Document ID: FAA-2017-0232-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Amendment of Class D and E Airspace: Battle Creek, MI
Posted Date: 2017-05-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20554-20555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08856]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0232; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-11]

Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace: Battle Creek, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace, and Class E 
airspace designated as an extension at W.K. Kellogg Airport (formerly 
W.K. Kellogg Field), Battle Creek, MI. Airspace reconfiguration is 
necessary due to the decommissioning of the Battle Creek VHF 
Omnidirectional Range Collocated Tactical Air Navigation System 
(VORTAC), and cancellation of the VOR approaches. Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface also would be amended 
due to the redesign of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach, 
thereby removing reference to the BATOL navigation aid and Battle Creek 
ILS localizer. This action would also update the geographic coordinates 
of the airport, as well as make an editorial change replacing Airport/
Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement in the associated 
Class D and E airspace areas.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-0232; Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-11, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    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: Ron Laster, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Contract Support, Operations Support Group, Central 
Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone 
(817) 222-5879.

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 amend Class D airspace, Class E extension area airspace and 
Class E airspace extending upward 700 feet above the surface at W.K. 
Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI.

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. Commenters 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-2017-0232/
Airspace Docket No. 17-AGL-11.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

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.regulations.gov.
    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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
    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 and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective

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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 Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending Class D airspace, Class E 
airspace designated as an extension, and Class E Airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at W.K. Kellogg Airport 
(formerly W.K. Kellogg Field), Battle Creek, MI.
    The airport name change to W.K. Kellogg Airport from W.K. Kellogg 
Field and the airport's geographic coordinates would be amended in the 
associated Class D and Class E airspace listed in this proposal.
    Class E extension area airspace would be amended by removing the 
Battle Creek VORTAC from the airspace description due to its 
decommissioning.
    Also, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface would be amended by removing the southwest segment, and the 
segment 7 miles northwest and 4.4 miles southeast of the Battle Creek 
ILS localizer northeast course extending 10.4 miles northeast of the 
localizer outer marker/nondirectional radio beacon. The northeast 
segment would be amended to within 2 miles each side of the 047[deg] 
bearing (from 4 miles each side of the 049[deg] bearing) from the 
airport extending from 7-mile radius of the airport to 10 miles 
northeast (from 10.9 miles) of the airport, and southeast segment would 
be amended to within 2 miles each side of the 126[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending from the 7-mile radius to 7.4 miles (from 11.1 miles) 
southeast of the airport. This action would enhance the safety and 
management of the standard instrument approach procedures for IFR 
operations at the airport. Additionally, this action would amend Class 
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface by removing 
reference to the BATOL navigation aid and Battle Creek ILS localizer. 
This action would enhance the safety and management of the standard 
instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the airport.
    Lastly, this action would replace the outdated term Airport/
Facility directory with the term Chart Supplement.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 
3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, 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, 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

0
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 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:
* * * * *

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace Areas.

AGL MI D Battle Creek, MI [Amended]

Battle Creek, W.K. Kellogg Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]18'23'' N., long. 85[deg]15'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,500 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of W.K. Kellogg Airport. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective dates and times 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.

* * * * *

AGL MI E4 Battle Creek, MI [Amended]

Battle Creek, W.K. Kellogg Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]18'23'' N., long. 85[deg]15'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within the 4.5-
mile radius of W.K. Kellogg Airport. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times 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.

* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Battle Creek, MI [Amended]

Battle Creek, W.K. Kellogg Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]18'23'' N., long. 85[deg]15'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of W.K. Kellogg Airport, and within 2 miles 
each side of the 047[deg] bearing from the airport extending from 
the 7-mile radius to 10 miles northeast of the airport, and within 2 
miles each side of the 126[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 7-mile radius to 7.4 miles southeast of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on April 25, 2017.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-08856 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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