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assessment income. The Committee 

determined that this level of assessment 

revenue would be adequate to cover 

budgeted expenses for the 2018–2019 

fiscal period without unduly increasing 

reserve funds. 

A review of historical information and 

preliminary information pertaining to 

the upcoming fiscal year indicates that 

the average producer price for the 2018– 

2019 season should be approximately 

$9.26 per hundredweight of potatoes. 

Therefore, the estimated assessment 

revenue for the 2018–2019 fiscal period 

as a percentage of total producer 

revenue would be about 0.06 percent. 

This proposed action would increase 

the assessment obligation imposed on 

handlers. While assessments impose 

some additional costs on handlers, the 

costs are minimal and uniform on all 

handlers. Some of the additional costs 

may be passed on to producers. 

However, these costs would be offset by 

the benefits derived by the operation of 

the Order. In addition, the Committee’s 

meetings were widely publicized 

throughout the Colorado potato 

industry. All interested persons were 

invited to attend the meetings and 

participate in Committee deliberations 

on all issues. Like all Committee 

meetings, the March 15, 2018 meeting 

was a public meeting and all entities, 

both large and small, were able to 

express views on this issue. Finally, 

interested persons are invited to submit 

comments on this proposed rule, 

including the regulatory and 

information collection impacts of this 

action on small businesses. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the Order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by the OMB and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0178, Generic 

Vegetable and Specialty Crops. No 

changes in those requirements would be 

necessary as a result of this action. 

Should any changes become necessary, 

they would be submitted to OMB for 

approval. 

This proposed rule would not impose 

any additional reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements on either 

small or large Colorado potato handlers. 

As with all Federal marketing order 

programs, reports and forms are 

periodically reviewed to reduce 

information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this proposed rule. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

rules-regulations/moa/small-businesses. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Richard Lower 

at the previously mentioned address in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 948 

Marketing agreements, Potatoes, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 948 is proposed to 

be amended as follows: 

PART 948—IRISH POTATOES GROWN 

IN COLORADO 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 948 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Section 948.216 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 948.216 Assessment rate. 

On and after September 1, 2018, an 

assessment rate of $0.006 per 

hundredweight is established for 

Colorado Area No. 2 potatoes. 

Dated: May 18, 2018. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–11084 Filed 5–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0232; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–33] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment and 

Establishment of Multiple Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes; Western United 

States 

Editorial Note: Proposed Rule document 

2018–10466 was originally published on 

pages 22891 through 22894 in the issue of 

Thursday, May 17, 2018. In that publication, 

on pages 22893 through 22894, the latitude 

coordinates appeared incorrectly. The 

corrected document is published here in its 

entirety. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend six United States Area 

Navigation (RNAV) routes (Q–88, Q–90, 

Q–114, Q–126, Q–136, and Q–150) and 

establish one RNAV route (Q–92) in the 

western United States. The routes 

would support standard instrument 

departures (SIDs) and standard terminal 

arrival routes (STARs) for Denver 

International Airport. Additionally, the 

routes will promote operational 

efficiencies for users and provide 

connectivity to current and proposed 

RNAV enroute procedures while 

enhancing capacity for adjacent airports. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 2, 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–2018–0232; Airspace Docket No. 

17–ANM–33 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: 

Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 


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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 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 modifies the 

route structure as necessary to support 

the flow of air traffic 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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2018–0232; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ANM–33) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters 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 FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2018–0232; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–33.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. 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 

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 Western Service Center, Operations 

Support Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th St., 

Des Moines, WA 98198. 

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. 

Background 

The Denver, Salt Lake City, and 

Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control 

Centers (ARTCCs) requested the FAA to 

amend six existing and establish one 

new RNAV Q-Routes. These routes 

would support new SIDs and STARs 

that are being developed for Denver 

International Airport and surrounding 

airports. Moreover, the current routes 

are being amended to connect the 

midwest and east coast airports with 

west coast airports. Additional 

waypoints are being strategically added 

to existing routes over the Rocky 

Mountains to provide more flexibility in 

route planning to avoid mountain wave 

effect (severe turbulence, strong vertical 

currents, and icing) and to provide 

flexibility in flight planning for oxygen 

escape routes (oxygen escape routes are 

used in the event of cabin 

depressurization during a flight). 

