[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13338-13339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06245]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Categorical Exclusion and Record of 
Decision for the Proposed West Flow Area Navigation Standard Instrument 
Departure Procedures at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as per 
the Memorandum Regarding Implementation of Court Order per City of 
Phoenix, Arizona v. Huerta, 869 F.3d 963 (D.C. Circuit 2017)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The FAA, Western Service Area is issuing this notice to advise 
the public of the availability of the Categorical Exclusion/Record of 
Decision (CATEX/ROD) for the Proposed West Flow Area Navigation (RNAV) 
Standard Instrument Departure (SID) Procedures at Phoenix Sky Harbor

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International Airport in Phoenix, AZ. The FAA reviewed the action and 
determined it to be categorically excluded from further environmental 
documentation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Landis, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547 (206) 231-2238 or https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/nextgen_near_you/community_involvement/phx/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The FAA is proposing to amend the west flow RNAV SID procedures 
from Runways 25 Left, 25 Right and 26 at Phoenix Sky Harbor 
International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona. The proposed amendments are 
consistent with the resolution of the parties as stipulated in the 
Memorandum Regarding Implementation of the Court Order, jointly 
negotiated following the court's August 29, 2017, Order in City of 
Phoenix, Arizona v. Huerta, 869 F.3d 963 (D.C. Circuit 2017). The 
proposed Step 1A RNAV SID procedures is the first step in order to 
return the west flow procedures to the pre-September 2014 flight paths. 
Aircraft on the proposed northwest RNAV SID will follow the extended 
runway centerline, perform a right turn to the north after 43rd Avenue 
direct to an RNAV waypoint, and will then be vectored to join a 
departure route that closely follows the current published procedures 
to the northeast, north, and northwest. Aircraft on the proposed west 
RNAV SID will climb through 500 feet above ground level, or 1,635 feet 
mean sea level, then turn left and right following paths similar to 
those prior to September 18, 2014. From there, they will follow an RNAV 
path that closely follows the current published procedure to the west. 
Aircraft departing to the southwest will continue to fly the current 
RNAV procedures.
    Right of Appeal: This CATEX/ROD constitutes a final order of the 
FAA Administrator and is subject to exclusive judicial review under 49 
U.S.C. 46110 by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia or the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the circuit in which 
the person contesting the decision resides or has its principal place 
of business. Any party having substantial interest in this order may 
apply for review of the decision by filing a petition for review in the 
appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals no later than 60 days after the order 
is issued in accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 46110.

    Issued in Des Moines, WA, on March 29, 2018.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-06245 Filed 3-27-18; 8:45 am]
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