[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 75593-75594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30787]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2012-1142; Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-25]
Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Portland-Hillsboro,
OR
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 at Portland-
Hillsboro Airport, Portland, OR, to accommodate aircraft departing and
arriving under Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at the airport.
This action also would make a minor adjustment to the airport's
geographic coordinates listed in Class D and Class E airspace. This
action, initiated by the biennial review of the Portland-Hillsboro
airspace area, would enhance the safety and management of aircraft
operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 4, 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-2012-
1142; Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-25, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4517.
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 2012-1142 and Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-25) 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-2012-1142 and Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-25''. 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 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.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
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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 Class E airspace designated
as an extension to Class D surface area. The FAA proposes to reduce the
size of the Class E airspace to the northwest, remove the Class E
airspace to the south and create additional Class E airspace south
southeast of the Portland-Hillsboro Airport. Also, the geographic
coordinates of Portland-Hillsboro Airport, listed under Class D and
Class E airspace, would be updated to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database. This action was initiated by a biennial review
of the airspace and is necessary for the safety and management of
aircraft departing and arriving under IFR operations at the airport.
Class D airspace and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 5000, 6002 and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9W,
dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15, 2012, 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 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 regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would modify controlled airspace at Portland-Hillsboro Airport,
Hillsboro, OR.
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
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]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15,
2012 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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ANM OR D Portland-Hillsboro, OR [Modified]
Portland-Hillsboro Airport, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]32'26'' N., long. 122[deg]57'01'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Portland-Hillsboro
Airport. 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.
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
* * * * *
ANM OR E2 Portland-Hillsboro, OR [Modified]
Portland-Hillsboro Airport, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]32'26'' N., long. 122[deg]57'01'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Portland-Hillsboro 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.
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to
Class D or Class E surface area.
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ANM OR E4 Portland-Hillsboro, OR [Modified]
Portland-Hillsboro Airport, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]32'26'' N., long. 122[deg]57'01'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile
each side of the 144[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the
4.2-mile radius to 5.5 miles southeast of the airport and within 1.5
miles each side of the 323[deg] bearing of the airport extending
from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles northwest of the
airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 13, 2012
Steven L. Vale,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2012-30787 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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