. 39[deg]29'57'' N, long. 118[deg]44'56'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.5-
mile radius of Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, excluding
that airspace within a 1-mile radius of Fallon Municipal 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 Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.
* * * * *
AWP NV E4 Fallon NAS, NV [Revoked]
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field), NV
(Lat. 39[deg]25'00'' N, long. 118[deg]42'04'' W)
Fallon Navy TACAN
(Lat. 39[deg]25'01'' N, long. 118[deg]42'18'' W)
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
AWP NV E5 Fallon, NV [Amended]
Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis Field) Airport, NV
(Lat. 39[deg]25'04'' N, long. 118[deg]41'55'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8-mile radius of the airport, and within 2.5 miles each
side of the 143[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 8-
mile radius to 11.5 miles southeast of the airport, and within 2.5
miles each side of the 270[deg] bearing from the airport, extending
from the 8-mile radius to 11.5 miles west of the airport, and within
2.5 miles each side of the 327[deg] bearing from the airport,
extending from the 8-mile radius to 11.5 miles northwest of the
airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above
the surface within a 30-mile radius of the Fallon NAS (Van Voorhis
Field) Airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 11, 2020.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-17842 Filed 8-14-20; 8:45 am]
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