[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57558-57560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26206]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0986; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-16]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Lewiston, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend controlled airspace at Lewiston-
Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID, by enlarging Class D airspace, 
and Class E surface airspace, and reducing Class E airspace designated 
as an extension, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface. Also, this action would remove the part-time Notice 
to Airmen (NOTAM) status from Class E airspace designated as an 
extension. Additionally, an editorial change would be made to the legal 
descriptions replacing ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the term 
``Chart Supplement''. This action would enhance safety and management 
of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 22, 2018.

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-2017-0986; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-16, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/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 would amend Class D and Class E airspace at Lewiston-Nez Perce 
County Airport, Lewiston, ID, in support of IFR operations at the 
airport.

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 (Docket No. FAA-
2017-0986; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-16) and be submitted in 
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address 
and phone number).
    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-2017-0986/Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-16.'' The postcard will be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or 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.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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, 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 for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective 
September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B 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 amending Class D airspace, Class E 
airspace designated as a surface area, Class E airspace designated as 
an extension, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700

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feet above the surface at Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, 
ID. This airspace redesign is necessary for the safety and management 
of instrument flight rules operations at the airport.
    This proposal would amend Class D and Class E surface area airspace 
by increasing each area to a 4.3-mile radius of the airport (from the 
4.1-mile radius) from the airport 290[deg] bearing clockwise to the 
airport 066[deg] bearing; and within a 5.1-mile radius of the airport 
(from the 4.1-mile radius) from the airport 066[deg] bearing clockwise 
to the airport 115[deg] bearing; and within a 6.6-mile radius of the 
airport (from the 4.1-mile radius) from the airport 115[deg] bearing 
clockwise to the airport 164[deg] bearing; and within a 4.3-mile radius 
of the airport (from the 4.1-mile radius) from the airport 164[deg] 
bearing clockwise to the airport 230[deg] bearing; and within a 6.6-
mile radius of the airport (from the 4.1-mile radius) from the airport 
230[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 290[deg] bearing. Also, the 
class D airspace extending upward from the surface would be reduced up 
to and including 2,700 feet MSL (from 3,900 feet).
    Class E airspace designated as an extension would be modified to 
within 1.0 mile each side of the 100[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 5.1-mile radius of the airport to 7.9 miles east of 
the airport (from 2.7 miles each side of the Lewiston-Nez Perce ILS 
localizer course extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 
14 miles east), and within 1.0 mile each side of the 313[deg] bearing 
from the airport extending from the airport 4.3-mile radius to 6.1 
miles northwest of the airport (from 3.5 miles each side of the Nez 
Perce VOR/DME 266[deg] radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the 
airport to 13.1 miles west of the airport). Also, the part-time Notice 
to Airmen (NOTAM) status would be removed.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
would be modified to within a 6.3-mile radius of the airport, and 
within 8.5 miles north and 4.3 miles south of the airport 099[deg] and 
279[deg] bearings extending to 27.8 miles east and 22.5 miles west of 
the airport (from an irregularly shaped polygon generally extending to 
19 miles northeast, 24 miles east, 19 miles southeast, and 25 miles 
west).
    Additionally, this action would replace the term ``Airport/Facility 
Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement'' in the Class D and Class 
E surface airspace.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017 and effective September 15, 2017, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ANM ID D Lewiston, ID [Amended]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius from the Lewiston-Nez Perce 
County Airport clockwise from the airport 290[deg] bearing to the 
066[deg] bearing, and within a 5.1-mile radius of the airport from 
the 066[deg] bearing to the airport 115[deg] bearing and within a 
6.6-mile radius of the airport from the 115[deg] bearing to the 
airport 164[deg] bearing, and within a 4.3-mile radius of the 
airport from the airport 164[deg] bearing to the airport 230[deg] 
bearing, and within a 6.6-mile radius of the airport from the 
230[deg] bearing to the airport 290[deg] bearing. 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.

ANM ID E2 Lewiston, ID [Amended]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius from the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport clockwise 
from the airport 290[deg] bearing to the 066[deg] bearing, and 
within a 5.1-mile radius of the airport from the 066[deg] bearing to 
the airport 115[deg] bearing and within a 6.6-mile radius of the 
airport from the 115[deg] bearing to the airport 164[deg] bearing, 
and within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport from the airport 
164[deg] bearing to the airport 230[deg] bearing, and within a 6.6-
mile radius of the airport from the 230[deg] bearing to the airport 
290[deg] bearing. 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.

ANM ID E4 Lewiston, ID [Amended]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)

    That airspace within one mile each side of the 100[deg] bearing 
from the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport extending from the 
airport 5.1-mile radius to 7.9 miles east of the airport, and within 
1.0 mile each side of the 313[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the airport 4.3-mile radius to 6.1 miles northwest of 
the airport.

ANM ID E5 Lewiston, ID [Amended]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)

    That airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 
6.3-mile radius of Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, and within 8.5 
miles north and 4.3 miles south of the airport 099[deg] and 279[deg] 
bearings extending to 27.8 miles east and 22.5 miles west of the 
airport; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface within a 62-mile radius of the Lewiston-Nez

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Perce County Airport, and within 24 miles each side of the 056[deg] 
bearing from the airport extending from the 62-mile radius to 92 
miles northeast of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 21, 2017.
Brian J. Johnson,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-26206 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am]
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