Revocation and Amendment of the Class E Airspace; Lafayette, LA, 69619-69620 [2019-27276]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69619-69620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27276]



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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2019 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0613; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-9]
RIN 2120-AA66


Revocation and Amendment of the Class E Airspace; Lafayette, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class E airspace designated as an 
extension to a Class C surface area at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul 
Fournet Field, Lafayette, LA; amends the Class E airspace designated as 
a surface area at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field; and 
amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field and Acadiana 
Regional Airport, New Iberia, LA, which is contained within the 
Lafayette, LA, airspace legal description. This action is due to an 
airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Acadi non-
directional beacon (NDB), which provided navigation information for the 
instrument procedures at Acadiana Regional Airport, and the development 
of new instrument procedures at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet 
Field. The geographic coordinates of the Lafayette Regional Airport/
Paul Fournet Field and the names of Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul 
Fournet Field, Acadiana Regional Airport, and Abbeville Chris Crusta 
Memorial Airport, Abbeville, LA, which is contained within the 
Lafayette, LA, airspace legal description, are also being updated to 
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 26, 2020. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1 
Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: 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 revokes the Class E airspace designated as an extension to a 
Class C surface area at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field, 
Lafayette, LA, and amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet 
Field and Acadiana Regional Airport, New Iberia, LA, to support 
instrument flight rule operations at these airports.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (84 FR 43089; August 20, 2019) for Docket No. FAA-2019-0613 to 
revoke the Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class C 
surface area at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field, 
Lafayette, LA, and amend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field 
and Acadiana Regional Airport, New Iberia, LA. Interested parties were 
invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written 
comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002, 
6003, 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.

Differences From the NPRM

    Subsequent to publication of the NPRM, the FAA discovered that the 
name and geographic coordinates of Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul 
Fournet Field needed to be updated in the Class E airspace designated 
as a surface area for Lafayette, LA, which had been inadvertently 
omitted from the NPRM. As these changes are administrative in nature 
and do not amend the airspace itself, the amendment to the Class E 
airspace designated as a surface area for Lafayette, LA, is included in 
this action.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends 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, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

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The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71:
    Removes the Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class 
C surface area at Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field, 
Lafayette, LA, as it is no longer required;
    Amends the Class E airspace designated as a surface area at 
Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field by amending the header of 
the airspace legal description from ``Lafayette Regional Airport, LA'' 
to ``Lafayette, LA'' to comply with FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for 
Handling Airspace Matters; updating the name and geographic coordinates 
of Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field (previously Lafayette 
Regional Airport) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and 
updating the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart 
Supplement'';
    And amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface to within a 7.5-mile radius (decreased from a 7.7-
mile radius) of the Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field; 
within a 6.7-mile radius (decreased from a 6.9-mile radius) of Acadiana 
Regional Airport, New Iberia, LA; updates the names of Lafayette 
Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field (previously Lafayette Regional 
Airport), Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (previously Abbeville 
Municipal Airport), and Acadiana Regional Airport (previously Acadiana 
Regional) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and updates 
the geographic coordinates of Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet 
Field to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and removes the 
city associated with the Acadiana Regional Airport from the airspace 
legal description to comply with a change to FAA Order 7400.2M, 
Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters.
    This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the Acadi NDB, which provided navigation information 
for the instrument procedures at Acadiana Regional Airport and the 
development of new instrument procedures at Lafayette Regional Airport/
Paul Fournet Field.

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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. This airspace action is not expected 
to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 FAA Order 7400.11D, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and 
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas.

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ASW LA E2 Lafayette, LA [Amended]

Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field, LA
    (Lat. 30[deg]12'18'' N, long. 91[deg]59'16'' W)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul 
Fournet Field. This Class E airspace 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 6003 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class C Surface Area.

* * * * *

ASW LA E3 Lafayette, LA [Removed]

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

* * * * *

ASW LA E5 Lafayette, LA [Amended]

Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field, LA
    (Lat. 30[deg]12'18'' N, long. 91[deg]59'16'' W)
Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport, LA
    (Lat. 29[deg]58'33'' N, long. 92[deg]05'03'' W)
Acadiana Regional Airport, LA
    (Lat. 30[deg]02'16'' N, long. 91[deg]53'02'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet 
Field, and within a 6.4-mile radius of Abbeville Chris Crusta 
Memorial Airport, and within a 6.7-mile radius of Acadiana Regional 
Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 11, 2019.
Steve Szukala,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-27276 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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