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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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017 and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–12 [Amended] 

From Gaviota, CA; San Marcus, CA; 

Palmdale, CA; 38 miles, 6 miles wide, 

Hector, CA; 12 miles, 38 miles, 85 MSL, 14 

miles, 75 MSL, Needles, CA; 45 miles, 34 

miles, 95 MSL, Drake, AZ; Winslow, AZ; 30 

miles, 85 MSL, Zuni, NM; Albuquerque, NM; 

Otto, NM; Anton Chico, NM; Tucumcari, 

NM; Amarillo, TX; Mitbee, OK; Anthony, KS; 

Wichita, KS; Emporia, KS; INT Emporia 063° 

and Napoleon, MO, 243° radials; Napoleon; 

INT Napoleon 095° and Columbia, MO, 292° 

radials; Columbia; Foristell, MO; Troy, IL; 

Bible Grove, IL; to Shelbyville, IN. From 

Allegheny, PA; Johnstown, PA; Harrisburg, 

PA; INT Harrisburg 092° and Pottstown, PA, 

278° radials; to Pottstown. 

* * * * * 

V–214 [Amended] 

From Kokomo IN, Marion, IN; to Muncie, 

IN. From INT Appleton, OH, 236° and 

Zanesville, OH, 274° radials; Zanesville; 

Bellaire, OH; INT Bellaire 107° and 

Grantsville, MD, 285° radials; Grantsville; 

Martinsburg, WV; INT Martinsburg 094° and 

Baltimore, MD, 300° radials; Baltimore; INT 

Baltimore 093° and Dupont, DE, 223° radials; 

Dupont; Yardley, PA; to Teterboro, NJ. 

* * * * * 

V–340 [Amended] 

From INT Peotone, IL, 053° and Knox, IN, 

297° radials; Knox; to Fort Wayne, IN. 

* * * * * 

V–467 [Amended] 

From Waterville, OH; to Detroit, MI. 

* * * * * 

V–517 [Amended] 

From Snowbird, TN; INT Snowbird 329° 

and London, KY, 141° radials; London; INT 

London 004° and Falmouth, KY, 164° radials; 

Falmouth; to Cincinnati, OH. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–213 Louisville, KY to Richmond, IN 

Louisville, KY (IIU) VORTAC (Lat. 38°06′13′′ N, long. 85°34′39′′ W) 

GAMKE, IN WP (Lat. 38°46′13′′ N, long. 85°14′35′′ W) 

MILAN, IN FIX (Lat. 39°21′22′′ N, long. 85°19′01′′ W) 

Richmond, IN (RID) DME (Lat. 39°45′18′′ N, long. 84°50′20′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3, 

2018. 

Rodger A. Dean Jr., 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00376 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0755; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AEA–11] 

Proposed Revocation and Amendment 

of Class E Airspace, Philipsburg, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

remove Class E surface airspace at MidState Airport, as the airport no longer 

qualifies for surface airspace. Also, this 

action proposes to remove Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Philipsburg 

Area Hospital Heliport, as the Hospital 

has closed. Controlled airspace redesign 

is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at Mid-State Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to: U. S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg. 

Ground Floor Rm. W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 

(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify the Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0755; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

AEA–11, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit and 

review received 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. 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

on line 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 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, 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. 


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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 

amend and remove Class E airspace in 

the Philipsburg, PA, area to support IFR 

operations. 

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 and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

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–2017–0755; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AEA–11.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

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/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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 3, 2017, and effective 

September 15, 2017. FAA Order 

7400.11B is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to remove 

Class E surface airspace at Mid-State 

Airport as the airport no longer qualifies 

for the airspace. Also, the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet or more above the surface 

surrounding Philipsburg Area Hospital 

Heliport would be removed as the 

hospital has closed. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary for 

continued safety and management of 

IFR operations in the area. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraphs 6002 and 6005 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, 

dated August 3, 2017, and effective 

September 15, 2017, 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 

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 would 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. 

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(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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective 

September 15, 2017, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area 

Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AEA PA E2 Philipsburg, PA [Removed] 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AEA PA E5 Philipsburg, PA [Amended] 

Mid-State Airport, PA 

(Lat. 40°53′04′′ N, long. 78°05′14′′ W) 

Philipsburg VORTAC 

(Lat. 40°54′59′′ N, long. 77°59′34′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of Mid-State Airport extending 

clockwise from the 261° bearing to the 012° 

bearing from the airport and within a 7.4- 

mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending 

clockwise from the 012° bearing to the 098° 


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bearing from the airport and within a 6.6- 

mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending 

clockwise from the 098° bearing to the 183° 

bearing from the airport, and within a 8.3- 

mile radius of Mid-State Airport extending 

clockwise from the 183° bearing to the 261° 

bearing from the airport and within 3.1 miles 

each of the Philipsburg VORTAC 067° radial 

extending from the VORTAC to 10 miles 

northeast of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 

miles each side of the 327° bearing from a 

point at lat. 40°53′09′′ N, long. 78°05′06′′ W, 

extending from said point to a point 7.4 miles 

northwest, and within 2.2 miles each side of 

the Philipsburg VORTAC 330° radial 

extending from the VORTAC to 5.3 miles 

northwest of the VORTAC and within 3.1 

miles each side of the Philipsburg VORTAC 

301° radial extending from the VORTAC to 

10 miles northwest of the VORTAC. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 

4, 2018. 

