[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62044-62046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21030]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-8830; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-18]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following 
Wisconsin Towns; Land O' Lakes, WI; Manitowish Waters, WI; Merrill, WI; 
Oconto, WI; Phillips, WI; Platteville, WI; Solon Springs, WI; Superior, 
WI; and West Bend, WI

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 extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, 
Land O' Lakes, WI; Manitowish Waters Airport, Manitowish Waters, WI; 
Merrill Municipal Airport, Merrill, WI; Oconto-J. Douglas Bake 
Municipal Airport, Oconto, WI; Price County Airport, Phillips, WI; 
Platteville Municipal Airport, Platteville, WI; Solon Springs Municipal 
Airport, Solon Springs, WI; Richard I. Bong Airport, Superior, WI; and 
West Bend Municipal Airport, West Bend, WI. Decommissioning of non-
directional radio beacons (NDBs), cancellation of NDB approaches, and 
implementation of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this 
action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at these airports. Additionally, the geographic 
coordinates for Kings Land O' Lakes Airport; Manitowish Waters Airport; 
Oconto-J. Douglas Bake Municipal Airport; and Solon Springs Municipal 
Airport would be adjusted to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database. The name of Oconto-J. Douglas Bake Municipal Airport 
(formerly Oconto Municipal Airport) also would be updated.

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DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2016-8830; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-18, 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.
    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: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

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 E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, WI; 
Manitowish Waters Airport, Manitowish Waters, WI; Merrill Municipal 
Airport, Merrill, WI; Oconto-J. Douglas Bake Municipal Airport, Oconto, 
WI; Price County Airport, Phillips, WI; Platteville Municipal Airport, 
Platteville, WI; Solon Springs Municipal Airport, Solon Springs, WI; 
Richard I. Bong Airport, Superior, WI; and West Bend Municipal Airport, 
West Bend, WI.

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. Commenters 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-2016-8830/
Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-18.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

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 extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface:
    Within a 6.4-mile radius (reduced from the 7-mile radius) of Kings 
Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, WI, and updating the geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database;
    Within a 6.3-mile radius (reduced from the 7-mile radius) of 
Manitowish Waters Airport, Manitowish, WI, and removing the 9-mile 
segment southeast of the airport, and updating the geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's database;
    Within a 6.6-mile radius (reduced from the 7-mile radius) of 
Merrill Municipal Airport, Merrill, WI;
    By removing the 7-mile segment extending from the 6.3-mile radius 
southeast of Oconto-J. Douglas Bake Municipal Airport, Oconto, WI, and 
updating the name and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database;
    By removing the 7-mile segments extending from the 6.6-mile radius 
southwest and northeast of Price County Airport, Phillips, WI;
    Within a 6.4-mile radius (reduced from the 7.4-mile radius) of 
Platteville Municipal Airport, Platteville, WI, with an extension 
southeast of the airport from the 6.4-mile radius to 10.2 miles;
    Within a 6.3-mile radius (reduced from the 6.6-mile radius) of 
Solon Springs Municipal Airport, Solon Springs, WI, and removing the 
7.4-mile segment north of the airport, and updating the geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database;
    Within an 8.5-mile radius (increased from a 6.7-mile radius) of 
Richard I. Bong Airport, Superior, WI, and removing the 12.2-mile 
segment southeast of the airport;
    And within a 6.8-mile radius (reduced from the 7.4-mile radius) of 
the West Bend Municipal Airport, West Bend,

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WI, reducing existing segment extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 
11.4 miles southwest, and adding segments extending from the 6.8-mile 
radius to 7 miles northeast and 10 miles northwest of the airport.
    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
NDBs, cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of RNAV 
procedures at these airports, and for the safety and management of the 
standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 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 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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AGL WI E5 Land O' Lakes, WI [Amended]

Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, WI
    (Lat. 46[deg]09'15'' N., long. 89[deg]12'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Kings Land O'Lakes Airport.
* * * * *

AGL WI E5 Manitowish Waters, WI [Amended]

Manitowish Waters Airport, WI
    (Lat. 46[deg]07'13'' N., long. 89[deg]52'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Manitowish Waters Airport.
* * * * *

AGL WI E5 Merrill, WI [Amended]

Merrill Municipal Airport, WI
    (Lat. 45[deg]11'56'' N., long. 89[deg]42'46'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Merrill Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

AGL WI E5 Oconto, WI [Amended]

Oconto-J. Douglas Bake Municipal Airport, WI
    (Lat. 44[deg]52'27'' N., long. 87[deg]54'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Oconto-J. Douglas Bake Municipal 
Airport.
* * * * *

AGL WI E5 Phillips, WI [Amended]

Price County Airport, WI
    (Lat. 45[deg]42'32'' N., long. 90[deg]24'09'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Price County Airport.

AGL WI E5 Platteville, WI [Amended]

Platteville Municipal Airport, WI
    (Lat. 42[deg]41'22'' N., long. 90[deg]26'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Platteville Municipal Airport, and 
within 4 miles each side of the 145[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 10.2 miles southeast of the 
airport.
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AGL WI E5 Solon Springs, WI [Amended]

Solon Springs Municipal Airport, WI
    (Lat. 46[deg]18'53'' N., long. 91[deg]48'59'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Solon Springs Municipal Airport.
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AGL WI E5 Superior, WI [Amended]

Richard I. Bong Airport, WI.
    (Lat. 46[deg]41'23'' N., long. 92[deg]05'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.5-mile radius of Richard I. Bong Airport.
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AGL WI E5 West Bend, WI [Amended]

West Bend Municipal Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]25'20'' N., long. 88[deg]07'41'' W.)
West Bend VOR
    (Lat. 43[deg]25'19'' N., long. 88[deg]07'31'' W .)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of West Bend Municipal Airport, and within 
2 miles each side of the 239[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.8-mile radius to 11.4 miles southwest of the airport, and 
within 1.2 miles each side of the West Bend VOR 052[deg] radial 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the 
airport, and within 1.3 miles each side of the West Bend VOR 
303[deg] radial extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 10 miles 
northwest of the airport, excluding that airspace within the 
Hartford, WI, Class E airspace area.


    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 24, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-21030 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am]
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