Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Shawnee, OK, 67880-67881 [2019-26607]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2019–0908; Airspace
Docket No. 19–ASW–14]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class E
Airspace; Shawnee, OK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Chandler Regional Airport, Chandler,
OK, and Cushing Municipal Airport,
Cushing, OK, which are contained
within the Shawnee, OK, airspace legal
description. The FAA is proposing this
action as the result of the
decommissioning of the Tilghman and
Cushing non-directional beacons (NDB),
which provided navigation information
for the instrument procedures at these
airports.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before January 27, 2020.
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–
0908/Airspace Docket No. 19–ASW–14
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit comments through the
internet at https://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 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
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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
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
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 E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Chandler Regional Airport, Chandler,
OK, and Cushing Municipal Airport,
Cushing, OK, to support instrument
flight rule operations at these airports.
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
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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–2019–0908/Airspace
Docket No. 19–ASW–14.’’ 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 Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177.
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.
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 by:
Removing the city associated with
Seminole Municipal Airport, Seminole,
OK, contained within the Shawnee, OK,
airspace legal description, from the
airspace legal description to comply
with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M,
Procedures for Handling Airspace
Matters;
Amending the Class E airspace area
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface at Chandler Regional
Airport, Chandler, OK, by removing the
Tilghman NDB and associated extension
from the airspace legal description;
And amending the Class E airspace
area extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Cushing Municipal
Airport, Cushing, OK, by removing the
Cushing NDB and associated extension
from the airspace legal description.
These actions are the result of
airspace reviews caused by the
decommissioning of the Tilghman and
Cushing NDBs, which provided
navigation information for the
instrument procedures at these airports.
Class E airspace designations are
published in paragraph 6005 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.
Environmental Review
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
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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.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December
4, 2019.
Steve Szukala,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Federal Aviation Administration
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
14 CFR Part 71
The Proposed Amendment
[Docket No. FAA–2019–0893; Airspace
Docket No. 18–ASW–13]
Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
RIN 2120–AA66
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
AGENCY:
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
SUMMARY:
■
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 FAA Order 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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*
*
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Shawnee, OK [Amended]
Shawnee Regional Airport, OK
(Lat. 35°21′26″ N, long. 96°56′34″ W)
Seminole Municipal Airport, OK
(Lat. 35°16′28″ N, long. 96°40′31″ W)
Prague Municipal Airport, OK
(Lat. 35°28′51″ N, long. 96°43′08″ W)
Chandler Regional Airport, OK
(Lat. 35°43′27″ N, long. 96°49′13″ W)
Cushing Municipal Airport, OK
(Lat. 35°57′00″ N, long. 96°46′24″ W)
Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport, OK,
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 35°58′41″ N, long. 96°45′27″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius
of Shawnee Regional Airport, and within a
6.6-mile radius of Seminole Municipal
Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of
Prague Municipal Airport, and within a 6.4mile radius of Chandler Regional Airport,
and within a 6.5-mile radius of Cushing
Municipal Airport, and that airspace within
a 6-mile radius of the Point In Space serving
Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport.
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Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal
Airways V–18, V–54, V–114, and V–583
in the Vicinity of Quitman, TX
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
This action proposes to
amend four VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airways, V–18, V–54, V–
114, and V–583, in the vicinity of
Quitman, TX. The modifications are
necessary due to the planned
decommissioning of the VOR portion of
the Quitman, TX, VOR/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)
navigation aid (NAVAID), which
provides navigation guidance for
portions of the affected air traffic service
(ATS) route. The Quitman VOR is being
decommissioned as part of the FAA’s
VOR Minimum Operational Network
(MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 27, 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: (800)
647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2019–
0893; Airspace Docket No. 18–ASW–13
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 Rules
and Regulations Group, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
The Order is also available for
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0908; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-14]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Shawnee, OK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Chandler Regional Airport,
Chandler, OK, and Cushing Municipal Airport, Cushing, OK, which are
contained within the Shawnee, OK, airspace legal description. The FAA
is proposing this action as the result of the decommissioning of the
Tilghman and Cushing non-directional beacons (NDB), which provided
navigation information for the instrument procedures at these airports.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 27, 2020.
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-2019-0908/Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-14 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://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 7400.11D, 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: 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 E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Chandler Regional Airport, Chandler, OK, and
Cushing Municipal Airport, Cushing, OK, to support instrument flight
rule operations at these airports.
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-2019-0908/
Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-14.'' 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
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:
Removing the city associated with Seminole Municipal Airport,
Seminole, OK, contained within the Shawnee, OK, airspace legal
description, from the airspace legal description to comply with changes
to FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters;
Amending the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Chandler Regional Airport, Chandler, OK, by
removing the Tilghman NDB and associated extension from the airspace
legal description;
And amending the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Cushing Municipal Airport, Cushing, OK, by
removing the Cushing NDB and associated extension from the airspace
legal description.
These actions are the result of airspace reviews caused by the
decommissioning of the Tilghman and Cushing NDBs, which provided
navigation information for the instrument procedures at these airports.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
ASW OK E5 Shawnee, OK [Amended]
Shawnee Regional Airport, OK
(Lat. 35[deg]21'26'' N, long. 96[deg]56'34'' W)
Seminole Municipal Airport, OK
(Lat. 35[deg]16'28'' N, long. 96[deg]40'31'' W)
Prague Municipal Airport, OK
(Lat. 35[deg]28'51'' N, long. 96[deg]43'08'' W)
Chandler Regional Airport, OK
(Lat. 35[deg]43'27'' N, long. 96[deg]49'13'' W)
Cushing Municipal Airport, OK
(Lat. 35[deg]57'00'' N, long. 96[deg]46'24'' W)
Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport, OK, Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 35[deg]58'41'' N, long. 96[deg]45'27'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Shawnee Regional Airport, and within a
6.6-mile radius of Seminole Municipal Airport, and within a 6.3-mile
radius of Prague Municipal Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of
Chandler Regional Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Cushing
Municipal Airport, and that airspace within a 6-mile radius of the
Point In Space serving Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 4, 2019.
Steve Szukala,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-26607 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
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