[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53962-53964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19114]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-3991; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-13]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eugene, OR, and 
Corvallis, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace designated as 
an extension to a Class D or E surface airspace area, and Class E 
airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon Sweet Field 
Airport, Eugene, OR, to accommodate airspace redesign. Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon Sweet Field 
Airport also would be amended to remove reference to the Corvallis 
Municipal Airport by creating a stand-alone airspace designation for 
Corvallis Municipal Airport. Additionally, this proposal would update 
the airport reference points for these airports in Class D and E 
airspace, as well as remove the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) requirement 
noted in Class E surface area airspace. Airspace redesign is necessary 
for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations within the National Airspace System.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2016.

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-2016-3991; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-13, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-
647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at the above address.
    FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would amend Class D and E airspace at Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, 
Eugene, OR, and Corvallis Municipal Airport, Corvallis, OR.

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

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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-2015-3991/
Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-13.'' 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.regulations.gov.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (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.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective 
September 15, 2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z 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, and Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mahlon 
Sweet Field Airport, Eugene, OR. The Class E surface extension to the 
north would be slightly modified to contain aircraft using the VOR-A 
approach, and the extension to the south would be enlarged to contain 
aircraft using the RNP (RNAV) Z instrument approaches as they descend 
below 1,000 feet above the surface. Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface would be reduced to the northeast and 
west of the airport, to only that area necessary to contain IFR arrival 
aircraft, descending below 1,500 feet above the surface, and IFR 
departure aircraft, until reaching 1,200 feet above the surface, and 
the Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
would be revoked, as this airspace area is provided by the Bend, OR 
Class E En Route airspace area, and duplication is not necessary.
    This action also would create stand-alone Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Corvallis 
Municipal Airport, Corvallis, OR, thereby removing reference to 
Corvallis Municipal Airport from the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport 
airspace designation. The overall Class E airspace area near Corvallis 
Municipal Airport would remain generally the same, with a slight 
reduction north, and a slight enlargement west of the airport. The 
geographic coordinates of these airports would be updated for all Class 
D and Class E airspace areas.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated 
August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

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 7400.9Z, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ANM OR D Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Mahlon Sweet Field 
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 Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM OR E2 Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.6-
mile radius of Mahlon Sweet Field Airport.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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ANM OR E4 Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles 
west and 2 miles east of the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport 008[deg] 
bearing, extending from the 4.6-mile radius of the airport to 6.8 
miles north of the airport, and within the area bounded by the 
airport 142[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 213[deg] bearing, 
extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 13.5 miles south of the 
airport, and within the area bounded by the airport 213[deg] bearing 
clockwise to the airport 226[deg] bearing, extending from the 4.6-
mile radius to 14 miles southwest 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 OR E5 Corvallis, OR [New]

Corvallis Municipal Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]29'50'' N., long. 123[deg]17' 22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Corvallis Municipal Airport, and 2.4 miles 
each side of the airport 007[deg] bearing, extending from the 6-mile 
radius to 12.4 miles north of the airport, and 2.6 miles each side 
of the airport 104[deg] bearing extending from the 6-mile radius to 
7.1 miles east of the airport, and 2 miles each side of the airport 
188[deg] bearing extending from the 6-mile radius to 7.1 miles south 
of the airport.
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ANM OR E5 Eugene, OR [Modified]

Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44[deg]07'29'' N., long. 123[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, and that 
airspace within the area bounded by the airport 098[deg] bearing 
clockwise to the airport 138[deg] bearing, extending from the 6-mile 
radius to 18.3 miles southeast of the airport, and within the area 
bounded by the airport 138[deg] bearing clockwise to the 170[deg] 
bearing, extending from the 6-mile radius to 13.5 miles southeast of 
the airport, and within the area bounded by the airport 170[deg] 
bearing clockwise to the 234[deg] bearing, extending from the 6-mile 
radius to 18.3 miles southwest of the airport, and that airspace 
within 3.6 miles east and 8.5 miles west of the airport 008[deg] 
bearing, extending from the 6-mile radius to 16 miles north of the 
airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 4, 2016.
Byron Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-19114 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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