Document ID: FAA-2018-0727-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Class E Airspace; Amendments: Lynchburg, VA
Posted Date: 2018-09-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45819-45820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19493]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0727; Airspace Docket No. 18-AEA-15]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lynchburg, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the legal description of the Class E 
airspace at Lynchburg Regional Airport-Preston Glenn Field Airport, 
Lynchburg, VA. The NOTAM part-time status is removed from the Class E 
airspace area designated as an extension to a Class D surface area. 
This action does not affect the boundaries or operating requirements of 
the airspace.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 8, 2018. 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 7400.11.B Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. For further information, you can 
contact the Airspace Policy and Regulations 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 this material 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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    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 makes a clerical correction removing the NOTAM part-time status 
from the Class E airspace area designated as an extension at Lynchburg 
Regional Airport-Preston Glenn Field, Lynchburg, VA.

History

    The FAA Aeronautical Information Services branch found the Class E 
airspace area designated as an extension to a Class D surface area at 
Lynchburg Regional Airport-Preston Glenn Field Airport, Lynchburg, VA, 
was incorrectly identified as part time. This action also changes the 
airport name to Lynchburg Regional Airport-Preston Glenn Field.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6004 of 
FAA Order 7400.11B dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 
2017, 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 7400.11B, 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 Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by removing the NOTAM part-time status from the Class E 
airspace area designated as an extension to a Class D airspace at 
Lynchburg Regional Airport-Preston Glenn Field Airport, Lynchburg, VA. 
The airport name also is changed from Lynchburg Regional-Preston Glenn 
Field to Lynchburg Regional Airport-Preston Glenn Field.
    This is an administrative change and does not affect the 
boundaries, or

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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. 
Therefore, this 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 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(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 Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective September 15, 2017, is amended 
as follows:

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

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AEA VA E4 Lynchburg, VA [Amended]

Lynchburg Regional Airport-Preston Glenn Field, VA
    (Lat. 37[deg]19'31'' N, long. 79[deg]12'04'' W)
Lynchburg VORTAC
    (Lat. 37[deg]15'16'' N, long. 79[deg]14'11'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.7 miles 
each side of the Lynchburg VORTAC 020[deg] and 200[deg] radials 
extending from the 4.5-mile radius of Lynchburg Regional Airport-
Preston Glenn Field to 1 mile south of the VORTAC and within 1.8 
miles each side of the Lynchburg VORTAC 022[deg] radial extending 
from the 4.5-mile radius of the airport to 11.3 miles northeast of 
the VORTAC.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 28, 2018.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-19493 Filed 9-10-18; 8:45 am]
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