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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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective 

September 15, 2017, 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 Kenansville, NC [Amended] 

Duplin County Airport, NC 

(Lat. 35°00′00′′ N, long. 77°58′54′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Duplin County Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 14, 

2018. 

Ken Brissenden, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13374 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0724; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AGL–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment and Removal of VOR 

Federal Airways in the Vicinity of 

Lansing, MI, and Pontiac, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airways V–2, V–26, V–84, V–218, and 

V–510 in the vicinity of Lansing, MI, 

and removes airway V–410 in the 

vicinity of Pontiac, MI. These 

modifications are required due to the 

planned decommissioning of the 

Lansing, MI, VHF Omnidirectional 

Range/Tactical Air Navigation 

(VORTAC) and the Pontiac, MI, 

VORTAC navigation aids, which 

provide navigation guidance for 

portions of the above routes. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

September 13, 2018. 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 7400.11B, 

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 FAA 

Order 7400.11B 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: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 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 modifies the 

National Airspace System route 

structure as necessary to preserve the 

safe and efficient flow of air traffic. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 

Federal Register for Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0724 (82 FR 34272; July 24, 2017). 

The NPRM proposed to amend VOR 

Federal airways V–2, V–26, V–84, V– 

218, and V–510, and to remove V–410, 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the Lansing, MI, and Pontiac, MI, 

VORTACs. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. No comments were 

received. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 

7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document will be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017. FAA 

Order 7400.11B is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B 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 the descriptions of VOR 

Federal airways V–2, V–26, V–84, V– 

218, and V–510; and removing V–410, 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the Lansing, MI, and Pontiac, MI, 


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VORTACs. The route changes are 

described below. 

V–2: V–2 extends between the Seattle, 

WA, VORTAC and the Gardner, MA, 

VOR/DME, excluding the airspace 

within Canada. The airway segment 

between the intersection of the Nodine, 

MN, 122° and Waukon, IA, 053° radials 

(WEBYE fix) and the Lansing, MI, 

VORTAC is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the airway remain as 

charted. 

V–26: V–26 extends between the Blue 

Mesa, CO, VOR/DME and the Dryer, 

OH, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace 

within Canada. The airway segment 

between the White Cloud, MI, VOR/ 

DME and the Lansing, MI, VORTAC is 

removed. The unaffected portions of the 

airway remain as charted. 

V–84: V–84 extends between the 

Northbrook, IL, VOR/DME and the Flint, 

MI, VORTAC; and between the Buffalo, 

NY, VOR/DME and the Syracuse, NY, 

VORTAC. The airway segment between 

the Pullman, MI, VOR/DME and the 

Lansing, MI, VORTAC is removed. The 

unaffected portions of the airway 

remain as charted. 

V–218: V–218 extends between the 

Grand Rapids, MN, VOR/DME and the 

Rockford, IL, VOR/DME; and between 

the Keeler, MI, VOR/DME and the 

Lansing, MI, VORTAC. The airway 

segments between the Waukon, IA, 

VORTAC and the Rockford, IL, VOR/ 

DME; and between the Keeler, MI, VOR/ 

DME and the Lansing, MI, VORTAC are 

removed. The unaffected portions of the 

airway remain as charted. 

V–410: V–410 extends between the 

Pontiac, MI, VORTAC and the London, 

ON, Canada VOR/DME, excluding the 

airspace within Canada. The airway is 

removed in its entirety. 

V–510: V–510 extends between the 

Dickinson, ND, VORTAC and the Dells, 

WI, VORTAC; between the Oshkosh, 

WI, VORTAC and the Lansing, MI, 

VORTAC; and between the Buffalo, NY, 

VOR/DME and the Rochester, NY, VOR/ 

DME. The airway segment between the 

Oshkosh, WI, VORTAC and the Lansing, 

MI, VORTAC is removed. The 

unaffected portions of the airway 

remain as charted. 

All radials in the route descriptions 

are stated relative to True north. 

Additionally, minor punctuation 

changes were made for clarity. 

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. It, therefore: (1) Is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

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 five VOR Federal 

airways and removing one Federal 

airway 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 cause 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 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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017 and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

airways. 

