Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 248 / Friday, December 28, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 67059 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 14, 2018. 

Byron Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28085 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1012; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–20] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Class E Airspace and 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Olympia, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface and modifies 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension at Olympia Regional Airport 

(formerly Olympia Airport). This action 

removes the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) 

part-time status for Class E airspace 

designated as an extension, and updates 

the airport name and geographic 

coordinates in the associated Class D 

and E airspace areas to match the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. These changes 

are necessary to accommodate airspace 

redesign for the safety and management 

of instrument flight rules (IFR) 

operations at the airport within the 

National Airspace System. Also, an 

editorial change is made to the Class D 

and Class E airspace legal descriptions 

replacing Airport/Facility Directory 

with the term Chart Supplement. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, 

2019. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1 Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, 

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: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

For information on the availability of 

this material at NARA, call (202) 741– 

6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/ 

federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bonnie Malgarini, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198– 

6547; telephone (206) 231–2329. 

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 establishes 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface and modifies 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension at Olympia Regional Airport 

(formerly Olympia Airport). This action 

removes the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) 

part-time status for Class E airspace 

designated as an extension, and updates 

the airport name and geographic 

coordinates in the associated Class D 

and E airspace areas to match the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. These changes 

are necessary to accommodate airspace 

redesign for the safety and management 

of instrument flight rules (IFR) 

operations within the National Airspace 

System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 1201; January 10, 2018) 

for Docket No. FAA–2017–1012 to 

modify Class D airspace, Class E surface 

area airspace, Class E airspace 

designated as an extension, and Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Olympia 

Regional Airport (formerly Olympia 

Airport), WA; remove the Notice to 

Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status for 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension; and update the airport name 

and geographic coordinates in the 

associated Class D and E airspace areas 

to match the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

Class D and E airspace designations 

are published in paragraph 5000, 6002, 

6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA 

Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, 

and effective September 15, 2018, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D and E airspace 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11C, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 13, 

2018, and effective September 15, 2018. 

FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. FAA Order 

7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 

airspace areas, air traffic service routes, 

and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Olympia Regional Airport to contain 

IFR departure and arrival aircraft below 

1,200 and 1,500 feet above the surface, 

respectively. This airspace duplicates 

the larger Seattle Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface, but ensures no future 

changes at Seattle inadvertently impact 

aircraft operations at Olympia Regional 

Airport. 

The FAA also modifies the Class E 

airspace designated as an extension to a 

Class D or Class E surface area at 

Olympia Regional Airport, Olympia, 

WA, by removing the segments north 

(within 1.8 miles each side of the 

Olympia VORTAC 010° radial extending 

from the 4-mile radius of the airport to 

4.8 miles north of the VORTAC) and 

south (within 3.5 miles each side of the 

Olympia VORTAC 195° radial extending 

from the 4-mile radius of Olympia 

Airport to 9.2 miles south of the 

VORTAC) of the airport, and 

establishing a 2-mile wide segment 

extending to approximately 5.5 miles 

southeast of the airport. 

Also, this action also eliminates the 

following language from the legal 

description of Class E airspace 

designated as an extension to a Class D 

or Class E surface area at the airport, 

‘‘This Class E airspace is effective 


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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.’’ 

Finally, this action updates the airport 

name from Olympia Airport to Olympia 

Regional Airport, updates the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

match the FAA’s aeronautical database, 

and replaces the outdated term Airport/ 

Facility Directory with the term Chart 

Supplement in the associated Class D 

and Class E airspace legal descriptions. 

This airspace redesign is necessary for 

the safety and management of IFR 

operations at the airport. 

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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this 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 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 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 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 13, 2018, and 

effective September 15, 2018, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR D Olympia, WA [Amended] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL 

within a 4-mile radius of Olympia Regional 

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 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E2 Olympia, WA [Amended] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace within a 4-mile radius of 

Olympia Regional 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 Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E4 Olympia, WA [Amended] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within the area bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 46°57′14′′ N, long. 

122°48′28′′ W; to lat. 46°56′44′′ N, long. 

122°47′08′′ W; to lat. 46°55′28′′ N, long. 

122°47′10′′ W; to lat. 46°54′42′′ N, long. 

122°47′45′′ W; to lat. 46°55′28′′ N, long. 

122°49′51′′ W; thence counter-clockwise 

along the 4-mile radius of the airport to the 

point of beginning. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E5 Olympia, WA [New] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Olympia Regional Airport from the 

airport 211° bearing clockwise to the airport 

088° bearing, and within an 8.2-mile radius 

of the airport from the airport 088° bearing 

clockwise to the airport 122° bearing, and 

within a 12.4-mile radius of the airport from 

the airport 122° bearing clockwise to the 

airport 211° bearing, and within 1 mile each 

side of the 011° bearing from the airport 

extending to 11.6 miles north of the airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 14, 2018. 

Byron Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28098 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 8 and 141 

[Docket No. RM18–14–000; Order No. 852] 

Elimination of Form 80 and Revision of 

Regulations on Recreational 

Opportunities and Development at 

Licensed Hydropower Projects 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

issues this Final Rule to amend its 

regulations to eliminate the Licensed 

Hydropower Development Recreation 

Report, designated as FERC Form No. 80 

(Form 80). Form 80 solicits information 

on the use and development of 

recreation facilities at hydropower 

projects licensed by the Commission 

under the Federal Power Act. In 

addition, the Commission is revising its 

regulations on recreational use and 

development at licensed hydropower 

projects in order to modernize licensee 

public notice practices, clarify 

recreational signage requirements, and 

provide flexibility to assist licensees’ 

compliance with these requirements. 

DATES: This rule is effective March 28, 

2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jon Cofrancesco (Technical 

Information), Office of Energy 

Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

8951, jon.cofrancesco@ferc.gov. 


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