Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 66 (Friday, April 7, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 66 (Friday, April 7, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16958-16960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06756]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9480; Airspace Docket No. 16-AEA-13]

Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Morgantown,
WV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace designated as
an extension to Class D airspace at Morgantown, WV, by removing Notice
to Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status at Morgantown Municipal Airport--
Walter L. Bill Hart Field, and would amend the airport's geographic
coordinates. The geographic coordinates of the airport in Class D
airspace, Class E surface area airspace and Class E 700 foot airspace
also would be adjusted. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety
and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the
airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Bldg. Ground Floor, Rm W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1-800-
647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify the Docket No. FAA-2016-
9480; Airspace Docket No. 16-AEA-13, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit and review received comments through the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final
disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed on line at http://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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone 404 305-6364.

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 and Class E airspace at Morgantown Municipal
Airport--Walter L. Bill Hart Field, Morgantown, WV.

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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. You may also submit comments
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Persons 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 Docket
No. FAA-2016-9480; Airspace Docket No. 16-AEA-13.'' 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 from and
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at http://www.regulations.gov.
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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays at the office
of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Room
350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by removing the NOTAM part-time status of
the Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface
area at Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field,
Morgantown, WV. This action also would amend Class D airspace, Class E
surface area airspace, and Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from
700 feet or More Above the Surface by updating the geographic
coordinates of the airport.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 5000,
6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August
3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, 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.

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

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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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will 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 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 Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2016, effective September 15, 2016, is amended
as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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AEA WV D Morgantown, WV [Amended]

Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter L. Bill Hart Field, WV
(Lat. 39[deg]38'37'' N., long. 79[deg]55'03'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,700 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal
Airport--Walter L. Bill Hart Field. 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 (previously called
Airport/Facility Directory).

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace

* * * * *

AEA WV E2 Morgantown, WV [Amended]

Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter L. Bill Hart Field, WV
Lat. 39[deg]38'37'' N., long. 79[deg]55'03'' W.)

Within a 4-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter
L. Bill Hart Field. 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 Chart Supplement (previously called Airport/
Facility Directory).

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

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AEA WV E4 Morgantown, WV [Amended]

Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter L. Bill Hart Field, WV
(Lat. 39[deg]38'37'' N., long. 79[deg]55'03'' W.)
Morgantown VORTAC
(Lat. 39[deg]33'24'' N., long. 79[deg]51'37'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile
either side of the Morgantown VORTAC 332[deg] radial extending from
the 4-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter L. Bill
Hart Field to the Morgantown VORTAC.

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

* * * * *

AEA WV E5 Morgantown, WV [Amended]

Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter L. Bill Hart Field, WV
(Lat. 39[deg]38'37'' N., long. 79[deg]55'03'' W.)
Morgantown VORTAC
(Lat. 39[deg]33'24'' N., long. 79[deg]51'37'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter L.
Bill Hart Field, and within 3 miles each side of the Morgantown
VORTAC 152[deg] radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.8
miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 3 miles west of the
Morgantown VORTAC 336[deg] radial clockwise to 3 miles east of
Morgantown Municipal Airport--Walter L. Bill Hart Field north
localizer course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 15.1 miles
north of the airport.

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 27, 2017.
Joey L. Medders,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2017-06756 Filed 4-6-17; 8:45 am]
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