[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38552-38553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15910]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

Docket No. FAA-2011-1181; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-20


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Boise, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing a SNPRM for the notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) published on February 7, 2012, in order to elicit 
comments regarding removing reference to the navigation aid in the 
legal description of the Class E airspace area designated as an 
extension at Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), Boise, ID. The NPRM only 
proposed an amendment of Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at the airport, as well as adjusting the 
geographic coordinates of the airport. The FAA is proposing this 
amendment to enhance safety in the Boise, ID, airspace area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2011-
1181; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-20, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 7, 2012, the FAA published a NPRM to amend Class E 
airspace, extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface, at 
Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), Boise, ID, UT (77 FR 6026). The 
comment period closed March 23, 2012. No comments were received. 
Subsequent to publication, it was discovered by National Aeronautical 
Navigation Services (NANS) that the legal description for the Boise, 
ID, Class E airspace area designated as an extension needed editing to 
better describe the airspace. The FAA seeks comments on this SNPRM.

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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA 2011-1181 and Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-20) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA 
Docket No. FAA-2011-1181 and Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-20.'' The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Supplemental Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class E airspace area 
designated as an extension, at Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), Boise, 
ID. The legal description would be rewritten to better describe the 
airspace area by removing reference to the Boise VHF-Omni-Directional 
Radio Range Tactical Air Navigational Aid (VORTAC). Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface would be reconfigured 
due to the decommissioning of the Donnelly Tactical Air Navigational 
Aid (TACAN). The geographic coordinates of the airport would be 
adjusted in accordance with the FAA's aeronautical database. This 
action would enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at the 
airport.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6003 and 
6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and 
effective September 15, 2011, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document 
will

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be published subsequently in this Order.
    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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes 
the authority for 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 the 
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 propose controlled airspace at Boise Air Terminal (Gowen 
Field), Boise, ID.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``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(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of the 
Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations 
and Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15, 
2011 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6003 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension.

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ANM ID E3 Boise, ID [Amended]

Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]33'52'' N., long. 116[deg]13'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.5 miles 
each side of the Boise Air Terminal 300[deg] bearing extending from 
the 5-mile radius of the Boise Air Terminal to 9.5 miles northwest 
of the airport; and within .5 miles west and 5.6 miles east of the 
Boise Air Terminal 179[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius 
of the airport to 6.1 miles south of the airport; and that airspace 
within 4.3 miles each side of the Boise Air Terminal 114[deg] 
bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 11.7 
miles southeast 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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ANM ID E5 Boise, ID [Amended]

Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]33'52'' N., long. 116[deg]13'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 43[deg]56'00'' N., long. 
116[deg]33'04'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]51'15'' N., long. 116[deg]25'03'' 
W., thence via the 19.3-mile radius of the Boise Air Terminal (Gowen 
Field), clockwise to long. 116[deg]14'03'' W.; to lat. 
43[deg]45'00'' N., long. 116[deg]14'03'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]31'00'' 
N., long. 115[deg]52'03'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]20'00'' N., long. 
115[deg]58'03'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]25'00'' N., long. 116[deg]25'03'' 
W.; to lat. 43[deg]27'00'' N., long. 116[deg]29'03'' W.; to lat. 
43[deg]25'12'' N., long. 116[deg]32'23'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]29'25'' 
N., long. 116[deg]37'53'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]32'45'' N., long. 
116[deg]49'04'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]37'35'' N., long. 116[deg]47'04'' 
W.; to lat. 43[deg]42'00'' N., long. 116[deg]57'04'' W., thence to 
the point of beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface within the 30.5-mile radius of the airport 
beginning at the 122[deg] bearing of the airport, thence via a line 
to the intersection of the 34.8-mile radius of the airport and the 
224[deg] bearing of the airport, thence clockwise along the 34.8-
mile radius of the airport to that airspace 7 miles each side of the 
269[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the 34.8-mile radius 
to 49.6 miles west of the airport, and within 7 miles northeast and 
9.6 miles southwest of the 295[deg] bearing of the airport extending 
from the 34.8-mile radius to 65.3 miles northwest of the airport, to 
lat. 44[deg]00'27'' N., long. 117[deg]10'58'' W., thence along the 
042[deg] bearing to V-253, thence south along V-253, thence along 
the 30.5-mile radius of the airport to the point of beginning; that 
airspace southeast of the airport extending upward from 9,000 feet 
MSL bounded on the north by V-444, on the east by V-293, on the 
south by V-330, on the southwest by V-4 and on the west by the 30.5-
mile radius of the airport; that airspace northeast of the airport 
extending upward from 11,500 feet MSL, bounded on the northeast by 
V-293, on the south by V-444, on the southwest by the 30.5-mile 
radius of the airport, and on the west by V-253.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 19, 2012.
Robert Henry
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2012-15910 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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