[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63860-63861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24976]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2013-0817; Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-14]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment of Class D Airspace; Kwajalein Island, Marshall
Islands, RMI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule, technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Kwajalein Island Class D airspace
description by amending the geographic coordinates for Bucholz Army
Airfield (AAF), Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, RMI. The Bucholz
AAF geographic coordinates information was updated in the Kwajalein
Island Class E airspace descriptions in 2011, but was inadvertently
overlooked in the Kwajalein Island Class D airspace description. This
action ensures the safety of aircraft operating in the Kwajalein Island
airspace area. This is an administrative action and does not affect the
operating requirements of the airspace.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, December 12, 2013. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and
publication of conforming amendments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy and ATC
Procedures Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267-8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
In 2010, the FAA published a final rule, technical amendment in the
Federal Register (75 FR 61993, October 7, 2010) that removed reference
to the decommissioned Kwajalein Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
navigation aid from the Kwajalein Island Class E airspace area legal
descriptions. Subsequent to that rule being published, it was
determined that the Bucholz AAF geographic coordinates were in error.
As a result, the FAA published a final rule, correction in the Federal
Register (76 FR 2572, January 14, 2011) to correcting the Bucholz AAF
geographic coordinates information in the Kwajalein Island Class E
airspace descriptions and to match the FAA's aeronautical database.
Unfortunately, consideration for correcting the Bucholz AAF geographic
coordinates in the Kwajalein Island Class D airspace description was
overlooked at that time and is now being corrected.
The Rule
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
71 by amending the geographic coordinates for Bucholz AAF in the
Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, RMI, Class D airspace legal
description to reflect current FAA aeronautical database information.
The geographic coordinates for Bucholz AAF, are changed from (lat.
08[deg]43'00'' N., long. 167[deg]44'00'' E) to (lat. 08[deg]43'12'' N.,
long. 167[deg]43'54'' E.) This action more accurately depicts the
center of the Kwajalein Island Class D airspace area with no other
changes to the dimensions or altitudes of the Class D airspace area.
Therefore, notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are
unnecessary.
Class D airspace areas are published in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order
7400.9X dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15, 2013, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace area
listed in this action will be published subsequently in the Order.
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.
Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule''
under Department of Transportation (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 only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
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
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charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the 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
amends Class D airspace at Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, RMI.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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(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 7400.9X,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 7, 2013, and
effective September 15, 2013, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000--Class D Airspace
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AWP RM D Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, RMI
Kwajalein Island, Bucholz AAF, RMI
(Lat. 08[deg]43'12'' N., long. 167[deg]43'54'' E.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Bucholz AAF. 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
Pacific Chart Supplement.
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Issued in Washington, DC, September 24, 2013.
Gary A. Norek,
Manager, Airspace Policy and ATC Procedures Group.
[FR Doc. 2013-24976 Filed 10-24-13; 8:45 am]
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