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That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL 

within a 2.5-mile radius of Choctaw NOLF 

and within 1.5 miles each side of the Santa 

Rosa TACAN 188° radial, extending from the 

2.5-mile radius to 10.5 miles south of the 

TACAN; excluding that airspace within 

Restricted Area R–2915A. This Class D 

airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates and times established by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area 

Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASO FL E2 Milton, FL [New] 

Choctaw NOLF, FL 

(Lat. 30°30′25′′ N, long. 86°57′35′′ W) 

Santa Rosa TACAN 

(Lat. 30°36′55′′ N, long. 86°56′15′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 2.5-mile radius of Choctaw 

NOLF and within 1.5 miles each side of the 

Santa Rosa TACAN 188° radial, extending 

from the 2.5-mile radius to 10.5 miles south 

of the TACAN; excluding that airspace 

within Restricted Area R–2915A. This Class 

E airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates and times established by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO FL E5 Milton, FL [Amended] 

Choctaw NOLF, FL 

(Lat. 30°30′25′′ N, long. 86°57′35′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile 

radius of Choctaw NOLF. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 

20, 2018. 

Ryan W. Almasy, 

Manager Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18644 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0138; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–ASW–5] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D and E 

Airspace; Austin, TX; and 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Georgetown, TX, and Austin, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class D 

airspace at San Marcos Regional 

Airport, Austin, TX; establishes Class E 

airspace designated as a surface area at 

Georgetown Municipal Airport, 

Georgetown, TX, and San Marcos 

Regional Airport; and amends Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at San Marco 

Regional Airport and Lockhart 

Municipal Airport, Lockhart, TX. This 

action is at the request of Austin Air 

Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)/Terminal 

Radar Approach Control (TRACON) to 

establish part-time Class E airspace 

designated as a surface area at 

Georgetown Municipal Airport and San 

Marcos Regional Airport and to review 

the associated airspace for the safety 

and management of instrument flight 

rule (IFR) operations at these airports. 

The name of San Marcos Regional 

Airport is updated to coincide with the 

FAA’s aeronautical database, and the 

outdated term ‘‘Airport/Facility 

Directory’’ is replaced with the term 

‘‘Chart Supplement’’. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 8, 

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: 

Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. 

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 D airspace at San Marcos Regional 

Airport, Austin, TX; establishes Class E 

airspace designated as a surface area at 

Georgetown Municipal Airport, 

Georgetown, TX, and San Marcos 

Regional Airport; and amends Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at San Marco 

Regional Airport and Lockhart 

Municipal Airport, Lockhart, TX, to 

support IFR operations at these airports. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 

Federal Register (83 FR 25971; June 5, 

2018) for Docket No. FAA–2018–0138 to 

amend Class D airspace at San Marcos 

Regional Airport, Austin, TX; establish 

Class E airspace designated as a surface 

area at Georgetown Municipal Airport, 

Georgetown, TX, and San Marcos 

Regional Airport; and amend Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at San Marco 

Regional Airport and Lockhart 

Municipal Airport, Lockhart, TX. 

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 D and E airspace designations 

are published in paragraphs 5000, 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 D and 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, 


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air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71: 

Amends the location in the header of 

the airspace legal description of the 

Class D airspace from San Marcos, TX, 

to Austin, TX, to coincide with the 

FAA’s aeronautical database; amends 

the radius to within a 4.3-mile radius 

(increased from a 4.2-mile radius) of San 

Marcos Regional Airport (formerly San 

Marcos Municipal Airport), Austin, TX; 

adds an extension 1.0 mile each side of 

the 306° bearing from the San Marcos 

Regional: RWY 13–LOC extending from 

the 4.3-mile radius to 4.6 miles 

northwest of the airport; updates the 

name of the airport to coincide with the 

FAA’s aeronautical database; and makes 

an editorial change to the airspace legal 

description replacing ‘‘Airport/Facility 

Directory’’ with ‘‘Chart Supplement’’; 

Establishes Class E airspace 

designated as a surface area within a 

4.3-mile radius of San Marcos Regional 

Airport, Austin, TX, with an extension 

1.0 mile each side of the 306° bearing 

from the San Marcos Regional: RWY 13– 

LOC extending from the 4.3-mile radius 

to 4.6 miles northwest of the airport; 

and with an extension 1.0 mile each 

side of the 313° bearing from the airport 

from the 4.3-mile radius to 5.0 miles 

northwest of the airport; and with an 

extension 1.0 mile each side of the 268° 

bearing from the airport from the 4.3- 

mile radius to 4.4 miles west of the 

airport; and with an extension 1.0 mile 

each side of the 358° bearing from the 

airport from the 4.3-mile radius to 4.4 

miles north of the airport; 

