[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33837-33839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15288]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-0384; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-14]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Elizabeth 
City, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) 
part-time status from the legal description of the Class E airspace 
area designated as an extension at Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional 
Airport, Elizabeth City, NC, and add NOTAM part-time language 
information to Class E surface area airspace. This proposal would bring 
the airspace descriptions in line with the airspace hours listed in the 
applicable Chart Supplement. This action also would update the 
geographic coordinates of the airport and the Woodville non-directional 
radio beacon (NDB) in the associated Class D and E airspace. Also, an 
editorial change would be made to the Class D and E surface area 
airspace legal descriptions replacing Airport/Facility Directory with 
the term Chart Supplement.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1-800-
647-5527, or 202-366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. FAA-2016-
0384; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-14, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit and review received 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 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 
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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone 404 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 Class E airspace at Elizabeth City CGAS/
Regional Airport, Elizabeth City, NC, to ensure the efficient use of 
airspace within the National Airspace System.

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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. You may also submit comments 
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons 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 Docket 
No. FAA-2016-0384; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASO-14.'' 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 from and 
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently 
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's 
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays at the office 
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337.

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 considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by eliminating the NOTAM information that 
reads, ``This Class D airspace 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 Airport/
Facility Directory.'' from the regulatory text of Class E airspace 
designated as an extension to Class D, Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional 
Airport, Elizabeth City, NC.
    This proposal also would add NOTAM part-time status information to 
the regulatory text in Class E surface area airspace. This would bring 
the airspace descriptions in Order 7400.11A in line with the airspace 
hours listed in the applicable Chart Supplement. Additionally, the 
geographic coordinates of the airport and Woodville NDB would be 
adjusted to coincide with the FAAs aeronautical database.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, 6004, 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.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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. 
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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will 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 would 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.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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 Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 3, 2016, effective September 15, 2016, is amended 
as follows:

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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ASO NC D Elizabeth City, NC [Amended]

Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional Airport, NC
    (Lat. 36[deg]15'38'' N., long. 76[deg]10'28'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet within a 4.1-mile radius of Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional 
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 Surface Area Airspace.

* * * * *

ASO NC E2 Elizabeth City, NC [Amended]

Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional Airport, NC
    (Lat. 36[deg]15'38'' N., long. 76[deg]10'28'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional 
Airport. This Class E 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 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D Surface Area.

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ASO NC E4 Elizabeth City, NC [Amended]

Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional Airport, NC
    (Lat. 36[deg]15'38'' N., long. 76[deg]10'28'' W.)
Elizabeth City VOR/DME
    (Lat. 36[deg]15'27'' N., long. 76[deg]10'32'' W.)
Woodville NDB
    (Lat. 36[deg]15'47'' N., long. 76[deg]17'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.6 miles 
each side of Elizabeth City VOR/DME 189[deg] radial, extending from 
the 4.1-mile radius of Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional Airport to 9.5 
miles south of the VOR/DME; within 3.3 miles each side of Elizabeth 
City VOR/DME 357[deg] radial, extending from the 4.1-mile radius of 
Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional Airport to 7 miles north of the VOR/
DME; within 1.2 miles each side of the 079[deg] bearing from the 
Woodville NDB, extending from 4.1-mile radius of the airport to the 
NDB.

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

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ASO NC E5 Elizabeth City, NC [Amended]

Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional Airport, NC
    (Lat. 36[deg]15'38'' N., long. 76[deg]10'28'' W.)
Elizabeth City VOR/DME
    (Lat. 36[deg]15'27'' N., long. 76[deg]10'32'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Elizabeth City CGAS/Regional Airport, and 
within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of Elizabeth City VOR/DME 
189[deg] radial, extending from the VOR/DME to 9.5 miles south of 
the VOR/DME.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 10, 2017.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-15288 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]
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