[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65241-65242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2013-0622; Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-10]
Proposed Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Kailua-
Kona, HI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D and E airspace at Kona
International Airport at Keahole, Kailua-Kona, HI. Controlled airspace
is necessary to accommodate the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) and the Instrument Landing System (ILS) or
Localizer (LOC) standard instrument approach procedures at the airport.
The geographic coordinates of the airport also would be adjusted in the
respective Class D and E airspace areas, and the airport name will be
corrected to Kona International Airport at Keahole. This action,
initiated by the biennial review of the Kona airspace area, would
enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at the
airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2013-
0622; Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-10, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA 2013-0622 and Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-10) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://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-2013-0622 and Airspace Docket No. 13-AWP-10''. 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 action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM's
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
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 area
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Kona International
Airport at Keahole, Kailua-Kona, HI. The segment of controlled airspace
extending from the 7.4-mile radius of the airport is increased from 8.5
miles to 14.5 miles south of the airport to accommodate the RNAV (GPS)
and ILS or LOC standard instrument approach procedures. Also, the
geographic coordinates of the airport would be updated to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database for the respective Class D and E
airspace areas. The airport formerly called Kailua-Kona, Keahole
Airport, Keahole Airport is corrected to Kona International Airport at
Keahole. This action was initiated by a biennial review of the airspace
and is necessary for the safety and management of aircraft operations
at the airport.
Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6004 and 6005, respectively, 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 and Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in this Order.
The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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 this proposed 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.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes
the authority for the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
This rulemaking is
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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 the airspace necessary to
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This
proposed regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would
modify controlled airspace at Kona International Airport at Keahole,
Kailua-Kona, HI.
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``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(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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15,
2013 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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AWP HI D Kailua-Kona, HI [Modified]
Kona International Airport at Keahole, HI
(Lat. 19[deg]44'20'' N., long. 156[deg]02'44'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Kona International
Airport at Keahole. 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 Airport/Facility Directory, Pacific Chart
Supplement.
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class
D surface area.
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AWP HI E4 Kailua-Kona, HI [Modified]
Kona International Airport at Keahole, HI
(Lat. 19[deg]44'20'' N., long. 156[deg]02'44'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.8 miles
either side of the 186[deg] bearing of the Kona International
Airport at Keahole extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the airport
to 5.7 miles south of the airport, and within 4.3 miles either side
of the 006[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the 4.3-mile
radius to 11.5 miles north of the airport.
This Class E 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 Airport/Facility Directory, Pacific Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AWP HI E5 Kailua-Kona, HI [Modified]
Kona International Airport at Keahole, HI
(Lat. 19[deg]44'20'' N., long. 156[deg]02'44'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.4-mile radius of the Kona International Airport at
Keahole, and within 4.3 miles each side of the 006[deg] bearing of
the airport extending from the 7.4-mile radius to 11.5 miles north
of the airport, and within 4 miles each side of the 186[deg] bearing
of the airport extending from the 7.4-mile radius to 8.5 miles south
of the airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 23, 2013.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013-25994 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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