Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 140 (Monday, July 22, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35047-35049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15443]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0549; Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-22]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Alpena, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class D airspace, the Class
E surface airspace, the Class E airspace designated as an extension to
Class D and Class E surface airspace, and the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Alpena County
Regional Airport, Alpena, MI. The FAA is proposing this action as the
result of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Au
Sable 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 name
of MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena, Alpena MI, would also be updated
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Airspace redesign is
necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at this airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2019.

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-2019-0549; Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-22, 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 the Class D airspace, the Class E surface airspace,
the Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D and Class E
surface airspace, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Alpena County Regional Airport, Alpena, MI,
and support IFR operations at the this 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-2019-0549;
Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-22.'' 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 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

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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 to within a 4.3-mile radius
(decreased from a 4.4-mile radius) of Alpena County Regional Airport,
Alpena, MI; and updating the outdated term ``Airport/Facility
Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class E surface airspace to within a 4.3-mile radius
(decreased from a 4.4-mile radius) of Alpena County Regional Airport;
adding a 3,200 MSL altitude limit to the airspace legal description;
removing the Alpena VORTAC and associated extensions from the airspace
legal description; and updating the outdated term ``Airport/Facility
Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D
and Class E surface areas at Alpena County Regional Airport by amending
the extension to the north to within 4.8 mile west and 3 miles east of
the Alpena VORTAC 355[deg] radial extending from the 4.3 mile radius of
the Alpena County Regional Airport to 7 miles north of the Alpena
VORTAC; and removing the extension to the south from the airspace legal
description, as it is no longer needed;
And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.8-mile radius (decreased from a 7-mile
radius) of the Alpena County Regional Airport; removing the FELPS NDB
and associated extension from the airspace legal description; adding an
extension 10 miles west and 6 miles east of the Alpena VORTAC 355[deg]
radial extending from the 6.8-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional
Airport to 10 miles north of the Alpena VORTAC; adding an extension 3.9
miles each side of the Alpena VORTAC 194[deg] radial extending from the
6.8-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional Airport to 14.3 miles
south of the Alpena VORTAC; and updating the name of MidMichigan
Medical Center-Alpena, Alpena, MI (previously Alpena General Hospital),
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
This action is necessary due to an airspace review caused by the
decommissioning of the Au Sable VOR, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part of
the VOR MON Program.
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.

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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AGL MI D Alpena, MI [Amended]

Alpena County Regional Airport, MI
(Lat. 45[deg]04'41'' N, long. 83[deg]33'37'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Alpena County 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 Areas Designated as a Surface Area.

* * * * *

AGL MI E2 Alpena, MI [Amended]

Alpena County Regional Airport, MI
(Lat. 45[deg]04'41'' N, long. 83[deg]33'37'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Alpena County 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 Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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AGL MI E4 Alpena, MI [Amended]

Alpena County Regional Airport, MI
(Lat. 45[deg]04'41'' N, long. 83[deg]33'37'' W)
Alpena VORTAC
(Lat. 45[deg]04'58'' N, long. 83[deg]33'25'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 4.8 miles
west and 3 miles east of the Alpena VORTAC 355[deg] radial extending
from the 4.3-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional Airport to 7
miles north of the Alpena VORTAC.

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

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AGL MI E5 Alpena, MI [Amended]

Alpena County Regional Airport, MI
(Lat. 45[deg]04'41'' N, long. 83[deg]33'37'' W)
Alpena VORTAC
(Lat. 45[deg]04'58'' N, long. 83[deg]33'25'' W)
MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena, MI, Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat. 45[deg]04'38'' N, long. 83[deg]26'53'' W)

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That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Alpena County Regional Airport, and
within 10 miles west and 6 miles east of the Alpena VORTAC 355[deg]
radial extending from the 6.8-mile radius of Alpena County Regional
Airport to 10 miles north of the Alpena VORTAC, and within 3.9 miles
each side of the Alpena VORTAC 194[deg] radial extending from the
6.8-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional Airport to 14.3 miles
from the Alpena VORTAC, and within a 6-mile radius of the Point in
Space serving MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 15, 2019.
John Witucki,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-15443 Filed 7-19-19; 8:45 am]
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