[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47585-47587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20400]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0699; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-11]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of 
Class E Airspace; Fayetteville, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace and Class E 
airspace designated as a surface area, and remove Class E airspace 
designated as an extension to a Class D and Class E airspace at Drake 
Field, Fayetteville, AR. The FAA is proposing this action as the result 
of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Drake VHF 
omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided navigation 
information for the instrument procedures at this airport, as part of 
the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic 
coordinates of the airport would also be updated to coincide with the 
FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 5, 2018.

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 (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0699; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-11, 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 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to http://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: 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 D airspace and Class E airspace designated as a 
surface area, and remove Class E airspace designated as an extension to 
a Class D and Class E airspace at Drake Field, Fayetteville, AR, to 
support instrument flight rule 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 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-2018-0699/
Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-11.'' 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 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

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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 7400.11C, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective 
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 the Class D airspace at Drake Field, Fayetteville, AR, to 
within a 4.0-mile radius (decreased from a 4.1-mile radius); and adding 
an extension 1.1 miles each side of the 181[deg] bearing from the 
airport from the 4.0-mile radius to 5.9 miles north of the airport, and 
adding an extension 1.0 mile each side of the 172[deg] bearing from the 
Drake Field: RWY 34-LOC from the 4.0-mile radius to 4.9 miles south of 
the Drake Field: RWY 34-LOC; and adding an extension 1.0 mile each side 
of the 347[deg] bearing from the airport from the 4.0-mile radius to 
4.9 miles north the airport. The city associated with the airport would 
be removed from the airspace legal description to comply with a change 
to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, and the 
outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' would be updated to 
``Chart Supplement.'' Additionally, the geographic coordinates of the 
airport would be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database.
    Amending the Class E airspace designated as a surface area at Drake 
Field to within a 4.0-mile radius (decreased from a 4.1-mile radius); 
and extending the airspace up to and including 3,800 feet MSL; and 
adding an extension 1.1 miles each side of the 181[deg] bearing from 
the airport from the 4.0-mile radius to 5.9 miles south of the airport, 
and adding an extension 1.0 mile each side of the 172[deg] bearing from 
the Drake Field: RWY 34-LOC from the 4.0-mile radius to 4.9 miles south 
of the Drake Field: RWY 34-LOC; and adding an extension 1.0 mile each 
side of the 347[deg] bearing from the airport from the 4.0-mile radius 
to 4.9 miles north of the airport. The city associated with the airport 
would be removed from the airspace legal description to comply with a 
change to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, 
and the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' would be updated 
to ``Chart Supplement.'' Additionally, the geographic coordinates of 
the airport would be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database.
    And removing the Class E airspace designated as an extension to 
Class D and Class E at Drake Field as it is no longer required.
    This action as the result of an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the Drake VOR, which provided navigation information 
for the instrument procedures at this airport, as part of the VOR MON 
Program.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6002, and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 
13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018, 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 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 
7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 
2018, and effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ASW AR D Fayetteville, AR [Amended]

Drake Field, AR
    (Lat. 36[deg]00'18'' N, long. 94[deg]10'12'' W)
Drake Field: RWY 34-LOC
    (Lat. 36[deg]00'26'' N, long. 94[deg]10'10'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,800 feet MSL within a 4.0-mile radius of Drake Field, and within 
1.1 miles each side of the 181[deg] bearing from the airport from 
the 4.0-mile radius to 5.9 miles south of the airport, and within 
1.0 mile each sided of the 172[deg] bearing from the Drake Field: 
RWY 34-LOC from the 4.0-mile radius to 4.9 miles south of the Drake 
Field: RWY 34-LOC, and within 1.0 mile each side of the 347[deg] 
bearing from the airport from the 4.0-mile radius to 4.9 miles north 
of the 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 Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas.

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ASW AR E2 Fayetteville, AR [Amended]

Drake Field, AR
    (Lat. 36[deg]00'18'' N, long. 94[deg]10'12'' W)
Drake Field: RWY 34-LOC
    (Lat. 36[deg]00'26'' N, long. 94[deg]10'10'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,800 feet MSL within a 4.0-mile radius of Drake Field, and within 
1.1 miles each side of the 181[deg] bearing from the airport from 
the 4.0-mile radius to 5.9 miles south of the airport, and within 
1.0 mile each sided of the 172[deg] bearing from the Drake Field: 
RWY 34-LOC from the 4.0-mile

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radius to 4.9 miles south of the Drake Field: RWY 34-LOC, and within 
1.0 mile each side of the 347[deg] bearing from the airport from the 
4.0-mile radius to 4.9 miles north of the 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 of Class 
D and Class E Surface Areas.

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ASW OK E4 Fayetteville, AR [Removed]

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 10, 2018.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-20400 Filed 9-19-18; 8:45 am]
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