81 FR 41900 - Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Farmington, MO; and Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Missouri Towns; Ava, MO; Cameron, MO; Chillicothe, MO; Farmington, MO; and Festus, MO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)

This action proposes to remove Class E surface area airspace at Farmington Regional Airport, Farmington, MO; and modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bill Martin Memorial Airport, Ava, MO; Cameron Memorial Airport, Cameron, MO; Chillicothe Municipal Airport, Chillicothe, MO; Farmington Regional Airport, Farmington, MO; and Festus Memorial Airport, Festus, MO. Decommissioning of non-directional radio beacons (NDBs), cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the above airports.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41900-41902]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15185]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-6986; Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-6]


Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Farmington, MO; and 
Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Missouri Towns; Ava, 
MO; Cameron, MO; Chillicothe, MO; Farmington, MO; and Festus, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove Class E surface area airspace 
at Farmington Regional Airport, Farmington, MO; and modify Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700

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feet above the surface at Bill Martin Memorial Airport, Ava, MO; 
Cameron Memorial Airport, Cameron, MO; Chillicothe Municipal Airport, 
Chillicothe, MO; Farmington Regional Airport, Farmington, MO; and 
Festus Memorial Airport, Festus, MO. Decommissioning of non-directional 
radio beacons (NDBs), cancellation of NDB approaches, and 
implementation of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this 
action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at the above airports.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Bldg. Ground Floor Rm. W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 1-800-
647-5527 or 202-366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2016-
6986; Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-6, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-
647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at the above address.
    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 would remove Class E surface area airspace at Farmington Regional 
Airport, Farmington, MO; and modify Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Bill Martin Memorial Airport, Ava, 
MO; Cameron Memorial Airport, Cameron, MO; Chillicothe Municipal 
Airport, Chillicothe, MO; Farmington Regional Airport; and Festus 
Memorial Airport, Festus, MO.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2016-6986/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ACE-6.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document proposes to amend 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 Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by removing Class E surface area airspace 
at Farmington Regional Airport, Farmington, MO, as the airspace is no 
longer needed. This proposal also would modify Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at the following 
airports:
    Within a 6.8-mile radius of Bill Martin Memorial Airport, Ava, MO, 
with a segment extending to from the 6.8-mile radius to the Dogwood VHF 
omnidirectional range collocated tactical air navigation (VORTAC) west/
northwest of the airport;
    Within a 6.4-mile radius of Cameron Municipal Airport, Cameron, MO;
    Within a 6.4-mile radius of Chillicothe Municipal Airport, 
Chillicothe, MO;
    Within a 6.4-mile radius of Farmington Regional Airport, 
Farmington, MO, with a segment extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 
11.5 miles southwest of the airport, and a segment extending from the 
6.4-mile radius to the Farmington VORTAC; and
    Within a 6.9-mile radius of Festus Memorial Airport, Festus, MO, 
with a

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segment extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 8.8 miles south of the 
airport.
    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
NDBs including the Cameron NDB, Perrine NDB, and Festus NDB; 
cancellation of NDB approaches; and implementation of RNAV procedures 
at the above airports. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety 
and management of the standard instrument approach procedures for IFR 
operations at the airports.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 and 
6005 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 E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Farmington, MO [Removed]

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

* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Ava, MO [Amended]

Ava, Bill Martin Memorial Airport, MO
    (Lat. 36[deg]58'19'' N., long. 92[deg]40'55'' W.)
Dogwood VORTAC
    (Lat. 37[deg]01'24'' N., long. 92[deg]52'37'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport, and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the 107[deg] radial of the Dogwood 
VORTAC extending from the 6.8-mile radius to the VORTAC.
* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Cameron, MO [Amended]

Cameron Memorial Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39[deg]43'39''N., long. 94[deg]16'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Cameron Memorial Airport.
* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Chillicothe, MO [Amended]

Chillicothe Municipal Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39[deg]46'55'' N., long. 93[deg]29'47'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Chillicothe Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Farmington, MO [Amended]

Farmington Regional Airport, MO
    (Lat. 37[deg]45'40'' N., long. 90[deg]25'43'' W.)

Farmington VORTAC
    (Lat. 37[deg]40'24'' N., long. 90[deg]14'03'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Farmington Regional Airport, and within 
4 miles each side of the 204[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.4-mile radius to 11.5 miles southwest of the airport, and 
within 2 miles each side of the Farmington VORTAC 299[deg] radial 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius of the airport to the VORTAC.
* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Festus, MO [Amended]

Festus Memorial Airport, MO
    (Lat. 38[deg]11'42'' N., long. 90[deg]23'08'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of Festus Memorial Airport, and within 2 
miles each side of the 188[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.9-mile radius to 8.8 miles south of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 20, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-15185 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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