Proposed Revocation of Class D and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gillette, WY, 57806-57808 [2020-20235]
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(3) Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
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Pilatus Aircraft Limited: Docket No. FAA–
2020–0813; Product Identifier 2019–CE–
040–AD.
(a) Comments Due Date
The FAA must receive comments by
November 2, 2020.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Pilatus Aircraft Limited
Model PC–12/47E airplanes, all serial
numbers, certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association of America
(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls.
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(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on an aviation product. The MCAI
describes the unsafe condition as inboard
flap fairings aft (IFFAs) having an incorrect
shape, which could lead to chafing between
the IFFA and the front inboard tension rod,
and consequently corrosion of the bare rod
aluminum tube and reduced aluminum
thickness. This condition, if not corrected,
could lead to failure of the inboard flap drive
arm, asymmetric flap extension, and reduced
control of the airplane.
(f) Actions and Compliance
(1) Unless already done, within 100 hours
time-in-service (TIS) after the effective date
of this AD or within 6 months after the
effective date of this AD, whichever occurs
first, inspect the left-hand (LH) and righthand (RH) IFFAs for correct shape and
clearance with the LH and RH tension rods
by following step 3.B.(1) and Figures 2 and
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3 of the Accomplishment Instructions—
Aircraft in Pilatus PC–12 Service Bulletin No:
27–026, dated July 10, 2019 (Pilatus SB 27–
026).
(i) If the shape of the LH or RH IFFA is
incorrect or if the clearance between the
IFFA and the tension rod is less than 5 mm
(0.2 inch), before further flight, modify the
IFFA and inspect the tension rods for chafing
by following section 3.C. of the
Accomplishment Instructions—Aircraft in
Pilatus SB 27–026.
(ii) If the shape of the LH and RH IFFAs
is correct and the clearance between the IFFA
and the tension rod is at least 5 mm (0.2
inch), before further flight, inspect the front
inboard LH and RH tension rods for chafing
by following step 3.C.(12)(a) of the
Accomplishment Instructions—Aircraft in
Pilatus SB 27–026. If the LH or RH tension
rod has any chafing, before further flight,
replace the tension rod by following step
3.C.(12)(b) of the Accomplishment
Instructions—Aircraft in Pilatus SB 27–026.
(2) As of the effective date of this AD, do
not install on any airplane a LH IFFA part
number (P/N) 557.52.12.223, RH IFFA P/N
557.52.12.224, or tension rod P/N
527.52.12.135 unless the part has been
inspected and all corrective actions have
been taken as required by this AD.
Issued on September 9, 2020.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–20310 Filed 9–15–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0800; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ANM–43]
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Proposed Revocation of Class D and
Amendment of Class E Airspace;
Gillette, WY
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
remove the Class D airspace and modify
the following: Class E surface area, the
Class E airspace as an extension to the
surface area and the Class E airspace
(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance
extending upward from 700 feet AGL at
(AMOCs):
Gillette-County Airport, Gillette, WY. In
The Manager, International Validation
addition, this proposal would remove
Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve
the VOR/DME from the legal description
AMOCs for this AD if requested using the
and replace the outdated term Airport
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send
Facility/Directory with the term Chart
information to ATTN: Doug Rudolph,
Supplement.
Aerospace Engineer, FAA, General Aviation
After being informed that the Airport
& Rotorcraft Section, International Validation
Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Traffic Control Tower at Gillette-County
Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–4059;
Airport is closed permanently, the FAA
fax: (816) 329–4090; email: doug.rudolph@
found it necessary to amend the existing
faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC on airspace for the safety and management
any airplane to which the AMOC applies,
of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
notify your appropriate principal inspector
operations at this airport.
(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District
DATES: Comments must be received on
Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
or before November 2, 2020.
FSDO.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
(h) Related Information
proposal to the U.S. Department of
(1) Refer to MCAI European Union
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
Aviation Safety Agency AD No. 2019–0231,
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
dated September 13, 2019, for related
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
information. You may examine the MCAI on
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1–
the internet at https://www.regulations.gov
800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You
by searching for and locating Docket No.
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
FAA–2020–0813.
2020–0800; Airspace Docket No. 20–
(2) For service information related to this
ANM–43, at the beginning of your
AD, contact Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., Customer
comments. You may also submit
Support PC–12, CH–6371 Stans, Switzerland;
comments through the internet at
telephone: +41 41 619 33 33; fax: +41 41 619
https://www.regulations.gov.
73 11; email: supportPC12@pilatusFAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
aircraft.com; internet: https://www.pilatusaircraft.com. You may review this referenced Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
service information at the FAA,
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational
traffic/publications/. For further
Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
information, you can contact the
Missouri 64106. For information on the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation
availability of this material at the FAA, call
(816) 329–4148.
