Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Tuscaloosa, AL, 33588-33590 [2021-13492]
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Class D and Class E airspace
designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, 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
designation 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
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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:
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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.
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§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
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AGL IL D Belleville, IL [Amended]
Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, IL
(Lat. 38°32′43″ N, long. 89°50′07″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL
within a 4.9-mile radius of the Scott AFB/
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. This Class D
airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time
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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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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AGL IL E5 Belleville, IL [Amended]
Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, IL
(Lat. 38°32′43″ N, long. 89°50′07″ W)
Scott TACAN
(Lat. 38°32′43″ N, long. 89°51′06″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 7.4-mile
radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis
Airport, and within 8 miles northwest and 10
miles southeast of the 048° bearing from the
Scott TACAN extending from the 4.9-mile
radius from Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis
Airport to 22 miles northeast of the Scott
TACAN, and within 1 mile each side of the
137° bearing from the Scott AFB/MidAmerica
St. Louis Airport extending from the 7.4-mile
radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis
Airport to 8.1 miles southeast of Scott AFB/
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, and within
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Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 21,
2021.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0171; Airspace
Docket No. 21–ASO–4]
RIN 2120–AA66
AGL IL E4 Belleville, IL [Amended]
Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, IL
(Lat. 38°32′43″ N, long. 89°50′07″ W)
Scott TACAN
(Lat. 38°32′43″ N, long. 89°51′06″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within 1.3 miles each side of the 048°
bearing from the Scott TACAN extending
from the 4.9-mile radius of Scott AFB/
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to 5.7 miles
northeast of the Scott TACAN, and within 1
mile each side of the 314° radial from the
Scott TACAN extending from the 4.9-mile
radius of the Scott AFB/MidAmerica St.
Louis Airport to 9.5 miles northwest of the
Scott TACAN. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by Notice to Airmen.
The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Chart
Supplement.
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1.5 miles each side of the 142° radial from
the Scott TACAN extending from the 7.4mile radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St.
Louis Airport to 12.7 miles southeast of the
Scott TACAN, and within 4 miles each side
of the 314° radial from the Scott TACAN
extending from the 7.4-mile radius of Scott
AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to 10.5
miles northwest of the Scott TACAN.
Proposed Amendment of Class E
Airspace; Tuscaloosa, AL
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
for Tuscaloosa National Airport,
Tuscaloosa, AL. The FAA is proposing
this action as a result of an airspace
review caused by the decommissioning
of the CRIMSON Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range collocated with
Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC). This
action would also update name of
Tuscaloosa National Airport, (formerly
Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport) AL.
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 August 9, 2021.
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 20590–0001;
Telephone: (800) 647–5527, or (202)
366–9826. You must identify the Docket
No. FAA–2021–0171; Airspace Docket
No. 21–ASO–4 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
SUMMARY:
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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: John
Fornito, Operations Support Group,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, GA 30337; Telephone
(404) 305–6364.
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 Class E airspace for Tuscaloosa
National Airport, Tuscaloosa, AL, to
support IFR operations in the area.
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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–
2021–0171 and Airspace Docket No. 21–
ASO–4) 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
https://www.regulations.gov.
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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–2021–0171; Airspace
Docket No. 21–ASO–4.’’ 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 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 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 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 between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except 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 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 proposes an amendment to
14 CFR part 71 to amend Class E
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airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Tuscaloosa
National Airport, Tuscaloosa, AL, as the
CRIMSON VORTAC is being
decommissioned. The Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface would be amended by
increasing the radius from 7.0 miles to
9.4 miles, adding an extension 4.0 miles
each side of the 117° bearing from the
airport extending from the 9.4-mile
radius to 11.8 miles southeast of the
airport and within 2.0 miles each side
of the of the 041° bearing extending
from the 9.4-mile radius to 11.5 miles
northeast of the airport and within 4.0
miles each side of the 296° bearing
extending from the 9.4-mile radius to
10.8 miles northwest of the airport and
within 2.0 miles each side of the 221°
bearing extending from the 9.4-mile
radius to 11.8 miles southwest of the
airport. This action would also update
name of Tuscaloosa National Airport,
(formerly Tuscaloosa Municipal
Airport) AL.
Class E airspace designations are
published in Paragraph 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 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
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current. 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
proposed rule, when promulgated, will
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
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Procedures’’, prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
24 CFR Part 100
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
[Docket No. FR–6251–P–01]
RIN 2529–AB02
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 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, 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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ASO AL E5
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Tuscaloosa, AL [Amend]
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Tuscaloosa National Airport, AL
(Lat. 33°13′14″ N, long. 87°36′41″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 9.4-mile
radius of Tuscaloosa National Airport and
within 4.0 miles each side of the 117° bearing
from the airport extending from the 9.4-mile
radius to 11.8 miles southeast of the airport
and within 2.0 miles each side of the of the
041° bearing extending from the 9.4-mile
radius to 11.5 miles northeast of the airport
and within 4.0 miles each side of the 296°
bearing extending from the 9.4-mile radius to
10.8 miles northwest of the airport and
within 2.0 miles each side of the 221° bearing
extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 11.8
miles southwest of the airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 21,
2021.
