[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35049-35051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15444]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0503; Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-19]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Establishment of 
Class E Airspace; La Crosse, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class D airspace, Class E 
surface airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface and establish a Class E airspace area designated as 
an extension to Class D and Class E surface areas at La Crosse Regional 
Airport, La Crosse, WI. The FAA is proposing this action as the result 
of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the La Crosse 
VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided 
navigation information for the instrument procedures at this airport, 
as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The 
geographic coordinates of La Crosse Regional Airport and the name of La 
Crosse Regional Airport and Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan 
Healthcare, La Crosse, WI, would also be updated to coincide with the 
FAA's aeronautical database. Airspace redesign is necessary for the 
safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations this 
airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building, Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2019-0503; Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-19, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://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 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

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 airspace, Class E surface airspace, and 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and 
establish a Class E airspace area designated as an extension to Class D 
and Class E surface areas at La Crosse Regional Airport, La Crosse, WI, 
to support IFR operations at this 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. Commenters 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-2019-0503; 
Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-19.'' 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101

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Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective 
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by:
    Amending the Class D airspace at La Crosse Regional Airport, La 
Crosse, WI, by updating the name (previously La Crosse Municipal 
Airport) and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the 
FAA's aeronautical database; and replace the outdated term ``Airport/
Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
    Amending the Class E surface airspace at La Crosse Regional Airport 
by updating the name (previously La Crosse Municipal Airport) and 
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database; adding an altitude limit of 3,200 feet MSL; and 
replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart 
Supplement'';
    Establishing a Class E airspace area designated as an extension to 
Class D and Class E surface areas at La Crosse Regional Airport within 
1 mile each side of the 359[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional 
Airport extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 5.3 miles 
north of the airport; and within 1 mile each side of the 359[deg] 
bearing from the La Crosse Regional: RWY 18-LOC extending from the 4.4-
mile radius of the La Crosse Regional Airport to 5.3 miles north of the 
La Crosse Regional: RWY 18-LOC; and within 1 mile each side of the 
036[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional Airport extending from the 
4.4-mile radius of the airport to 6.2 miles northeast of the airport; 
and within 1 mile each side of the 119[deg] bearing from the La Crosse 
Regional Airport extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 
5.7 miles east of the airport; and within 1 mile each side of the 
216[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional Airport extending from the 
4.4-mile radius of the airport to 5.6 miles southwest of the airport;
    And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at La Crosse Regional Airport by updating the name 
(previously La Crosse Municipal Airport) and geographic coordinates of 
La Crosse Regional Airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database; removing the La Crosse VOR/DME and the associated extension 
from the airspace legal description; updating the name of Mayo Clinic 
Health System-Franciscan Healthcare (previously Saint Francis Medical 
Center) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; adding an 
extension 1 mile each side of the 359[deg] bearing from the La Crosse 
Regional Airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius of the airport to 
7.1 miles north of the airport; adding an extension within 2.9 miles 
each side of the 036[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional Airport 
extending from the 6.9-mile radius of the airport to 9.6 miles 
northeast of the airport; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 
119[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional Airport extending from the 
6.9-mile radius of the airport to 7.4 miles southeast of the airport; 
and adding an extension 2 miles each side of the 216[deg] bearing from 
the La Crosse Regional Airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius of 
the airport to 11.3 miles southwest of the airport.
    This action is necessary due to an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the La Crosse VOR, which provided navigation 
information for the instrument procedures at this airport, as part of 
the VOR MON Program.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively of FAA Order 7400.11C, dated 
August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

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 
7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 
2018, and effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AGL WI D La Crosse, WI [Amended]

La Crosse Regional Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]52'45'' N, long. 91[deg]15'24'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of La Crosse Regional 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area.

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AGL WI E2 La Crosse, WI [Amended]

La Crosse Regional Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]52'45'' N, long. 91[deg]15'24'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of La Crosse

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Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates and times 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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AGL WI E4 La Crosse, WI [Establish]

La Crosse Regional Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]52'45'' N, long. 91[deg]15'24'' W)
La Crosse Regional: RWY 18-LOC
    (Lat. 43[deg]52'01'' N, long. 91[deg]15'31'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile 
each side of the 359[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional 
Airport extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 5.3 
miles north of the airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 
359[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional: RWY 18-LOC extending 
from the 4.4-mile radius of the La Crosse Regional Airport to 5.3 
miles north of the La Crosse Regional: RWY 18-LOC, and within 1 mile 
each side of the 036[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional 
Airport extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 6.2 
miles northeast of the airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 
119[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional Airport extending from 
the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 5.7 miles east of the airport, 
and within 1 mile each side of the 216[deg] bearing from the La 
Crosse Regional Airport extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the 
airport to 5.6 miles southwest of the airport.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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AGL WI E5 La Crosse, WI [Amended]

La Crosse Regional Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]52'45'' N, long. 91[deg]15'24'' W)
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare, WI, Point In Space 
Coordinates
    (Lat. 43[deg]47'39'' N, long. 91[deg]14'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of La Crosse Regional Airport, and within 1 
mile each side of the 359[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional 
Airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 7.1 miles north of the 
airport, and within 2.9 miles each side of the 036[deg] bearing from 
the La Crosse Regional Airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 
9.6 mile northeast of the airport, and within 1 mile each side of 
the 119[deg] bearing from the La Crosse Regional Airport extending 
from the 6.9-mile radius from the airport to 7.4 mile southeast of 
the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 216[deg] bearing 
from the La Crosse Regional Airport extending from the 6.9-mile 
radius to 11.3 miles southwest of the airport, and within a 6-mile 
radius of the point in space serving Mayo Clinic Health System-
Franciscan Healthcare.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 15, 2019.
John Witucki,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-15444 Filed 7-19-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


