45864 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2018 / Proposed Rules 

or 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 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 Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface within a 7- 

mile radius of Breckinridge County 

Airport, Hardinsburg, KY, providing the 

controlled airspace required to support 

the new RNAV (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures for IFR 

operations at this airport. 

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 D and E airspace 

designations 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 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. 

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 KY E5 Hardinsburg, KY [New] 

Breckinridge County Airport, KY 

(Lat. 37°47′05′′ N, long. 86°26′29′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Breckinridge County Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 

29, 2018. 

Ryan W. Almasy, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19492 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2018–0845] 

Safety Zone; Spaceport Camden, 

Woodbine, GA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking 

comments from interested persons 

regarding a proposal to establish safety 

zones on the navigable waterways in the 

vicinity of the proposed Spaceport 

Camden, near Woodbine, Georgia 

during rocket tests, launches, and 

landing operations. The proposed safety 

zones would be necessary to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment from potential hazards 

created by rocket launches and 

landings, and by various rocket tests. 

DATES: Your comments and related 

material must reach the Coast Guard on 

or before October 11, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2018–0845 using the Federal portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice of 

inquiry, call or email LT Joseph 

Palmquist, Marine Safety Unit 

Savannah, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 

912–652–4353 x221, email 

joseph.b.palmquist@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 


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II. Background and Purpose 

The Board of County Commissioners 

of Camden County, Georgia proposes to 

develop and operate a commercial space 

launch site, called Spaceport Camden, 

in an unincorporated area of Camden 

County, Georgia, approximately 11.5 

miles due east of the town of Woodbine, 

Georgia. The site, near Floyd Creek, is 

on the coast, surrounded by salt 

marshes to the east and south, and the 

Satilla River to the north. In support of 

Spaceport Camden, the Board of County 

Commissioners of Camden County, 

Georgia requested that the Coast Guard 

establish safety zones which would be 

enforced during launch, landing, and 

rocket test activities at the site. 

The Coast Guard establishes safety 

zones over areas of water and/or shore 

for safety or environmental purposes 

pursuant to the authority contained in 

33 CFR part 165. A safety zone is a 

‘‘. . . water area, shore area, or water 

and shore area to which, for safety or 

environmental purposes, access is 

limited to authorized persons, vehicles, 

or vessels.’’ 

The applicants for Spaceport Camden 

propose up to 12 annual launches and 

landings during daylight hours, with 

one possible nighttime launch per year, 

of liquid-fueled, small to medium-large 

lift-class, orbital and suborbital vertical 

launch vehicles. In support of the 

proposed launches, the applicants for 

Spaceport Camden propose up to 12 

static fire engine tests per year. Launch 

trajectories would vary from 83 to 115 

degrees for vehicles up to and including 

medium-large lift class. Because the 

trajectory of these launches would take 

the rockets over various navigable 

waterways, creeks and tributaries, 

sections of land, and areas offshore, 

applicants are required to limit or 

restrict access to certain areas 

surrounding a rocket test/launch site 

based on specific hazard analysis. The 

applicant’s request to establish safety 

zones during rocket launches, landings, 

and various tests is one element in 

meeting these safety requirements. 

The range of potential safety zones for 

launch and landing activities 

encompasses an area which accounts for 

safety concerns associated with all 

potential launch trajectories. Individual 

launch safety zones could be smaller 

and depend on several factors unique to 

each event, such as actual trajectory, lift 

class, and payload. The range of 

potential safety zones for rocket tests 

encompasses a smaller area directly 

around the commercial space launch 

site. In all instances, the proposed safety 

zones would be necessary to safeguard 

persons, property, and the marine 

environment during rocket launches, 

landings, and rocket test activities. 

