[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 69346-69347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27150]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 18, 2019 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0328; Airspace Docket No. 18-ANM-5]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Rifle, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area,
designated as a surface area, at the Rifle Garfield County Airport,
Rifle, CO. The proposal would increase the circular radius of the area
in the west and northwest of the airport. Also, this action proposes to
amend the Class E airspace by adding a Class E airspace area,
designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area, to the
east of the airport. Additionally, this action proposes to amend the
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface by
removing extensions to the airspace's radius and increasing the radius
of the airspace around most of the airport and reducing it to the north
and northeast of the airport. Lastly, this action proposes several
administrative updates to the airspace legal descriptions for the
airport. These changes are necessary to accommodate airspace redesign
for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 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-2019-0328; Airspace Docket No. 18-ANM-5, 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 Class E airspace at Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle,
CO, to ensure the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules
(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-2019-0328;
Airspace Docket No. 18-ANM-5''. 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,
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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 amending Class E airspace at the Rifle
Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO. The action proposes to amend the
Class E airspace designated as a surface area by increasing the
circular radius in the west and northwest of the airport to contain IFR
arrivals descending below 1,000 above the surface. That airspace
extending upward from the surface within a 4.1-mile radius of the
airport beginning at the 339[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to
the 243[deg] bearing from the airport, thence within a 5.2-mile radius
of the airport from the 243[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to
the 339[deg] bearing from the Rifle Garfield County Airport.
Also, this action proposes to add amend the Class E airspace by
adding a Class E airspace area, designated an extension to Class D and
Class E2 surface areas. That airspace extending upward from the surface
within 1 mile north and 2.5 miles south of the 078[deg] bearing from
the airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 8.5 miles east of the
Rifle Garfield County Airport.
Additionally, this action proposes to amend the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface by removing extensions
from the airspace's radius and increasing the radius of the airspace
around the most of the airport and reducing it to the north and
northwest of the airport. That airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface within a 5.5-mile radius of the airport beginning at
the 336[deg] bearing from the airport clockwise to the 065[deg] bearing
from the airport, thence an 11-mile radius beginning at the 065[deg]
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 336[deg] bearing from the
Rifle Garfield County Airport.
Lastly, the action proposes administrative updates to the
airspace's legal description. The geographic coordinates need to be
updated to (lat. 39[deg]31'36'' N, long. 107[deg]43'41'' W) to match
the FAA's aeronautical database. The airport name needs to be updated
to ``Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO'', to match the FAA's
aeronautical database. The Class E2 airspace should be full time; the
following two sentences do not accurately represent the time of use for
the Class E2 airspace and need to be removed: ``This Class E airspace
area is effective during 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.''
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 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 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:
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 Areas Designated as a Surface Area.
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ANM CO E2 Rifle, CO [Amended]
Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO
(Lat. 39[deg]31'36'' N, long. 107[deg]43'41'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1-
mile radius of airport beginning at the 339[deg] bearing from the
airport clockwise to the 243[deg] bearing from the airport, thence a
5.2-mile radius from the 243[deg] bearing from the airport to the
339[deg] bearing from the Rifle Garfield County Airport.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.
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ANM CO E4 Rifle, CO [New]
Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO
(Lat. 39[deg]31'36'' N, long. 107[deg]43'41'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile
north and 2.5 miles south of the 078[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 8.5 miles east of the Rifle
Garfield County Airport.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANM CO E5 Rifle, CO [Amended]
Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO
(Lat. 39[deg]31'36'' N, long. 107[deg]43'41'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 5.5-mile radius of the airport from the 336[deg] bearing
from the airport clockwise to the 065[deg] bearing from the airport
thence an 11-mile radius beginning at the 065[deg] bearing from the
airport clockwise to the 336[deg] bearing from the Rifle Garfield
County Airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 11, 2019.
Tom Clark,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-27150 Filed 12-17-19; 8:45 am]
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