Andreese C. Davis,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South,
Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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Reinstatement of HUD’s Discriminatory
Effects Standard
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
In 2020, HUD published a
rule titled ‘‘HUD’s Implementation of
the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact
Standard’’ (‘‘2020 Rule’’). Prior to the
effective date of the 2020 rule, the U.S.
District Court for the District of
Massachusetts issued a preliminary
injunction in Massachusetts Fair
Housing Center v. HUD, staying HUD’s
implementation and enforcement of the
rule. Consequently, the 2020 Rule never
took effect. After reconsidering the 2020
Rule, HUD is proposing to recodify its
previously promulgated rule titled,
‘‘Implementation of the Fair Housing
Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard’’
(‘‘2013 Rule’’), which, as of the date of
publication of this Proposed Rule,
remains in effect due to the preliminary
injunction. HUD believes the 2013 Rule
better states Fair Housing Act
jurisprudence and is more consistent
with the Fair Housing Act’s remedial
purposes.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comment due date: August 24,
2021.
Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments
regarding this rule to the Regulations
Division, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
10276, Washington, DC 20410. All
communications should refer to the
above docket number and title. There
are two methods for submitting public
comments.
1. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make them immediately available to the
public. Comments submitted
electronically through the
www.regulations.gov website can be
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viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
2. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
Note: To receive consideration as
public comments, comments must be
submitted through one of the two
methods specified above. Again, all
submissions must refer to the docket
number and title of the rule.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
(FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Public
Comments. All properly submitted
comments and communications
submitted to HUD will be available for
public inspection and copying between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above
address. Due to security measures at the
HUD Headquarters building, an
appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled in
advance by calling the Regulations
Division at 202–708–3055 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with
speech or hearing impairments may
access this number via TTY by calling
the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
8339. Copies of all comments submitted
are available for inspection and
downloading at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen M. Pennington, Acting
Associate General Counsel for Fair
Housing, Office of General Counsel, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410–0500, email
HUDDisparateImpact2021@hud.gov or
telephone number 202–402–3330 (this
is not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing and speech impairments may
contact this phone number via TTY by
calling the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8399 (this is a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of
1968, as amended (‘‘Fair Housing Act’’
or ‘‘Act’’), prohibits discrimination in
the sale, rental, or financing of
dwellings and in other housing-related
activities because of race, color, religion,
sex, disability, familial status, or
national origin.1 Through the Fair
1 42 U.S.C. 3601–3619, 3631. This preamble uses
the term ‘‘disability’’ to refer to what the Act and
its implementing regulations term a ‘‘handicap’’
because that is the preferred term. See, e.g., Hunt
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0171; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-4]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Tuscaloosa, AL
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 for Tuscaloosa National Airport,
Tuscaloosa, AL. The FAA is proposing this action as a result of an
airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the CRIMSON Very High
Frequency Omnidirectional Range collocated with Tactical Air Navigation
(VORTAC). This action would also update name of Tuscaloosa National
Airport, (formerly Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport) AL. 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 August 9, 2021.
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 20590-0001;
Telephone: (800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify the
Docket No. FAA-2021-0171; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-4 at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
[[Page 33589]]
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: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; Telephone (404) 305-6364.
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 Class E airspace for Tuscaloosa National Airport,
Tuscaloosa, AL, 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-
2021-0171 and Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-4) 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 https://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-2021-0171; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-4.'' 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 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 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 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 between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 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 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 proposes an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Tuscaloosa
National Airport, Tuscaloosa, AL, as the CRIMSON VORTAC is being
decommissioned. The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface would be amended by increasing the radius from 7.0
miles to 9.4 miles, adding an extension 4.0 miles each side of the
117[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 9.4-mile radius to
11.8 miles southeast of the airport and within 2.0 miles each side of
the of the 041[deg] bearing extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 11.5
miles northeast of the airport and within 4.0 miles each side of the
296[deg] bearing extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 10.8 miles
northwest of the airport and within 2.0 miles each side of the 221[deg]
bearing extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 11.8 miles southwest of
the airport. This action would also update name of Tuscaloosa National
Airport, (formerly Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport) AL.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 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 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 proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will 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
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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
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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 Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ASO AL E5 Tuscaloosa, AL [Amend]
Tuscaloosa National Airport, AL
(Lat. 33[deg]13'14'' N, long. 87[deg]36'41'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 9.4-mile radius of Tuscaloosa National Airport and within
4.0 miles each side of the 117[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 11.8 miles southeast of the
airport and within 2.0 miles each side of the of the 041[deg]
bearing extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 11.5 miles northeast
of the airport and within 4.0 miles each side of the 296[deg]
bearing extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 10.8 miles northwest
of the airport and within 2.0 miles each side of the 221[deg]
bearing extending from the 9.4-mile radius to 11.8 miles southwest
of the airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 21, 2021.
Andreese C. Davis,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2021-13492 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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