Establishes Class E airspace 

designated as a surface area within a 

4.1-mile radius of Georgetown 

Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; 

and 

Amends the location in the header of 

the airspace legal description of the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface from San 

Marcos, TX, to Austin, TX, to coincide 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database; 

amends the radius to within a 6.8-mile 

radius (increased from a 6.7-mile radius) 

of San Marcos Regional Airport 

(formerly San Marcos Municipal 

Airport), Austin, TX; amends the 

extension to the northwest of the airport 

to 12.0 miles (increased from 11.1 

miles); amends the extension to the east 

of the airport to 10.5 miles (increased 

from 10.4 miles); amends the extension 

to the southeast of the airport to 9.7 

miles (increased from 9.6 miles); 

amends the extension to the south of the 

airport to 10.5 miles (increased from 

10.4 miles); and amends the radius to 

within 6.4-miles (increased from a 6.3- 

mile radius) of Lockhart Municipal 

Airport, Lockhart, TX, included in the 

Austin, TX, airspace legal description. 

This action is at the request of Austin 

ATCT/TRACON to establish part-time 

Class E airspace designated as a surface 

areas at Georgetown Municipal Airport 

and San Marcos Regional Airport and to 

review the associated airspace for the 

safety and management of IFR 

operations at these airports. 

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, 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 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 5–6.5.a. 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, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX D Austin, TX [Amended] 

San Marcos Regional Airport, TX 

(Lat. 29°53′34′′ N, long. 97°51′47′′ W) 

San Marcos Regional: RWY 13–LOC 

(Lat. 29°53′03′′ N, long. 97°51′15′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,100 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of San Marcos 

Regional Airport, and within 1.0 mile each 

side of the San Marcos Regional: RWY13– 

LOC extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 

4.6 miles northwest of the airport, and within 

1.0 mile each side of the 313° bearing from 

the airport extending from the 4.3-mile 

radius to 5.0 miles northwest of the airport, 

and within 1.0 mile each side of the 268° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

4.3-mile radius to 4.4 miles west of the 

airport, and within 1.0 mile each side of the 

358° bearing from the airport extending from 

the 4.3-mile radius to 4.4 miles north of the 

airport. This Class D airspace area is effective 

during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective dates and times will 

thereafter be continually published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E2 Austin, TX [New] 

San Marcos Regional Airport, TX 

(Lat. 29°53′34′′ N, long. 97°51′47′′ W) 

San Marcos Regional: RWY 13–LOC 

(Lat. 29°53′03′′ N, long. 97°51′15′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,100 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of San Marcos 

Regional Airport, and within 1.0 mile each 

side of the San Marcos Regional: RWY13– 

LOC extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 

4.6 miles northwest of the airport, and within 

1.0 mile each side of the 313° bearing from 

the airport extending from the 4.3-mile 

radius to 5 miles northwest of the airport, 

and within 1.0 mile each side of the 268° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

4.3-mile radius to 4.4 miles west of the 

airport, and within 1.0 mile each side of the 

358° bearing from the airport extending from 

the 4.3-mile radius to 4.4 miles north of the 

airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 

during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective dates and times will 

thereafter be continually published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

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ASW TX E2 Georgetown, TX [New] 

Georgetown Municipal Airport, TX 

(Lat. 30°40′44′′ N, long. 97°40′46′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL 

within a 4.1-mile radius of Georgetown 

Municipal Airport. This Class E airspace is 

effective during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective dates and times will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E5 Austin, TX [Amended] 

San Marcos Regional Airport, TX 

(Lat. 29°53′34′′ N, long. 97°51′47′′ W) 

Lockhart Municipal Airport, TX 

(Lat. 29°51′01′′ N, long. 97°40′21′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of San Marcos Regional Airport, and 

within 2 miles each side of the 268° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 6.8-mile 

radius to 13.1 miles west of the airport, and 

within 2 miles each side of the 313° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 6.8-mile 

radius to 12.0 miles northwest of the airport, 

and within 2 miles each side of the 088° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

6.8-mile radius to 10.5 miles east of the 

airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 

133° bearing from the airport extending from 

the 6.8-mile radius to 9.7 miles southeast of 

the airport, and within 2 miles each side of 

the 178° bearing from the airport extending 

from the 6.8-mile radius to 10.5 miles south 

of the airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius 

of Lockhart Municipal Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 22, 

2018. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18645 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

