[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 91 (Friday, May 12, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22071-22072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09659]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9355; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-8]


Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Hailey, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E surface area 
airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID, to support the 
implementation of new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System 
(GPS) standard instrument approach procedures for Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) at the airport. Additionally, this action updates the 
airport's geographic coordinates in the Class D description, and amends 
the legal description of Class E surface area airspace adding the 
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status information.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 17, 2017. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, 
Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed on line 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 
this material 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: 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 amends associated Class D and E airspace to support new RNAV 
procedures for IFR operations at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID.

History

    On January 23, 2017, the FAA published in the Federal Register (82 
FR 7735) Docket FAA-2016-9355 a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to 
modify Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, and Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Friedman 
Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on 
the proposal to the FAA. The four comments received supported the 
proposal.
    The Class E surface area is a part-time airspace area, effective 
when the Class D airspace is not in effect, therefore requires NOTAM 
part-time status information. After publication, the FAA realized the 
proposal's legal description did not include the Notice to Airmen part-
time status information.
    Also, an editorial change is made to the Class D and Class E 
surface area legal descriptions replacing Airport/Facility Directory 
with the term Chart Supplement.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002 and 6005, respectively, 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 D and E airspace 
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends 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 Rule

    The FAA is amending Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by modifying Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, 
and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID. The amendments are made to 
support implementation of new RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach 
procedures at the airport. More specifically, the new RNAV (GPS) 
procedures require additional Class D airspace in the vicinity of the 
airport for circling maneuvers, but require less airspace upward from 
700 feet above the surface to support arrival and departure of IFR 
aircraft. Class D airspace is expanded from the surface to and 
including 7,800 feet MSL to within a 4.9-mile radius (increased from a 
4.1-mile radius) of the airport, with an extension from the 4.9-mile 
radius increased from 6 miles to 6.3 miles southeast.
    Class E surface area airspace is reduced to within a 4.9-mile 
radius of the airport, with a segment increased from 6 miles to 6.3 
miles southeast of the airport to provide controlled airspace when 
Class D airspace is not in effect. Also, the NOTAM part-time status 
information is added in the Class D airspace legal description.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
is reduced to within a 4.9-mile radius of the airport (from the 5.5-
mile radius), with the southeast segment reduced from 15.5 miles to 
11.3 miles from the radius of the airport. Additionally, the geographic 
coordinates for the airport listed in the Class D description are 
updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

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

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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 only affects air traffic procedures and 
air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, does 
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 preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration 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 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 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ANM ID D Hailey, ID [Modified]

Friedman Memorial Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]30'14'' N., long. 114[deg]17'44'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to, and 
including, 7,800 feet MSL within a 4.9-mile radius of Friedman 
Memorial Airport, and that airspace within 2.1 miles west and 1.4 
miles east of the 155[deg] bearing from the airport extending from 
the airport 4.9-mile radius to 6.3 miles southeast of the airport. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specified 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 ID E2 Hailey, ID [Modified]

Friedman Memorial Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]30'14'' N., long. 114[deg]17'44'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.9-
mile radius of Friedman Memorial Airport, and within 2.1 miles west 
and 1.4 miles east of the 155[deg] bearing from the airport, 
extending from the airport 4.9-mile radius to 6.3 miles southeast of 
the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specified 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 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 Hailey, ID [Modified]

Friedman Memorial Airport, ID
    (Lat. 43[deg]30'14'' N., long. 114[deg]17'44'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.9-mile radius of Friedman Memorial Airport, and within 
2.5 miles each side of the 155[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the airport 4.9-mile radius to 11.3 miles southeast 
of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 44[deg]00'00'' 
N., long. 114[deg]55'00'' W., to lat. 44[deg]00'00'' N., long. 
113[deg]53'00'' W., to lat. 43[deg]00'00'' N., long. 113[deg]49'00'' 
W., to lat. 43[deg]00'00'' N., long. 114[deg]55'00'' W., thence to 
point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 5, 2017.
Sam S.L. Shrimpton,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-09659 Filed 5-11-17; 8:45 am]
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