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Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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, does 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 of modifying VOR Federal 

airways V–170 and V–219 near 

Fairmont, MN, qualifies for categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act and its 

implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 

1500, and in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures, paragraph 

5–6.5a, which categorically excludes 

from further environmental impact 

review rulemaking actions that 

designate or modify classes of airspace 

areas, airways, routes, and reporting 

points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation 

of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace 

Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding 

Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA 

has reviewed this action for factors and 

circumstances in which a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 

a significant environmental impact 

requiring further analysis. The FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–170 [Amended] 

From Devils Lake, ND; INT Devils Lake 

187° and Jamestown, ND, 337° radials; 

Jamestown; Aberdeen, SD; Sioux Falls, SD; to 

Worthington, MN. From Rochester, MN; 

Nodine, MN; Dells, WI; INT Dells 097° and 

Badger, WI, 304° radials; Badger; INT Badger 

121° and Pullman, MI, 282° radials; Pullman; 

to Salem, MI. From Bradford, PA; Slate Run, 

PA; Selinsgrove, PA; Ravine, PA; INT Ravine 

125° and Modena, PA, 318° radials; Modena; 

Dupont, DE; INT Dupont 223° and Andrews, 

MD, 060° radials; to INT Andrews 060° and 

Baltimore, MD, 165° radials. The airspace 

within R–5802 is excluded when active. 

* * * * * 

V–219 [Amended] 

From Hayes Center, NE; INT Hayes Center 

059° and Wolbach, NE, 251° radials; 

Wolbach; Norfolk, NE; to Sioux City, IA. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

19, 2018. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28111 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–2017–0348; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AAL–4] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class E Airspace for 

the following Alaska Towns; Nuiqsut, 

AK; Perryville, AK; Pilot Point, AK; and 

Point Lay, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface in Alaska at 

Nuiqsut Airport; Oooguruk Island 

Heliport, Nuiqsut; Pioneer Heliport, 

Nuiqsut; Perryville Airport; Pilot Point 

Airport; and Point Lay Airport. This 

action adds exclusionary language to the 

legal descriptions of these airports to 

exclude Class E airspace extending 

beyond 12 miles from the shoreline, and 

ensures the safety and management of 

aircraft within the National Airspace 

System. Also, this action removes the 

heliport name from the airspace 

designation of Oooguruk Island Heliport 

and Pioneer Heliport. 

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 St., 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 amends 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface at Nuiqsut 

Airport, Oooguruk Island Heliport, 

Pioneer Heliport, Perryville Airport, 


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Pilot Point Airport, and Point Lay 

Airport, AK, to support IFR operations 

in standard instrument approach and 

departure procedures at these airports. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 37776; August 2, 2018) 

for Docket No. FAA–2017–0348 to 

modify Class E airspace for the 

following Alaska Towns; Nuiqsut, AK; 

Perryville, AK; Pilot Point, AK; and 

Point Lay, AK. 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 E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 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 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 

The FAA is amending Title 14 Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

by modifying Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at Nuiqsut Airport, Nuiqsut, AK; 

Oooguruk Island Heliport, Nuiqsut, AK; 

Pioneer Heliport, Nuiqsut, AK; 

Perryville Airport, Perryville, AK; Pilot 

Point Airport, Pilot Point, AK; and Point 

Lay Airport, Point Lay, AK. This action 

adds language to the legal descriptions 

of these airports that reads ‘‘excluding 

that airspace that extends beyond 12 

miles from the shoreline.’’ 

Also, this action removes the airport 

name from the airspace designation for 

Oooguruk Island Heliport and Pioneer 

Heliport, to conform with recent change 

to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for 

Handling Airspace Matters. 

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, and 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, 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. 

List 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 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. 

§ 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 1,200 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut AK [Amended] 

Nuiqsut Airport, AK 

(Lat. 70°12′35′′ N, long. 151°00′23′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Nuiqsut Airport, and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

Nuiqsut Airport, excluding that airspace 

which overlies Control 1485L, and excluding 

that airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of 

the shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut, AK [Amended] 

Oooguruk Island Heliport, AK 

(Lat. 70°29′44′′ N, long. 150°15′12′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius 

of Oooguruk Island Heliport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

Oooguruk Island Heliport, excluding that 

airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the 

shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut, AK [Amended] 

Pioneer Heliport, AK 

(Lat. 70°24′51′′ N, long. 150°01′07′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius 

of Pioneer Heliport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 73-mile radius of Pioneer 

Heliport, excluding that airspace that extends 

beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Perryville, AK [Amended] 

Perryville Airport, AK 

(Lat. 55°54′24′′ N, long. 159°09′39′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 14.7-mile 

radius of Perryville Airport; and that airspace 

east of long. 160°00′00′′ W extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface within an 

81.2-mile radius of Perryville Airport, 

excluding that airspace that extends beyond 

12 miles of the shoreline. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Pilot Point, AK [Amended] 

Pilot Point Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°34′49′′ N, long. 157°34′19′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Pilot Point Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within an area bounded by 

lat. 57°51′00′′ N, long. 158°03′00′′ W, to lat. 

57°51′00′′ N, long. 157°05′00′′ W, to lat. 

57°24′45′′ N, long. 157°05′00′′ W, to lat. 

57°24′45′′ N, long. 158°03′00′′ W, to the point 

of beginning, excluding that airspace that 

extends beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Point Lay, AK [Amended] 

Point Lay Airport, AK 

(Lat. 69°43′58′′ N, long. 163°00′19′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius 

of Point Lay Airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 46-mile radius of the Point 

Lay Airport, excluding that airspace that 

extends beyond 12 miles from the shoreline. 

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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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