Administration, 800 Independence
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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 7400.11E at NARA, email
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 2200 S.
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone (206) 231–2245.
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
remove the Class D and modify the
Class E airspace at Gillette-County
Airport, Gillette, WY to support 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,
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–2020–0800; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ANM–43’’. The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
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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, 2200 S.
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order
7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11E 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 14 CFR part 71 to remove the Class
D airspace and modify the following:
Class E surface area, the Class E airspace
as an extension to the Class E surface
area and the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet AGL at GilletteCampbell County Airport, Gillette, WY.
The FAA was informed that the
Airport Traffic Control Tower at
Gillette-Campbell County Airport is
closed, which is a basic qualification for
the establishment of Class D airspace.
As a result, the FAA is proposing to
remove the Class D airspace and modify
the Class E Surface Airspace at the
airport. The Class E surface airspace
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would be expanded from 4.3 miles to 5
miles to ensure departures are contained
in the surface area until reaching 700
feet AGL.
The Class E airspace extending
upward from the surface as an extension
to the Class E surface area would be
expanded to 3.4 miles each side of the
170° bearing from 3 miles to 12 miles
(formerly 12.2 miles) south of the
airport. This adjustment would protect
aircraft as they descend through 1,000
feet AGL, while using the RNAV and
ILS approaches to runway 34.
The Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet would be
modified to within 4 miles each side of
the 170° and 350° bearings (reduced
from 6.1 miles east and 8.3 miles west)
and extend 14 miles south (reduced
from 15.3 miles) and 11 miles north
(reduced from 16.1miles). The
additional airspace is no longer needed
to protect departing aircraft to 1,200 feet
and arrivals as they descend through
1,500 feet AGL. This proposal would
remove the Class E airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet as it is
redundant with the Denver E6 airspace
and no longer needed.
In addition, the legal descriptions for
the Class E airspace extending upward
from the surface as an extension to the
Class E surface area and the Class E
airspace extending upward from 700
feet would be rewritten to eliminate the
use of the VOR/DME as a reference
point. The VOR/DME is no longer
needed to adequately describe the
airspace.
The use of the term Airport Facility/
Directory would be replaced with Chart
Supplement and the geographical
coordinates updated to match the FAA
database.
Class E airspace designations are
published in paragraph 5000, 6002,
6004, 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11E,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020, 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
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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.
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.
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ANM WY E4 Gillette, WY [Amended]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44°20′56″ N, long. 105°32′22″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within 3.4 miles each side of the
Gillette County Airport 170° bearing
extending from the 5-mile radius of GilletteCampbell County Airport to 12 miles south
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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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
*
*
*
*
I. Table of Abbreviations
ANM WY E5 Gillette, WY [Amended]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44°20′56″ N, long. 105°32′22″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface of the earth within 4
miles each side of the 170° bearing extending
from the 5-mile radius to 14 miles south of
the airport, and that airspace 4 miles each
side of the 350° bearing extending from the
5-mile radius to 11 miles north of the airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on
September 8, 2020.
Byron Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020–20235 Filed 9–15–20; 8:45 am]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
§ 71.1
[Amended]
Coast Guard
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
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33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2020–0334]
RIN 1625–AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New
Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic
City, NJ
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ANM WY D Gillette, WY [Remove]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44°20′56″ N, long. 105°32′22″ W)
Paragraph 6002. Class E Airspace Designated
as Surface Areas.
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ANM WY E2 Gillette, WY [Amended]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44°20′56″ N, long. 105°32′22″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 6,900 feet MSL
within a 5-mile radius of the GilletteCampbell County Airport. This Class E
airspace is effective during the specific dates
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Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
temporarily modify the operating
schedule that governs the Route 30
(Absecon Boulevard) Bridge across the
New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway
(NJICW), Beach Thorofare, mile 67.2, at
Atlantic City, NJ. This proposed
temporary modification will allow the
drawbridge to remain in the closed-tonavigation position to accommodate
critical bridge maintenance.
SUMMARY:
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Comments and relate material
must reach the Coast Guard on or before
October 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2020–0334 using Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Mr. Mickey Sanders,
Bridge Administration Branch, Fifth
District, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone
(757) 398–6587, email
Mickey.D.Sanders2@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
OMB Office of Management and Budget
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(Advance, Supplemental)
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
NJICW New Jersey Intercoastal Waterway
II. Background, Purpose and Legal
Basis
The New Jersey Department of
Transportation, who owns and operates
the Route 30 (Absecon Boulevard)
Bridge, across the NJICW, Beach
Thorofare, at mile 67.2, in Atlantic City,
NJ, has requested this modification to
allow the drawbridge to be maintained
in the closed-to-navigation position to
facilitate bridge maintenance of the
drawbridge. The Route 30 (Absecon
Boulevard) Bridge, across the NJICW,
Beach Thorofare, mile 67.2, at Atlantic
City, NJ, has a vertical clearance of 20
feet above mean high water in the
closed position and unlimited vertical
clearance above mean high water in the
open position. The current operating
schedule for the drawbridge is
published in 33 CFR 117.733 (e).
