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.

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Vol. 86, No. 143 

Thursday, July 29, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0591; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–15] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Creech Air Force Base 

Airport, NV 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

revoke the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Creech Air Force Base (AFB) Airport, 

Indian Springs, NV. This action also 

proposes several administrative updates 

to the Class D legal description. This 

action would ensure the safety and 

management of operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 13, 2021. 

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– 

2021–0591; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

AWP–15, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://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 7400.11E at NARA, email 

fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3695. 

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 

revoke the Class E airspace at Creech 

AFB Airport, Indian Springs, NV. The 

revocation is appropriate because no 

instrument flight rules (IFR) procedures 

are published for 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 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–2021–0591; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–15’’. 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 https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

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 Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated July 21, 2020, and effective 

September 15, 2020. FAA Order 

7400.11E is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E 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 14 CFR part 71 by revoking the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Creech AFB 

Airport, Indian Springs, NV. This type 

of Class E airspace is designed to 

contain IFR aircraft transitioning to/ 

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environments. However, the Class E 

airspace is not required because there 

are no IFR procedures published for 

Creech AFB Airport. 

This action also proposes two 

administrative updates to the Class D 

legal description. The second line of the 

text header should be updated from 

‘‘Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary 

Field, NV’’ to ‘‘Creech AFB Airport, 

NV’’, to match the FAA database. 

Additionally, the third line of the text 

header should be updated from ‘‘(lat. 

36°35′14′′ N, long. 115°40′24′′ W)’’ to 

‘‘(lat. 36°35′11′′ N, long. 115°40′39′′ W)’’, 

to match the FAA database. 

Class D and Class E5 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 5000, and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11E, 

dated July 21, 2020, and effective 

September 15, 2020, 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. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP NV D Indian Springs, NV [Amended] 

Creech AFB Airport, NV 

(Lat. 36°35′11′′ N, long. 115°40′39′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 5,700 feet MSL 

within a 5-mile radius of the airport, 

excluding Restricted Area R–4806W. 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 NV E5 Indian Springs, NV [Revoked] 

Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, NV 

(Lat. 36°35′14′′ N, long. 115°40′24′′ W) 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on July 

23, 2021. 

Maria A. Aviles, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16119 Filed 7–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Parts 166 and 167 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0345] 

Port Access Route Study: The Pacific 

Coast From Washington to California 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of study; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

conducting a Port Access Route Study 

(PARS) to evaluate safe access routes for 

the movement of vessel traffic 

proceeding to or from ports or places 

along the western seaboard of the 

United States and to determine whether 

a Shipping Safety Fairway (‘‘Fairway’’) 

and/or routing measures should be 

established, adjusted or modified. The 

PARS will evaluate the continued 

applicability of, and the need for 

modifications to, current vessel routing 

measures. The data gathered during this 

Pacific Coast PARS (PACPARS) may 

result in the establishment of one or 

more new vessel routing measures, 

modification of existing routing 

measures, or disestablishment of 

existing routing measures off the Pacific 

Coast between Washington and 

California. To assist us in conducting 

the PACPARS, we invite your responses 

to questions in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. The 

recommendations of the study may 

consider future rulemaking action or 

potential international agreements. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received on or before January 

25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2021–0345 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal https://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

notification of study, call or email LCDR 

Sara Conrad, Coast Guard Pacific Area 

(PAC–54), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 

(510) 437–3813, email Sara.E.Conrad@

uscg.mil or Mr. Tyrone Conner, 

Eleventh Coast Guard District (dpw), 

U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (510) 437– 

2968, email Tyrone.L.Conner@uscg.mil 

or Mr. John Moriarty, Thirteenth Coast 

Guard District (dpw), U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone (206) 220–7274, email 

John.F.Moriarty@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

U.S.C. United States Code 

PAC Pacific Area Command 

PARS Port Access Route Study 

PACPARS Pacific Coast Port Access Route 

Study 

EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone 


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