Document ID: FAA-2012-1174-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Class D and E Airspace; Modifications: Kenai, AK
Posted Date: 2013-06-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34609-34611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13570]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2012-1174; Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12]

Proposed Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Kenai, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D and E airspace at 
Kenai, AK, to accommodate aircraft departing and arriving under 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at Kenai Municipal Airport. A minor 
adjustment also would be made to the geographic coordinates of the 
airport. This action, initiated by the biennial review of the Kenai 
airspace area, would enhance the safety and management of aircraft 
operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2012-
1174; Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4517.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire.

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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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA 2012-1174 and Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA 
Docket No. FAA-2012-1174 and Airspace Docket No. 12-AAL-12''. 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 action may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. 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/airports_airtraffic/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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class D airspace, Class E 
surface airspace and Class E airspace designated as an extension to 
Class D surface area, at Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, AK. Also, the 
geographic coordinates of the airport would be updated to coincide with 
the FAA's aeronautical database. After biennial review of the airspace, 
the FAAs Aeronautical Products Office found modification of the 
airspace necessary for the safety and management of aircraft departing 
and arriving under IFR operations at the airport. The Class D airspace 
and Class E surface area airspace excluded below 1,100 feet MSL beyond 
4 miles from the airport would be decreased, and the segment of the 
Class E airspace designated as an extension extending to 10.2 miles 
northeast of the airport would be adjusted to coincide with the 
dimensions of the cutout.
    Class D airspace and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002 and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9W, 
dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15, 2012, 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 this Order.
    The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 will only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes 
the authority for 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 the 
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 controlled airspace at Kenai Municipal Airport, 
Kenai, AK.

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(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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15, 
2012 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AAL AK D Kenai, AK [Amended]

Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60[deg]34'24'' N., long. 151[deg]14'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Kenai Municipal Airport, 
excluding the airspace below 1,100 feet MSL beyond 4 miles from the 
airport extending from the 310[deg] bearing clockwise to the 
346[deg] bearing of the airport. 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 Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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AAL AK E2 Kenai, AK [Amended]

Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60[deg]34'24'' N., long. 151[deg]14'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2600 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Kenai Municipal Airport, 
excluding the airspace below 1,100 feet MSL beyond 4 miles from the 
airport extending from the 310[deg] bearing clockwise to the 
346[deg] bearing of the airport; and that airspace extending upward 
from the surface beginning at lat. 60[deg]39'25'' N., long. 
151[deg]17'17'' W.; to lat. 60[deg]45'01'' N., long. 151[deg]10'27'' 
W.; to lat. 60[deg]41'12'' N., long. 150[deg]57'33'' W.; to lat. 
60[deg]35'34'' N., long. 151[deg] 04'25'' W., thence 
counterclockwise along the 5.2-mile radius of the airport to the 
point of beginning. 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 Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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AAL AK E4 Kenai, AK [Amended]

Kenai Municipal Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60[deg]34'24'' N., long. 151[deg]14'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface beginning at 
lat. 60[deg]39'25'' N., long. 151[deg]17'17'' W.; to lat. 
60[deg]45'01'' N., long. 151[deg]10'27'' W.; to lat. 60[deg]41'12'' 
N., long. 150[deg]57'33'' W.; to lat. 60[deg]35'34'' N., long. 
151[deg] 04'25'' W., thence counterclockwise along the 5.2-mile 
radius of the airport to the point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 24, 2013.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013-13570 Filed 6-7-13; 8:45 am]
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