83_FR_26013 83 FR 25905 - Establishment of Class D Airspace; Burns Flat, OK; Revocation of Class D Airspace; Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK; and Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Oklahoma Towns: Burns Flat, OK; Clinton, OK; and Elk City, OK

83 FR 25905 - Establishment of Class D Airspace; Burns Flat, OK; Revocation of Class D Airspace; Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK; and Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Oklahoma Towns: Burns Flat, OK; Clinton, OK; and Elk City, OK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 108 (June 5, 2018)

Page Range25905-25907
FR Document2018-11858

This action establishes Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK; removes Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK; and amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK; Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton, OK; and Elk City Regional Business Airport, Elk City, OK. This action is due to the decommissioning of the Sayre co-located VHF omnidirectional range and tactical air navigation (VORTAC) facility, which provided navigation guidance for the instrument procedures to these airports. The VORTAC is being decommissioned as part of the VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-11858]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0618; Airspace Docket No. 17-ASW-9]
RIN 2120-AA66


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Burns Flat, OK; Revocation of 
Class D Airspace; Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK; and Amendment of Class E 
Airspace for the Following Oklahoma Towns: Burns Flat, OK; Clinton, OK; 
and Elk City, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman 
Airport, Burns Flat, OK; removes Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman 
Airport, Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK; and amends Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Clinton-Sherman 
Airport, Burns Flat, OK; Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton, OK; and 
Elk City Regional Business Airport, Elk City, OK. This action is due to 
the decommissioning of the Sayre co-located VHF omnidirectional range 
and tactical air navigation (VORTAC) facility, which provided 
navigation guidance for the instrument procedures to these airports. 
The VORTAC is being decommissioned as part of the VHF omnidirectional 
range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 13, 2018. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

[[Page 25906]]


ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, 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 establishes Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns 
Flat, OK; removes Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Clinton-
Sherman Airport, OK; and amends Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK; 
Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton, OK; and Elk City Regional Business 
Airport, Elk City, OK, to support the management of instrument flight 
rule (IFR) operations at these airports.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (82 FR 40078; August 24, 2017) for Docket No. FAA-2017-0618 to 
establish Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK; 
remove Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Clinton-Sherman 
Airport, OK; and amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK; Clinton 
Municipal Airport, Clinton, OK; and Elk City Regional Business Airport, 
Elk City, OK. Interested parties were invited to participate in this 
rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the 
FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 
5000 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 
2017, and effective September 15, 2017, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 
2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B 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:
    Establishes Class D airspace within a 4.7-mile radius of Clinton-
Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK, to replace the airspace designation of 
Clinton-Sherman Airport, Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK, and bring the 
airspace legal descriptions in line with the requirements of FAA Order 
7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters;
    Removes Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Clinton-
Sherman Airport, OK; and
    Modifies Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface as follows:
    Within a 7.2-mile radius (reduced from an 8.2-mile radius) of 
Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK, and removes the Burns Flat 
VORTAC and extensions to the south and north of the airport from the 
airspace legal description;
    Correcting the airspace header to Clinton, OK, (formerly Clinton 
Municipal Airport, OK) to comply with FAA Order 7400.2L, removes the 
extension south of Clinton Regional Airport (formerly Clinton Municipal 
Airport), adds an extension 2 miles each side of the 359[deg] bearing 
from the airport from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles north of the 
airport, and updates the name of the airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database; and
    Within a 6.5-mile radius (increased from a 6.4-mile radius) of Elk 
City Regional Business Airport (formerly Elk City Municipal Airport), 
Elk City, OK, removes the extension to the northeast of the airport, 
removes the Elk City RBN from the airspace legal description, and 
updates the name and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database.
    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
the Sayre VORTAC as part of the VOR MON Program, and to bring the 
airspace and airspace descriptions into compliance with FAA Order 
7400.2L. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management 
of standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at these 
airports.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

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

Environmental Review

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

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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 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ASW OK D Burns Flat, OK [New]

Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]20'23'' N, long. 99[deg]12'02'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,500 feet within a 4.7-mile radius of Clinton-Sherman Airport. 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 Chart 
Supplement.
* * * * *

ASW OK D Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK [Removed]

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

* * * * *

ASW OK E5 Burns Flat, OK [Amended]

Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]20'23'' N, long. 99[deg]12'02'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.2-mile radius of Clinton-Sherman Airport.
* * * * *

ASW OK E5 Clinton, OK [Amended]

Clinton Regional Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]32'18'' N, long. 98[deg]55'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Clinton Regional Airport, and within 2.0 
miles each side of the 359[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.0 miles north of the airport.
* * * * *

