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Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

establishing Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface within a 7-mile radius of Deblois 

Flight Strip, Deblois, ME, providing the 

controlled airspace required to support 

the new RNAV (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures for IFR 

operations at the airport. 

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 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. Therefore, this regulation: (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, does 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. 

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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, 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. 

* * * * * 

ANE ME E5 Deblois Flight Strip, Deblois, 

ME [New] 

Deblois Flight Strip, ME 

(Lat. 44°43′35′′ N., long. 67°59′27′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Deblois Flight Strip, and within 1-mile 

either side of a 135° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 7-mile radius to 10.5 

miles southeast of the airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 

18, 2017. 

Ryan W. Almasy, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23255 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0391; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–13] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Bend, OR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E 

airspace extending upward From 700 

feet above the surface at Bend 

Municipal Airport, Bend, OR to 

accommodate airspace redesign for the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations within the 

National Airspace System. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 1, 

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 modifies 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Bend 

Municipal Airport, Bend, OR, to support 

IFR operations under standard 

instrument approach procedures. 

History 

On July 5, 2017, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register (82 FR 31030) 

Docket FAA–2017–0391 a notice of 

proposed rulemaking to modify Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Bend 

Municipal Airport, Bend, OR. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 


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written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. 

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 

part 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 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Bend Municipal Airport, Bend, OR. 

The airspace remains within the 4.3- 

mile radius of Bend Municipal Airport, 

with the segments extending northwest 

and south of the airport enlarged to 7 

miles wide (from 5.2 miles) extending to 

8.5 miles northwest (from 6.5 miles), 

and 5.8 miles wide (from 2.9 miles) 

extending to 8.8 miles south of the 

airport (from 9.3 miles south of the 

airport). This airspace redesign is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of aircraft operations at 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. 

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 Bend, OR [Amended] 

Bend Municipal Airport, OR 

(Lat. 44°05′40′′ N., long. 121°12′01′′ W.) 

That airspace upward from 700 feet above 

the surface within a 4.3-mile radius of Bend 

Municipal Airport, and within the area 

bounded by a line starting at the point where 

a 300° bearing from the airport intersects the 

4.3-mile radius from the airport to lat. 

44°11′07′′ N., long. 121°20′35′′ W., to lat. 

44°15′41′′ N., long. 121°12′11′′ W., to the 

point where a 054° bearing from the airport 

intersects the 4.3-mile radius from the 

airport, thence counter clockwise along the 

airport 4.3-mile radius to the point of 

beginning, and within 3.1 miles west and 2.8 

miles east of the 167° bearing from the airport 

extending to 8.8 miles south of the airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 

25, 2017. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23673 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0296; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ACE–7] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Oskaloosa, IA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects a final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

of August 28, 2017 that modifies E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Oskaloosa 

Municipal Airport, Oskaloosa, IA, to 

accommodate new standard instrument 

approach procedures for instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. The FAA identified that the 

reference to the Ottumwa, IA Class E 

airspace was not removed from the legal 

description as it should have been. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 7, 

2017. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5900. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

The FAA published a final rule in the 

Federal Register (82 FR 40692, August 

28, 2017) Docket No. FAA–2017–0296; 

corrected (82 FR 47098, October 11, 

2017), Docket No. FAA–2017–0315, 

modifying Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Oskaloosa Municipal Airport, 

Oskaloosa, IA. 

Subsequent to publication, The FAA 

found that reference to the Ottumwa, IA 

Class E airspace was inadvertently left 

in the airspace description. This action 

removes the wording from the legal 

description. 


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