Proposed Rule2022-27341
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Torrington Municipal Airport, Torrington, WY
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
December 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Torrington Municipal Airport, WY. This proposal would remove a northwest extension and a procedure turn airspace area to the east, add a southeast extension, and reduce the Class E airspace encircling the airport. This action will ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 242 (Monday, December 19, 2022)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77541-77542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27341]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-1562; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANM-46]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Torrington Municipal
Airport, Torrington, WY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Torrington Municipal Airport,
WY. This proposal would remove a northwest extension and a procedure
turn airspace area to the east, add a southeast extension, and reduce
the Class E airspace encircling the airport. This action will ensure
the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. DOT, Docket
Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800) 647-5527 or (202) 366-
9826. You must identify ``FAA Docket No. FAA-2022-1562; Airspace Docket
No. 21-ANM-46,'' at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications">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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-3460.
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 modify Class E airspace at Torrington Municipal Airport,
WY, to support IFR operations at the airport.
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
[[Page 77542]]
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-2022-1562;
Airspace Docket No. 21-ANM-46.'' 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="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at
<a href="http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments">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 7400.11G, dated August
19, 2022, and effective September 15, 2022. FAA Order JO 7400.11G is
publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
FAA Order JO 7400.11G lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air
traffic service routes, and reporting points.
The Proposal
This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace beginning at
700 feet above the surface at Torrington Municipal Airport. The current
Class E airspace encircling the airport with a 7.7-mile radius is
excessive. The Class E airspace encircling the airport should be
reduced to a 7.5-mile radius, which will more appropriately contain
departing IFR operations until they reach 1,200 feet above the surface.
The existing Class E airspace beginning at 700 feet above the
surface contains an area east of the airport intended for procedure
turn maneuvers that is no longer needed and should be removed. Class E
airspace beginning at 700 feet above the surface is designed to
accommodate arriving IFR operations below 1,500 feet above the surface.
No terrain penetrates to within 1,500 feet of arriving aircraft
conducting a procedure turn, and the procedure is fully contained in
the existing Denver Class E domestic en route airspace.
The Class E airspace beginning at 700 feet above the ground
southeast of the airport needs an extension 1.4 miles either side of
the 116[deg] bearing from the airport, extending 9.6 miles southeast of
the airport to accommodate arriving IFR operations below 1,500 feet
above the surface.
The existing northwest extension to the Class E airspace beginning
at 700 feet above the ground should be removed as it is no longer
needed. The proposed 7.5-mile radius Class E airspace encircling the
airport more appropriately contains arrival IFR operations from the
northwest.
The Class E5 airspace designation is published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September
15, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class
E airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11, which is published annually and
becomes 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
0
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]
0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19,
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
ANM WY E5 Torrington, WY [Amended]
Torrington Municipal Airport, WY
(Lat. 42[deg]03'52'' N, long. 104[deg]09'10'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.5-mile radius of the airport, and that airspace 1.4 miles
each side of the 116[deg] bearing extending from the 7.5-mile radius
to 9.6 miles southeast of the airport.
Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on December 9, 2022.
B.G. Chew,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-27341 Filed 12-16-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on December 19, 2022.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.