81_FR_36249 81 FR 36141 - Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace for the Following Oklahoma Towns: Antlers, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee, OK

81 FR 36141 - Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace for the Following Oklahoma Towns: Antlers, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee, OK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 108 (June 6, 2016)

Page Range36141-36143
FR Document2016-13146

This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E airspace designated as surface areas, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Antlers Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno Regional Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee Regional Airport, Shawnee, OK. The decommissioning of non-directional radio beacons (NDB) and/or cancellation of NDB approaches due to advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities have made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the above locations. This action also updates the airport names of University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, Norman, OK; David Jay Perry Airport, Goldsby, OK; El Reno Regional Airport; Shawnee Regional Airport; Chandler Regional Airport, OK; and Sundance Airport, Oklahoma City, OK, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Additionally, this action updates the geographic coordinates for Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK; El Reno Regional Airport; Wiley Post Airport; Antlers Municipal Airport; Sundance Airport; Seminole Municipal Airport, OK; Prague Municipal Airport, OK; Chandler Regional Airport, OK; Tilghman NDB; Cushing Municipal Airport, OK; Cushing NDB; and Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport, OK, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-7857; Airspace Docket No. 15-ASW-22]


Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace for the Following 
Oklahoma Towns: Antlers, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Oklahoma City Wiley 
Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E airspace 
designated as surface areas, and Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Antlers Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; 
El Reno Regional Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; Wiley Post Airport, 
Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee Regional Airport, 
Shawnee, OK. The decommissioning of non-directional radio beacons (NDB) 
and/or cancellation of NDB approaches due to advances in Global 
Positioning System (GPS) capabilities have made this action necessary 
for the safety and

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management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the above 
locations. This action also updates the airport names of University of 
Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, Norman, OK; David Jay Perry Airport, 
Goldsby, OK; El Reno Regional Airport; Shawnee Regional Airport; 
Chandler Regional Airport, OK; and Sundance Airport, Oklahoma City, OK, 
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Additionally, this 
action updates the geographic coordinates for Tinker AFB, Oklahoma 
City, OK; El Reno Regional Airport; Wiley Post Airport; Antlers 
Municipal Airport; Sundance Airport; Seminole Municipal Airport, OK; 
Prague Municipal Airport, OK; Chandler Regional Airport, OK; Tilghman 
NDB; Cushing Municipal Airport, OK; Cushing NDB; and Cushing Regional 
Hospital Heliport, OK, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 15, 2016. 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 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can 
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; telephone: 202-267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to 
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it amends Class D airspace, Class E airspace designated as surface 
areas, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Antlers Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno Regional 
Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City Wiley 
Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee Regional Airport, Shawnee, OK.

History

    On March 11, 2016, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Class D airspace, Class 
E airspace designated as surface areas, and Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Antlers Municipal Airport, 
Antlers, OK; El Reno Regional Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; Wiley Post 
Airport, Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee Regional 
Airport, Shawnee, OK (81 FR 12845). Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on 
the proposal to the FAA. Two comments were received.
    One comment from Mr. Robert Pigott, Aeronautical Information 
Services, identified an error in the geographic coordinates for the 
Tilghman NDB and Antlers Municipal Airport, and identified that the 
name of Sundance Airport had been changed. The FAA agrees with the 
commenter and amends the geographic coordinates for Antlers Municipal 
Airport and the Tilghman NDB, as well as noting the name change to 
Sundance Airport.
    Another comment was received from Carolyn Bloom, Aeronautical 
Information Services, advising that the geographic coordinates for 
Chandler Regional Airport had been updated after the NPRM was 
published, and that the name of University of Oklahoma Westheimer 
Airport had been changed. The FAA agrees with the commenter and amends 
the geographic coordinates for Chandler Regional Airport, and the name 
of the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 
dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 
2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, 
C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting 
points.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 modifies Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Antlers Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno Regional 
Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; and Prague Municipal Airport, Shawnee, OK. 
After review, the FAA found that with the decommissioning of NDBs, 
cancellation of the NDB approaches, and implementation of area 
navigation (RNAV) instrument approaches the Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at: Antlers Municipal Airport 
should be reduced from a 6.5-mile radius to 6.3 miles and the extension 
to the south of the airport from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.3 miles was 
no longer required; El Reno Regional Airport should be reduced from a 
7.4-mile radius to 6.6 miles; and Prague Municipal Airport should be 
reduced from a 6.5-mile radius to 6.3 miles and the extension to the 
north of the airport from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.9 miles was no 
longer required in accordance with airspace requirements specified in 
FAA Joint Order 7400.2K. This action is necessary for the safety and 
management of IFR operations under standard instrument approach 
procedures.
    Additionally, this amendment notes the name change of the following 
airports: University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport (formerly 
University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airpark), Norman, OK; El Reno 
Regional Airport (formerly El Reno Municipal Airpark); Sundance Airport 
(formerly Sundance Airpark), Oklahoma City, OK; David Jay Perry 
Airport, Goldsby, OK (formerly David J. Perry Airport, Norman, OK); 
Shawnee Regional Airport (formerly Shawnee Municipal Airport); and 
Chandler Regional Airport (formerly Chandler Municipal Airport).

