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airspace extending upward from the 

surface’’. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

2, 2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00201 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0615; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–25] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Madras, OR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Madras 

Municipal Airport, Madras, OR, 

amending the airspace for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations within the National 

Airspace System. The airspace 

designation was inadvertently removed 

from FAA Order 7400.9X on June 20, 

2014. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 29, 

2018. 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 7400.11B, 

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 this 

material 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 establishes 

Class E airspace at Madras Municipal 

Airport, Madras, OR, to support 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 

Federal Register for Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0615 (82 FR 40739; August 28, 

2017). The NPRM proposed to establish 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Madras 

Municipal Airport, Madras, OR. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. One comment was 

received. 

Discussion of Comment 

The commenter objected to the 

proposal based on a belief that proposed 

Class E airspace ‘‘is targeted at citizen 

operated camera drones’’ and is 

intended to limit their use in the 

vicinity of the airport. 

The FAA does not establish airspace 

to regulate the use of drones (also 

known as unmanned aerial systems 

(UAS). The use of UAS is regulated 

under title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) parts 91 and 107, 

and is not relevant to this proposal. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 Rule 

The FAA is amending title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by 

establishing Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, 

OR, within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 

miles southeast of the airport 028° and 

208° bearings, respectively, extending to 

6.5 miles northeast and 7.5 miles 

southwest of the airport, and within 1 

mile west and 1.1 miles east of the 

airport 180° bearing extending to 10.6 

miles south of the airport. 

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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this 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 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 


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1 81 FR 90126; corrected at 82 FR 2193, January 

9, 2017; corrected at 82 FR 9677, February 8, 2017. 

2The FAA notes that the training and recent flight 

experience requirements of § 61.66 will become 

effective on March 13, 2018. 

3The EFVS recent flight experience and EFVS 

refresher training requirements are contained in 

§ 61.66(d) and (e). Section 61.66(h)(3) states that the 

requirements of paragraph (d) and (e) do not apply 

to a pilot who is employed by a part 119 certificate 

holder authorized to conduct operations under part 

121, 125, or 135 when the pilot is conducting an 

EFVS operation for that certificate holder under 

part 91, 121, 125, or 135, as applicable, provided 

the pilot conducts the operation in accordance with 

the certificate holder’s operations specifications for 

EFVS operations. 

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 

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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E5 Madras, OR [New] 

Madras Municipal Airport, OR 

(Lat. 44°40′13′′ N, long. 121°09′19′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within 4 miles 

northwest and 3.5 miles southeast of the 028° 

bearing from Madras Municipal Airport 

extending to 6.5 miles northeast of the 

airport, and within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 

miles southeast of the 208° bearing from the 

airport extending to 7.5 miles southwest of 

the airport, and within 1.0 mile west and 1.1 

miles east of the 180° bearing from the airport 

extending to 10.6 miles south of the airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

2, 2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00197 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No.: FAA–2013–0485; Amdt. No. 

121–376B] 

RIN 2120–AJ94 

Revisions to Operational 

Requirements for the Use of Enhanced 

Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) and to 

Pilot Compartment View Requirements 

for Vision Systems; Correcting 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correcting 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final 

rule published on December 13, 2016. In 

that rule, the FAA amended its 

regulations to allow operators to use an 

enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) in 

lieu of natural vision to continue 

descending from 100 feet above the 

touchdown zone elevation (TDZE) to the 

runway and to land on certain straightin instrument approach procedures 

(IAPs) under instrument flight rules 

(IFR). As part of the final rule, the FAA 

revised appendix F to part 121 to 

provide greater clarity on the checking 

requirements for EFVS. In amending 

appendix F to part 121, the FAA used 

amendatory instructions that 

inadvertently misplaced new paragraph 

III(c)(5). This document amends 

appendix F to part 121 to correct that 

error. 

DATES: Effective January 10, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry King, Flight Technologies and 

Procedures Division, Flight Standards 

Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–8790; email 

Terry.King@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 13, 2016, the FAA 

published a final rule entitled, 

‘‘Revisions to Operational Requirements 

for the Use of Enhanced Flight Vision 

Systems (EFVS) and to Pilot 

Compartment View Requirements for 

Vision Systems.’’ 1 In that final rule, 

which became effective, in part, on 

March 13, 2017, the FAA created new 

14 CFR 91.176 to contain the operating 

rules for EFVS operations to touchdown 

and rollout and for EFVS operations to 

100 feet above the TDZE. The FAA also 

established training and recent flight 

experience requirements for persons 

conducting EFVS operations.2

Because part 121 operators authorized 

to conduct EFVS operations were 

already required to train, check, and 

qualify their pilots on EFVS in 

accordance with their Operation 

Specifications, the FAA excepted part 

121 pilots from the new EFVS recent 

flight experience requirements.3 The 

FAA recognized, however, that the 

requirement to be qualified for EFVS 

operations by one of the certificate 

holder’s check airmen was not as 

transparent as the requirements to train 

crewmembers on EFVS, which are 

found within the relevant operating 

rules of 14 CFR. Therefore, the FAA 

revised appendix F to part 121 to 

provide greater clarity on the checking 

requirements for EFVS operations. 

In amending appendix F to part 121, 

the FAA included amendatory 

instructions to amend the Table by 

adding new entry III.(c)(5). However, 

because of the undesignated paragraph 

following paragraph III.(c)(4) in 

appendix F, it was unclear whether new 

paragraph III(c)(5) should be published 

before or after the undesignated 

paragraph. When the final rule became 

effective, paragraph III.(c)(5) was 

inadvertently placed after the 

undesignated paragraph. 

Correction 

The FAA did not intend to add 

paragraph III.(c)(5) after the 

undesignated paragraph preceding 

paragraph III.(d). Instead, paragraph 

III(c)(5) should immediately follow 

paragraph III.(c)(4). The FAA is 

therefore revising appendix F to part 

121 to relocate paragraph III.(c)(5) 

accordingly. 

Because this amendment results in no 

substantive change, the FAA finds that 

the notice and public procedures under 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. For the 

same reason, the FAA finds good cause 

exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make 

the amendments effective in less than 

30 days. 


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