Proposed Launch/Landing Safety Zone 

The geographic area which 

encompasses all potential launch 

trajectories and accounts for the largest 

possible launch vehicle is defined by 

nine total corner points, identified 

below. Individual launch safety zones 

could be smaller dependent upon 

aspects unique to each launch activity, 

such as specific launch trajectories and 

the size of each launch vehicle: 

1. In vicinity of the western portion of 

Shellbine Creek, south of Union 

Carbide Rd, Latitude: 30°54′17.0′′ N, 

Longitude: 81°30′45.0′′ W 

2. In vicinity of Cabin Bluff, at the end 

of Union Carbide Rd, Latitude: 

30°53′6.75′′ N, Longitude: 

81°30′56.5′′ W 

3. Cumberland River, just west of 

Cumberland Island, approximately 

2 nautical miles (2.3 miles) north of 

Stafford Island, Latitude: 

30°50′56.15′′ N, Longitude: 

81°28′39.4′′ W 

4. Plum Orchard—West side of 

Cumberland Island, approximately 

1.5 nautical miles (1.7 miles) south 

of Table Point, Latitude: 

30°51′22.12′′ N, Longitude: 

81°27′55.3′′ W 

5. Kings Bottom Trail Head—West side 

of Cumberland Island, 

approximately 1 nautical mile (1.15 

miles) south of Table Point, 

Latitude: 30°51′58.53′′ N, 

Longitude: 81°27′44.8′′ W 

6. Offshore—Approximately 13 nautical 

miles (15 miles) east of the southern 

portion of Cumberland Island; 

approximately 5 nautical miles 

(5.75 miles) northeast of St. Mary’s 

entrance buoy, Latitude: 30°46′1.80′′ 

N, Longitude: 81°10′15.5′′ W 

7. Offshore—Approximately 10 nautical 

miles (11.5 miles) east of Jekyll 

Point; approximately 3.5 nautical 

miles (4 miles) southeast of St. 

Simons Sound entrance buoy, 

Latitude: 31°01′33.65′′ N, 

Longitude: 81°10′15.5′′ W 

8. St. Andrew Sound—600 yards south 

of Jekyll Point, Latitude: 31°00′23.6′′ 

N, Longitude: 81°26′4.75′′ W 

9. In vicinity of Todd Creek, 

approximately 1 nautical mile (1.15 

miles) west of Floyd Basin, 

Latitude: 30°57′38.0′′ N, Longitude: 

81°32′25.5′′ W 

Proposed Test Activity Safety Zone 

The proposed safety zone for test 

activities encompasses an area within a 

one nautical mile (1.15 miles) radius in 

each direction from the location of the 

launch site pad. The location of the 

launch site: Latitude: 30°56′50.67′′ N, 

Longitude: 81°30′23.34′′ W. 

III. Information Requested 

In support of the applicant’s request 

and to provide for the public safety in 

connection with potential operations at 

Spaceport Camden, the COTP Savannah 

is seeking comments from interested 

persons on the establishment of two 

proposed safety zones on the navigable 

waters surrounding Spaceport Camden, 

in the vicinity of Woodbine, Georgia. 

These safety zones would be enforced 

during rocket launches, landings, and 

various rocket tests. Launch/landing 

safety zones would support launch/ 

landing activities while test site safety 

zones would support rocket test 

activities. Vessels, both commercial and 

recreational, would be prohibited from 

entering, transiting through, anchoring 

in, or remaining within the safety zone 

unless specifically authorized by the 

COTP Savannah or a designated 

representative. 

For launch activities, the safety zone 

is anticipated to be in effect for 

approximately four to six hours for 

medium-large launchers, but not longer 

than 12 hours. For small launches, the 

safety zone is anticipated to be in effect 

for two to three hours. A safety zone for 

rocket test activity is anticipated to be 

in effect for approximately 60 minutes 

or less. The COTP Savannah or a 

designated representative would inform 

the public through broadcast notice to 

mariners of the enforcement periods of 

the safety zone. 

IV. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. If your 

material cannot be submitted using 

http://www.regulations.gov, contact the 

person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. In your 

submission, please include the docket 

number for this notice of inquiry and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

the docket, visit http://

www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. 

Documents mentioned in this notice 

of inquiry as being available in the 

docket, and all public comments, will 

be in our online docket at http://

www.regulations.gov and can be viewed 

by following that website’s instructions. 


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We plan to hold a public meeting to 

receive oral comments on this notice of 

inquiry and will announce the date, 

time, and location in a separate 

document published in the Federal 

Register. If you signed up for docket 

email alerts mentioned in the paragraph 

above, you will receive an email notice 

when the public meeting notice is 

published and placed in the docket. 

Dated: September 4, 2018. 

