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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0413; Airspace
Docket No. 21–ASW–9]
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Proposed Amendment of Class D and
Class E Airspace and Establishment of
Class E Airspace; Waco, TX
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend the Class D and Class E airspace
and establish Class E airspace at airports
in Waco, TX. The FAA is proposing this
action as the result of biennial airspace
reviews. The name and geographic
coordinates of various airports and
navigational aids would also be updated
to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical
database.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 12, 2021.
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–2021–
0413/Airspace Docket No. 21–ASW–9,
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 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
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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 7400.11E 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 D airspace and Class E
surface area airspace at Waco Regional
Airport, Waco, TX; establish Class E
surface area airspace at TSTC Waco
Airport, Waco, TX; establish Class E
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Marlin Airport,
Waco, TX; and amend the Class E
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Waco Regional
Airport, TSTC Waco Airport, and
McGregor Executive Airport, Waco, to
support instrument flight rule
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,
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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–2021–0413/Airspace
Docket No. 21–ASW–9.’’ 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 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order
7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11E 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 14 CFR part 71 by:
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Amending the Class D airspace to
within a 4.2-mile (decreased from a 4.5mile) radius of Waco Regional Airport,
Waco, TX; adding an extension 1 mile
each side of the 149° bearing from the
airport extending from the 4.2-mile
radius to 4.3 miles southeast of the
airport; removing the city associated
with the airport to comply with changes
to FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for
Handling Airspace Matters; and
replacing the outdated term ‘‘Airport/
Facility Directory’’ with ‘‘Chart
Supplement’’;
Amending the Class D airspace legal
description at TSTC Waco Airport,
Waco, TX, by removing the airport name
from the airspace legal description
header to comply with changes to FAA
Order 7400.2M; removing the city
associated with the airport in the
airspace legal description to comply
with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M;
updating the name of the airport
(previously TSTC-Waco Airport) to
coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical
database; and replacing the outdated
term ‘‘Airfield/Facility Directory’’ with
‘‘Chart Supplement’’;
Amending the Class E surface area
airspace to within a 4.2-mile (decreased
from a 4.5-mile) radius of Waco
Regional Airport; adding an extension 1
mile each side of the 149° bearing from
the airport extending from the 4.2-mile
radius to 4.3 miles southeast of the
airport; removing the TSTI-Waco
Airport, Waco, TX, and the associated
airspace from the airspace legal
description (A separate airspace legal
description is being created to reduce
confusion regarding Class D and E
service availability at the two airports.);
and replacing the outdated term
‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ with ‘‘Chart
Supplement’’;
Establishing Class E surface area
airspace within a 4.4-mile radius of
TSTC Waco Airport;
Establishing Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface within a 6.3-mile radius of
Marlin Airport, Waco, TX; and within
1.8 miles each side of the 123° radial
from the Waco VORTAC extending from
the 6.3-mile radius from Marlin Airport
to 13.1 miles northwest of the airport;
And amending the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface to within a 6.7-mile
(decreased from a 11.5-mile) radius of
Waco Regional Airport; removing the
extension north of the VORTAC as it is
no longer needed; adding an extension
3.7 miles each side of the 014° bearing
from the Waco RGNL: RWY 19–LOC
extending from the 6.7-mile radius from
Waco Regional Airport to 15.3 miles
north of the Waco Regional Airport;
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adding an extension 2.5 miles each side
of the 328° radial from the Waco
VORTAC extending from the 6.7-mile
radius from Waco Regional Airport to 10
miles northwest of the Waco VORTAC;
within a 6.9-mile (decreased from a 7.9mile) radius of TSTC Waco Airport;
removing the Leroi NDB and the
associated extension as they are no
longer needed; adding an extension 1
mile each side of the 179° bearing from
the McGregor Executive Airport, Waco,
TX, extending from the 6.6-mile radius
from McGregor Executive Airport to 6.7miles south of McGregor Executive
Airport; adding an extension 6 miles
each side of the 005° radial from the
Waco VORTAC extending from the
Waco VORTAC to 10 miles north of the
Waco VORTAC; and adding an
extension 6 miles each side of the 185°
radial from the Waco VORTAC
extending from the 6.6 mile radius from
the McGregor Executive Airport to the
Waco VORTAC; removing the Marlin
Airport and associated airspace from the
airspace legal description as it no longer
adjoins this airspace and separate
airspace has been established for this
airport; and updating the names of
Waco Regional Airport (previously
Regional Airport), TSTC Waco Airport
(previously TSTC-Waco Airport) and
McGregor Executive Airport (previously
McGregor Municipal Airport) and the
geographic coordinates of Waco
Regional Airport and the Waco
VORTAC to coincide with the FAA’s
aeronautical database.