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Geographic coordinates are also being updated for the following 
airports and navigation aids: Tinker AFB; El Reno Regional Airport; 
Wiley Post Airport; Antlers Municipal Airport; Sundance Airport; 
Seminole Municipal Airport; Prague Municipal Airport; Chandler Regional 
Airport; Tilghman NDB; Cushing Municipal Airport; Cushing NDB; and 
Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport.

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 5-6.5a. 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

0
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]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ASW OK D Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, OK [Amended]

Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]32'03'' N., long. 97[deg]38'49'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,800 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Wiley Post Airport 
excluding that airspace within the Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World 
Airport, OK, Class C airspace area. 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 continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ASW OK E2 Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, OK [Amended]

Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]32'03'' N., long. 97[deg]38'49'' W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Wiley Post Airport excluding that 
airspace within the Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, OK, 
Class C airspace area. 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 Airport/Facility Directory.

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

* * * * *

ASW OK E5 Antlers, OK [Amended]

Antlers Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 34[deg]11'33'' N., long. 95[deg]39'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Antlers Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ASW OK E5 Oklahoma City, OK [Amended]

Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]23'35'' N., long. 97[deg]36'03'' W.)
Oklahoma City, Tinker AFB, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]24'53'' N., long. 97[deg]23'12'' W.)
Norman, University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]14'44'' N., long. 97[deg]28'20'' W.)
University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 35[deg]14'58'' N., long. 97[deg]27'51'' W.)
Goldsby, David Jay Perry Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]09'18'' N., long. 97[deg]28'13'' W.)
Oklahoma City, Clarence E. Page Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]29'17'' N., long. 97[deg]49'25'' W.)
El Reno Regional Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]28'22'' N., long. 98[deg]00'21'' W.)
Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]32'03'' N., long. 97[deg]38'49'' W.)
Oklahoma City, Sundance Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]36'07'' N., long. 97[deg]42'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.1-mile radius of Will Rogers World Airport, and within 
an 8.2-mile radius of Tinker AFB, and within an 8.9-mile radius of 
University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, and within 1.8 miles each 
side of the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport ILS Localizer 
southwest course extending from the 8.9-mile radius to 12 miles 
southwest of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of David Jay 
Perry Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Clarence E. Page 
Airport, and within a 6.6-mile radius of El Reno Regional Airport, 
and within a 6.8-mile radius of Wiley Post Airport, and within a 
6.8-mile radius of Sundance Airport.
* * * * *

ASW OK E5 Shawnee, OK [Amended]