* * * * * 

V–2 [Amended] 

From Seattle, WA; Ellensburg, WA; Moses 

Lake, WA; Spokane, WA; Mullan Pass, ID; 

Missoula, MT; Helena, MT; INT Helena 119° 

and Livingston, MT, 322° radials; Livingston; 

Billings, MT; Miles City, MT; 24 miles, 90 

miles 55 MSL, Dickinson, ND; 10 miles, 60 

miles 38 MSL, Bismarck, ND; 14 miles, 62 

miles 34 MSL, Jamestown, ND; Fargo, ND; 

Alexandria, MN; Gopher, MN; Nodine, MN; 

to INT Nodine 122° and Waukon, IA, 053° 

radials. From Buffalo, NY; Rochester, NY; 

Syracuse, NY; Utica, NY; Albany, NY; INT 

Albany 084° and Gardner, MA, 284° radials; 

to Gardner. 

* * * * * 

V–26 [Amended] 

From Blue Mesa, CO; Montrose, CO; 13 

miles 112 MSL, 131 MSL, Grand Junction, 

CO; Meeker, CO; Cherokee, WY; Muddy 

Mountain, WY; 14 miles, 37 miles 75 MSL, 

84 miles 90 MSL, Rapid City, SD; Philip, SD; 

Pierre, SD; Huron, SD; Redwood Falls, MN; 

Farmington, MN; Eau Claire, WI; Waussau, 

WI; Green Bay, WI; INT Green Bay 116° and 

White Cloud, MI, 302° radials; to White 

Cloud. 

* * * * * 

V–84 [Amended] 

From Northbrook, IL; to Pullman, MI. From 

Buffalo, NY; Geneseo, NY; INT Geneseo 091° 

and Syracuse, NY, 240° radials; to Syracuse. 

* * * * * 

V–218 [Amended] 

From International Falls, MN; Grand 

Rapids, MN; Gopher, MN; to Waukon, IA. 

* * * * * 

V–410 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

V–510 [Amended] 

From Dickinson, ND; INT Dickinson 078° 

and Bismarck, ND, 290° radials; 28 miles 38 

MSL, Bismarck; INT Bismarck 067° and 

Jamestown, ND, 279° radials; 14 miles, 65 

miles 34 MSL, Jamestown; Fargo, ND; INT 

Fargo 110° and Alexandria, MN, 321° radials; 

Alexandria; INT Alexandria 110° and 

Gopher, MN, 321° radials; Gopher; INT 

Gopher 109° and Nodine, MN, 328° radials; 

Nodine; to Dells, WI. From Buffalo, NY; INT 

Buffalo 045° and Rochester, NY, 273° radials; 

to Rochester. 


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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 13, 

2018. 

Scott J. Gardner, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13376 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0129; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–AEA–4] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Altoona, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends amend 

Class E surface area airspace and Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet or more above the surface at 

Altoona-Blair County Airport, Altoona, 

PA. This action accommodates airspace 

reconfiguration due to the 

decommissioning of Altoona VHF 

omnidirectional range navigation 

system (VOR) and cancellation of the 

VOR approaches. Controlled airspace is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at this airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 

13, 2018. 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 7400.11B, 

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 FAA 

Order 7400.11B 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: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

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 at Altoona-Blair County 

Airport, Altoona, PA, to ensure the 

efficient use of airspace within the 

National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 11446, March 15, 2018) 

for Docket No. FAA–2018–0129 to 

amend Class E surface area airspace, 

and Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface at 

Altoona-Blair County Airport, Altoona, 

PA. 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 6002 and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B 

dated August 3, 2017, and effective 

September 15, 2017, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

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 

7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017. FAA 

Order 7400.11B is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

amending Class E surface area airspace, 

and Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet or more above the surface 

due to the decommissioning of the 

Altoona VOR and cancelation of 

associated approaches at Altoona-Blair 

County Airport, Altoona, PA. 

The Class E surface area airspace is 

amended to within a 4.7-mile (from a 4- 

mile) radius of the airport, with a 

segment 1.0-mile each side of the 026° 

bearing from the airport to 8.7 miles 

northeast. The Altoona VOR segment is 

removed. 

The Class E airspace area extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

is amended to within an 11.2-mile (from 

a 6.5-mile) radius of the airport. These 

changes enhance 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. Therefore, this 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 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 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). 


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