ASW OK E5 Elk City, OK [Amended]

Elk City Regional Business Airport, OK
    (Lat. 35[deg]25'51'' N, long. 99[deg]23'39''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Elk City Regional Business Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 24, 2018.
Christopher L. Southerland,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-11858 Filed 6-4-18; 8:45 am]
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                                           Class E airspace area extending upward                  paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action                  Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of
                                           from 700 feet above the surface is being                is not expected to cause any potentially                 Prices Airport.
                                           created for Owosso Community Airport                    significant environmental impacts, and                   *       *    *     *      *
                                           as it no longer adjoins the Flint, MI,                  no extraordinary circumstances exist                     AGL MI E5 Owosso, MI [New]
                                           Class E airspace area extending upward                  that warrant preparation of an
                                           from 700 feet above the surface with this               environmental assessment.                                Owosso Community Airport, MI
                                                                                                                                                              (Lat. 42°59′35″ N, long. 84°08′19″ W)
                                           amendment); removes Athelone
                                           Williams Memorial Airport, Davison,                     Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                        That airspace extending upward from 700
                                                                                                     Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                  feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile
                                           MI, from the airspace description;
                                                                                                                                                            radius of Owosso Community Airport.
                                           removes the PETLI LOM from the                          Navigation (air).
                                           airspace description; removes Genesys                                                                              Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 24,
                                                                                                   Adoption of the Amendment                                2018.
                                           Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc,
                                           MI, from the airspace description;                        In consideration of the foregoing, the                 Christopher L. Southerland,
                                           updates the geographic coordinates for                  Federal Aviation Administration                          Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
                                           Bishop International Airport and Prices                 amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                        ATO Central Service Center.
                                           Airport, Linden, MI, to coincide with                                                                            [FR Doc. 2018–11864 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                           the FAA’s aeronautical database; and                    PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
                                                                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                           removes exclusionary language                           B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
                                           contained in the legal description to                   TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
                                           comply with FAA Order 7400.2L; and                      REPORTING POINTS                                         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                              Establishes Class E airspace area                    ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
                                           extending upward from 700 feet above                                                                             Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                                   continues to read as follows:
                                           the surface to within a 6.4-mile radius
                                           of Owosso Community Airport, Owosso,                      Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,            14 CFR Part 71
                                           MI.                                                     40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
                                                                                                   1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                                 [Docket No. FAA–2017–0618; Airspace
                                              Airspace reconfiguration is necessary                                                                         Docket No. 17–ASW–9]
                                           due to the closure of the Athelone                      § 71.1       [Amended]
                                           Williams Memorial Airport and the                                                                                RIN 2120–AA66
                                                                                                   ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
                                           cancellation of the instrument
                                                                                                   14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,                       Establishment of Class D Airspace;
                                           procedures at the Genesys Regional
                                                                                                   Airspace Designations and Reporting                      Burns Flat, OK; Revocation of Class D
                                           Medical Center, as they no longer
                                                                                                   Points, dated August 3, 2017, and                        Airspace; Clinton-Sherman Airport,
                                           require a Class E airspace area extending
                                                                                                   effective September 15, 2017, is                         OK; and Amendment of Class E
                                           upward from 700 feet above the surface.
                                                                                                   amended as follows:                                      Airspace for the Following Oklahoma
                                           This action enhances safety and the
                                           management of IFR operations at these                   Paragraph 6002.         Class E Surface Area             Towns: Burns Flat, OK; Clinton, OK;
                                           airports.                                               Airspace.                                                and Elk City, OK
                                                                                                   *        *      *       *      *
                                           Regulatory Notices and Analyses                                                                                  AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                              The FAA has determined that this                     AGL MI E2 Flint, MI [Amended]                            Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                           regulation only involves an established                 Bishop International Airport, MI                         ACTION: Final rule.
                                           body of technical regulations for which                   (Lat. 42°57′56″ N, long. 83°44′41″ W)
                                           frequent and routine amendments are                       That airspace extending upward from the                SUMMARY:    This action establishes Class
                                           necessary to keep them operationally                    surface within a 5-mile radius of Bishop                 D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport,
                                           current, is non-controversial and                       International Airport. This Class E airspace             Burns Flat, OK; removes Class D
                                                                                                   area is effective during the specific dates and          airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport,
                                           unlikely to result in adverse or negative               times established in advance by a Notice to
                                           comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a                                                                            Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK; and
                                                                                                   Airmen. The effective date and time will                 amends Class E airspace extending
                                           ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under                 thereafter be continuously published in the
                                           Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a                                                                              upward from 700 feet above the surface
                                                                                                   Chart Supplement.
                                           ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT                                                                                   at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat,
                                                                                                   Paragraph 6005. Class E Airspace Areas                   OK; Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton,
                                           Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44                  Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
                                           FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)                                                                            OK; and Elk City Regional Business
                                                                                                   Above the Surface of the Earth.                          Airport, Elk City, OK. This action is due
                                           does not warrant preparation of a
                                                                                                   *        *      *       *      *                         to the decommissioning of the Sayre co-
                                           regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
                                           impact is so minimal. Since this is a                   AGL MI E5 Flint, MI [Amended]                            located VHF omnidirectional range and
                                           routine matter that only affects air traffic                                                                     tactical air navigation (VORTAC)
                                                                                                   Bishop International Airport, MI
                                           procedures and air navigation, it is                      (Lat. 42°57′56″ N, long. 83°44′41″ W)
                                                                                                                                                            facility, which provided navigation
                                           certified that this rule, when                          Prices Airport, MI                                       guidance for the instrument procedures
                                           promulgated, does not have a significant                  (Lat. 42°48′27″ N, long. 83°46′08″ W)                  to these airports. The VORTAC is being
                                           economic impact on a substantial                        Flint VORTAC                                             decommissioned as part of the VHF
                                           number of small entities under the                        (Lat. 42°58′00″ N, long. 83°44′49″ W)                  omnidirectional range (VOR) Minimum
                                           criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.               That airspace extending upward from 700                Operational Network (MON) Program.
                                                                                                   feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile                 DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September
                                           Environmental Review                                    radius of Bishop International Airport, and              13, 2018. The Director of the Federal
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                                             The FAA has determined that this                      within 2.4 miles each side of the 016° radial            Register approves this incorporation by
                                                                                                   of the Flint VORTAC extending from the 6.9-
                                           action qualifies for categorical exclusion              mile radius to 7.9 miles north of Bishop
                                                                                                                                                            reference action under Title 1, Code of
                                           under the National Environmental                        International Airport, and within 2.4 miles              Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to
                                           Policy Act in accordance with FAA                       each side of the 179° radial of the Flint                the annual revision of FAA Order
                                           Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental                          VORTAC extending from the 6.9-mile radius                7400.11 and publication of conforming
                                           Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’                     to 7.9 miles south of Bishop International               amendments.


