87 FR 246 pgs. 78883-78885 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Key West, FL
Type: PRORULEVolume: 87Number: 246Pages: 78883 - 78885
Pages: 78883, 78884, 78885Docket number: [Docket No. FAA-2022-1613; Airspace Docket No. 22-ASO-27]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-27930 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-1613; Airspace Docket No. 22-ASO-27]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Key West, FL
AGENCY:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
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ACTION:
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
SUMMARY:
This action proposes to amend Class D airspace, Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface area, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Key West International Airport and Key West Naval Air Station (NAS), FL as a result of biennial airspace evaluations. This action would extend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for both airports by 0.1 nautical miles to ensure the safe transition to/from the terminal environment, as well as update the geographic coordinates for the airports and the Key West VORTAC. 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 February 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Send comments on this proposal to: 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 Docket No. FAA-2022-1613; Airspace Docket No. 22-ASO-27 at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11G Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Ledford, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; Telephone: (404) 305-5946.
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 airspace for Key West International Airport and Key West NAS, Key West, FL, 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-2022-1613 and Airspace Docket No. 22-ASO-27) 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 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-2022-1613; Airspace Docket No. 22-ASO-27." The postcard will be dated/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 www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at 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 on federal holidays. An informal docket may also be examined between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for 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 JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 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
The FAA proposes an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Key West International Airport and Key West NAS by extending the airspace for each airport from within a 6.4-mile radius to a 6.5-mile radius, and by updating the airports' geographic coordinates to coincide with the FAA's database.
In addition, this action would replace the outdated terms Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement and Notice to Airmen with the term Notice to Air Missions, in the Class D and Class E airspace descriptions.
Class D and E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, 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 D and 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
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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
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.
§?71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
ASO FL D Key West, FL [Amended]
Key West International Airport, FL
(Lat. 24°33'22? N, long. 81°45'39? W)
Key West NAS
(Lat. 24°34'29?, long. 81°41'12? W)
That airspace exten ding upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL beginning at Lat. 24°37'12? N, long. 81°44'41? W; to Lat. 24°33'04? N, long. 81°43'48? W; to Lat. 24°31'15? N, long. 81°45'22? W; to Lat. 24°30'35? N, long. 81°45'14? W; thence clockwise via the 3.9-mile radius of Key West International Airport to the intersection of the 5.3-mile radius of Key West NAS, thence clockwise via the 5.3-mile radius of Key West NAS to the point of beginning. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Air Missions. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
ASO FL D Key West NAS, FL [Amended]
Key West NAS, FL
(Lat. 24°34'29? N, long. 81°41'12? W)
Key West International Airport
(Lat. 24°33'22? N, long. 81°45'39? W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL within a 5.3-mile radius of Key West NAS, excluding that airspace within the Key West International Airport Class D airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Air Missions. The effective date and time will be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to Class D Surface Area.
ASO FL E4 Key West, FL [Amended]
Key West International Airport, FL
(Lat. 24°33'22? N, long. 81°45'39? W)
Key West NAS
(Lat. 24°34'29? N, long. 81°41'12? W)
Key West VORTAC
(Lat. 24°35'09? N, long. 81°48'02? W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.1 miles on each side of the Key West VORTAC 309° radial extending from the 3.9-mile radius of the Key West International Airport and the 5.3-mile radius of Key West NAS to 7 miles northwest of the Key West VORTAC. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Air Missions. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
ASO FL E5 Key West, FL [Amended]
Key West International Airport, FL
(Lat. 24°33'22? N, long. 81°45'39? W)
Key West VORTAC
(Lat. 24°35'09? N, long. 81°48'02? W)
Key West NAS
(Lat. 24°34'29? N, long. 81°41'12? W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Key West International Airport and within 3.1 miles on each side of the Key West VORTAC 309° radial, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles northwest of the Key West VORTAC; within a 6.8-mile radius of Key West NAS (Boca Chica).
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 15, 2022.
Andreese C. Davis,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization
[FR Doc. 2022-27930 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
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