Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Pendleton, OR
| Published date | 06 July 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 40138 |
| Record Number | 2020-14349 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 129 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40138-40140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14349]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 129 / Monday, July 6, 2020 / Proposed
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0604; Airspace Docket No. 19-ANM-33]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Pendleton, OR
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace at Eastern
Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport. This action also proposes to
amend Class E airspace, designated as a surface area. Additionally,
this action proposes to establish Class E airspace, designated as an
extension to a Class D or Class E surface area. Further, this action
proposes to amend Class E airspace, extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface, and remove the Class E airspace extending upward
from 1,200 feet above the surface. This action also proposes to remove
the Pendleton VORTAC from the airspace legal descriptions. Lastly, this
action proposes administrative corrections to the airspaces legal
descriptions. This action would ensure the safety and management of IFR
operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 20, 2020.
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-2020-0604; Airspace Docket No. 19-ANM-33, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11D, 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 7400.11D at NARA, email [email protected]
or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-3695.
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 D and Class E airspace at Eastern Oregon
Regional at Pendleton Airport, Pendleton, OR, to support instrument
flight rules (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 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-2020-0604;
Airspace Docket No. 19-ANM-33''. 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 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 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 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
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air traffic service routes, and reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by amending the Class D airspace at
Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport, Pendleton, OR. The
proposal would reduce the circular radius of the Class D and remove the
extension to the west of the airport. The airspace area would be
described as follows: That airspace extending upward from the surface
to and including 4,000 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Eastern
Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport. This surface area is effective
during the specific dates and times established, in advance, by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
This action also proposes to amend Class E airspace, designated as
a surface area, to be coincident with the new Class D dimensions. The
airspace area would be described as follows: That airspace extending
upward from the surface within a 4.1-mile radius of Eastern Oregon
Regional at Pendleton Airport. This surface area is effective during
the specific dates and times established, in advance, by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Chart Supplement.
Additionally, this action proposes to establish Class E airspace,
designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area. The
proposed area is designed to contain IFR aircraft descending below
1,000 feet above the surface when arriving from the southeast of the
airport. This airspace area would be described as follows: That
airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile each side of
the 129[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 4.1-mile
radius to 7.3 miles southeast of Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton
Airport.
Further, this action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface. The action proposes to properly
size the airspace to contain IFR departures to 1,200 feet above the
surface and IFR arrivals descending below 1,500 feet above the surface.
This airspace area would be described as follows: That airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile
radius of the airport, and within 3.5 miles each side of the 090[deg]
bearing from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 14.8
miles east of the airport, and within 3.4 miles each side of the
129[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to
14.3 miles southeast of the airport, and within 4 miles south and 8
miles north of the 270[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from 4
miles west of the airport to 20 miles west of Eastern Oregon Regional
at Pendleton Airport. The proposed description removes the airspace
extending over Hermiston Municipal Airport. To contain IFR operations
at Hermiston Municipal Airport, a separate NPRM action (FAA-2020-0605)
proposes to establish Class E airspace, extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface, at Hermiston, OR.
This action also proposes to remove Class E airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. This area is designed to
contain IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the terminal and en route
environments. This area is wholly contained within Class E en route
airspace which overlies the entire Pendleton area, duplication is not
necessary.
The action proposes to remove the Pendleton VORTAC and all
references to the VORTAC from the Class D, E2, and E5 legal
descriptions. The navigational aid is not needed to define the
airspace. Removal of the navigational aid allows the airspace to be
defined from a single reference point which simplifies how the airspace
is described.
Lastly, this action proposes administrative corrections to the
airspaces legal descriptions. The airport name on the second line of
the text header does not match the FAA database and should be updated
to ``Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport''. The airport's
geographic coordinates do not match the FAA database and should be
updated to ``lat. 45[deg]41'41'' N, long. 118[deg]50'35'' W'' The last
sentence in the Class D and Class E surface area legal descriptions
contain the term ``Airport/Facilities Directory'' the term should be
updated to ``Chart Supplement''.
Class D, E2, E4, and E5 airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order
7400.11D, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, 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 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 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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ANM OR D Pendleton, OR [Amended]
Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]41'41'' N, long. 118[deg]50'35'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,000 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Eastern Oregon
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Regional at Pendleton Airport. This surface area is effective during
the specific dates and times established, in advance, by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area.
* * * * *
ANM OR E2 Pendleton, OR [Amended]
Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]41'41'' N, long. 118[deg]50'35'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1-
mile radius of Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport. This
surface area is effective during the specific dates and times
established, in advance, by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date
and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart
Supplement.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.
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ANM OR E4 Pendleton, OR [New]
Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]41'41'' N, long. 118[deg]50'35'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile
each side of the 129[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from
the 4.1-mile radius to 7.3 miles southeast of Eastern Oregon
Regional at Pendleton Airport.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700
feet or more above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANM OR E5 Pendleton, OR [Amended]
Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]41'41'' N, long. 118[deg]50'35'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of the airport, and within 3.5 miles each
side of the 090[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the
6.6-mile radius to 14.8 miles east of the airport, and within 3.4
miles each side of the 129[deg] bearing from the airport extending
from the 6.6-mile radius to 14.3 miles southeast of the airport, and
within 4 miles south and 8 miles north of the 270[deg] bearing from
the airport, extending from 4 miles west of the airport to 20 miles
west of Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton Airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 29, 2020.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-14349 Filed 7-2-20; 8:45 am]
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