Proposed Amendment and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bar Harbor, ME
| Published date | 07 May 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 24562 |
| Record Number | 2021-09226 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration,Transportation Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24562-24564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09226]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0295; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-2]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bar
Harbor, ME
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E surface area and Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Hancock
County-Bar Harbor Airport, Bar Harbor, ME. This action would also
update the geographic coordinates of Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport,
Bar Harbor, ME. In addition, this action would also establish Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Bar
Harbor Heliport, Bar Harbor, ME.
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Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 21, 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-2021-0295; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-2, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. 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 [email protected]
or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
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 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 and establish Class E airspace in Bar Harbor, ME, to
support IFR operations in the area.
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on 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 (Docket No. FAA-
2021-0295 and Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-2) and be submitted in
triplicate to DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES section for the
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
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-2021-0295; Airspace Docket No. 21-ANE-2.'' 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 document 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
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 amend Class E
surface airspace for Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport by increasing
the radius from 4.2 miles to 5.5 miles, and eliminating the extensions
off the 204[deg] and 024[deg] bearings respectively. The Class E
airspace extending up from 700 feet above the surface for Hancock
County-Bar Harbor would be amended by increasing the radius from 7.4
miles to 8.0 miles, and adding an extension 3.7 miles each side of the
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport 025[deg] bearing extending from the
8.0-mile radius to 11.4 miles northeast of the airport. In addition the
geographical coordinates of Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport would be
updated. This action would also establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface for Bar Harbor Heliport.
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
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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 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.
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 ME E2 Bar Harbor, ME [Amend]
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, ME
(Lat. 44[deg]26'59'' N, long. 68[deg]21'41'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.5-
mile radius of Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANE ME E5 Bar Harbor, ME [Amend]
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, ME
(Lat. 44[deg]26'59'' N, long. 68[deg]21'41'' W)
Bar Harbor Heliport
(Lat. 44[deg]22'54'' N, long. 68[deg]12'14'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8.0-mile radius of Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport and
3.7 miles each side of the 025[deg] bearing extending from the 8.0-
mile radius to 11.4 miles northeast from the airport, and that
airspace within a 6.0-mile radius of the Bar Harbor Heliport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 28, 2021.
Andreese C. Davis,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2021-09226 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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