N.C. Witt, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of 

the Port Savannah. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19661 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 635 

[Docket No. 180517486–8772–01] 

RIN 0648–XG263 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

2019 Atlantic Shark Commercial 

Fishing Year 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would 

establish quotas, opening dates, and 

retention limits for the 2019 fishing year 

for the Atlantic commercial shark 

fisheries. Quotas would be adjusted as 

required or allowable based on any 

over- and/or underharvests experienced 

during the 2018 fishing year. In 

addition, NMFS proposes opening dates 

and commercial retention limits based 

on adaptive management measures to 

provide, to the extent practicable, 

fishing opportunities for commercial 

shark fishermen in all regions and areas. 

The proposed measures could affect 

fishing opportunities for commercial 

shark fishermen in the northwestern 

Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of 

Mexico and Caribbean Sea. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by October 11, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2018–0097, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;

D=NOAA-NMFS-2018-0097, click the 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the 

required fields, and enter or attach your 

comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Brad McHale, NMFS/SF1, 1315 EastWest Highway, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, SSMC3, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

Copies of this proposed rule and 

supporting documents are available 

from the HMS Management Division 

website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.

gov/topic/atlantic-highly-migratoryspecies or by contacting Lauren 

Latchford or Chante ́ Davis by phone at 

(301) 427–8503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Lauren Latchford, 

or Chante ́ Davis at (301) 427–8503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Atlantic commercial shark 

fisheries are managed under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The 2006 

Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species (HMS) Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP) and its amendments are 

implemented by regulations at 50 CFR 

part 635. For the Atlantic commercial 

shark fisheries, the 2006 Consolidated 

HMS FMP and its amendments 

established commercial shark retention 

limits, commercial quotas for species 

and management groups, and 

accounting measures for under- and 

overharvests for the shark fisheries. The 

FMP also includes adaptive 

management measures, such as flexible 

opening dates for the fishing year and 

inseason adjustments to shark trip 

limits, which provide management 

flexibility in furtherance of equitable 

fishing opportunities, to the extent 

practicable, for commercial shark 

fishermen in all regions and areas. 

2019 Proposed Quotas 

This proposed rule would adjust the 

quota levels for the different shark 

stocks and management groups for the 

2019 Atlantic commercial shark fishing 

year based on over- and underharvests 

that occurred during the 2018 fishing 

year, consistent with existing 

regulations at 50 CFR 635.27(b). Overand underharvests are accounted for in 

the same region, sub-region, and/or 

fishery in which they occurred the 

following year, except that large 

overharvests may be spread over a 

number of subsequent fishing years up 

to a maximum of five years. Shark 

stocks that are overfished, have 

overfishing occurring, or have an 

unknown status, as well as management 

groups that contain one or more stocks 

that are overfished, have overfishing 

occurring, or have an unknown stock 

status, will not have underharvest 

carried over in the following year. 

Stocks or management groups that are 

not overfished and have no overfishing 

occurring may have any underharvest 

carried over in the following year, up to 

50 percent of the base quota. 

Based on harvests to date, and after 

considering catch rates and landings 

from previous years, NMFS proposes to 

adjust the 2019 quotas for some 

management groups as shown in Table 

1. In the final rule, NMFS will adjust the 

quotas as needed based on dealer 

reports received by mid-October 2018. 

Thus, all of the 2019 proposed quotas 

for the respective stocks and 

management groups will be subject to 

further adjustment after NMFS 

considers the dealer reports through 

mid-October. All dealer reports that are 

received after the October date will be 

used to adjust 2020 quotas, as 

appropriate. 

While the sub-quota for the western 

Gulf of Mexico aggregated large coastal 

shark (LCS) was exceeded this year, 

based on current landings in the eastern 

Gulf of Mexico for that management 

group and based on catch rates from 

previous years from the eastern Gulf of 

Mexico, NMFS does not believe the 

overall regional Gulf of Mexico 

aggregated LCS quota will be exceeded. 

Thus, NMFS proposes the base line 

quotas for the eastern and western Gulf 

of Mexico sub-regions. If catch rates in 

the eastern Gulf of Mexico increase, it 

is possible that in the final rule NMFS 

would need to reduce the western Gulf 

of Mexico sub-regional aggregated LCS 

quota to account for that sub-region’s 

overharvest. 

Because the Gulf of Mexico blacktip 

shark management group and 

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