Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2018 / Proposed Rules 44251 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0684; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–AGL–18] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Jacksonville, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Jacksonville Municipal Airport, 

Jacksonville, IL. The FAA is proposing 

this action as the result of an airspace 

review caused by the decommissioning 

of the Jacksonville VHF omnidirectional 

range (VOR) navigation aid, which 

provided navigation information for the 

instrument procedures at this airport, as 

part of the VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) Program. The 

geographic coordinates for the airport 

would also be updated to coincide with 

the FAA’s aeronautic database. This 

action is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at this airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

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

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0684; Airspace Docket No. 18–AGL–18, 

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. 

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 http://

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 would 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Jacksonville Municipal Airport, 

Jacksonville, IL, to support instrument 

flight rules operations at this airport. 

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–2018–0684; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–AGL–18.’’ 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 Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. 

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 amending the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface to within a 6.5- 

mile radius (decreased from a 7-mile 

radius) at Jacksonville Municipal 

Airport, Jacksonville, IL. The geographic 

coordinates of the airport would also be 

updated to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautic database. 

This action is necessary due to an 

airspace review caused by the 

decommissioning of the Jacksonville 

VOR, which provided navigation 

information to the instrument 


amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS1
44252 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2018 / Proposed Rules 

procedures at this airport, as part of the 

VOR MON Program. 

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 designation 

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, 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 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. 

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 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL E5 Jacksonville, IL [Amended] 

Jacksonville Municipal Airport, IL 

(Lat. 39°46′29′′ N, long. 90°14′18′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Jacksonville Municipal Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 23, 

2018. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18767 Filed 8–29–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

36 CFR Part 294 

Roadless Area Conservation; National 

Forest System Lands in Alaska 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is initiating an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

and public rulemaking process to 

address the management of inventoried 

roadless areas on the Tongass National 

Forest within the State of Alaska. This 

rulemaking is the result of a petition 

submitted by Governor Bill Walker’s 

administration in January 2018 on 

behalf of the State of Alaska, pursuant 

to the Administrative Procedures Act. 

The petition was accepted by the 

Secretary of Agriculture in April 2018. 

The intent is to evaluate the regulatory 

exemption set forth in the petition, as 

well as to evaluate other management 

solutions that address infrastructure, 

timber, energy, mining, access, and 

transportation needs to further Alaska’s 

economic development, while still 

conserving roadless areas for future 

generations. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by October 15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/project/ 

?project=54511. In addition, written 

comments can be submitted via hardcopy mail to: Alaska Roadless Rule, 

USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region, 

Ecosystem Planning and Budget Staff, 

P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, Alaska 99802– 

1628. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses, are placed in the record and 

are available for public inspection and 

copying. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Tu, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, at 

303–275–5156 or akroadlessrule@

fs.fed.us. Individuals using 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Services at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 12, 2001, the Department 

promulgated the Roadless Area 

Conservation Rule (2001 Roadless Rule) 

(66 FR 3244) establishing nationwide 

prohibitions on timber harvest, road 

construction and road reconstruction 

within inventoried roadless areas, with 

certain limited exceptions. 

In 2001, the State of Alaska filed a 

complaint, challenging the Department’s 

promulgation of the 2001 Roadless Rule 

and its application in Alaska. The 

Department and the State of Alaska 

reached a settlement in 2003, and the 

Department subsequently issued a rule 

temporarily exempting the Tongass 

National Forest from the Roadless Rule. 

In 2011, a federal court set aside the 

Tongass Exemption and reinstated the 

Roadless Rule on the Tongass National 

Forest. The district court’s ruling was 

initially reversed by a three-judge panel 

of the Ninth Circuit, but the district 

court’s ruling was ultimately upheld in 

a 6–5 en banc ruling in 2015. 

Consequently, the 2001 Roadless Rule 

remains in effect in Alaska and the 

Forest Service continues to apply the 

Rule to the Tongass and Chugach 

National Forests. 

Purpose and Need 

In response to the State of Alaska’s 

petition for rulemaking, the Department, 

Forest Service, and State of Alaska agree 

that the controversy surrounding the 

management of roadless areas on the 

Tongass National Forest may be 

resolved through state-specific 

rulemaking. A long-term, durable 

approach to roadless area management 

is needed that accommodates the 

unique biological, social and economic 

situation in and around the Tongass 

National Forest. The Tongass National 

Forest is unique from other National 

Forests in respect to the size of the 

Tongass National Forest; the large 

percentage of roadless areas that 

comprise the Tongass National Forest; 

the degree of dependency of local 


amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS1