Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 10, 2018 / Proposed Rules 1201 

(n) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO Branch, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (n)(1) of 

this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO 

Branch, to make those findings. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as RC, the provisions 

of paragraphs (n)(4)(i) and (n)(4)(ii) of this 

AD apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. If a step or substep is 

labeled ‘‘RC Exempt,’’ then the RC 

requirement is removed from that step or 

substep. An AMOC is required for any 

deviations to RC steps, including substeps 

and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(o) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kelly McGuckin, Aerospace 

Engineer, Systems and Equipment Section, 

FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW, Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425– 

917–6490; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

Kelly.McGuckin@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., 

MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

telephone 562–797–1717; internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Transport Standards Branch, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW, Renton, WA. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 26, 2017. 

John P. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00107 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1012; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–20] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace and Amendment of Class D 

and Class E Airspace; Olympia, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

and modify Class E airspace designated 

as an extension at Olympia Regional 

Airport (formerly Olympia Airport). 

This action would remove the Notice to 

Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status for 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension, and would update the airport 

name and geographic coordinates in the 

associated Class D and E airspace areas 

to match the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. These changes are necessary 

to accommodate airspace redesign for 

the safety and management of 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

Also, an editorial change would be 

made to the Class D and Class E airspace 

legal descriptions replacing Airport/ 

Facility Directory with the term Chart 

Supplement. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– 

800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1012; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ANM–20, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 7400.11B 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: Tom 

Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, 

Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 

Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 

203–4511. 

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 E airspace and amend 

Class D and Class E airspace at Olympia 

Regional Airport, Olympia, WA to 

support IFR operations within the 

National Airspace System. 

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. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 


jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with PROPOSALS
1202 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 10, 2018 / Proposed Rules 

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–2017–1012/Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–20’’. 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 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/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 the 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 Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057. 

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 proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Olympia 

Regional Airport to contain IFR 

departure and arrival aircraft below 

1,200 and 1,500 feet above the surface, 

respectively. This airspace area would 

duplicate the larger Seattle Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, but will ensure 

no future changes at Seattle 

inadvertently impact aircraft operations 

at Olympia Regional Airport. 

The FAA also proposes to modify 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension to a Class D or Class E surface 

area at Olympia Regional Airport, 

Olympia, WA, by removing the 

segments north (within 1.8 miles each 

side of the Olympia VORTAC 010° 

radial extending from the 4-mile radius 

of the airport to 4.8 miles north of the 

VORTAC) and south (within 3.5 miles 

each side of the Olympia VORTAC 195° 

radial extending from the 4-mile radius 

of Olympia Airport to 9.2 miles south of 

the VORTAC) of the airport, and 

establishing a 2-mile wide segment 

extending to approximately 5.5 miles 

southeast of the airport. 

Also, this action would eliminate the 

following language from the legal 

description of Class E airspace 

designated as an extension to a Class D 

or Class E surface area at the airport, 

‘‘This Class E airspace 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.’’ 

Additionally, this action would 

update the airport name from Olympia 

Airport to Olympia Regional Airport, 

update the geographic coordinates of the 

airport to match the FAA’s aeronautical 

database, and would replace the 

outdated term Airport/Facility Directory 

with the term Chart Supplement in the 

associated Class D and Class E airspace 

legal descriptions. This proposed 

airspace redesign is necessary for the 

safety and management of IFR 

operations at the airport. 

Class D and Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

5000, 6002, 6004, 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 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 

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 

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(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 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR D Olympia, WA [Amended] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL 

within a 4-mile radius of Olympia Regional 

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 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 


jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with PROPOSALS
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 10, 2018 / Proposed Rules 1203 

ANM OR E2 Olympia, WA [Amended] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace within a 4-mile radius of 

Olympia Regional Airport. 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 Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E4 Olympia, WA [Amended] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within the area bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 46°57′14′′ N, long. 

122°48′28′′ W; to lat. 46°56′44′′ N, long. 

122°47′08′′ W; to lat. 46°55′28′′ N, long. 

122°47′10′′ W; to lat. 46°54′42′′ N, long. 

122°47′45′′ W; to lat. 46°55′28′′ N, long. 