Shawnee Regional Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]21'26'' N., long. 96[deg]56'34'' W.)
Seminole, 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.)
Tilghman NDB
    (Lat. 35[deg]43'31'' N., long. 96[deg]49'07'' W.)
Cushing Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]57'00'' N., long. 96[deg]46'24'' W.)
Cushing NDB
    (Lat. 35[deg]53'24'' 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 2.5 miles each side of the 
352[deg] bearing from the Tilghman NDB extending from the 6.4-mile 
radius to 7.3 miles north of the airport, and within a 6.5-mile 
radius of Cushing Municipal Airport and within 2.1 miles each side 
of the 185[deg] bearing from the Cushing NDB extending from the 6.5-
mile radius to 9.3 miles south of the 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 May 25, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-13146 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              airspace from an 8-mile radius to a 6.6-               § 71.1       [Amended]
                                                                                                        mile radius of the airport in accordance               ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
                                                Authority for This Rulemaking
                                                                                                        with airspace requirements specified in                14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
                                                  The FAA’s authority to issue rules                    FAA Joint Order 7400.2K. The                           Airspace Designations and Reporting
                                                regarding aviation safety is found in                   geographic coordinates for Portales                    Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
                                                Title 49 of the United States Code.                     Municipal Airport are also being                       effective September 15, 2015, is
                                                Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                   updated to coincide with the FAA’s                     amended as follows:
                                                authority of the FAA Administrator.                     aeronautical database.
                                                Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,                                                                               Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                                                                        Regulatory Notices and Analyses                        Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
                                                describes in more detail the scope of the                                                                      Above the Surface of the Earth.
                                                agency’s authority. This rulemaking is                     The FAA has determined that this
                                                promulgated under the authority                                                                                *        *      *    *    *
                                                                                                        regulation only involves an established
                                                described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                      body of technical regulations for which                ASW NM E5 Clovis, NM [Amended]
                                                Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                    frequent and routine amendments are                    Clovis, Cannon AFB, NM
                                                section, the FAA is charged with                        necessary to keep them operationally                     (Lat. 34°22′58″ N., long. 103°19′20″ W.)
                                                prescribing regulations to assign the use               current, is non-controversial and
                                                                                                                                                               Portales Municipal Airport, NM
                                                of airspace necessary to ensure the                                                                              (Lat. 34°08′44″ N., long. 103°24′37″ W.)
                                                                                                        unlikely to result in adverse or negative              Texico VORTAC
                                                safety of aircraft and the efficient use of             comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
                                                airspace. This regulation is within the                                                                          (Lat. 34°29′42″ N., long. 102°50′23″ W.)
                                                                                                        ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under                  That airspace extending upward from 700
                                                scope of that authority as it would                     Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a                    feet above the surface within a 20-mile radius
                                                amend Class E airspace at Portales                      ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT                         of Cannon AFB, and within a 6.6-mile radius
                                                Municipal Airport, Clovis, NM.                          Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44                 of Portales Municipal Airport, and within 8
                                                History                                                 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)                  miles north and 4 miles south of the 072°
                                                                                                        does not warrant preparation of a                      radial of the Texico VORTAC extending from
                                                   On March 11, 2016, the FAA                                                                                  the 20-mile radius to 16 miles east of the
                                                published in the Federal Register a                     Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated
                                                                                                                                                               VORTAC.
                                                notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)                    impact is so minimal. Since this is a
                                                                                                        routine matter that only affects air traffic             Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25,
                                                to modify Class E airspace extending                                                                           2016.
                                                upward from 700 feet above the surface                  procedures and air navigation, it is
                                                                                                        certified that this rule, when                         Walter Tweedy,
                                                at Portales Municipal Airport, Clovis,
                                                                                                        promulgated, does not have a significant               Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
                                                NM (81 FR 12847). Interested parties                                                                           ATO Central Service Center.
                                                were invited to participate in this                     economic impact on a substantial
                                                rulemaking effort by submitting written                 number of small entities under the                     [FR Doc. 2016–13145 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am]

                                                comments on the proposal to the FAA.                    criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.            BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

