59572 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 189 / Friday, September 28, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0610; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ASO–28] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Goldsboro, NC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace in the 

Goldsboro, NC area, to accommodate 

new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures at 

Mount Olive Municipal Airport. 

Airspace reconfiguration is necessary 

for the continued safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations within the Goldsboro, 

NC, airspace area. This action also 

would update the geographic 

coordinates of Mount Olive Municipal 

Airport and the Seymour Johnson 

TACAN. 

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be 

received on or before November 13, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA2012–0610; 

Airspace Docket No. 12–ASO–28, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule 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– 

2012–0610; Airspace Docket No. 12– 

ASO–28) 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. 

Persons 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 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0610; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ASO–28.’’ 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 from and 

comments submitted through 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 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface in the 

Goldsboro, NC area, providing the 

controlled airspace required to support 

the new RNAV (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures for 

Mount Olive Municipal Airport. The 

geographic coordinates of Mount Olive 

Municipal Airport and the Seymour 

Johnson TACAN would be adjusted to 

coincide with the FAAs aeronautical 

database. Airspace reconfiguration is 

necessary for the continued safety and 

management of IFR operations within 

the Goldsboro, NC airspace area. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 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 E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 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 

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 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 proposed 

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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would amend Class E airspace in the 

Goldsboro, NC, area. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

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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 

In consideration of the foregoing, 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 Part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, effective 

September 15, 2012, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005. Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO NC E5 Goldsboro, NC [Amended] 

Goldsboro, Seymour Johnson, AFB, NC 

(Lat. 35°20′22′′ N., long. 77°57′38′′ W.) 

Seymour Johnson TACAN 

(Lat. 35°20′07′′ N., long. 77°58′17′′ W.) 

Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport 

(Lat. 35°27′38′′ N., long. 77°57′54′′ W.) 

Mount Olive Municipal Airport 

(Lat. 35°13′17′′ N., long. 78°02′19′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6 mile 

radius of Seymour Johnson, AFB, and within 

2.5 miles each side of the Seymour Johnson 

TACAN 265° radial extending from the 6.6- 

mile radius to 12 miles west of the TACAN, 

and within a 5-mile radius of GoldsboroWayne Municipal Airport, and within a 6.5- 

mile radius of Mount Olive Municipal 

Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

September 10, 2012. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2012–23876 Filed 9–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0621; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–28] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

E Airspace; Tri-Cities, TN; Revocation 

of Class E Airspace; Tri-City, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM). 

SUMMARY: This supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking would rename the 

city designator listed under the title in 

the preamble and regulatory text for TriCities Regional Airport, and establish 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Hawkins 

County Airport, Rogersville, TN, and 

Virginia Highlands Airport, Abington, 

VA. The Tri-Cities Class D airspace 

description would be amended to better 

describe the controlled airspace area. In 

an NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on April 10, 2012, the FAA 

proposed to amend existing controlled 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Tri-Cities 

Airport, Blountville, TN, that included 

the airports mentioned above. The FAA 

has reassessed the proposal and finds 

that separation of existing Class E 

airspace surrounding Virginia 

Highlands Airport, Abingdon, VA, and 

Hawkins County Airport, Rogersville, 

TN, from the Class E airspace area of 

Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Tri-Cities, 

TN, is necessary to further the safety 

and management of Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations in the Tri-Cities, 

TN area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U. S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA–2011–0621; 

Airspace Docket No. 11–ASO–28, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On April 28, 2012, the FAA published 

a NPRM to amend Class D and Class E 

airspace, Blountville, TN, and revoke 

Class E airspace at Tri-City, TN, (77 FR, 

21505). The comment period closed 

May 25, 2012. No comments were 

received. Subsequent to publication, the 

FAA reassessed the proposal to show 

the separation of Hawkins County 

Airport, and Virginia Highlands Airport, 

from the Tri-Cities Regional Airport, by 

establishing each airport with their own 

respective city designator. The Tri-Cities 

Class D airspace description would be 

amended to better describe the 

controlled airspace area. The city 

designator for Tri-Cities Regional 

Airport was changed to Blountville, TN, 

in error, and would be noted correctly 

as Tri-Cities, TN, in this action. The 

FAA seeks comments on this SNPRM. 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule 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– 

2011–0621; Airspace Docket No. 11– 

ASO–28) 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. 

Persons 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 

Docket No. FAA–2011–0621; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–28.’’ 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. 

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