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Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 12.1-mile radius of Parlin Field 

Airport, Newport, NH, providing the 

controlled airspace required to support 

the new RNAV (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures for 

Parlin Field Airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, 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 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 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. 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 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective 

September 15, 2015, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANE NH E5 Newport, NH [New] 

Parlin Field Airport, NH 

(Lat. 43°23′14′′ N., long. 72°11′16′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 12.1-mile 

radius of Parlin Field Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 

2, 2015. 

Gerald E. Lynch, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2015–25900 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–1136; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ANM–12] 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace, Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Mountain Home, ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D 

airspace, Class E surface area airspace, 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface, and removes 

Class E surface area airspace designated 

as an extension at Mountain Home AFB, 

Mountain Home, ID. The FAA found it 

necessary to amend the airspace area by 

increasing the Class D airspace and 

reducing the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

for arriving and departing aircraft at the 

airport and to change from navigation 

aids to geographic coordinate references 

in the legal description. This action 

updates the geographic coordinates of 

Mountain Home Municipal Airport, 

Mountain Home, ID. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 

10, 2015. 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 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

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 and ATC Regulations 

Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 29591; 

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 this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Haga, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA, 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4500. 

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 


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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 establishes 

controlled airspace at Mountain Home 

AFB, ID. 

History 

On July 28, 2015, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify 

Class D airspace, Class E surface area 

airspace, Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface, 

and remove Class E surface area 

airspace designated as an extension at 

Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, 

ID, (80 FR 44896). Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

One comment was received from Mr. 

Ted Thompson expressing concern 

about the reduction of Class E airspace 

to the west of Mountain Home 

Municipal airport if an instrument 

approach is established from the west. 

In accordance with FAA Joint Order 

7400.2K, airspace is established based 

upon existing procedures. Any changes 

to airspace that would be required by 

the development of a new instrument 

procedure would be addressed at that 

time. Subsequent to publication, the 

FAA found slight changes were 

necessary in the geographic coordinates 

noted in the legal description of the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above surface. 

Class D and Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

dated August 6, 2015, and effective 

September 15, 2015, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designation 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 

7400.9Z, airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class D airspace, Class E 

surface area airspace, Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface, and removes Class E surface 

area airspace as an extension at 

Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, 

ID. After a review, the FAA found an 

increase of the Class D airspace 

necessary to protect instrument arrival 

procedures at the airport. Class D 

airspace is extended upward from the 

surface to and including 5,500 feet 

within a 5-mile radius of Mountain 

Home AFB, extending to 6.5 miles to the 

southeast and northwest of the airport. 

Class E surface area airspace extends 

upward from the surface within a 5-mile 

radius of Mountain Home AFB, 

extending to 6.5 miles to the southeast 

and northwest of the airport. Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface is modified to 

within a 7.7-mile radius northeast of 

Mountain Home AFB, extending to 12.4 

miles to the northeast, and 17.7 miles to 

the east. The lateral boundary for that 

Class E airspace extending from 1,200 

feet above the surface is defined 

utilizing latitude and longitude 

reference points instead of Federal 

airway reference, and does not change 

the lateral boundaries or operating 

requirements of the 1,200 foot airspace. 

This action also updates the geographic 

coordinates of Mountain Home 

Municipal Airport, Mountain Home, ID. 

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 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. 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 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace 

* * * * * 

ANM ID D Mountain Home, ID [Modified] 

Mountain Home AFB, ID 

(Lat. 43°02′37′′ N., long. 115°52′21′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 5,500 feet MSL 

within a 5-mile radius of the Mountain Home 

AFB and within 2 miles each side of the 135° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

5-mile radius to 6.5 miles southeast of the 

airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 

315° bearing from the airport extending from 

the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles northwest 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 date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E2 Mountain Home, ID [Modified] 

Mountain Home AFB, ID 

(Lat. 43°02′37′′ N., long. 115°52′21′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 5-mile radius of the 

Mountain Home AFB, and within 2 miles 

each side of the 135° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles 

southeast of the airport, and within 2 miles 

each side of the 315° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.5 miles 

northwest of the airport. 


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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E4 Mountain Home, ID [Removed] 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E5 Mountain Home, ID [Modified] 

Mountain Home AFB, ID 

(Lat. 43°02′37′′ N., long. 115°52′21′′ W.) 

Mountain Home Municipal Airport 

(Lat. 43°07′54′′ N., long. 115°43′50′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 43°06′48′′ N., long. 

115°28′39′′ W.; to lat. 43°02′06′′ N., long. 

115°31′12′′ W.; to lat. 43°03′25′′ N., long. 

115°36′21′′ W.; to lat. 42°54′24′′ N., long. 

115°48′41′′ W.; to lat. 42°54′24′′ N., long. 

115°56′47′′ W.; to lat. 43°00′12′′ N., long. 

116°04′42′′ W.; to lat. 43°06′51′′ N., long. 

116°01′24′′ W.; to lat. 43°09′22′′ N., long. 

115°57′57′′ W.; to lat. 43°12′54′′ N., long. 

115°42′51′′ W., thence to point of beginning, 

that airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 43°33′06′′ N., long. 

116°11′32′′ W.; to lat. 42°48′43′′ N., long. 

115°00′21′′ W.; to lat. 42°23′58′′ N., long. 

115°00′21′′ W.; to lat. 42°23′58′′ N., long. 

115°18′28′′ W.; thence clockwise along the 

46.0-mile radius of Mountain Home AFB to 

lat. 43°09′17′′ N., long. 116°54′28′′ W.; thence 

to point of beginning. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 

1, 2015. 

Christopher Ramirez, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2015–25991 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0967; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ASO–19] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Ponce, PR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

Airspace at Ponce, PR, as the PONCE 

VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range 

Tactical Air Navigation Aid, (VORTAC) 

has been decommissioned, requiring 

airspace redesign at Mercedita Airport. 

This action enhances the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 

10, 2015. 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 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed on line at http://

www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. 

For further information, you can contact 

the Airspace Policy and Regulations 

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 this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, 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, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

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 E airspace at Mercedita Airport, 

Ponce, PR. 

History 

On July 16, 2015, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 

Class E surface area airspace at 

Mercedita Airport, Ponce, PR, due to the 

decommissioning of the Ponce VORTAC 

(80 FR 42068). 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 E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6002 of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class 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 

7400.9Z, airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends Class E surface area airspace at 

Mercedita Airport, Ponce, PR. 

Airspace reconfiguration to within a 

4.1-mile radius of the airport is 

necessary due to the decommissioning 

of the Ponce VORTAC and cancellation 

of the VOR approach, and for continued 

safety and management of IFR 

operations at the airport. 

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 


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