[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 169 (Monday, August 31, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53713-53715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19068]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0768; Airspace Docket No. 18-AWP-25]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Truckee, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace, designated as 
an extension to Class D or Class E surface airspace, at Truckee-Tahoe 
Airport. This action also proposes to modify Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface. Lastly, this action proposes an 
administrative correction to all of the airspace's legal descriptions. 
This action would ensure the safety and management of instrument flight 
rule (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 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: 
1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2020-0768; Airspace Docket No. 18-AWP-25, 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 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: Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200 
S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-3695.

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 and Class E airspace

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at Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee, CA, to support 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 and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. 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-2020-0768; 
Airspace Docket No. 18-AWP-25''. 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 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/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 Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 
98198.

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 modifying the Class E airspace at 
Truckee-Tahoe Airport. The proposal would reduce the dimensions of the 
Class E airspace areas, designated as an extension to a Class D or 
Class E surface airspace area. The airspace areas would be described as 
follows: That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile 
each side of the 017[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 
4.2-mile radius of the airport to 9.7 miles north of the airport; and 
within 1.2 miles west and 0.9 miles east of the 316[deg] bearing from 
the airport, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 8.3 
miles northwest of Truckee-Tahoe Airport.
    This action also proposes to amend Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface. The action proposes to properly 
size the airspace areas north of the airport and add an area over the 
airport and an area west of the airport. These areas are designed to 
contain IFR departures to 1,200 feet above the surface and IFR arrivals 
descending below 1,500 feet above the surface. These airspace areas 
would be described as follows: That airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface within a 4.2-mile radius of the airport, and 
within 2 miles each side of the 018[deg] bearing from the airport, 
extending from 9.7 miles to 11.6 miles north of the airport, and within 
1.1 miles each side of the 266[deg] bearing from the airport, extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius to 13.5 miles west of the airport, and within 
2.7 miles west and 1.9 miles east of the 321[deg] bearing from the 
airport, extending from 8.3 miles to 14.8 miles northwest of the 
airport, and within an area beginning at 4.2 miles on the 324[deg] 
bearing from the airport, then to 6.5 miles on the 324[deg] bearing 
from the airport, then clockwise within a 6.5-mile radius of the 
airport to the 008[deg] bearing from the airport, then along the 
008[deg] bearing to 4.2 miles, then counterclockwise within a 4.2-mile 
radius of the airport to the 324[deg] bearing northwest of Truckee-
Tahoe Airport.
    Lastly, this action proposes an administrative amendment to all of 
the airspace's legal descriptions for Truckee-Tahoe Airport. To match 
the FAA aeronautical database, the airport's geographical coordinates 
should be updated to lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N, long. 120[deg]08'23'' W.
    Class D, E2, E4, and E5 airspace designations are published in 
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, 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 
designations 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 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:

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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 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AWP CA D Truckee, CA [Amended]

Truckee-Tahoe Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N, long. 120[deg]08'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
8,400 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Truckee-Tahoe 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.

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AWP CA E2 Truckee, CA [Amended]

Truckee-Tahoe Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N, long. 120[deg]08'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Truckee-Tahoe Airport. This Class E surface 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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AWP CA E4 Truckee, CA [Amended]

Truckee-Tahoe Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N, long. 120[deg]08'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile 
each side of the 017[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from 
the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 9.7 miles north of the 
airport; and within 1.2 miles west and 0.9 miles east of the 
316[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 4.2-mile 
radius of the airport to 8.3 miles northwest of Truckee-Tahoe 
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 CA E5 Truckee, CA [Amended]

Truckee-Tahoe Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'12'' N, long. 120[deg]08'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.2-mile radius of the airport, and within 2 miles each 
side of the 018[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from 9.7 
miles to 11.6 miles north of the airport, and within 1.1 miles each 
side of the 266[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 
4.2-mile radius to 13.5 miles west of the airport, and within 2.7 
miles west and 1.9 miles east of the 321[deg] bearing from the 
airport, extending from 8.3 miles to 14.8 miles northwest of the 
airport, and within an area beginning at 4.2 miles on the 324[deg] 
bearing from the airport, then to 6.5 miles on the 324[deg] bearing 
from the airport, then clockwise within a 6.5-mile radius of the 
airport to the 008[deg] bearing from the airport, then along the 
008[deg] bearing to 4.2 miles, then counterclockwise within a 4.2-
mile radius of the airport to the 324[deg] bearing northwest of 
Truckee-Tahoe Airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 25, 2020.
B. G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-19068 Filed 8-28-20; 8:45 am]
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