These actions are the result of
biennial airspace reviews.
Class D and E airspace designations
are published in paragraph 5000, 6002,
and 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated
July 21, 2020, and effective September
15, 2020, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D
and 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)
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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
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.
§ 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:
■
Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
*
*
*
*
*
ASW TX D Waco, TX [Amended]
Waco Regional Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°36′44″ N, long. 97°13′49″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL
within a 4.2-mile radius of Waco Regional
Airport, and within 1 mile each side of the
149° bearing from the airport extending from
the 4.2-mile radius from the airport to 4.3
miles southeast of the airport. This Class D
airspace area is effective during the specific
dates in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be
published in the Chart Supplement.
ASW TX D Waco, TX [Amended]
TSTC Waco Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°38′16″ N, long. 97°04′27″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL
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within a 4.4-mile radius of TSTC Waco
Airport, excluding that airspace within the
Waco Regional Airport Class D airspace and
Class E surface area airspace. This Class D
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 published in the Chart
Supplement.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas
Designated as Surface Areas.
*
*
*
*
*
ASW TX E2 Waco, TX [Amended]
Waco Regional Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°36′44″ N, long. 97°13′49″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within a 4.2-mile radius of Waco
Regional Airport, and within 1 mile each side
of the 149° bearing from the airport extending
from the 4.2-mile radius from the airport to
4.3 miles southeast of the airport. This Class
E airspace area is effective during the specific
dates in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be
published in the Chart Supplement.
ASW TX E2 Waco, TX [Established]
TSTC Waco Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°38′16″ N, long. 97°04′27″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within a 4.4-mile radius of TSTC
Waco Airport, excluding that airspace within
the Waco Regional Airport Class D airspace
and Class E surface area airspace. 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 published in the Chart
Supplement.
328° radial from the Waco VORTAC
extending from the 6.7-mile radius of Waco
Regional Airport to 10 miles northwest of the
Waco VORTAC, and within a 6.9-mile radius
of TSTC Waco Airport, and within a 6.6-mile
radius of McGregor Executive Airport, and
within 1 mile each side of the 179° bearing
from the McGregor Executive Airport
extending from the 6.6-mile radius of
McGregor Executive Airport to 6.7 miles
south of McGregor Executive Airport, and
within 6 miles each side of the 005° radial
from the Waco VORTAC extending from the
Waco VORTAC to 10 miles north of the Waco
VORTAC, and within 6 miles each side of the
185° radial from the Waco VORTAC
extending from the 6.6-mile radius of
McGregor Executive Airport to the Waco
VORTAC.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 24,
2021.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
Proposed Amendment of Class D and
Class E Airspace, Revocation of Class
E Airspace and Establishment of Class
E Airspace; Carbondale and Marion, IL
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AGENCY:
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ASW TX E5 Waco, TX [Established]
Marlin Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°20′26″ N, long. 96°51′07″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile
radius of Marlin Airport, and within 1.8
miles each side of the 123° radial of the Waco
VORTAC extending from the 6.3-mile radius
to 13.1 miles northwest of the airport.
