Proposed Rule2021-16773
Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace and Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Concord, NH
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Published
August 6, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to remove Class E airspace in Concord, NH, as Class E surface airspace is no longer required at Concord Municipal Airport. This action would also amend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and update the geographic coordinates of the airport. This action would enhance the safety and management of controlled airspace within the national airspace system.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 149 (Friday, August 6, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43144-43145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16773]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0600; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-4]
Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace and Proposed Amendment of
Class E Airspace; Concord, NH
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove Class E airspace in Concord,
NH, as Class E surface airspace is no longer required at Concord
Municipal Airport. This action would also amend the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and update the
geographic coordinates of the airport. This action would enhance the
safety and management of controlled airspace within the national
airspace system.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 20, 2021.
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;
Telephone: (800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify the
Docket No. FAA-2021-0600; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-4, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the
internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/</a>. 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 7400.11E at NARA, email
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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 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 proposed 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 remove Class E surface airspace and amend Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Concord
Municipal Airport, Concord, NH.
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on this proposed rule 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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2021-0600 and Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-4) and be submitted in
triplicate to the DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Persons 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-2021-0600; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-4.'' The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
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. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment
closing date. 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/</a>.
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 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
office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration,
Room 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA proposes an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to remove Class E
surface airspace as it is no longer required and amending Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Concord
Municipal Airport, Concord, NH. An airspace review determined the
navigational aids listed in the airspace description should
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be removed, resulting in the removal of existing extensions, and adding
the following extensions; 155[deg] bearing, from the 12 mile radius to
18 miles southeast of the airport, 285[deg] bearing, from the 12 mile
radius to 15 miles west of the airport, and 335[deg] bearing, from the
12 mile radius to 15.4 mile northwest of the airport. Also, the
geographic coordinates would be updated to coincide with the FAA's data
base. This action would enhance the safety and management of controlled
airspace within the national airspace system.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 6002 and
6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, 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.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
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.
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, will 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 would 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.
Lists 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(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 Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Airspace.
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ANE NH E2 Concord, NH [Removed]
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANE NH E5 Concord, NH [Amended]
Concord Municipal Airport, NH
(Lat. 43[deg]12'2710'' N, long. 71[deg]30'08'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 12-mile radius of Concord Municipal Airport, and within
3.1-miles each side of the 155[deg] bearing from the airport,
extending from the 12-mile radius to 18-miles southeast of the
airport; and within 3-miles each side of the 285[deg] bearing from
the airport, extending from the 12-mile radius to 15-miles west of
the airport; and within 2-miles each side of the 335[deg] bearing
from the airport, extending from the 12-mile radius to 15.4-miles
northwest of the airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 2, 2021.
Andreese C. Davis,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2021-16773 Filed 8-5-21; 8:45 am]
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