Document ID: FAA-2017-0223-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Amendment of Class D and E Airspace: Casper, WY
Posted Date: 2018-02-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4865-4866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02013]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0223; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-9]

Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Casper, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend controlled airspace at Casper/
Natrona County International Airport, Casper WY. After a biennial 
review, the FAA proposes to enlarge Class D airspace; remove Class E 
airspace designated as an extension, reduce Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface, and remove Class E airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. Also, this action 
would update the airport's name and geographic coordinates for the 
associated Class D and E airspace areas to reflect the FAA's current 
aeronautical database. These proposed changes would enhance safety and 
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 19, 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-2017-0223; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-9, 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 modify Class D and E airspace at Casper/Natrona County 
International Airport, Casper, WY, 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-
2017-0223; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-9) 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-2017-0223/Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-9.'' 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.

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 by modifying Class D airspace and Class E 
surface area airspace at Casper/Natrona County International Airport 
(formerly Natrona County International Airport) to within a 4.9-mile 
radius (from a 4.3-mile radius) of the airport from the airport 
294[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 193[deg] bearing, and within 
a 7-mile radius (from a 4.3-mile radius) of the airport from the 
193[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 294[deg] bearing.
    This proposal also would remove Class E airspace designated as an 
extension to Class D or E surface area.

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    Additionally, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface would be reduced to within a 9.5-mile radius of the airport 
(from a 24-mile radius) from the airport 248[deg] bearing clockwise to 
the airport 294[deg] bearing, and within a 7-mile radius from the 
airport 294[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 004[deg] bearing, 
with segments extending to 13.5 miles northeast, 10.4 miles east, 16.9 
miles southwest. Also, Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface would be removed since it is wholly contained 
within the larger Casper Class E en route airspace, and duplication is 
not needed.
    This proposal would also update the airport's geographic 
coordinates in the associated Class D and E airspace to reflect the 
FAA's current aeronautical database. Lastly, this action would replace 
the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart 
Supplement'' in the Class D and associated Class E airspace legal 
descriptions. These modifications are necessary for the safety and 
management of IFR operations at the airport.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, 6004, 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 D and 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 proposed 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 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

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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.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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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.

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ANM WY D Casper, WY [Amended]

Casper/Natrona County International Airport, WY
    (Lat. 42[deg]54'21'' N, long. 106[deg]27'49'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,800 feet MSL within a 4.9-mile radius of Casper/Natrona County 
International Airport clockwise from the airport 294[deg] bearing to 
the airport 193[deg] bearing and within a 7-mile radius of the 
airport clockwise from the airport 193[deg] bearing to the airport 
294[deg] bearing. 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 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM WY E2 Casper, WY [Amended]

Casper/Natrona County International Airport, WY
    (Lat. 42[deg]54'21'' N, long. 106[deg]27'49'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.9-
mile radius of Casper/Natrona County International Airport clockwise 
from the airport 294[deg] bearing to the airport 193[deg] bearing 
and within a 7-mile radius of the airport clockwise from the airport 
193[deg] bearing to the airport 294[deg] bearing. This Class E 
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 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area

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ANM WY E4 Casper, WY [Removed]

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

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ANM WY E5 Casper, WY [Amended]

Casper/Natrona County International Airport, WY
    (Lat. 42[deg]54'21'' N, long. 106[deg]27'49'' W)

    That airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 
9.5-mile radius of Casper/Natrona County International Airport from 
the airport 248[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 294[deg] 
bearing and within a 7-mile radius of the airport from the airport 
294[deg] bearing clockwise to the airport 004[deg] bearing and 
within 3.9 miles northwest and 4.8 miles southeast of the airport 
036[deg] bearing extending from the airport to 13.5 miles northeast 
of the airport and within 3.6 miles each side of the airport 
088[deg] bearing extending from the airport to 10.4 miles east of 
the airport and within 4.1 miles each side of the airport 223[deg] 
bearing extending from the airport to 17 miles southwest of the 
airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 26, 2018.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-02013 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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