                                                No comments were received.                              Environmental Review
                                                   Class E airspace designations are
                                                                                                                                                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                published in paragraph 6005 of FAA                         The FAA has determined that this
                                                Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015,                    action qualifies for categorical exclusion             Federal Aviation Administration
                                                and effective September 15, 2015, which                 under the National Environmental
                                                is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                  Policy Act in accordance with FAA                      14 CFR Part 71
                                                71.1. The Class E airspace designations                 Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
                                                listed in this document will be                         Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’                    [Docket No. FAA–2015–7857; Airspace
                                                                                                        paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action                 Docket No. 15–ASW–22]
                                                published subsequently in the Order.
                                                                                                        is not expected to cause any potentially               Amendment of Class D and Class E
                                                Availability and Summary of
                                                                                                        significant environmental impacts, and                 Airspace for the Following Oklahoma
                                                Documents for Incorporation by
                                                                                                        no extraordinary circumstances exist                   Towns: Antlers, OK; Oklahoma City,
                                                Reference
                                                                                                        that warrant preparation of an                         OK; Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport,
                                                   This document amends FAA Order                       environmental assessment.                              OK; and Shawnee, OK
                                                7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and
                                                Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015,                 Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                    AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                                and effective September 15, 2015. FAA                    Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                 Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as                  Navigation (air).                                      ACTION: Final rule.
                                                listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                                document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists                       Adoption of the Amendment                              SUMMARY:   This action modifies Class D
                                                Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,                                                                        airspace, Class E airspace designated as
                                                air traffic service routes, and reporting                 In consideration of the foregoing, the               surface areas, and Class E airspace
                                                points.                                                 Federal Aviation Administration                        extending upward from 700 feet above
                                                                                                        amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                      the surface at Antlers Municipal
                                                The Rule                                                                                                       Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno Regional
                                                   This amendment to Title 14, Code of                  PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                        Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; Wiley Post
                                                Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71                    B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR                     Airport, Oklahoma City Wiley Post
                                                modifies Class E airspace extending                     TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                            Airport, OK; and Shawnee Regional
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                                                upward from 700 feet above the surface                  REPORTING POINTS                                       Airport, Shawnee, OK. The
                                                at Portales Municipal Airport, Clovis,                                                                         decommissioning of non-directional
                                                NM. With the decommissioning of the                     ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71                radio beacons (NDB) and/or cancellation
                                                Portales NDB, removal of NDB                            continues to read as follows:                          of NDB approaches due to advances in
                                                approaches, and implementation of area                    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,          Global Positioning System (GPS)
                                                navigation (RNAV) instrument                            40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,           capabilities have made this action
                                                approaches, the FAA is reducing the                     1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                               necessary for the safety and


