Document ID: FAA-2014-0600-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Establishment of Class D and E Airspace; Amendment of Class E Airspace: Hammond, LA
Posted Date: 2014-09-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57482-57483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22849]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0600; Airspace Docket No. 14-ASW-6]

Proposed Establishment of Class D and E Airspace, and Amendment 
of Class E Airspace; Hammond, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace and Class E 
airspace designated as an extension, at Hammond, LA. The establishment 
of an air traffic control tower has made this action necessary for the 
safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
within the airspace at Hammond Northshore Regional Airport. This action 
also would amend the airport name and adjust the geographic coordinates 
for the current Class E airspace area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 10, 2014.

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 20590-0001. You 
must identify the docket number FAA-2014-0600/Airspace Docket No. 14-
ASW-6, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments 
through the Internet 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 between 9:00 a.m. and 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket 
Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the 
building at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul Garza, Jr., Central Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 
817-321-7654.

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. 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-2014-0600/
Airspace Docket No. 14-ASW-6.'' 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.faa.gov/airportsairtraffic/airtraffic/
publications/airspaceamendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for 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 office of the Central Service Center, 2601 
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, to 
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR), Part 71 by establishing Class D airspace extending upward 
from the surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile 
radius of Hammond Northshore Regional Airport, Hammond, LA, to 
accommodate the establishment of an air traffic control tower. Class E 
airspace designated as an extension would be established within a 4.1-
mile radius of the airport, with segments extending from the 4.1-mile 
radius of the airport to 7 miles north and 7 miles southeast of the 
Hammond VORTAC. Controlled airspace is needed for the safety and 
management of IFR operations at the airport. An amendment to Class E 
airspace would update the geographic coordinates of the airport to 
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database, and reflect the airport 
name change from Hammond Municipal Airport to Hammond Northshore 
Regional Airport.
    Class D and E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000, 6004, 
and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014 and 
effective September 15, 2014, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    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. 
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, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

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    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 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 establish controlled airspace at Hammond Northshore 
Regional Airport, Hammond, LA.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``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

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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 FAA Order 7400.9Y, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014 and 
effective September 15, 2014, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ASW LA D Hammond, LA [New]

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport, LA
    (Lat. 30[deg]31'18'' N., long. 90[deg]25'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Hammond Northshore 
Regional 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 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

ASW LA E4 Hammond, LA [New]

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport, LA
    (Lat. 30[deg]31'18'' N., long. 90[deg]25'06'' W.)

Hammond VORTAC
    (Lat. 30[deg]31'10'' N., long. 90[deg]25'03'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the Hammond VORTAC 355[deg] radial extending from the 
4.1-mile radius to 7 miles north of the airport, and within 2.4 
miles each side of the Hammond VORTAC 128[deg] radial extending from 
the 4.1-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the airport. This Class 
E airspace area is effective during the specific days and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and 
times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

ASW LA E5 Hammond, LA [Amended]

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport, LA
    (Lat. 30[deg]31'18'' N., long. 90[deg]25'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of Hammond Northshore Regional Airport

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on September 18, 2014.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2014-22849 Filed 9-24-14; 8:45 am]
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