[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65583-65586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22889]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-8833; Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-8]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Iowa 
Towns; Algona, IA; Ankeny, IA; Atlantic, IA; Belle Plane, IA; Creston, 
IA; Estherville, IA; Grinnell, IA; Guthrie Center, IA; and Oelwein, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E surface area at Ankeny 
Regional Airport, Ankeny, IA; and Class

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E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Algona 
Municipal Airport, Algona, IA; Ankeny Regional Airport; Atlantic 
Municipal Airport, Atlantic, IA; Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, Belle 
Plaine, IA; Creston Municipal Airport, Creston, IA; Estherville 
Municipal Airport, Estherville, IA; Grinnell Regional Airport, 
Grinnell, IA; Guthrie County Regional Airport, Guthrie Center, IA; and 
Oelwein Municipal Airport, Oelwein, IA. Decommissioning of non-
directional radio beacons (NDB), 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 the above airports. Additionally, the 
geographic coordinates for Algona Municipal Airport, Atlantic Municipal 
Airport, and Grinnell Regional Airport would be adjusted to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database. The name of Belle Plaine, IA, 
would also be adjusted to correct a misspelling in the legal 
description.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 7, 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-2016-8833; Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-8, 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 7400.11A, 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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, 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 surface area at Ankeny Regional Airport, 
Ankeny, IA; and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Algona Municipal Airport, Algona, IA; Ankeny Regional 
Airport; Atlantic Municipal Airport, Atlantic, IA; Belle Plaine 
Municipal Airport, Belle Plaine, IA; Creston Municipal Airport, 
Creston, IA; Estherville Municipal Airport, Estherville, IA; Grinnell 
Regional Airport, Grinnell, IA; Guthrie County Regional Airport, 
Guthrie Center, IA; and Oelwein Municipal Airport, Oelwein, IA.

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-2016-8833/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-8.'' 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 for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective 
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A 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 surface area airspace within a 4.2-mile radius (increased 
from the 4-mile radius) of Ankeny Regional Airport, Ankeny, IA;
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface:
    By removing the 10-mile extension northwest of Algona Municipal 
Airport, Algona, IA, and updating the geographic coordinates of the 
airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database;
    Within a 6.7-mile radius (reduced from the previous 7.1-mile 
radius) of Ankeny Regional Airport, Ankeny, IA, and removing the 
extensions 9.3 miles northeast and 11.1 miles north of the airport;
    Within a 7.2-mile radius (increased from the 6.8-mile radius) of 
Atlantic Municipal Airport, Atlantic, IA, with an

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extension to the northeast from the 7.2-mile radius to 9.2 miles, and 
updating the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the 
FAA's aeronautical database;
    Within a 6.5-mile radius (reduced from the previous 7.5-mile 
radius) of Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, Belle Plaine, IA, and 
correcting city designation from Belle Plane to Belle Plaine;
    By removing the 11-mile extension south of Creston Municipal 
Airport, Creston, IA;
    By removing the 7.4-mile extensions south and northwest of 
Estherville Municipal Airport, Estherville, IA;
    Within a 6.5-mile radius (reduced from the previous 7.6-mile 
radius) of Grinnell Regional Airport, Grinnell, IA, and updating the 
geographical coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database;
    By adding an extension to the north from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.8 
miles of Guthrie County Regional Airport, Guthrie Center, IA;
    And within a 6.4-mile radius (reduced from the previous 7.3-mile 
radius) of Oelwein Municipal Airport, Oelwein, IA.
    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
NDBs, cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of RNAV 
procedures at the above airports. Controlled airspace is necessary for 
the safety and management of the standard instrument approach 
procedures for IFR operations at the airports.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 and 
6005 of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective 
September 15, 2016, 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 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ACE IA E2 Ankeny, IA [Amended]

Ankeny Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]41'29'' N., long. 93[deg]33'59'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Ankeny Regional Airport, excluding 
that portion within the Des Moines Class C airspace area.
* * * * *

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

* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Algona, IA [Amended]

Algona Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 43[deg]04'41'' N., long. 94[deg]16'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Algona Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Ankeny, IA [Amended]

Ankeny Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]41'29'' N., long. 93[deg]33'59'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Ankeny Regional Airport, excluding that 
portion within the Des Moines Class C airspace area.

ACE IA E5 Atlantic, IA [Amended]

Atlantic Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]24'14'' N., long. 95[deg]02'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.2-mile radius of Atlantic Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles each side of the 022[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 7.2-mile radius to 9.2 miles northeast of the 
airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Belle Plaine, IA [Amended]

Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]52'44'' N., long. 92[deg]17'04'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, 
excluding that portion which overlies the Cedar Rapids, IA, Class E 
airspace area.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Creston, IA [Amended]

Creston Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]01'17'' N., long. 94[deg]21'48'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Creston Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Estherville, IA [Amended]

Estherville Municipal Airport, LA
    (Lat. 43[deg]24'27'' N., long. 94[deg]44'47'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Estherville Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Grinnell, IA [Amended]

Grinnell Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]42'36'' N., long. 92[deg]44'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Grinnell Regional Airport.

ACE IA E5 Guthrie Center, IA [Amended]

Guthrie County Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]41'13'' N., long. 93[deg]26'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Guthrie County Regional Airport, and 
within 2 miles each side of the 360[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.8 miles north of the 
airport.
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ACE IA E5 Oelwein, IA [Amended]

Oelwein Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]40'51'' N., long. 91[deg]58'28'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Oelwein Municipal Airport.


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    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 14, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-22889 Filed 9-22-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P