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                                                management of Instrument Flight Rules                   describes in more detail the scope of the              which is incorporated by reference in 14
                                                (IFR) operations at the above locations.                agency’s authority. This rulemaking is                 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E
                                                This action also updates the airport                    promulgated under the authority                        airspace designations listed in this
                                                names of University of Oklahoma                         described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                     document will be published
                                                Westheimer Airport, Norman, OK;                         Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                   subsequently in the Order.
                                                David Jay Perry Airport, Goldsby, OK; El                section, the FAA is charged with
                                                                                                                                                               Availability and Summary of
                                                Reno Regional Airport; Shawnee                          prescribing regulations to assign the use
                                                                                                                                                               Documents for Incorporation by
                                                Regional Airport; Chandler Regional                     of airspace necessary to ensure the
                                                                                                                                                               Reference
                                                Airport, OK; and Sundance Airport,                      safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
                                                Oklahoma City, OK, to coincide with                     airspace. This regulation is within the                   This document amends FAA Order
                                                the FAA’s aeronautical database.                        scope of that authority as it amends                   7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and
                                                Additionally, this action updates the                   Class D airspace, Class E airspace                     Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015,
                                                geographic coordinates for Tinker AFB,                  designated as surface areas, and Class E               and effective September 15, 2015. FAA
                                                Oklahoma City, OK; El Reno Regional                     airspace extending upward from 700                     Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as
                                                Airport; Wiley Post Airport; Antlers                    feet above the surface at Antlers                      listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                                Municipal Airport; Sundance Airport;                    Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno                document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists
                                                Seminole Municipal Airport, OK;                         Regional Airport, Oklahoma City, OK;                   Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
                                                Prague Municipal Airport, OK; Chandler                  Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City                      air traffic service routes, and reporting
                                                Regional Airport, OK; Tilghman NDB;                     Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee                    points.
                                                Cushing Municipal Airport, OK;                          Regional Airport, Shawnee, OK.                         The Rule
                                                Cushing NDB; and Cushing Regional
                                                                                                        History                                                   This amendment to Title 14, Code of
                                                Hospital Heliport, OK, to coincide with
                                                the FAA’s aeronautical database.                          On March 11, 2016, the FAA                           Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71
                                                                                                        published in the Federal Register a                    modifies Class E airspace extending
                                                DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September
                                                                                                        notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)                   upward from 700 feet above the surface
                                                15, 2016. The Director of the Federal
                                                                                                        to modify Class D airspace, Class E                    at Antlers Municipal Airport, Antlers,
                                                Register approves this incorporation by
                                                                                                        airspace designated as surface areas, and              OK; El Reno Regional Airport,
                                                reference action under Title 1, Code of
                                                                                                        Class E airspace extending upward from                 Oklahoma City, OK; and Prague
                                                Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to
                                                                                                        700 feet above the surface at Antlers                  Municipal Airport, Shawnee, OK. After
                                                the annual revision of FAA Order
                                                                                                        Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno                review, the FAA found that with the
                                                7400.9 and publication of conforming                                                                           decommissioning of NDBs, cancellation
                                                amendments.                                             Regional Airport, Oklahoma City, OK;
                                                                                                        Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City                      of the NDB approaches, and
                                                ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z,                           Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee                    implementation of area navigation
                                                Airspace Designations and Reporting                     Regional Airport, Shawnee, OK (81 FR                   (RNAV) instrument approaches the
                                                Points, and subsequent amendments can                   12845). Interested parties were invited                Class E airspace extending upward from
                                                be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/                 to participate in this rulemaking effort               700 feet above the surface at: Antlers
                                                air_traffic/publications/. For further                  by submitting written comments on the                  Municipal Airport should be reduced
                                                information, you can contact the                        proposal to the FAA. Two comments                      from a 6.5-mile radius to 6.3 miles and
                                                Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation                 were received.                                         the extension to the south of the airport
                                                Administration, 800 Independence                          One comment from Mr. Robert Pigott,                  from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.3 miles
                                                Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591;                      Aeronautical Information Services,                     was no longer required; El Reno
                                                telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is                   identified an error in the geographic                  Regional Airport should be reduced
                                                also available for inspection at the                    coordinates for the Tilghman NDB and                   from a 7.4-mile radius to 6.6 miles; and
                                                National Archives and Records                           Antlers Municipal Airport, and                         Prague Municipal Airport should be
                                                Administration (NARA). For                              identified that the name of Sundance                   reduced from a 6.5-mile radius to 6.3
                                                information on the availability of FAA                  Airport had been changed. The FAA                      miles and the extension to the north of
                                                Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741–                    agrees with the commenter and amends                   the airport from the 6.5-mile radius to
                                                6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/                 the geographic coordinates for Antlers                 8.9 miles was no longer required in
                                                federal_register/code_of_federal-                       Municipal Airport and the Tilghman                     accordance with airspace requirements
                                                regulations/ibr_locations.html.                         NDB, as well as noting the name change                 specified in FAA Joint Order 7400.2K.
                                                   FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace                           to Sundance Airport.                                   This action is necessary for the safety
                                                Designations and Reporting Points, is                     Another comment was received from                    and management of IFR operations
                                                published yearly and effective on                       Carolyn Bloom, Aeronautical                            under standard instrument approach
                                                September 15.                                           Information Services, advising that the                procedures.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        geographic coordinates for Chandler                       Additionally, this amendment notes
                                                Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation                      Regional Airport had been updated after                the name change of the following
                                                Administration, Operations Support                      the NPRM was published, and that the                   airports: University of Oklahoma
                                                Group, Central Service Center, 10101                    name of University of Oklahoma                         Westheimer Airport (formerly
                                                Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX,                       Westheimer Airport had been changed.                   University of Oklahoma Westheimer
                                                76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.                        The FAA agrees with the commenter                      Airpark), Norman, OK; El Reno Regional
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              and amends the geographic coordinates                  Airport (formerly El Reno Municipal
                                                                                                        for Chandler Regional Airport, and the                 Airpark); Sundance Airport (formerly
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                                                Authority for This Rulemaking                           name of the University of Oklahoma                     Sundance Airpark), Oklahoma City, OK;
                                                  The FAA’s authority to issue rules                    Westheimer Airport.                                    David Jay Perry Airport, Goldsby, OK
                                                regarding aviation safety is found in                     Class D and Class E airspace                         (formerly David J. Perry Airport,
                                                Title 49 of the United States Code.                     designations are published in paragraph                Norman, OK); Shawnee Regional
                                                Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                   5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of                 Airport (formerly Shawnee Municipal
                                                authority of the FAA Administrator.                     FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6,                     Airport); and Chandler Regional Airport
                                                Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,                        2015, and effective September 15, 2015,                (formerly Chandler Municipal Airport).