30 CFR Part 901 

[SATS No. AL–082–FOR; Docket ID: OSM– 

2017–0011; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 18XS501520] 

Alabama Regulatory Program 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule; approval of 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 

(OSMRE), are approving an amendment 

to the Alabama regulatory program 

(Alabama program) under the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 

1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Alabama 

proposed revisions to its program 

regarding permit fees. Alabama revised 

its program at its own initiative to raise 

revenues sufficient to fund the Alabama 

Surface Mining Commission’s (ASMC) 

share of costs to administer the Alabama 

coal regulatory program, including the 

reviewing, administering, inspecting, 

and enforcing of surface coal mining 

permits in Alabama. 

DATES: The effective date is September 

28, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Joseph, Acting Director, 

Birmingham Field Office, Office of 

Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite 

215, Homewood, Alabama 35209. 

Telephone: (205) 290–7282. Email: 

bjoseph@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background on the Alabama Program 

II. Submission of the Amendment 

III. OSMRE’s Findings 

IV. Summary and Disposition of Comments 

V. OSMRE’s Decisions 

VI. Procedural Determinations 

I. Background on the Alabama Program 

Section 503(a) of the Act permits a 

State to assume primacy for the 

regulation of surface coal mining and 

reclamation operations on non-Federal 

and non-Indian lands within its borders 

by demonstrating that its program 

includes, among other things, State laws 

and regulations that govern surface coal 

mining and reclamation operations in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Act and consistent with the Federal 

regulations. See 30 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) 

and (7). On the basis of these criteria, 

the Secretary of the Interior 

conditionally approved the Alabama 

program effective May 20, 1982. You 

can find background information on the 

Alabama program, including the 

Secretary’s findings, the disposition of 

comments, and the conditions of 

approval of the Alabama program in the 

May 20, 1982, Federal Register (47 FR 

22030). You can also find later actions 

concerning the Alabama program and 

program amendments at 30 CFR 901.10, 

901.15, and 901.16. 

II. Submission of the Amendment 

By email dated August 14, 2017 

(Administrative Record No. AL–0672), 

Alabama sent us an amendment to its 

program under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1201 

et seq.) at its own initiative. 

We announced the receipt of the 

proposed amendment in the January 22, 

2018, Federal Register (83 FR 2953). In 

the same document, we opened the 

public comment period and provided an 

opportunity for a public hearing or 

meeting on the adequacy of the 

amendment. We did not hold a public 

hearing or meeting because no one 

requested one. The public comment 

period ended on February 21, 2018. We 

received four public comments 

(Administrative Record No. AL–0672– 

03) that are addressed in the Public 

Comments section of IV, Summary and 

Disposition of Comments, below. 

III. OSMRE’s Findings 

We are approving the amendment as 

described below. The following are 

findings we made concerning Alabama’s 

amendment under SMCRA and the 

Federal regulations at 30 CFR 732.15 

and 732.17. Any revisions that we do 

not specifically discuss below 

concerning non-substantive wording or 

editorial changes can be found in the 

full text of the program amendment 

available at www.regulations.gov. 

Alabama Administrative Code 880–X– 

8B–.07 

Alabama proposed to revise its 

regulations at Alabama Administrative 

Code 880–X–8B–.07, increasing coal 

mining permit fees to adequately fund 

the ASMC for the purposes of 

reviewing, administering, inspecting, 

and enforcing surface coal mining 

permits in Alabama. 

By this amendment, Alabama is: 

(1) Increasing the initial acreage fee 

from $35.00 per acre to $75.00, to be 

paid on each acre in a permit covered 

by a performance bond prior to the 

initiation of operations on the permit (or 

on an increment if increments are used), 

and to be paid on all bonded acreage 

covered by a permit renewal; 

(2) Increasing the basic fee for a coal 

exploration permit application from 

$2,000.00 to $2,500.00; 

(3) Increasing the basic fee for a 

permit renewal application from 

$1,000.00 to $2,500.00; 

(4) Increasing the basic fee for a 

permit transfer application from $200.00 

to $500.00; 

(5) Adding an annual acreage fee for 

expired permits of $15.00, per acre, to 

be paid by December 31st of each year 

on each acre covered by a performance 

bond as of October 1st of the year; and 

(6) Adding the inspection of permits 

to the ASMC’s uses for the deposited 

permit fees. 

Alabama fully funds its share of costs 

to regulate the coal mining industry 

with fees paid by the coal industry. The 

proposed fee revisions are intended to 

provide adequate funding to pay the 


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