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Airspace Docket No. 16–AWA–1.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded 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 (see 

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 during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 210, 

1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 

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, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

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 Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify the Syracuse 

Hancock International Airport Class C 

airspace area by removing a cutout from 

the Class C surface area that excludes 

the airspace within a 0.75-nautical mile 

radius of the former Michael Field/

Onondaga Flight School Airport. The 

sole purpose of the exclusion was to 

allow aircraft to operate freely to and 

from that airport without the need to 

contact air traffic control (ATC). Since 

the former airport is now permanently 

closed, the purpose for the exclusion no 

longer exists; therefore, the FAA is 

proposing to remove the words ‘‘. . . 

excluding that airspace within a 0.75- 

mile radius of Michael Field/Onondaga 

Flight School Airport . . . ;’’ as well as 

the words ‘‘Michael Field/Onondaga 

Flight School Airport, NY (lat. 43°10′45′′ 

N., long. 76°07′29′′ W.),’’ from the Class 

C airspace description. 

Class C airspace areas are published 

in paragraph 4000 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 C airspace description 

listed in this document would be 

subsequently published 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 Department of 

Transportation (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 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 

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 FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015 and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 4000 Subpart C—Class C 

Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AEA NY C Syracuse Hancock International 

Airport, NY 

Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY 

(Lat. 43°06′40′′ N., long. 76°06′23′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 4,400 feet MSL 

within a 5-mile radius of Syracuse Hancock 

International Airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,600 feet MSL to 

and including 4,400 feet MSL within a 10- 

mile radius of Syracuse Hancock 

International Airport from the 248° bearing 

from the airport clockwise to the 118° bearing 

from the airport; and that airspace extending 

upward from 2,700 feet MSL to and 

including 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile 

radius from the 118° bearing from the airport 

clockwise to the 188° bearing from the 

airport; and that airspace extending upward 

from 2,300 feet MSL to and including 4,400 

feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the 

airport from the 188° bearing from the airport 

clockwise to the 248° bearing from the 

airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21, 

2016. 

Leslie M. Swann, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06833 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0742; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ASW–5] 

Proposed Establishment of Class D 

and E Airspace; Brookshire, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class D and Class E airspace at 

Brookshire, TX. The establishment of an 

airport traffic control tower has made 

this action necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations within the airspace at 

Houston Executive Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 12, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 

telephone (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0742; Docket No. 14–ASW–5, 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. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

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 

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 7400.9Z 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: Raul 

Garza Jr., Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177; telephone: 817–222– 

5874. 

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 

establish Class D and Class E airspace at 

Houston Executive Airport, Brookshire, 

TX. 

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–2014–0742/Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ASW–5.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

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/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 

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 during 

normal business hours at the Central 

Service Center, Operation Support 

Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs 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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents Proposed for Incorporation 

by Reference 

This document would amend 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 Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class D 

airspace, and Class E surface area 

airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL 

within a 4-mile radius of Houston 

Executive Airport, excluding that 

airspace west and northwest, to 

accommodate the establishment of an 

airport traffic control tower. Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface would be 

established within a 6.6-mile radius of 

Houston Executive Airport to 

accommodate new standard instrument 

approach procedures for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

Class D and E airspace areas are 

published in Section 5000, 6002, 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 

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 

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 


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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 

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 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 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

ASW TX D Brookshire, TX [New] 

Houston Executive Airport, TX 

(Lat. 29°48′18′′ N., long. 95°53′52′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL 

bounded by a line beginning at lat. 29°46′44′′ 

N., long. 95°58′06′′ W., to lat. 29°47′35′′ N., 

long. 95°55′49′′ W., to lat. 29°51′55′′ N., long. 

95°55′52′′ W., thence clockwise along the 4- 

mile radius of Houston Executive Airport to 

the point of beginning. 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. 

ASW TX E2 Brookshire, TX [New] 

Houston Executive Airport, TX 

(Lat. 29°48′18′′ N., long. 95°53′52′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL 

bounded by a line beginning at lat. 29°46′44′′ 

N., long. 95°58′06′′ W., to lat. 29°47′35′′ N., 

long. 95°55′49′′ W., to lat. 29°51′55′′ N., long. 

95°55′52′′ W., thence clockwise along the 4- 

mile radius of Houston Executive Airport, to 

the point of beginning. This Class E 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 6005 Class E Airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

ASW TX E5 Brookshire, TX [New] 

Houston Executive Airport, TX 

(Lat. 29°48′18′′ N., long. 95°53′52′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of Houston Executive Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 16, 

2016. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06839 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–7488; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ASW–19] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace and Revocation of 

Class E Airspace; Roswell, NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class D airspace, Class E surface 

area airspace, and Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Roswell, NM. This action 

is necessary due to advances Global 

Positioning System (GPS) capabilities 

and implementation of area navigation 

(RNAV) procedures at Roswell 

International Air Center, Roswell, NM. 

Additionally, this proposal would 

remove Class E airspace designated as 

an extension at Roswell International 

Air Center. This action would also 

update the name and geographic 

coordinates of the airport to coincide 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 12, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 

telephone (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2015– 

7488; Airspace Docket No. 15–ASW–19, 

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. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

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 

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 7400.9Z 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: 

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 


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