This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 83, No. 15 

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1091; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AWP–26] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace; Atwater, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D airspace, and Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Castle Airport, 

Atwater, CA, to accommodate airspace 

redesign due to the decommissioning of 

the El Nido VHF Omnidirectional 

Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME) as the FAA transitions from 

ground-based to satellite-based 

navigation. Also, this action would 

update the airport’s geographic 

coordinates to match the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. This action also 

would make an editorial change to the 

Class D airspace legal description 

replacing ‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ 

with the term ‘‘Chart Supplement’’. 

These actions are necessary for the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 9, 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– 

2017–1091; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

AWP–26, 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 

amend Class D and Class E airspace at 

Castle Airport, Atwater, CA, to 

accommodate airspace redesign in 

support of IFR operations at the airport. 

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 (Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1091; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

AWP–26) and be submitted in triplicate 

to DOT Docket Operations (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

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–2017–1091/Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AWP–26.’’ 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 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 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays, 

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. 


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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 for airspace redesign by 

modifying Class D airspace to a 4.6-mile 

radius (from a 4.5-mile radius) of the 

airport from the airport 297° bearing 

clockwise to the airport 164° bearing, 

thence direct to the point of beginning. 

This modification would provide 

additional Class D airspace south of the 

airport and would remove Class D 

airspace southwest and northwest of the 

airport, thereby containing instrument 

IFR departure aircraft until reaching 700 

feet above the surface, and removing 

airspace not required by IFR operations. 

Also, this action would remove the 

reference to the El Nido VOR/DME in 

the legal description due to its planned 

decommissioning as the FAA transitions 

from ground-based to satellite-based 

navigation. 

Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface would 

be modified to a 7.2-mile (from a 7-mile) 

radius of the airport, and would remove 

the 23-mile extension northwest of the 

airport. 

Additionally, the airport’s geographic 

coordinates would be updated to match 

the FAA’s aeronautical database for the 

Class D and Class E airspace areas. An 

editorial change also would be made to 

the Class E surface area airspace legal 

description replacing ‘‘Airport/Facility 

Directory’’ with the term ‘‘Chart 

Supplement’’. 

These actions are necessary for the 

safety and management of IFR 

operations at this airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 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, is noncontroversial 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 

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. 

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. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D Atwater, CA [Amended] 

Castle Airport, CA 

(Lat. 37°22′50′′ N, long. 120°34′06′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface up to but not including 2,000 feet 

MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Castle 

Airport beginning at the 297° bearing from 

the airport clockwise to the 164° bearing, 

thence to the point of beginning. 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Atwater, CA [Amended] 

Castle Airport, CA 

(Lat. 37°2250 N, long. 120°34′06′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile 

radius of Castle Airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

11, 2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01026 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2017–0597; FRL–9973– 

22—Region 10] 

Air Plan Approval; AK: Fine Particulate 

Matter Infrastructure Requirements 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: Whenever a new or revised 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS) is promulgated, the Clean Air 

Act (CAA) requires states to submit a 

plan for the implementation, 

maintenance, and enforcement of the 

standard, commonly referred to as 

infrastructure requirements. The 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is proposing to approve the Alaska State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) as meeting 

specific infrastructure requirements for 

the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) 

NAAQS. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 22, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– 

OAR–2017–0597, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from regulations.gov. 

The EPA may publish any comment 

received to its public docket. Do not 

submit electronically any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information the disclosure of which is 


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