This proposed temporary final rule is
necessary to facilitate maintenance of
the drawbridge, while ensuring the
safety of those performing bridge
maintenance and vessels navigating in
the area. A work platform will reduce
the horizontal clearance of the
navigation channel to approximately 30
feet and temporary shielding will
reduce the vertical clearance of the
entire bridge to approximately 19 feet
above mean high water in the closed
position. Vessels that can safely transit
through the bridge in the closed
position with the reduced clearances
may do so, if at least thirty minutes
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0800; Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-43]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Revocation of Class D and Amendment of Class E Airspace;
Gillette, WY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove the Class D airspace and modify
the following: Class E surface area, the Class E airspace as an
extension to the surface area and the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet AGL at Gillette-County Airport, Gillette, WY. In
addition, this proposal would remove the VOR/DME from the legal
description and replace the outdated term Airport Facility/Directory
with the term Chart Supplement.
After being informed that the Airport Traffic Control Tower at
Gillette-County Airport is closed permanently, the FAA found it
necessary to amend the existing airspace for the safety and management
of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at this airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 2, 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-2020-0800; Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-43, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E, 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
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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
7400.11E at NARA, email [email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-2245.
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 remove the Class D and modify the Class E airspace at
Gillette-County Airport, Gillette, WY 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-2020-0800;
Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-43''. 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, 2200 S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA
98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E 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 14 CFR part 71 to remove the
Class D airspace and modify the following: Class E surface area, the
Class E airspace as an extension to the Class E surface area and the
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL at Gillette-
Campbell County Airport, Gillette, WY.
The FAA was informed that the Airport Traffic Control Tower at
Gillette-Campbell County Airport is closed, which is a basic
qualification for the establishment of Class D airspace. As a result,
the FAA is proposing to remove the Class D airspace and modify the
Class E Surface Airspace at the airport. The Class E surface airspace
would be expanded from 4.3 miles to 5 miles to ensure departures are
contained in the surface area until reaching 700 feet AGL.
The Class E airspace extending upward from the surface as an
extension to the Class E surface area would be expanded to 3.4 miles
each side of the 170[deg] bearing from 3 miles to 12 miles (formerly
12.2 miles) south of the airport. This adjustment would protect
aircraft as they descend through 1,000 feet AGL, while using the RNAV
and ILS approaches to runway 34.
The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet would be
modified to within 4 miles each side of the 170[deg] and 350[deg]
bearings (reduced from 6.1 miles east and 8.3 miles west) and extend 14
miles south (reduced from 15.3 miles) and 11 miles north (reduced from
16.1miles). The additional airspace is no longer needed to protect
departing aircraft to 1,200 feet and arrivals as they descend through
1,500 feet AGL. This proposal would remove the Class E airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet as it is redundant with the Denver E6
airspace and no longer needed.
In addition, the legal descriptions for the Class E airspace
extending upward from the surface as an extension to the Class E
surface area and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
would be rewritten to eliminate the use of the VOR/DME as a reference
point. The VOR/DME is no longer needed to adequately describe the
airspace.
The use of the term Airport Facility/Directory would be replaced
with Chart Supplement and the geographical coordinates updated to match
the FAA database.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000,
6002, 6004, 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, 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
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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 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
* * * * *
ANM WY D Gillette, WY [Remove]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44[deg]20'56'' N, long. 105[deg]32'22'' W)
Paragraph 6002. Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
* * * * *
ANM WY E2 Gillette, WY [Amended]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44[deg]20'56'' N, long. 105[deg]32'22'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
6,900 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Gillette-Campbell
County 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 Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.
* * * * *
ANM WY E4 Gillette, WY [Amended]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44[deg]20'56'' N, long. 105[deg]32'22'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.4 miles
each side of the Gillette County Airport 170[deg] bearing extending
from the 5-mile radius of Gillette-Campbell County Airport to 12
miles south of the airport.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
ANM WY E5 Gillette, WY [Amended]
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
(Lat. 44[deg]20'56'' N, long. 105[deg]32'22'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
of the earth within 4 miles each side of the 170[deg] bearing
extending from the 5-mile radius to 14 miles south of the airport,
and that airspace 4 miles each side of the 350[deg] bearing
extending from the 5-mile radius to 11 miles north of the airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on September 8, 2020.
Byron Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-20235 Filed 9-15-20; 8:45 am]
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