36262 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 121 / Wednesday, June 24, 2015 / Proposed Rules 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents Proposed for Incorporation 

by Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 6, 2014, and effective 

September 15, 2014. FAA Order 

7400.9Y is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this proposed 

rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y 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 D 

airspace, Class E surface area airspace, 

and Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface at 

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, 

Stockton, CA. Decommissioning of the 

Manteca VOR/DME and subsequent 

review of the airspace revealed that 

airspace redesign is necessary for the 

safety and management of IFR 

operations for standard instrument 

approach procedures at the airport. The 

Class D and Class E surface areas would 

be expanded to within a 4.5-mile radius 

of Stockton Metropolitan Airport. The 

Class D extension to the southeast 

would be removed as it is no longer 

required for aircraft arriving and 

departing under IFR operations. Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface would be 

modified to within a 7-mile radius of 

Stockton Metropolitan Airport. 

Class D and Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6, 

2014, and effective September 15, 2014, 

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 the 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. 

Environmental Review 

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(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 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2014, and 

effective September 15, 2014, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000: Class D Airspace 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D Stockton, CA (Modified) 

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA 

(lat. 37°53′39′′ N., long. 121°14′18′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2500 MSL within a 

4.5 mile radius of Stockton Metropolitan 

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. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E2 Stockton, CA (Modified) 

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA 

(lat. 37°53′39′′ N., long. 121°14′18′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.5 mile radius of Stockton 

Metropolitan Airport. 

Paragraph 6005: Class E Airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Stockton, CA (Modified) 

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA 

(lat. 37°53′39′′ N., long. 121°14′18′′ W.) 

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, point in 

space coordinates 

(lat. 37°53′04′′ N., long. 121°13′18′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 6.5-mile radius of the 

Stockton Metropolitan Airport point in space 

coordinates at lat. 37°53′04′′ N., long. 

121°13′18′′ W. That airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 

bounded on the east by long. 120°04′04′′ W., 

on the southeast by a line extending from lat. 

37°52′00′′ N., long. 120°04′04′′ W.; to lat. 

37°38′00′′ N., long. 121°00′04′′ W., on the 

south by lat. 37°38′00′′ N., on the west by 

long. 121°37′04′′ W., and on the north by lat. 

38°07′00′′ N.; excluding that airspace within 

Restricted Area R–2531 when active. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 11, 

2015. 

Christopher Ramirez, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2015–15281 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No.FAA–2015–1871; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–10] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Iron Mountain, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at the Iron 

Mountain VHF Omni-Directional Radio 

Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME), Iron Mountain, MI, to 

facilitate vectoring of Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) aircraft under control of 

Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control 

Center (ARTCC). The FAA is proposing 

this action to enhance the safety and 

efficiency of aircraft operations within 

the National Airspace System (NAS). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must 


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identify the docket number FAA–2015– 

1871/Airspace Docket No. 15–AGL–10, 

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. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. 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 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, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul 

Garza, Jr., Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–222– 

4075. 

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 

establish Class E airspace at the Iron 

Mountain VOR/DME navigation aid, 

Iron Mountain, MI. 

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–2015–1871/Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–10.’’ 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.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 

ADDRESSES section for 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 office of 

the Central Service Center, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs 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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents Proposed for Incorporation 

by Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 6, 2014, and effective 

September 15, 2014. FAA Order 

7400.9Y is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this proposed 

rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Proposal 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 

CFR), Part 71 by establishing Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface at the Iron 

Mountain VOR/DME navigation aid, 

Iron Mountain, MI. This action would 

contain aircraft while in IFR conditions 

under control of Minneapolis ARTCC by 

safely vectoring aircraft from en route 

airspace to terminal areas. 

Class E airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 6006 of FAA Order 

7400.9Y, August 6, 2014, and effective 

September 15, 2014, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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 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 

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 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 


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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 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2014, and 

effective September 15, 2014, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6006: En Route Domestic Airspace 

Areas 

* * * * * 

AGL MI E6 Iron Mountain, MI [New] 

Iron Mountain VOR/DME, MI 

Lat. 45°48′58′′ N., long. 088°06′44′′ W. 

That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within an area 

bounded by lat. 47°50′56′′ N., long. 

089°40′18′′ W.; to lat. 46°51′42′′ N., long. 

090°20′18′′ W.; to IWD VORTAC, to IMT 

VOR/DME, to lat. 46°53′22′′ N., long. 

088°21′39′′ W.; to lat. 47°01′28′′ N., long. 

086°59′15′′ W.; to lat. 47°05′20′′ N., long. 

087°00′05′′ W.; to lat. 47°54′59′′ N., long. 

088°46′22′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning clockwise via a 27-mile DME arc 

south of the YQT VOR/DME, excluding that 

airspace within Federal airways and within 

Canadian airspace. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 12, 2015 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2015–15459 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–1869; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–9] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Newberry, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at the 

Newberry VHF Omni-Directional Radio 

Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME), Newberry, MI, to facilitate 

vectoring of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) aircraft under control of 

Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control 

Center (ARTCC). The FAA is proposing 

this action to enhance the safety and 

efficiency of aircraft operations within 

the National Airspace System (NAS). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2015– 

1869/Airspace Docket No. 15–AGL–9, 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. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. 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 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, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul 

Garza, Jr., Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–222– 

4075. 

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 

establish controlled airspace at the 

Newberry VOR/DME navigation aid, 

Newberry, MI. 

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–2015–1869/Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–9.’’ 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.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 

ADDRESSES section for 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 office of 

the Central Service Center, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 


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