Ryan W. Almasy, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00395 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

18 CFR Parts 401 and 440 

Administrative Manual and Special 

Regulations Regarding Natural Gas 

Development Activities; Additional 

Clarifying Amendments 

AGENCY: Delaware River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Commission proposes to 

amend its Special Regulations by the 

addition of a section on hydraulic 

fracturing in shale and other rock 

formations, including: The prohibition 

of high volume hydraulic fracturing in 

such formations; provisions related to 

water use for hydraulic fracturing; and 

provisions related to the management of 

produced water from hydraulic 

fracturing. The Commission also 

proposes to amend its Administrative 

Manual—Rules of Practice and 

Procedure by the addition of project 

review classifications and fees related to 

the management of produced water from 

hydraulic fracturing of hydrocarbon 

bearing rock formations. Minor 

amendments to the project review 

classifications unrelated to hydraulic 

fracturing are also proposed. 

DATES: Written comments: Written 

comments will be accepted through 5 

p.m. on March 30, 2018. 

Public hearings: 

1. January 23, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Waymart, Wayne County, PA 

2. January 23, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to as late 

as 9:30 p.m., Waymart, Wayne 

County, PA 

3. January 25, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Philadelphia, PA 

4. January 25, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to as late 

as 9:30 p.m., Philadelphia, PA 

5. February 22, 2018, 3 p.m. to as late 

as 7 p.m., Schnecksville, PA 

6. March 6, 2018, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 

via telephone. 

Registration to attend hearings: 

Online registration to attend hearings 

will remain open until 5 p.m. the day 

prior to the hearing. (On-site registration 

will also be available at in-person 

venues.) Registrants will be afforded 

opportunities to request speaking time. 

ADDRESSES: Written submissions: 

Written comments will be accepted 

through the Commission’s online public 

comment collection system at: http://

dockets.drbc.commentinput.com. To 

request an exception to use of the online 

system based on lack of access to the 

internet, please contact: Commission 

Secretary, DRBC, P.O. Box 7360, West 

Trenton, NJ 08628. 

The hearing locations are: 

• Ladore Camp, Retreat and Conference 

Center, 287 Owego Turnpike, 

Waymart, PA 18472 (Jan. 23) 

• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 

Philadelphia Airport, 4509 Island 

Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153 (Jan. 

25) 

• LCCC Community Services Center, 

4525 Education Park Drive, 

Schnecksville, PA 18078 (Feb. 22) 

• By telephone 866–831–8713 (Mar. 6) 

Registration to attend hearings: To 

register to attend one or more public 

hearings, use the links posted on the 

Commission’s website at http://

www.nj.gov/drbc/meetings/proposed/ 

notice_hydraulic-fracturing.html 

(strongly recommended). On-site 

registration will also be available at inperson hearing venues. Registrants will 

be afforded opportunities to request 

speaking time. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

important details regarding the 

substance of requested comments, 

registration to attend public hearings, 

and other aspects of the public process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Schmidt, 609–477–7205, kate.schmidt@

drbc.nj.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Delaware River Basin Commission 

(DRBC or ‘‘Commission’’) is a regional 

interstate and federal agency formed by 

concurrent compact legislation of the 

four basin states and the federal 

government in 1961 to manage the water 

resources of the Delaware River Basin 

without regard to political boundaries. 

Its members are, ex officio, the 

governors of the basin states (Delaware, 

New Jersey, New York, and 

Pennsylvania) and the commander of 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North 

Atlantic Division, who represents the 

federal government. Most actions of the 

Commission, including the adoption of 

rules to effectuate, apply and enforce 

the compact, require a majority vote of 

the Commission’s five members. 

Background 

On September 13, 2017, the 

Commissioners by a Resolution for the 

Minutes directed the Executive Director 

to prepare and publish for public 

comment a revised set of draft 

regulations, to include: ‘‘(a) prohibitions 

relating to the production of natural gas 

utilizing horizontal drilling and 

hydraulic fracturing within the basin; 

(b) provisions for ensuring the safe and 

protective storage, treatment, disposal 

and/or discharge of wastewater within 

the basin associated with horizontal 

drilling and hydraulic fracturing for the 

production of natural gas where 

permitted; and (c) regulation of the 

inter-basin transfer of water and 

wastewater for purposes of natural gas 

development where permitted.’’ 

In accordance with the 

Commissioners’ September 13 directive, 

the Commission is proposing 

amendments to its regulations and 

comprehensive plan to better provide 

for the planning, conservation, 

utilization, development, management 

and control of the basin’s water 

resources in connection with the 

hydraulic fracturing of shale and other 

hydrocarbon bearing formations to 

produce oil and gas. The Commission 

proposes to prohibit high volume 

hydraulic fracturing within the basin to 

effectuate the comprehensive plan for 

the immediate and long-term 

development and use of the water 

resources of the basin, and to conserve, 

preserve and protect the quality and 

quantity of the basin’s water resources 

for uses in accordance with the 

comprehensive plan. 

Through a series of policies and 

regulations establishing and amending 

its comprehensive plan, the 

Commission over the past half-century 

has established in-stream water quality 

standards throughout the basin, 

prohibited degradation of groundwater, 

and provided special protection to the 

non-tidal segment of the Delaware River 

to preserve its exceptionally high water 

quality and water supply values. As the 

agency through which the five signatory 

parties to the Compact collectively 

manage the basin’s water resources on a 


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