[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12870-12872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04063]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-1233; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-14


Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Revocation of 
Class E Airspace; Quantico, VA

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, remove Class E 
airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface area, 
establish a Class D airspace extension, and amend Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Quantico MCAF 
(Turner Field), Quantico, VA, as an airspace evaluation determined an 
update is necessary. In addition, this action would remove the Brooke 
Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range Collocated Tactical Air 
(VORTAC) from the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface in the legal description, remove the extension to the 
south, and increases the radius of the Class E airspace. This action 
would also update the airport's geographic coordinates and replace the 
terms Notice to Airmen with Notice to Air Missions and Airport/Facility 
Directory with Chart Supplement in the descriptions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: 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-2022-

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1233; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-14 at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit comments through the internet at 
www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11G Airspace Designations and Reporting Points 
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, contact the Rules 
and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Goodson, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-5966.

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 for Quantico 
MCAF (Turner Field), Quantico, VA, as well as update the geographic 
coordinates of the airport and out-of-date terms. An airspace 
evaluation determined that this action is necessary to support IFR 
operations in the area and will enhance the safety and management of 
controlled airspace within the National Airspace.

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 a 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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2022-1233; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-14) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
internet at www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA 
Docket No. FAA-2022-1233; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-14.'' The postcard 
will be dated/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified comment 
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of 
the comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment 
closing date. 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 www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at 
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 ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for Federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays at the 
office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Room 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337.

Incorporation by Reference

    Class D airspace and Class E airspace designations are published in 
Paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This document proposes to 
amend the current version of that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated 
August 19, 2022, and effective September 15, 2022. These updates would 
be published subsequently in the next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. 
FAA Order JO 7400.11G is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES 
section of this document.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11G lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 
air traffic service routes, and reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA proposes an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend Class D 
airspace for Quantico MCAF (Turner Field), Quantico, VA. The Class D 
airspace would be amended by establishing an extension of airspace 
extending from the 4-mile radius of the airfield and within a 5.4-mile 
radius of the airfield extending clockwise from the 168[deg] bearing to 
the 209[deg] bearing from the airfield. The geographical coordinates of 
the airfield would be updated to coincide with the FAA's database and 
replace the terms Notice to Airmen with Notice to Air Missions and 
Airport/Facility Directory with Chart Supplement in the description.
    Also, this action would remove Class E airspace designated as an 
extension to a Class D surface area for Quantico MCAF (Turner Field), 
Quantico, VA, as the extensions will be included in the Class D 
description.
    The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface would be amended by increasing the radius to 7.7-miles 
(previously 6.3-miles), removing the extension to the south, and 
removing the BROOKE VORTAC from Class E airspace header and Class E 
airspace legal description, as it is unnecessary in describing the 
airspace. Also, the geographical coordinates of the airfield would be 
updated to coincide with the FAA's database.

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. 
It, therefore: (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
Department of Transportation 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 proposed rule, when 
promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact

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on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal would 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.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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 JO 
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AEA VA D Quantico, VA [Amended]

Quantico MCAF (Turner Field), VA
    (Lat. 38[deg]30'13'' N, long. 77[deg]18'18'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Quantico MCAF (Turner 
Field) and within a 5.4-mile radius of the airfield extending 
clockwise from the 168[deg] bearing to the 209[deg] bearing from the 
airfield. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Air 
Missions. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

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

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AEA VA E4 Quantico, VA [Removed]

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

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AEA VA E5 Quantico, VA [Amended]

Quantico MCAF (Turner Field), VA
    (Lat. 38[deg]30'13'' N, long. 77[deg]18'18'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.7-mile radius of Quantico MCAF (Turner Field).

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 23, 2023.
Lisa E. Burrows,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2023-04063 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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