Proposed Rule2021-23808
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kit Carson County Airport, CO
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Published
November 2, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth at Kit Carson County Airport, Burlington, CO. This action would accommodate a new area navigation (RNAV) procedure and ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rule (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 209 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60423-60424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23808]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0917; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANM-45]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kit Carson County
Airport, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth at Kit Carson
County Airport, Burlington, CO. This action would accommodate a new
area navigation (RNAV) procedure and ensure the safety and management
of instrument flight rule (IFR) operations within the National Airspace
System.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 17, 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; telephone:
1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2021-0917; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANM-45, 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 JO 7400.11F, 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. FAA Order JO 7400.11 is also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1d7c39fd8dfc2c1d4d2c5d8dedff1dfd0c3d09fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e38591cd8a8d90938680978a8c8da38d829182cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>, or go to <a href="https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html">https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Healy, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-2227.
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 the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface of the earth to support IFR operations at Kit Carson
County Airport, Burlington, CO.
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. Persons 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-2021-0917;
Airspace Docket No. 21-ANM-45''. 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. 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 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, 2200 S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA
98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as
listed
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in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F 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 14 CFR part 71 by amending the
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of
the earth at Kit Carson County Airport, Burlington, CO.
The proposed Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
ground level (AGL) would be amended to within a 6.5-mile radius of the
airport with a 7.0-mile radius bump out from the 207[deg] bearing from
the airport clockwise to the 268[deg] bearing from the airport, and
extensions south, northwest, and north of the airport should be
established to contain IFR departures to 1,200 feet above the surface
and IFR arrivals descending below 1,500 feet above the surface. The
southern extension would be within 2.6 miles on each side of the
160[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius
to 8.5 miles south of the airport. The northwest extension would be
within 2.6 miles on each side of the 326[deg] bearing from the airport,
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles northwest of the
airport. Finally, the northern extension would be within 1.0 miles on
each side of the 340[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the
6.5-mile radius to 10.8 miles north of the airport.
This action also proposes two administrative updates to the Class E
legal description. The second line of the text header should be updated
from ``Burlington, Kit Carson County Airport, CO'' to ``Kit Carson
County Airport'', to match the FAA database. Additionally, the third
line of the text header should be updated from ``(Lat. 39[deg]14'41''
N, long. 102[deg]17'05'' W) to ``(Lat. 39[deg]14'33'' N, long.
102[deg]17'07'' W)'' to match the FAA database.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September
15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class
E airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 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 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
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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 JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21,
2020, and effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANM CO E5 Burlington, CO [Amended]
Kit Carson County Airport, CO
(Lat. 39[deg]14'33'' N, long. 102[deg]17'07'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 6.5-mile radius of the Kit Carson County Airport, and within
a 7.0-mile radius of the airport from the 207[deg] bearing from the
airport clockwise to the 283[deg] bearing from the airport, and
within 2.6 miles on each side of the 160[deg] bearing from the
airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.5 miles south of
the airport, and within 2.6 miles on each side of the 326[deg]
bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5
miles northwest of the airport, and within 1.0 mile on each side of
the 340[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile
radius to 10.8 miles north of the airport.
Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on October 27, 2021.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-23808 Filed 11-1-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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