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The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 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 St. Michael 

Airport, AK; Shaktoolik Airport, AK; 

and Tatitlek Airport, AK. This action 

would add language to the legal 

descriptions of these airports that reads 

‘‘excluding that airspace that extends 

beyond 12 miles from the shoreline’’. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 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. 

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, 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 would be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, 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 Shaktoolik, AK [Amended] 

Shaktoolik Airport, AK 

(Lat. 64°22′16′′ N, long. 161°13′26′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of Shaktoolik Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

Shaktoolik Airport, AK, excluding that 

airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the 

shoreline. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 St. Michael, AK [Amended] 

St. Michael Airport, AK 

(Lat. 63°29′24′′ N, long. 162°06′37′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8.4-mile 

radius of St. Michael Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

the St. Michael Airport, excluding that 

airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the 

shoreline. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Tatitlek, AK [Amended] 

Tatitlek Airport, AK 

(Lat. 60°52′21′′ N, long. 146°41′28′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of Tatitlek Airport, and within 2 miles 

southwest and 3.4 miles northeast of the 149° 

radial from Tatitlek Airport extending from 

the 6.4-mile radius to 11.8 miles southeast of 

the airport; and that airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 

within a 60-mile radius of the Tatitlek 

Airport, excluding that airspace that extends 

beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, 

2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16489 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0345; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AAL–1] 

RIN–2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Class E 

Airspace for the Following Alaska 

Towns; Barrow, AK; Chevak, AK; 

Clarks Point, AK; Elim, AK; and 

Golovin, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface in Alaska at Wiley Post/Will 

Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow; 

Chevak Airport; Clarks Point Airport; 

Elim Airport; and Golovin Airport. This 

proposal would add exclusionary 

language to the legal descriptions of 

these airports to exclude Class E 

airspace extending beyond 12 miles 

from the shoreline, and would ensure 

the safety and management of aircraft 

within the National Airspace System. 

Also, an editorial change would be 

made in the associated airspace 

designation for Chevak Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

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; telephone: (800) 

647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0345; Airspace Docket No. 17–AAL–1, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

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:// 


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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: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547; 

telephone (206) 231–2245. 

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 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at Wiley Post/Will Rogers 

Memorial Airport, Barrow; Chevak 

Airport, Clarks Point Airport, Elim 

Airport, and Golovin Airport, AK, to 

support IFR operations in standard 

instrument approach and departure 

procedures at these airports. 

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. 

Persons 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–2017–0345; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AAL–1.’’ 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 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/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 the 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 Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

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 Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 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 Wiley Post/Will 

Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow, AK; 

Chevak Airport, Clarks Point Airport, 

Elim Airport, and Golovin Airport, AK. 

This action would add language to the 

legal descriptions of these airports that 

reads ‘‘excluding that airspace that 

extends beyond 12 miles from the 

shoreline’’. 

An editorial change also would be 

made to the Chevak airspace 

designation removing the city from the 

airport name to comply with a change 

to FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for 

Handling Airspace Matters. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 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. 

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, 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 would be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘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 7400.11B, 

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Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

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. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Barrow, AK [Amended] 

Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, 

AK 

(Lat. 71°17′06′′ N, long. 156°46′07′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of the Wiley Post/Will Rogers 

Memorial Airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 73-mile radius of the Wiley 

Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, 

excluding that airspace extending beyond 12 

miles of the shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Chevak, AK [Amended] 

Chevak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 61°32′27′′ N, long. 165°36′03′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile 

radius of Chevak Airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 73-mile radius of Chevak 

Airport, excluding that airspace extending 

beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Clarks Point, AK [Amended] 

Clarks Point Airport, AK 

(Lat. 58°50′01′′ N, long. 158°31′46′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Clarks Point Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

the Clarks Point Airport, excluding that 

airspace extending beyond 12 miles of the 

shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Elim, AK [Amended] 

Elim Airport, AK 

(Lat. 64°36′54′′ N, long. 162°16′14′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Elim Airport, and within 3.7 miles 

either side of the 015° bearing from the Elim 

Airport, extending from the 6.8-mile radius, 

to 12.6 miles north of Elim Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 74-mile radius of 

the Elim Airport, excluding that airspace 

extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Golovin, AK [Amended] 

Golovin Airport, AK 

(Lat. 64°33′02′′ N, long. 163°00′26′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.4-mile 

radius of Golovin Airport, and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 30-mile radius of lat. 

64°43′47′′ N, long. 163°15′17′′ W and a 30- 

mile radius of lat. 64°17′57′′ N, long. 

163°01′41′′ W, excluding that airspace 

extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, 

2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16482 Filed 8–1–18; 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 

Proposed Modification 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: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify 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 proposal would add 

exclusionary language to the legal 

descriptions of these airports to exclude 

Class E airspace extending beyond 12 

miles from the shoreline, and would 

ensure the safety and management of 

aircraft within the National Airspace 

System. Also, this action would remove 

the heliport name from the airspace 

designation of Oooguruk Island Heliport 

and Pioneer Heliport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

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; telephone: (800) 

647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0348; Airspace Docket No. 17–AAL–4, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

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: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S. 

216th St., Des Moines, WA, 98198– 

6547; telephone (206) 231–2245. 

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 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at Nuiqsut Airport, Oooguruk 

Island Heliport, Pioneer Heliport, 

Perryville Airport, Pilot Point Airport, 

Point Hope Airport, Point Lay Airport, 

and Port Heiden Airport, AK, to support 

IFR operations in standard instrument 

approach and departure procedures at 

these airports. 

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. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 


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