ASW TX E5 Waco, TX [Amended]
Waco Regional Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°36′44″ N, long. 97°13′49″ W)
Waco RGNL: RWY 19–LOC
(Lat. 31°36′07″ N, long. 97°13′49″ W)
Waco VORTAC
(Lat. 31°39′44″ N, long. 97°16′08″ W)
TSTC Waco Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°38′16″ N, long. 97°04′27″ W)
McGregor Executive Airport, TX
(Lat. 31°29′06″ N, long. 97°19′00″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile
radius of Waco Regional Airport, and within
3.7 miles each side of the 014° bearing from
the Waco RGNL: RWY 19–LOC extending
from the 6.7-mile radius of Waco Regional
Airport to 15.3 miles north of Waco Regional
Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the
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Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
This action proposes to
amend the Class D airspace and Class E
airspace at Carbondale, IL, and Marion,
IL; revoke the Class E airspace area
designated as an extension to Class D
airspace at Veterans Airport of Southern
Illinois, Marion, IL; and establish Class
E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Southern
Illinois Airport, Carbondale/
Murphysboro, IL. The FAA is proposing
this action as the result of airspace
reviews caused by the decommissioning
of the Marion very high frequency
(VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) as
part of the VOR Minimal Operational
Network (MON) Program. The names
and geographic coordinates of the
airports would also be updated to
coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical
database.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 12, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0413; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASW-9]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Waco, TX
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 and Class E airspace
and establish Class E airspace at airports in Waco, TX. The FAA is
proposing this action as the result of biennial airspace reviews. The
name and geographic coordinates of various airports and navigational
aids would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 12, 2021.
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-2021-0413/Airspace Docket No. 21-ASW-9, 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 7400.11E, 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 7400.11E 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 D airspace and Class E surface area
airspace at Waco Regional Airport, Waco, TX; establish Class E surface
area airspace at TSTC Waco Airport, Waco, TX; establish Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Marlin
Airport, Waco, TX; and amend the Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface at Waco Regional Airport, TSTC Waco Airport,
and McGregor Executive Airport, Waco, to support instrument flight rule
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,
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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-2021-0413/
Airspace Docket No. 21-ASW-9.'' 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 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E 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 14 CFR part 71 by:
Amending the Class D airspace to within a 4.2-mile (decreased from
a 4.5-mile) radius of Waco Regional Airport, Waco, TX; adding an
extension 1 mile each side of the 149[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.3 miles southeast of the
airport; removing the city associated with the airport to comply with
changes to FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters;
and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with
``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class D airspace legal description at TSTC Waco
Airport, Waco, TX, by removing the airport name from the airspace legal
description header to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M;
removing the city associated with the airport in the airspace legal
description to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; updating the
name of the airport (previously TSTC-Waco Airport) to coincide with the
FAA's aeronautical database; and replacing the outdated term
``Airfield/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class E surface area airspace to within a 4.2-mile
(decreased from a 4.5-mile) radius of Waco Regional Airport; adding an
extension 1 mile each side of the 149[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.3 miles southeast of the
airport; removing the TSTI-Waco Airport, Waco, TX, and the associated
airspace from the airspace legal description (A separate airspace legal
description is being created to reduce confusion regarding Class D and
E service availability at the two airports.); and replacing the
outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Establishing Class E surface area airspace within a 4.4-mile radius
of TSTC Waco Airport;
Establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface within a 6.3-mile radius of Marlin Airport, Waco, TX; and
within 1.8 miles each side of the 123[deg] radial from the Waco VORTAC
extending from the 6.3-mile radius from Marlin Airport to 13.1 miles
northwest of the airport;
And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.7-mile (decreased from a 11.5-mile)
radius of Waco Regional Airport; removing the extension north of the
VORTAC as it is no longer needed; adding an extension 3.7 miles each
side of the 014[deg] bearing from the Waco RGNL: RWY 19-LOC extending
from the 6.7-mile radius from Waco Regional Airport to 15.3 miles north
of the Waco Regional Airport; adding an extension 2.5 miles each side
of the 328[deg] radial from the Waco VORTAC extending from the 6.7-mile
radius from Waco Regional Airport to 10 miles northwest of the Waco
VORTAC; within a 6.9-mile (decreased from a 7.9-mile) radius of TSTC
Waco Airport; removing the Leroi NDB and the associated extension as
they are no longer needed; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the
179[deg] bearing from the McGregor Executive Airport, Waco, TX,
extending from the 6.6-mile radius from McGregor Executive Airport to
6.7-miles south of McGregor Executive Airport; adding an extension 6
miles each side of the 005[deg] radial from the Waco VORTAC extending
from the Waco VORTAC to 10 miles north of the Waco VORTAC; and adding
an extension 6 miles each side of the 185[deg] radial from the Waco
VORTAC extending from the 6.6 mile radius from the McGregor Executive
Airport to the Waco VORTAC; removing the Marlin Airport and associated
airspace from the airspace legal description as it no longer adjoins
this airspace and separate airspace has been established for this
airport; and updating the names of Waco Regional Airport (previously
Regional Airport), TSTC Waco Airport (previously TSTC-Waco Airport) and
McGregor Executive Airport (previously McGregor Municipal Airport) and
the geographic coordinates of Waco Regional Airport and the Waco VORTAC
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
These actions are the result of biennial airspace reviews.
Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6002, and 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class D and 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)
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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.
* * * * *
ASW TX D Waco, TX [Amended]
Waco Regional Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]36'44'' N, long. 97[deg]13'49'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Waco Regional Airport,
and within 1 mile each side of the 149[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 4.2-mile radius from the airport to 4.3 miles
southeast of the airport. This Class D airspace area is effective
during the specific dates in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be published in the Chart
Supplement.
ASW TX D Waco, TX [Amended]
TSTC Waco Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]38'16'' N, long. 97[deg]04'27'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of TSTC Waco Airport,
excluding that airspace within the Waco Regional Airport Class D
airspace and Class E surface area airspace. This Class D 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 published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as Surface Areas.
* * * * *
ASW TX E2 Waco, TX [Amended]
Waco Regional Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]36'44'' N, long. 97[deg]13'49'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Waco Regional Airport, and within 1 mile each side of
the 149[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.2-mile
radius from the airport to 4.3 miles southeast of the airport. This
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be published in the Chart Supplement.
ASW TX E2 Waco, TX [Established]
TSTC Waco Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]38'16'' N, long. 97[deg]04'27'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.4-
mile radius of TSTC Waco Airport, excluding that airspace within the
Waco Regional Airport Class D airspace and Class E surface area
airspace. 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 published in
the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
ASW TX E5 Waco, TX [Established]
Marlin Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]20'26'' N, long. 96[deg]51'07'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3-mile radius of Marlin Airport, and within 1.8 miles
each side of the 123[deg] radial of the Waco VORTAC extending from
the 6.3-mile radius to 13.1 miles northwest of the airport.
ASW TX E5 Waco, TX [Amended]
Waco Regional Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]36'44'' N, long. 97[deg]13'49'' W)
Waco RGNL: RWY 19-LOC
(Lat. 31[deg]36'07'' N, long. 97[deg]13'49'' W)
Waco VORTAC
(Lat. 31[deg]39'44'' N, long. 97[deg]16'08'' W)
TSTC Waco Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]38'16'' N, long. 97[deg]04'27'' W)
McGregor Executive Airport, TX
(Lat. 31[deg]29'06'' N, long. 97[deg]19'00'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.7-mile radius of Waco Regional Airport, and within 3.7
miles each side of the 014[deg] bearing from the Waco RGNL: RWY 19-
LOC extending from the 6.7-mile radius of Waco Regional Airport to
15.3 miles north of Waco Regional Airport, and within 2.5 miles each
side of the 328[deg] radial from the Waco VORTAC extending from the
6.7-mile radius of Waco Regional Airport to 10 miles northwest of
the Waco VORTAC, and within a 6.9-mile radius of TSTC Waco Airport,
and within a 6.6-mile radius of McGregor Executive Airport, and
within 1 mile each side of the 179[deg] bearing from the McGregor
Executive Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius of McGregor
Executive Airport to 6.7 miles south of McGregor Executive Airport,
and within 6 miles each side of the 005[deg] radial from the Waco
VORTAC extending from the Waco VORTAC to 10 miles north of the Waco
VORTAC, and within 6 miles each side of the 185[deg] radial from the
Waco VORTAC extending from the 6.6-mile radius of McGregor Executive
Airport to the Waco VORTAC.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 24, 2021.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-11233 Filed 5-27-21; 8:45 am]
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