5152 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 16 / Thursday, January 24, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

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 would 

amend controlled airspace at Omak 

Airport, Omak, WA. 

This proposal will 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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(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 the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 

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. 

* * * * * 

ANM WAE5 Omak, WA [Amended] 

Omak Airport, WA 

(Lat. 48°27′52′′ N., long. 119°31′05′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 4.3-mile 

radius of the Omak Airport, and within 1.8 

miles each side of the 177° bearing of the 

Omak Airport extending from the 4.3-mile 

radius to 7.5 miles south of the airport; that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within 6.1 miles east and 

8.7 miles west of the 177° and 357° bearings 

of the Omak Airport extending from 6.5 miles 

north to 17.9 miles south of the airport; that 

airspace extending upward from 4,500 feet 

MSL beginning at lat. 48°00′00′′ N., long. 

118°36′04′′ W.; to lat. 47°45′00′′ N., long. 

118°36′04′′ W.; to lat. 47°45′00′′ N., long. 

120°00′04′′ W.; to lat. 48°00′00′′ N., long. 

120°00′04′′ W.; to lat. 48°00′00′′ N., long. 

119°35′04′′ W.; to lat. 48°09′37′′ N., long. 

119°36′05′′ W.; to lat. 48°10′00′′ N., long. 

119°23′04′′ W.; to lat. 48°00′00′′ N., long. 

119°22′24′′ W., thence to the point of origin; 

that airspace extending upward from 8,500 

feet MSL bounded on the north by the U.S./ 

Canadian border, on the east by long. 

119°00′04′′ W., on the south by lat. 47°59′59′′ 

N., and on the west by a line from lat. 

47°59′59′′ N., long. 120°30′04′′ W.; to lat. 

49°00′00′′ N., long. 120°00′04′′ W. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 6, 2012. 

Clark Desing, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01357 Filed 1–23–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0394; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AEA–8] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Easton, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace at Easton, PA, 

as the Allentown VORTAC has been 

decommissioned and new Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) have been developed at Braden 

Airpark. This action would enhance the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. This action also would 

recognize the airport’s name change and 

update the geographic coordinates of the 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 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–2012–0394; 

Airspace Docket No. 12–AEA–8, 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– 

2012–0394; Airspace Docket No. 12– 

AEA–8) 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–2012–0394; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AEA–8.’’ 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 during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, room 350, 

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 

Georgia 30337. 

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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 to amend 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface to support 

new Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures developed at Braden 

Airpark, Easton, PA. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Allentown 

VORTAC and cancellation of the VOR/ 

DME approach, and for continued safety 

and management of IFR operations at 

the airport. Also, the airport name 

would be changed from Easton Airport 

to Braden Airpark, and the geographic 

coordinates of the airport also would be 

adjusted to coincide with the FAA’s 

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 

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 at Braden 

Airpark, Easton, PA. 

This proposal will 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. 

* * * * * 

AEA PA E5 Easton, PA [Amended] 

Braden Airpark, Easton, PA 

(Lat. 40°44′32′′ N., long. 75°14′35′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8.2-mile 

radius of the Braden Airpark. This Class E 

airspace area is effective from sunrise to 

sunset, daily. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

December 12, 2012. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2013–01382 Filed 1–23–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1195; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AWP–7] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Reno, NV 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Reno/Tahoe 

International Airport, Reno, NV. 

Decommissioning of the Compass 

Locator at the Instrument Landing 

System Middle Marker (LMM) and the 

Middle Marker (MM) has made this 

action necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. This 

action also would adjust the geographic 

coordinates of the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 11, 2013. 

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–2012–1195; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AWP–7, at the beginning 

of your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA 

2012–1195 and Airspace Docket No. 12– 

AWP–7) and be submitted in triplicate 

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