39386 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 154 / Thursday, August 9, 2018 / Proposed Rules 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1214; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ASO–24] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace, Knoxville, TN; and 

Establishment of Class E Airspace, 

Madisonville, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM). 

SUMMARY: This supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking proposes to move 

Monroe County Airport, Madisonville, 

TN, associated with the Knoxville, TN, 

McGhee-Tyson Airport, and establish it 

as stand-alone airspace with its own 

designation. This proposal is necessary 

to further the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at this airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg. 

Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 

(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify the Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1214; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ASO–24, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit and 

review received 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. 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

on line 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: 

History 

The FAA published a NPRM for 

Docket No. FAA–2017–1214 in the 

Federal Register (83 FR 19474; May 3, 

2018) to amend Class E airspace in 

Knoxville, TN, by amending McGheeTyson Airport, Knoxville Downtown 

Island Airport, and University of 

Tennessee Medical Center Heliport. The 

comment period closed June 18, 2018. 

No comments were received. 

Subsequent to publication, the FAA 

determined that Monroe County 

Airport, Madisonville, TN, which is 

listed in the legal description for 

McGhee-Tyson Airport, should be 

removed from the Knoxville, TN, 

airspace designation for the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, and be 

established under its own designation of 

Madisonville, TN. 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 and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

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–2017–1214; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ASO–24.’’ 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 SNPRMs 

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 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 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays 

at the office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 

30337. 

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 Supplemental Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

removing the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface within a 6.5-mile radius of 

Monroe County Airport, Knoxville, TN, 

from the Knoxville, TN, designation 

associated with McGhee-Tyson Airport. 

Airspace would then be established for 

Monroe County Airport under its own 

designation of Madisonville, TN, within 

an 8.5-mile radius of the airport. 

This change does not affect the other 

proposed amendments as published in 

the NPRM. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 


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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 designation 

listed in this document will 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 

proposed 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 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

Lists 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(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 Federal Aviation 

Administration 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 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO TN E5 Knoxville, TN [Amended] 

McGhee-Tyson Airport, TN 

(Lat. 35°48′34′′ N, long. 83°59′43′′ W) 

Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, TN 

(Lat. 35°51′28′′ N, long. 83°31′43′′ W) 

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport, TN 

(Lat. 35°57′50′′ N, long. 83°52′25′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 15.4-mile 

radius of McGhee-Tyson Airport, and within 

a 13-mile radius of Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge 

Airport, and from the 080° bearing from 

Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport clockwise to 

the 210° bearing extending from the 13-mile 

radius southeast to the 33-mile radius 

centered on Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, 

and within an 8-mile radius of Knoxville 

Downtown Island Airport. 

ASO TN E5 Madisonville, TN [New] 

Monroe County Airport, TN, 

(Lat. 35°32′43′′ N, long. 84°22′49′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8.5-mile 

radius of Monroe County Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 30, 

2018. 

Ryan W. Almasy, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16865 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0334; FRL–9982– 

00—Region 4] 

Air Plan Approval; AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, 

NC, SC, TN; Interstate Transport for 

the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

portions of State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) submissions from Alabama, 

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

Tennessee addressing the Clean Air Act 

(CAA or Act) interstate transport 

infrastructure SIP requirements for the 

2012 Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). The CAA requires that each 

state adopt and submit a SIP for the 

implementation, maintenance, and 

enforcement of each NAAQS 

promulgated by EPA, commonly 

referred to as an ‘‘infrastructure SIP.’’ 

EPA is proposing to approve the 

interstate transport portions of these 

infrastructure SIPs for the 

aforementioned states as demonstrating 

that air emissions in the states do not 

significantly contribute to 

nonattainment or interfere with 

maintenance of the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS 

in any other state. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No EPA–R04– 

OAR–2016–0334 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. EPA will generally 

not consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Wong of the Air Regulatory 

Management Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides 

and Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. Wong can be 

reached by telephone at (404) 562–8726 

or via electronic mail at wong.richard@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On December 14, 2012, EPA revised 

the primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS to 

12.0 micrograms per cubic meter (mg/ 

m3). See 78 FR 3086 (January 15, 2013). 

An area meets the standard if the threeyear average of its annual average PM2.5

concentration (at each monitoring site in 

the area) is less than or equal to 12.0 mg/ 

m3. States were required to submit 

infrastructure SIP submissions for the 

2012 PM2.5 NAAQS to EPA no later than 

December 14, 2015. 


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