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                                                                     Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2016 / Rules and Regulations                                                  36143

                                                Geographic coordinates are also being                     Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,            Goldsby, David Jay Perry Airport, OK
                                                updated for the following airports and                  40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,               (Lat. 35°09′18″ N., long. 97°28′13″ W.)
                                                navigation aids: Tinker AFB; El Reno                    1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                                 Oklahoma City, Clarence E. Page Municipal
                                                Regional Airport; Wiley Post Airport;                                                                                 Airport, OK
                                                                                                        § 71.1       [Amended]                                     (Lat. 35°29′17″ N., long. 97°49′25″ W.)
                                                Antlers Municipal Airport; Sundance                                                                              El Reno Regional Airport, OK
                                                Airport; Seminole Municipal Airport;                    ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
                                                                                                        14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,                          (Lat. 35°28′22″ N., long. 98°00′21″ W.)
                                                Prague Municipal Airport; Chandler                                                                               Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK
                                                Regional Airport; Tilghman NDB;                         Airspace Designations and Reporting
                                                                                                                                                                   (Lat. 35°32′03″ N., long. 97°38′49″ W.)
                                                Cushing Municipal Airport; Cushing                      Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
                                                                                                                                                                 Oklahoma City, Sundance Airport, OK
                                                NDB; and Cushing Regional Hospital                      effective September 15, 2015, is                           (Lat. 35°36′07″ N., long. 97°42′22″ W.)
                                                Heliport.                                               amended as follows:
                                                                                                                                                                   That airspace extending upward from 700
                                                                                                        Paragraph 5000         Class D Airspace.                 feet above the surface within an 8.1-mile
                                                Regulatory Notices and Analyses                                                                                  radius of Will Rogers World Airport, and
                                                                                                        *        *      *       *      *
                                                                                                                                                                 within an 8.2-mile radius of Tinker AFB, and
                                                   The FAA has determined that this                     ASW OK D Oklahoma City Wiley Post                        within an 8.9-mile radius of University of
                                                regulation only involves an established                 Airport, OK [Amended]                                    Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, and within
                                                body of technical regulations for which                 Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK                    1.8 miles each side of the University of
                                                frequent and routine amendments are                       (Lat. 35°32′03″ N., long. 97°38′49″ W.)                Oklahoma Westheimer Airport ILS Localizer
                                                necessary to keep them operationally                      That airspace extending upward from the                southwest course extending from the 8.9-mile
                                                current, is non-controversial and                       surface to and including 3,800 feet MSL                  radius to 12 miles southwest of the airport,
                                                unlikely to result in adverse or negative               within a 4.3-mile radius of Wiley Post                   and within a 6.3-mile radius of David Jay
                                                comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a                   Airport excluding that airspace within the               Perry Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius
                                                ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under                 Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport,                of Clarence E. Page Airport, and within a 6.6-
                                                Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a                     OK, Class C airspace area. This Class D                  mile radius of El Reno Regional Airport, and
                                                                                                        airspace area is effective during the specific           within a 6.8-mile radius of Wiley Post
                                                ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
                                                                                                        dates and times established in advance by a              Airport, and within a 6.8-mile radius of
                                                Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44                  Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time            Sundance Airport.
                                                FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)                   will thereafter be continuously published in
                                                does not warrant preparation of a                                                                                *       *    *      *     *
                                                                                                        the Airport/Facility Directory.
                                                Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated                                                                         ASW OK E5        Shawnee, OK [Amended]
                                                impact is so minimal. Since this is a                   Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
                                                                                                        Designated as Surface Areas.                             Shawnee Regional Airport, OK
                                                routine matter that only affects air traffic                                                                        (Lat. 35°21′26″ N., long. 96°56′34″ W.)
                                                procedures and air navigation, it is                    *        *      *       *      *                         Seminole, Seminole Municipal Airport, OK
                                                certified that this rule, when                          ASW OK E2 Oklahoma City Wiley Post                          (Lat. 35°16′28″ N., long. 96°40′31″ W.)
                                                promulgated, does not have a significant                Airport, OK [Amended]                                    Prague Municipal Airport, OK
                                                economic impact on a substantial                                                                                    (Lat. 35°28′51″ N., long. 96°43’08″ W.)
                                                                                                        Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK                    Chandler Regional Airport, OK
