[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10626-10628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03580]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-1023; Airspace Docket No. 19-ANM-94]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Port Angeles, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish a Class E surface area, 
Class E airspace as an extension to the surface area and Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Port 
Angeles CGAS, Port Angeles, WA. Following a review of the airspace 
serving Port Angeles CGAS and William R Fairchild International 
Airport, the FAA found it necessary to provide Port Angeles CGAS with 
airspace independent of the airspace for William R Fairchild Airport. A 
microclimate at Port Angeles CGAS causes weather patterns to vary from 
the weather at William R Fairchild Airport. The difference in weather 
between the two locations can negatively impact operations at Port 
Angeles CGAS, impeding training and mission accomplishment. This action 
would establish new airspace for the safety and management of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Port Angeles CGAS, Port 
Angeles, WA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 10, 2020.

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: 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2019-1023; Airspace Docket No. 19-ANM-94, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://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

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Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of FAA Order 
7400.11D at NARA, email [email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/cfr/ibr_locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2245.

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 establish Class E airspace at Port Angeles CGAS, Port 
Angeles, WA, 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-
2019-1023; Airspace Docket No. 19-ANM-94) and be submitted in 
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for address 
and phone number). You may also submit comments through the internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov.
    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-2019-1023; Airspace Docket No. 19-ANM-94.'' 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspaceamendments/.
    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, 2200 S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective 
September 15, 2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D 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 establishing a Class E surface area, 
Class E airspace as an extension to the surface area and Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level at Port 
Angeles CGAS, Port Angeles, WA.
    This action is being submitted coincidental with FAA proposal, 
Docket No. FAA-2019-1022; 19-ANM-81 to modify Class E airspace for 
William R Fairchild International Airport, Port Angeles, WA. That 
action would modify the airspace at William R Fairchild International 
Airport, Port Angeles, WA, to only that needed for their operations and 
remove the airspace that was previously used to support operations at 
Port Angeles CGAS.
    This action would provide the airspace needed for Port Angeles CGAS 
operations to facilitate training and mission accomplishment.
    The Class E surface area would be established to within 1.5 miles 
of the airport. A Class E extension to the surface area would be 
established 2.1 miles both sides of the 80[deg] bearing from the Port 
Angeles CGAS, extending from William R Fairchild surface area 4.1-mile 
radius to 5.6 miles east of the Port Angeles CGAS. This area would 
provide airspace for the Copter NDB 242 approach, as aircraft descend 
through 1000 feet AGL.
    The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL would be 
established to 3 miles south and 7.5 miles north of the 80[deg] bearing 
from the Port Angeles CGAS Airport to 11 miles east, excluding that 
portion in Canadian airspace.
    This area would provide airspace for the Copter 242 approach, as 
aircraft descend through 1500 feet. This airspace would support IFR 
operations at Port Angeles CGAS, Port Angeles, WA.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002, 6004 
and 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11D, dated August 8, 2019 and effective 
September 15, 2019, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on 
September 15.

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. Given 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

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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 7400.11D, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and 
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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AWP WA E2 Port Angeles, WA [NEW]

Port Angeles CGAS
    (Lat. 48[deg]08'29'' N, long. 123[deg]24'50'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2500 feet within a 1.5-mile radius of Port Angeles CGAS, Port 
Angeles, WA.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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AWP WA E4 Port Angeles, WA [NEW]

Port Angeles CGAS, WA
    (Lat. 48[deg]08'29'' N, long. 123[deg]24'50'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.1 miles 
both sides of the Port Angeles CGAS 80[deg] bearing extending from 
William R Fairchild surface area 4.1-mile radius to 5.6 miles east 
of the Port Angeles CGAS airport.

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

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AWP WA E5 Port Angeles, WA [NEW]

Port Angeles CGAS, WA
    (Lat. 48[deg]08'29'' N, long. 123[deg]24'50'' W)

    The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 3 miles 
south and 7.5 miles north of the of Port Angeles CGAS Airport 
80[deg] bearing extending from the William R Fairchild 4.1-mile 
radius to 11 miles east, excluding that portion in Canadian 
airspace.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 19, 2020.
Stephanie C. Harris,
Manager (Acting), Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-03580 Filed 2-24-20; 8:45 am]
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