Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID, 59664-59666 [2022-21360]

Agencies

• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59664-59666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21360]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0569; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANM-65]
RIN 2120-AA66


Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls 
Regional Airport, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D and E surface areas, the 
Class E airspace area designated as an extension to a Class D or Class 
E surface area, the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface at Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID. 
Additionally, this action makes administrative changes to update the 
airport's legal descriptions. These actions ensure the safety and 
management of instrument flight rule (IFR) and visual flight rule (VFR) 
operations at the airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 29, 2022. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference under 1 CFR 
part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and publication of 
conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11G, and subsequent amendments can be 
viewed online at 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald DeVore II, 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 modify Class D and Class E airspace at Idaho Falls Regional 
Airport, ID, to support IFR and VFR operations at the airport.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 
Federal Register for FAA-2022-0569 (87 FR 38307; June 28, 2022) to 
modify the Class D and E surface areas, the Class E airspace area 
designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area, the 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and 
the Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
at Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID. Additionally, the NPRM proposed 
administrative changes to update the airport's legal descriptions. 
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No 
comments were received.
    Class D, Class E2, Class E4, and Class E5 airspace designations are 
published in paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and

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6005, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022, 
and effective September 15, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in 
14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations 
and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September 
15, 2022. FAA Order JO 7400.11G is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11G lists Class 
A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 by modifying Class D and E 
surface areas, the Class E airspace area designated as an extension to 
a Class D or Class E surface area, the Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface, and the Class E airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at Idaho Falls 
Regional Airport, ID.
    Class D airspace is intended to contain the point at which an 
aircraft executing an instrument approach procedure (IAP) can be 
expected to descend to less than 1,000 feet above the surface. The 
1,000-foot point of the VOR RWY 3 IAP is currently outside of the 
lateral boundary of the airport's Class D surface area. The Class D 
airspace is extended to the southwest to contain this point. 
Additionally, the exclusionary language for the nearby Eastern Idaho 
Regional Medical Center Heliport is modified to simplify the Idaho 
Falls Regional Airport's Class D legal description.
    The Class E surface airspace is amended to be coincident with the 
Class D airspace legal description.
    The Class E airspace area designated as an extension to a Class D 
or Class E surface area is removed southwest of the airport. The RWY 3 
VOR 1,000 foot point is contained within the Class D surface area, and 
the airspace is no longer needed. The Class E airspace area designated 
as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area northeast of the 
airport is reduced. The extension is used to contain the VOR RWY 21 
1,000-foot point, and only a 4.8-mile width is needed.
    The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is removed southwest of the airport. The existing Class E 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface contains 
all procedure turns for the VOR RWY 3 and LOC BC RWY 3 approaches, and 
at least 1,500 feet exists between the highest terrain and the 
procedure turn altitudes. The Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the is expanded to contain procedure turns for the 
ILS/LOC RWY 21 IAP, as terrain exists within 1,500 feet of the 
procedure turn altitude. The Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface immediately encircling the airport is 
increased from a 7.5-mile radius to an 8-mile radius around the airport 
to more appropriately contain departures and circling approaches. The 
existing Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface over the airport consistently overlapped with adjacent 
airspace, creating the potential for future airspace ``traps.'' The FAA 
has re-defined the boundaries of this area to more appropriately align 
it with other airspace and simplify its legal description.
    Finally, the FAA is modifying several administrative portions of 
the Idaho Falls Airport's legal descriptions. The airport's geographic 
coordinates are updated to match the FAA's database. Additionally, the 
current Class D and Class E2 surface area legal descriptions are 
modified to replace the use of the phrases ``Notice to Airmen'' and 
``Airport/Facility Directive.'' These phrases should read ``Notice to 
Air Missions'' and ``Chart Supplement,'' respectively, in both legal 
descriptions. Lastly, all navigational aids (NAVAID) are removed from 
the Class E4 and E5 legal description text headers, as they're not 
required to describe the airspace areas, and the removal of the NAVAIDs 
simplifies the legal descriptions.
    Class D, Class E2, Class E4, and Class E5 airspace designations are 
published in paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of 
FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September 
15, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class 
D and Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11 is published annually and becomes 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; Feb. 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

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, 
paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to cause any 
potentially significant environmental impacts, and no extraordinary 
circumstances exist that warrant the preparation of an environmental 
assessment.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, incorporation by reference, navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the FAA amends 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 JO 
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ANM ID D Idaho Falls, ID [Amended]

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]30'49'' N, long. 112[deg]04'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,200 feet MSL within a 5.4 mile radius of the airport, and within 
2.4 miles each side of the 223[deg] bearing

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from the airport extending from the 5.4 mile radius to 6.6 miles 
southwest of the airport, excluding that airspace below 5,300 feet 
MSL within 1 mile each side of the 126[deg] bearing from the airport 
beginning 3.4 miles southeast of the airport extending to the 5.4 
mile radius of the airport. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Air Missions. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM ID E2 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended]

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]30'49'' N, long. 112[deg]04'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.4 
mile radius of the airport, and within 2.4 miles each side of the 
223[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 5.4 mile radius 
to 6.6 miles southwest of the airport, excluding that airspace below 
5,300 feet MSL within 1 mile each side of the 126[deg] bearing from 
the airport beginning 3.4 miles southeast of the airport extending 
to the 5.4 mile radius of the airport. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Air Missions. 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 ID E4 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended]

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]30'49'' N, long. 112[deg]04'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the 028[deg] bearing from the airport extending from 
the Class D and Class E surface area 5.4 mile radius to 7.5 miles 
northeast of the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Air Missions. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

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

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ANM ID E5 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended]

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]30'49'' N, long. 112[deg]04'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 8 miles of the Idaho Falls Regional Airport, and that 
airspace 8 miles east and 9 miles west of the 032[deg] bearing from 
the airport, extending from the 8 mile radius to 28 miles northeast 
of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
43[deg]34'55'' N, long. 112[deg]29'22'' W, to lat. 44[deg]19'00'' N, 
long. 112[deg]04'36'' W, to lat. 44[deg]12'35.47'' N, long. 
110[deg]48'27.66'' W to lat. 43[deg]26'00'' N long. 110[deg]57'56'' 
W, to lat. 42[deg]34'53'' N, long. 111[deg]59'59'' W, to lat. 
42[deg]11'3.52'' N, long. 112[deg]00'00'' W to lat. 42[deg]27'00'' N 
long 113[deg]22'00'' W, to lat. 42[deg]57'33'' N long 
113[deg]32'27'' W, thence to the point of beginning.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on September 27, 2022.
B.G. Chew,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-21360 Filed 9-30-22; 8:45 am]
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