[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58413-58414]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20124]

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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. 81, No. 165 / Thursday, August 25, 2016 /
Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-8840; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-20]

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Ohio
Towns; Marion, OH; Portsmouth, OH; Van Wert, OH; and Versailles, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Marion Municipal Airport,
Marion, OH; Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport, Portsmouth, OH; Van
Wert County Airport, Van Wert, OH; and Darke County Airport,
Versailles, OH. Decommissioning of non-directional radio beacon (NDB),
cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of area navigation
(RNAV) procedures have made this action necessary for the safety and
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at these
airports. Additionally, the geographic coordinates for Southern Ohio
Regional Medical Center Heliport, Portsmouth OH; and Darke County
Airport would be adjusted to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database. Also, the name of Southern Ohio Regional Medical Center
Heliport (formerly Southern Ohio Medical Center Helipad) would be
updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2016-8840; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-20, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit 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 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online 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:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
FAA Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; 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 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface at Marion Municipal Airport, Marion, OH; Greater Portsmouth
Regional Airport, Portsmouth, OH; Van Wert County Airport, Van Wert,
OH; and Darke County Airport, Versailles, OH.

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. Commenters 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-2016-8840/
Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-20.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    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.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 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,

dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Order
7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of
this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z 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 modifying Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface:
    Within a 7-mile radius (reduced from a 7.4-mile radius) of Marion
Municipal Airport, Marion, OH;
    Within a 6.8-mile radius (increased from a 6.4-mile radius) of
Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport, Portsmouth, OH, and updating the
name and geographic coordinates of Southern Ohio Regional Medical
Center Heliport (formerly Southern Ohio Medical Center Helipad),
Portsmouth, OH, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database;
    Within a 6.5-mile radius (reduced from a 7-mile radius) of Van Wert
County Airport, Van Wert, OH;
    And within a 6.4-mile radius (increased from a 6.3-mile radius) of
Darke County Airport, Versailles, OH, removing the segment extending 7
miles west of the airport, and updating the geographic coordinates of
the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of
NDBs, cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of RNAV
procedures at the above airports. Controlled airspace is necessary for
the safety and management of the standard instrument approach
procedures for IFR operations at the airports.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15,
2015, 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 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 7400.9Z,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
effective September 15, 2015, 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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AGL OH E5 Marion, OH [Amended]

Marion Municipal Airport, OH
    (Lat. 40[deg]36'59'' N., long. 83[deg]03'49'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Marion Municipal Airport, excluding that
airspace within the Bucyrus, OH, Class E airspace area.
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AGL OH E5 Portsmouth, OH [Amended]

Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport, OH
    (Lat. 38[deg]50'26'' N., long. 82[deg]50'50'' W.)
Portsmouth, Southern Ohio Regional Medical Center Heliport, OH,
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 38[deg]45'16'' N., long. 82[deg]58'38'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport, and
within a 6-mile radius of the Point in Space serving Southern Ohio
Regional Medical Center Heliport.
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AGL OH E5 Van Wert, OH [Amended]

Van Wert County Airport, OH
    (Lat. 40[deg]51'50'' N., long. 84[deg]36'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Van Wert County Airport.

AGL OH E5 Versailles, OH [Amended]

Darke County Airport, OH
    (Lat. 40[deg]12'16'' N., long. 84[deg]31'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Darke County Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 15, 2016.
Christopher Southerland,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-20124 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
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