[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 85568-85570]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28639]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-1097; Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-24]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kremmling, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Mc Elroy Airfield Airport.
Modification of this airspace area is necessary to properly contain
instrument flight rules (IFR) aircraft departing and arriving at the
airport. Additionally, this action proposes administrative updates to
the airport's name and geographic coordinates. This action would ensure
the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 12, 2021.

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<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2020-1097; Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-24, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11E, 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 7400.11E at NARA, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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 the Class E airspace at Mc Elroy Airfield Airport,
Kremmling, CO, to support 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-2020-1097;
Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-24''. 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 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E 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 Part 71 by modifying the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface at Mc Elroy Airfield Airport,
Kremmling, CO. This airspace is designed to contain IFR departures to
1,200 feet above the surface and IFR arrivals descending below 1,500
feet above the surface. The circular radius of the airport is larger
than required and should be reduced from a 10.1-mile radius to a 4.6-
mile radius of the airport. An area should also be added east of the
airport to contain IFR aircraft departing toward/over rising terrain
and IFR aircraft arriving via the RNAV Runway 27 approach. A second
area should be added southwest of the airport to contain IFR aircraft
arriving via the VOR/DME-A and the RNAV (GPS)-B approaches. A third
area should be added west of the airport to contain IFR aircraft
departing toward/over rising terrain. The airspace area would be
described as follows: That airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface within a 4.6-mile radius of the airport, and within 2
miles each side of the 103[deg] bearing from the airport, extending
from the 4.6-mile radius to 16 miles east of the airport, and within
3.4 miles north and 4.2 miles south of the 239[deg] bearing from the
airport, extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 12.5 miles southwest of
the airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 283[deg] bearing
from the airport, extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 19 miles west
of Mc Elroy Airfield Airport.
    This action also proposes administrative updates to the airport's
name and geographic coordinates. To match the FAA database, the
airport's name should be corrected by removing the city name
``Kremmling'' from the second line of the text header. To match the FAA
database, the airport's geographic coordinates should be updated to
lat. 40[deg]03'12'' N, long. 106[deg]22'08'' W.
    Class E5 airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15,
2020, 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 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:

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 Kremmling, CO [Amended]

Mc Elroy Airfield Airport, CO
    (Lat. 40[deg]03'12'' N, long. 106[deg]22'08'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 4.6-mile radius of the airport, and within 2 miles each
side of the 103[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the
4.6-mile radius to 16 miles east of the airport, and within 3.4
miles north and 4.2 miles south of the 239[deg] bearing from the
airport, extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 12.5 miles southwest
of the airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 283[deg]
bearing from the airport, extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 19
miles west of Mc Elroy Airfield Airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 21, 2020.
Brian D. Ochs,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-28639 Filed 12-28-20; 8:45 am]
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