Furthermore, amending the six 

existing routes and adding the one new 

route will facilitate the implementation 

of traffic management initiatives such as 

adjacent ARTCC metering (ACM) and 

time based flow management. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify United States 

RNAV routes Q–88, Q–90, Q–114, Q– 

126, Q–136, Q–150; and establish 

United States RNAV route Q–92. The 

proposed route changes are outlined 

below. 

Q–88: Q–88 currently extends from 

waypoint HAKMN, NV to waypoint 

CHESZ, UT. The amended route would 

connect airports in the northeastern 

United States (U.S.) and Canada with 

Los Angeles and Las Vegas. As well as, 

provide Denver International Airport 

departures to the north a routing to 

Minneapolis. 

Q–90: Q–90 currently extends from 

waypoint DNERO, CA to waypoint 

JASSE, AZ. The amended route would 

add connection to Chicago O’Hare 

Airport. Additionally, the route would 

provide an alternate south departure 

route from Denver International airport 

to the Los Angeles, CA, basin satellite 

airports. 

Q–92: Q–92 would be established to 

support departures from Denver 

International Airport bound for airports 

in the midwest and east coast. 

Q–114: Q–114 currently extends from 

waypoint NATEE, NV to waypoint 

BUGGG, UT. The amended route would 

connect Chicago area airports to the Los 

Angeles basin airports. Additionally, the 

amended route would support Denver 

International Airport west departures to 

the Los Angeles, CA, basin satellite 

airports. 

Q–126: Q–126 currently extends from 

waypoint TIPRE, CA to VOR/DME 

Meeker, CO, (EKR). The amended route 

would link airports on the U.S. west 

coast to airports in the midwest. Q–126 

would add utility by supporting Denver 

International Airport arrival traffic from 

the west. Additional waypoints were 

added to the airway to provide for 

oxygen escape routes. 

Q–136: Q–136 currently extends from 

VORTAC Coaldale, NV (OAL) to FIX 

VOAXA, CO. The amended route would 

link airports on the U.S. west coast to 

airports in the midwest. Q–136 would 

support Denver International Airport 

west departures to the San Francisco 

Bay area and departures to the midwest 

and east coast airports. Additional 

waypoints were added to the airway to 

provide for oxygen escape routes. 

Q–150: Q–150 currently extends from 

waypoint STEVS, WA to waypoint 

OPPEE, WY. The amended route would 

support overflight traffic between 

Seattle area airports and Dallas/Ft. 

Worth, Houston, as well as Calgary and 

Edmonton airports in Canada. Q–150 


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would support Denver departures 

enroute to Boise, ID; Portland, OR; and 

Seattle, WA. 

United States Area Navigation Routes 

are published in paragraph 2006 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 United States Area Navigation 

Routes listed in this document will be 

subsequently published 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 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 2006—United States Area 

Navigation Routes 

Q–88 HAKMN, NV to DKOTA, SD [Amended] 

HAKMN, NV WP (Lat. 35°30′28.31′′ N, long. 115°04’47.04′′ W) 

LAKRR, NV WP (Lat. 36°05′07.72′′ N, long. 114°17′09.16′′ W) 

PROMT, UT WP (Lat. 37°30′06.70′′ N, long. 111°52′12.94′′ W) 

ZAKRY, CO WP (Lat. 39°22′47.16′′ N, long. 107°12′15.76′′ W) 

CHUWY, NE WP (Lat. 41°30′42.77′′ N, long. 102°52′39.47′′ W) 

VIVID, SD FIX (Lat. 43°51′37.63′′ N, long. 099°59′15.44′′ W) 

DKOTA, SD WP (Lat. 45°22′17.00′′ N, long. 097°37′27.00′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Q–90 DNERO, CA to WELKY, IA [Amended] 

DNERO, CA WP (Lat. 35°02′07.14′′ N, long. 114°54′16.39′′ W) 

YAMHA, CO WP (Lat. 37°04′15.31′′ N, long. 108°51′39.33′′ W) 

DAAYE, CO WP (Lat. 38°00′40.43′′ N, long. 105°46′44.19′′ W) 

WELKY, IA WP (Lat. 40°38′57.01′′ N, long. 093°33′40.60′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Q–92 CHUWY, NE to JORDY, IA [New] 

CHUWY, NE WP (Lat. 41°30′42.77′′ N, long. 102°52′39.47′′ W) 

KUTCH, NE WP (Lat. 41°48′23.73′′ N, long. 101°01′44.06′′ W) 