                                                number of small entities under the                        (Lat. 35°32′03″ N., long. 97°38′49″ W.)                   (Lat. 35°43′27″ N., long. 96°49′13″ W.)
                                                criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.               Within a 4.3-mile radius of Wiley Post                 Tilghman NDB
                                                                                                        Airport excluding that airspace within the                  (Lat. 35°43′31″ N., long. 96°49′07″ W.)
                                                Environmental Review                                    Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport,                Cushing Municipal Airport, OK
                                                   The FAA has determined that this                     OK, Class C airspace area. This Class E                     (Lat. 35°57′00″ N., long. 96°46′24″ W.)
                                                                                                        airspace area is effective during the specific           Cushing NDB
                                                action qualifies for categorical exclusion              dates and times established in advance by a
                                                under the National Environmental                                                                                    (Lat. 35°53′24″ N., long. 96°46′24″ W.)
                                                                                                        Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time            Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport, OK,
                                                Policy Act in accordance with FAA                       will thereafter be continuously published in                  Point In Space Coordinates
                                                Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental                          the Airport/Facility Directory.                             (Lat. 35°58′41″ N., long. 96°45′27″ W.)
                                                Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’                                                                                 That airspace extending upward from 700
                                                                                                        Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action                  Extending Upward From 700 feet or More                   feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius
                                                is not expected to cause any potentially                Above the Surface of the Earth.                          of Shawnee Regional Airport, and within a
                                                significant environmental impacts, and                                                                           6.6-mile radius of Seminole Municipal
                                                                                                        *        *      *       *      *
                                                no extraordinary circumstances exist                                                                             Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of
                                                that warrant preparation of an                          ASW OK E5 Antlers, OK [Amended]                          Prague Municipal Airport, and within a 6.4-
                                                environmental assessment.                               Antlers Municipal Airport, OK                            mile radius of Chandler Regional Airport,
                                                                                                          (Lat. 34°11′33″ N., long. 95°39′00″ W.)                and within 2.5 miles each side of the 352°
                                                Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                                                                              bearing from the Tilghman NDB extending
                                                                                                          That airspace extending upward from 700                from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.3 miles north
                                                 Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                  feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile                 of the airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius
                                                Navigation (air).                                       radius of Antlers Municipal Airport.                     of Cushing Municipal Airport and within 2.1
                                                                                                        *        *      *       *      *                         miles each side of the 185° bearing from the
                                                Adoption of the Amendment                                                                                        Cushing NDB extending from the 6.5-mile
                                                                                                        ASW OK E5 Oklahoma City, OK
                                                                                                                                                                 radius to 9.3 miles south of the airport, and
                                                  In consideration of the foregoing, the                [Amended]
                                                                                                                                                                 that airspace within a 6-mile radius of the
                                                Federal Aviation Administration                         Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport,                Point In Space serving Cushing Regional
                                                amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                           OK                                                   Hospital Heliport.
                                                                                                          (Lat. 35°23′35″ N., long. 97°36′03″ W.)
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                                                PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                         Oklahoma City, Tinker AFB, OK                              Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25,
                                                B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR                        (Lat. 35°24′53″ N., long. 97°23′12″ W.)                2016.
                                                TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                             Norman, University of Oklahoma                           Walter Tweedy,
                                                                                                            Westheimer Airport, OK
                                                REPORTING POINTS                                          (Lat. 35°14′44″ N., long. 97°28′20″ W.)
                                                                                                                                                                 Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
                                                                                                                                                                 ATO Central Service Center.
                                                                                                        University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport
                                                ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71                     ILS Localizer                                        [FR Doc. 2016–13146 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am]
                                                continues to read as follows:                             (Lat. 35°14′58″ N., long. 97°27′51″ W.)                BILLING CODE 4910–13–P




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Document Created: 2016-06-04 00:16:47
Document Modified: 2016-06-04 00:16:47
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective 0901 UTC, September 15, 2016. 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 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.
ContactJeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
FR Citation81 FR 36141 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

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