52114 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 

15, 2013. 

Christopher Ramirez, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20502 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0552; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–14] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Macon, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace at Macon, GA, 

as the Bay Creek NDB has been 

decommissioned and airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary for the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at Perry-Houston County Airport. This 

action also would amend controlled 

airspace and update the name and 

geographic coordinates of Macon 

Downtown Airport and amend 

controlled airspace for Middle Georgia 

Regional Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposed rule to: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 202– 

493–2251. You must identify the Docket 

Number FAA–2013–0552; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–14, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this proposed 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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0552; Airspace Docket No. 13– 

ASO–14) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section for address and 

phone number). 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–2013–0552; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–14.’’ 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 from and 

comments submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_

airtraffic/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 

8:30 a.m. and 5:00 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, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

modifying Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

to within a 7.8-mile radius of Middle 

Georgia Regional Airport, and within a 

9.8-mile radius of Perry-Houston County 

Airport, and within a 7-mile radius of 

Robins AFB, and within a 8.8-mile 

radius of Macon Downtown Airport, 

formerly called Herbert Smart 

Downtown Airport. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Bay Creek NDB 

and cancellation of the NDB approach, 

and for continued safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airports. Also, the geographic 

coordinates of Macon Downtown 

Airport would be adjusted to coincide 

with the FAAs aeronautical database. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, 

and effective September 15, 2012, 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. 

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, 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the criteria of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

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 proposed 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, Part, 

A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 


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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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would amend Class E airspace in the 

Macon, GA, area. 

This proposal would be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘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(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 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, effective 

September 15, 2012, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO GA E5 Macon, GA [Amended] 

Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA 

(Lat. 32°41′34′′ N., long. 83°38′57′′ W.) 

Macon Downtown Airport 

(Lat. 32°49′18′′ N., long. 83°33′43′′ W.) 

Robins AFB 

(Lat. 32°38′25′′ N., long. 83°35′31′′ W.) 

Perry-Houston County Airport 

(Lat. 32°30′38′′ N., long. 83°46′02′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.8-mile 

radius of Middle Georgia Regional Airport, 

and within a 8.8-mile radius of Macon 

Downtown Airport, and within a 7-mile 

radius of Robins AFB, and within a 9.8-mile 

radius of Perry-Houston County Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 

16, 2013. 

Kip B. Johns, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20504 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0681; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AEA–15] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Olean, NY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace at Olean, NY, 

as the Olean Non-Directional Beacon 

(NDB) has been decommissioned, 

requiring airspace redesign at 

Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport. This 

action would enhance the safety and 

airspace management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. This action also would update 

the geographic coordinates of the 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposed rule to: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 202– 

493–2251. You must identify the Docket 

Number FAA–2013–0681; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AEA–15, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0681; Airspace Docket No. 13– 

AEA–15) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). 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–2013–0681; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AEA–15.’’ 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 from and 

comments submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_

airtraffic/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, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 


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