Document ID: FAA-2016-9491-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Class E Airspace; Amendments: Milwaukee, WI
Posted Date: 2017-02-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11803-11804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03514]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9491; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-25]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Milwaukee, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the legal description of Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the Earth 
at Milwaukee, WI, updating the airport name of Batten International 
Airport (formerly John H. Batten Airport), Racine, WI. This action also 
updates the geographic coordinates of General Mitchell International 
Airport, Milwaukee, WI, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 27, 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.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, 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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to 
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

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 amends controlled airspace at Batten International Airport, 
Racine, WI, and General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, WI.

History

    The FAA was notified that John H. Batten Airport, Racine, WI, has 
changed its name to Batten International Airport, Racine, WI. This is 
an administrative change updating the name in the legal description for 
the airport to match FAA databases. The geographic coordinates for 
General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, WI, also are 
adjusted.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.11A dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designations 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 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 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 updating the name of Batten International Airport (formerly 
John H. Batten Airport), Racine, WI, in the regulatory text of the 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the Earth at Batten International Airport, Racine, WI. This 
action also updates the geographic coordinates of General Mitchell 
International Airport, Milwaukee, WI, to be in concert with the FAA's 
aeronautical database.
    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedures Act (5. 
U.S.C.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and comment 
procedure when the agency for ``good cause'' finds that these 
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public 
interest.'' This is an administrative change amending the description 
for Batten International Airport, and adjusts the geographic 
coordinates for General Mitchell International Airport, to be in 
concert with the FAA's aeronautical database and does not affect the 
boundaries, or operating requirements of the airspace; therefore, 
notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

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

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``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 5-6.5.a. 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

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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.

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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AGL WI E5 Milwaukee, WI [Amended]

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport, WI
    (Lat. 42[deg]56'49'' N., long. 87[deg]53'49'' W.)
Racine, Batten International Airport, WI
    (Lat. 42[deg]45'40'' N., long. 87[deg]48'50'' W.)
Waukesha, Waukesha County Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]02'28'' N., long. 88[deg]14'13'' W.)
Milwaukee, Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]06'37'' N., long. 88[deg]02'04'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8.4-mile radius of the General Mitchell International 
Airport, and within an 8.1-mile radius of the Batten International 
Airport, and within a 7.5-mile radius of the Waukesha County 
Airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 282[deg] bearing from 
the Waukesha County Airport extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 
10.5 miles west of the Waukesha County Airport, and within an 8.9-
mile radius of Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 8, 2017.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-03514 Filed 2-24-17; 8:45 am]
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