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(Lat. 41°24′14′′ N., long. 95°02′56′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile 

radius of Atlantic Municipal Airport and 

within 1.8 miles each side of the 022° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 7.2-mile 

radius to 9.2 miles northeast of the airport. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E5 Belle Plaine, IA [Amended] 

Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°52′44′′ N., long. 92°17′04′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, 

excluding that portion which overlies the 

Cedar Rapids, IA, Class E airspace area. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E5 Creston, IA [Amended] 

Creston Municipal Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°01′17′′ N., long. 94°21′48′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Creston Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E5 Estherville, IA [Amended] 

Estherville Municipal Airport, LA 

(Lat. 43°24′27′′ N long. 94°44′47′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Estherville Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E5 Grinnell, IA [Amended] 

Grinnell Regional Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°42′36′′ N., long. 92°44′10′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Grinnell Regional Airport. 

ACE IA E5 Guthrie Center, IA [Amended] 

Guthrie County Regional Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°41′13′′ N., long. 93°26′06′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Guthrie County Regional 

Airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 

360° bearing from the airport extending from 

the 6.4-mile radius to 9.8 miles north of the 

airport. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E5 Oelwein, IA [Amended] 

Oelwein Municipal Airport, IA 

(Lat. 42°40′51′′ N., long. 91°58′28′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of Oelwein Municipal Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

28, 2016. 

Thomas L. Lattimer, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–00186 Filed 1–9–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3193; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AAL–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airway 

V–506; Kotzebue, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Alaskan 

VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) 

Federal airway V–506 by lowering the 

floor of class E controlled airspace due 

to the establishment of a lower global 

navigation satellite system (GNSS) 

Minimum Enroute Altitude (MEA). This 

action allows for maximum use of the 

airspace within the National Airspace 

System in Alaska. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 

2, 2017. 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 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, 

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 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to http://

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_

locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–8783. 

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 the 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 modifies the 

air traffic service route structure in 

Alaska to maintain the efficient flow of 

air traffic. 

History 

On March 7, 2016, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (81 FR 

11694), Docket No. FAA–2016–3193, to 

amend VOR Federal airway V–506 by 

lowering the floor of Class E controlled 

airspace due to the establishment of a 

lower GNSS MEA on a segment of the 

route. Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. One comment was received. 

Discussion of Comment 

The comment received generally 

asked whether there would be any 

safety issues by lowering the floor of 

Class E airspace? 

The FAA finds the proposed 

modification is in accordance with the 

criteria and guidelines in FAA Order 

7400.2, and it does not introduce new 

or increased safety risk into the National 

Airspace System, including Visual 

Flight Rules (VFR) operations and 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 

operations. 

For VFR operations, the modified 

Class G (uncontrolled) airspace stratum 

would extend upward from the surface 

to 7,499 feet mean sea level (MSL). The 

maximum terrain and obstruction 

elevation in this area is 5,300 feet MSL. 

The depth of the Glass G airspace 

stratum will therefore remain at least 

2,199 feet, which exceeds the minimum 

airspace necessary for VFR cruise flight 

over non-congested areas in accordance 

with 14 CFR 91.119. It should also be 

noted, VFR flight is permitted within 

Class E airspace, with the only 

additional or different requirement 

(from Class G airspace) being increased 

cloud clearance and visibility minima. 

Additionally, no safety issues or 

increased risk would be introduced for 


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IFR operations. The airspace 

modification would lower the floor of 

Class E (controlled) airspace along the 

specific portion of V–506 from 9,500 

feet MSL to 7,500 feet MSL. This action 

would lower the minimum altitude for 

air traffic control services and 

accommodate the minimum GNSS 

(MEA) for the airway of 8,000 feet MSL, 

while maintaining a 500 foot airspace 

buffer between IFR aircraft and 

uncontrolled airspace. The airway 

would provide a buffer of greater than 

2,000 feet between IFR aircraft and the 

maximum terrain and obstacle 

elevation. Lastly it would provide IFR 

aircraft experiencing icing conditions 

the ability to fly 2,000 feet lower than 

previously allowed, and remain within 

controlled airspace. 

Alaskan VOR Federal Airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(b) of FAA 

Order 7400.11A dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Alaskan VOR Federal airways 

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 

7400.11A, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016. FAA 

Order 7400.11A is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

to modify VOR Federal airwayV–506 in 

the vicinity of Kotzebue, AK, due to the 

establishment of a lower GNSS 

Minimum Enroute Altitude. The route 

modifications are outlined below. 

V–506: V–506 extends from the 

intersection of Kodiak, AK, VOR/DME 

107° radial and the Anchorage Oceanic 

CTA/FIR boundary to the Barrow, AK, 

VOR/DME. A portion of the route 

segment between the Hotham, AK, NDB 

and the Barrow, AK, VOR/DME is 

amended to a lower MEA from 95 MSL 

to 75 MSL. 

All radials in the regulatory text route 

descriptions below are stated in True 

degrees. 

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. 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 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 of amending Alaskan VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airway V–506 by lowering the floor of 

class E controlled airspace due to the 

establishment of a lower global 

navigation satellite system (GNSS) 

Minimum Enroute Altitude (MEA) 

qualifies for categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act, 

its implementing regulations at 40 CFR 

part 1500, and in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F. Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures, Paragraph 5– 

6.5a which categorically excludes from 

further environmental review 

Rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). This action is not 

expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts. In 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

paragraph 5–2 regarding Extraordinary 

Circumstances, this action has been 

reviewed for factors and circumstances 

in which a normally categorically 

excluded action may have a significant 

environmental impact requiring further 

analysis, and it is determined that 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 is 

amended 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 7400.11A, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2016 and 

effective September 15, 2016, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(b) Alaskan VOR Federal 

Airways 

* * * * * 

V–506 [Amended] 

From INT Kodiak, AK, 107° radial and the 

Anchorage Oceanic CTA/FIR boundary, 37 

miles 20 MSL, 24 miles 12 AGL, Kodiak; 50 

miles 12 AGL, 50 miles 95 MSL, 51 miles 12 

AGL, King Salmon, AK; 51 miles 12 AGL, 84 

miles 70 MSL, 63 miles 12 AGL, Bethel, AK; 

Nome, AK; 35 miles 12 AGL, 71 miles 55 

MSL, 53 miles 12 AGL, Kotzebue, AK; 

Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, 124 

miles 75 MSL, 98 miles 12 AGL, Barrow, AK. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3, 

2017. 

Gemechu Gelgelu, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2017–00077 Filed 1–9–17; 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] 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace and Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Roswell, NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies 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 action removes Class 


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