MAASI, NE WP (Lat. 41°59′36.09′′ N, long. 097°34′21.90′′ W) 

JORDY, IA FIX (Lat. 42°05′11.53′′ N, long. 093°31′32.82′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Q–114 NATEE, NV to LEONG, IA [Amended] 

NATEE, NV WP (Lat. 35°37′14.00′′ N, long. 115°22′26.00′′ W) 

BAWER, UT WP (Lat. 37°38′06.68′′ N, long. 112°16′45.89′′ W) 

AVVVS, CO FIX (Lat. 40°02′07.82′′ N, long. 104°46′03.16′′ W) 

AYOLE, NE WP (Lat. 41°08′59.40′′ N, long. 100°43′20.63′′ W) 

LEONG, IA WP (Lat. 41°24′02.01′′ N, long. 093°44′57.66′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Q–126 TIPRE, CA to BRAFF, CO [Amended] 

TIPRE, CA WP (Lat. 38°12′21.00′′ N, long. 121°02′09.00′′ W) 

INSLO, NV WP (Lat. 38°40′44.90′′ N, long. 117°17′53.20′′ W) 

LBATO, UT WP (Lat. 39°47′17.82′′ N, long. 110°04′48.60′′ W) 

BASNN, CO WP (Lat. 39°55′53.98′′ N, long. 109°00′50.73′′ W) 

BRAFF, CO WP (Lat. 40°08′35.62′′ N, long. 104°23′26.75′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Q–136 COALDALE, NV (OAL) to BAACN, IA [Amended] 

COALDALE, NV (OAL) VORTAC (Lat. 38°00′11.74′′ N, long. 117°46′13.60′′ W) 

RUMPS, NV WP (Lat. 38°07′10.00′′ N, long. 117°16′15.00′′ W) 

KATTS, NV WP (Lat. 38°20′00.00′′ N, long. 116°20′00.00′′ W) 

WEEMN, UT WP (Lat. 39°21′57.00′′ N, long. 109°58′02.80′′ W) 

COUGH, CO WP (Lat. 39°53′45.04′′ N, long. 105°14′56.79′′ W) 

ZIRKL, NE WP (Lat. 40°07′56.94′′ N, long. 101°22′17.29′′ W) 

BAACN, IA WP (Lat. 40°58′29.04′′ N, long. 093°47′25.79′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Q–150 STEVS, WA to EXHAS, KS [Amended] 

STEVS, WA WP (Lat. 47°14′54.49′′ N, long. 120°32′09.93′′ W) 

GANNE, WY WP (Lat. 43°18′37.17′′ N, long. 109°30′23.85′′ W) 

DUUZE, KS WP (Lat. 38°51′00.00′′ N, long. 101°42′00.00′′ W) 

EXHAS, KS WP (Lat. 38°20′04.70′′ N, long. 101°09′35.23′′ W) 


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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 10, 

2018. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. R1–2018–10446 Filed 5–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1301–00–D 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1202; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AWP–31] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace, Los Angeles, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E en route airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above 

the surface to accommodate instrument 

flight rules (IFR) aircraft under control 

of the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic 

Control Center (ARTCC), Los Angeles, 

CA. Establishment of this airspace area 

would ensure controlled airspace exists 

in those areas where the Federal airway 

structure is inadequate. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 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– 

2017–1202; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

AWP–31, 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, 2200 S 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198–6547; telephone 

(206) 231–2253. 

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 en route airspace at 

Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control 

Center, Los Angeles, CA. 

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 

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–2017–1202/Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AWP–31.’’ 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, 2200 S 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547. 

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. 

Background 

Current airspace design is primarily 

based on airport terminal areas and 

airways, often leaving small areas of 

uncontrolled airspace between airports. 

Class E en route domestic airspace 

provides controlled airspace in those 

areas where there is a requirement to 

provide IFR en route air traffic control 

services but the Federal airway structure 

is inadequate. 

Numerous smaller Class E en route 

areas have been established to provide 

controlled airspace where the airway 

structure is inadequate; however, 

additional areas of uncontrolled 

airspace have been discovered due to 

technological improvements in locating 

and mapping. Also, as aging groundbased navigation aids are removed from 

service, the airway structure is reduced, 

uncovering larger areas of uncontrolled 

airspace. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 to establish Class E en 

route airspace extending upward from 


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