122°49′51′′ W; thence counter-clockwise 

along the 4-mile radius of the airport to the 

point of beginning. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E5 Olympia, WA [New] 

Olympia Regional Airport, WA 

(Lat. 46°58′10′′ N, long. 122°54′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Olympia Regional Airport from the 

airport 211° bearing clockwise to the airport 

088° bearing, and within an 8.2-mile radius 

of the airport from the airport 088° bearing 

clockwise to the airport 122° bearing, and 

within a 12.4-mile radius of the airport from 

the airport 122° bearing clockwise to the 

airport 211° bearing, and within 1 mile each 

side of the 011° bearing from the airport 

extending to 11.6 miles north of the airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

2, 2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00199 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 74 

RIN 2900–AP97 

VA Veteran-Owned Small Business 

(VOSB) Verification Guidelines 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its 

regulations governing VA’s VeteranOwned Small Business (VOSB) 

Verification Program. The National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2017 (‘‘the NDAA’’), Public Law 

114–840, placed the responsibility for 

issuing regulations relating to 

ownership and control for the 

verification of VOSBs with the United 

States Small Business Administration 

(SBA). This proposed regulation seeks 

to remove all references to ownership 

and control and to add and clarify 

certain terms and references that are 

currently part of the verification 

process. The NDAA also provides that 

in certain circumstances a firm can 

qualify as VOSB or Service-Disabled 

Veteran Owned Small Business 

(SDVOSB) when there is a surviving 

spouse or an employee stock ownership 

plan (ESOP). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

VA on or before March 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through 

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulation Policy 

and Management (00REG), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. 

NW, Room 1063b, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. 

Comments should indicate that they are 

submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 2900– 

AP97—VA Veteran-Owned Small 

Business (VOSB) Verification 

Guidelines.’’ Copies of comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the Office of Regulation 

Policy and Management, Room 1064, 

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday (except 

holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for 

an appointment. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) In addition, during the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through the Federal 

Docket Management System (FDMS) at 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

McGrath, Director, Center for 

Verification and Evaluation (00VE), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20420, Thomas.McGrath2@va.gov, (202) 

461–4300. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An 

Advanced Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking was provided with a 60-day 

comment period which ended on July 

12, 2013. VA received comments from 

numerous commenters; on November 6, 

2015, a proposed rule was published in 

the Federal Register (80 FR 68795) 

which sought to amend 38 CFR part 74 

to find an appropriate balance between 

preventing fraud in the Veterans First 

Contracting Program and providing a 

process that would make it easier for 

eligible VOSBs to become verified. VA 

received comments from numerous 

commenters. In drafting this proposed 

rule, VA has considered the issues 

raised by the comments submitted in 

response to both the July 12, 2013 and 

the November 6, 2015 publications. We 

thank all commenters for their 

participation in this process. The bases 

for the proposed amendments are as 

follows. 

In Public Law 114–840, the NDAA 

designates the SBA as the Federal 

Agency responsible for creating 

regulations governing ownership and 

control. As regulations relating to and 

clarifying ownership and control are no 

longer the responsibility of VA, VA is 

proposing to remove the six (6) 

definitions from § 74.1 that relate to and 

clarify ownership and control. 

Specifically VA is proposing to remove 

the following definitions: Day-to-day 

management, day-to-day operations, 

immediate family member, negative 

control, same or similar line of business, 

and unconditional ownership. In 

addition, VA proposes to remove one 

additional definition, VetBiz.gov, to 

account for anticipated changes to the 

location of the Vendor Information 

Pages database. 

Within § 74.1, VA also proposes to 

create three new definitions and amend 

sixteen (16) others. The new definition 

‘‘applicant’’ clarifies the use of the term 

throughout the regulation. The new 

definition ‘‘application days’’ is added 

to clarify the manner by which the time 

period in § 74.11(a) is computed. The 

definition http://www.va.gov/osdbu is 

added to identify the hosting website as 

VA is considering replacing VetBiz.gov 

as the host of the Vendor Information 

Pages database. The new definition will 

allow VA to transition to a new host site 

without requiring further amendments 

to 38 CFR part 74. 

VA is proposing to amend the 

definitions Center for Veterans 

Enterprise, joint venture, Office of Small 

and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

non-veteran, participant, primary 

industry classification, principal place 

of business, service-disabled veteran, 

service-disabled veteran owned small 

business, small business concern, 

surviving spouse, vendor information 

pages, verification eligibility, veteran, 

veterans affairs acquisition regulation, 

and veteran-owned small business. For 

consistency, VA also proposes to 

remove all references to VetBiz and in 

various places replace the words Center 

for Verification and Evaluation, servicedisabled veteran-owned small business, 

the Department of Veterans Affairs, 


jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with PROPOSALS