[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67059-67060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28098]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2017-1012; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-20]
RIN 2120-AA66
Establishment of Class E Airspace and Amendment of Class D and
Class E Airspace; Olympia, WA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface and modifies Class E airspace designated as
an extension at Olympia Regional Airport (formerly Olympia Airport).
This action removes the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status for
Class E airspace designated as an extension, and updates the airport
name and geographic coordinates in the associated Class D and E
airspace areas to match the FAA's aeronautical database. These changes
are necessary to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport
within the National Airspace System. Also, an editorial change is made
to the Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions replacing
Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, 2019. 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 7400.11C, 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 this material 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: Bonnie Malgarini, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2329.
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 establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface and modifies Class E airspace designated as an extension at
Olympia Regional Airport (formerly Olympia Airport). This action
removes the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status for Class E
airspace designated as an extension, and updates the airport name and
geographic coordinates in the associated Class D and E airspace areas
to match the FAA's aeronautical database. These changes are necessary
to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace
System.
History
The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register (83 FR 1201; January 10, 2018) for Docket No. FAA-2017-1012 to
modify Class D airspace, Class E surface area airspace, Class E
airspace designated as an extension, and Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Olympia Regional Airport
(formerly Olympia Airport), WA; remove the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
part-time status for Class E airspace designated as an extension; and
update the airport name and geographic coordinates in the associated
Class D and E airspace areas to match the FAA's aeronautical database.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No
comments were received.
Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, 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
designation 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 7400.11C, 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 Rule
This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Olympia Regional Airport to contain IFR departure
and arrival aircraft below 1,200 and 1,500 feet above the surface,
respectively. This airspace duplicates the larger Seattle Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, but ensures
no future changes at Seattle inadvertently impact aircraft operations
at Olympia Regional Airport.
The FAA also modifies the Class E airspace designated as an
extension to a Class D or Class E surface area at Olympia Regional
Airport, Olympia, WA, by removing the segments north (within 1.8 miles
each side of the Olympia VORTAC 010[deg] radial extending from the 4-
mile radius of the airport to 4.8 miles north of the VORTAC) and south
(within 3.5 miles each side of the Olympia VORTAC 195[deg] radial
extending from the 4-mile radius of Olympia Airport to 9.2 miles south
of the VORTAC) of the airport, and establishing a 2-mile wide segment
extending to approximately 5.5 miles southeast of the airport.
Also, this action also eliminates the following language from the
legal description of Class E airspace designated as an extension to a
Class D or Class E surface area at the airport, ``This Class E airspace
is effective
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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.''
Finally, this action updates the airport name from Olympia Airport
to Olympia Regional Airport, updates the geographic coordinates of the
airport to match the FAA's aeronautical database, and replaces the
outdated term Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement
in the associated Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions. This
airspace redesign is necessary for the safety and management of IFR
operations at the airport.
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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this 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
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 7400.11C,
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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ANM OR D Olympia, WA [Amended]
Olympia Regional Airport, WA
(Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Olympia 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 Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
* * * * *
ANM OR E2 Olympia, WA [Amended]
Olympia Regional Airport, WA
(Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W)
That airspace within a 4-mile radius of Olympia 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 or Class E Surface Area.
* * * * *
ANM OR E4 Olympia, WA [Amended]
Olympia Regional Airport, WA
(Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within the area
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46[deg]57'14'' N, long.
122[deg]48'28'' W; to lat. 46[deg]56'44'' N, long. 122[deg]47'08''
W; to lat. 46[deg]55'28'' N, long. 122[deg]47'10'' W; to lat.
46[deg]54'42'' N, long. 122[deg]47'45'' W; to lat. 46[deg]55'28'' N,
long. 122[deg]49'51'' W; thence counter-clockwise along the 4-mile
radius of the airport to the point of beginning.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANM OR E5 Olympia, WA [New]
Olympia Regional Airport, WA
(Lat. 46[deg]58'10'' N, long. 122[deg]54'09'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Olympia Regional Airport from the
airport 211[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 088[deg] bearing,
and within an 8.2-mile radius of the airport from the airport
088[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 122[deg] bearing, and
within a 12.4-mile radius of the airport from the airport 122[deg]
bearing clockwise to the airport 211[deg] bearing, and within 1 mile
each side of the 011[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 11.6
miles north of the airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 14, 2018.
Byron Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-28098 Filed 12-27-18; 8:45 am]
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