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                                           ADDRESSES:   FAA Order 7400.11B,                        remove Class D airspace at Clinton-                    Airport (formerly Clinton Municipal
                                           Airspace Designations and Reporting                     Sherman Airport, Clinton-Sherman                       Airport), adds an extension 2 miles each
                                           Points, and subsequent amendments can                   Airport, OK; and amend Class E                         side of the 359° bearing from the airport
                                           be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/                 airspace extending upward from 700                     from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles north
                                           air_traffic/publications/. For further                  feet above the surface at Clinton-                     of the airport, and updates the name of
                                           information, you can contact the                        Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK;                       the airport to coincide with the FAA’s
                                           Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation                 Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton, OK;                aeronautical database; and
                                           Administration, 800 Independence                        and Elk City Regional Business Airport,                   Within a 6.5-mile radius (increased
                                           Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;                        Elk City, OK. Interested parties were
                                                                                                                                                          from a 6.4-mile radius) of Elk City
                                           telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is                 invited to participate in this rulemaking
                                                                                                                                                          Regional Business Airport (formerly Elk
                                           also available for inspection at the                    effort by submitting written comments
                                                                                                                                                          City Municipal Airport), Elk City, OK,
                                           National Archives and Records                           on the proposal to the FAA. No
                                                                                                                                                          removes the extension to the northeast
                                           Administration (NARA). For                              comments were received.
                                                                                                      Class D and E airspace designations                 of the airport, removes the Elk City RBN
                                           information on the availability of FAA
                                           Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)                      are published in paragraphs 5000 and                   from the airspace legal description, and
                                           741–6030, or go to https://                             6005, respectively, of FAA Order                       updates the name and geographic
                                           www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                  7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and                    coordinates of the airport to coincide
                                           ibr-locations.html.                                     effective September 15, 2017, which is                 with the FAA’s aeronautical database.
                                              FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace                          incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                       Airspace reconfiguration is necessary
                                           Designations and Reporting Points, is                   71.1. The Class D and E airspace                       due to the decommissioning of the
                                           published yearly and effective on                       designations listed in this document                   Sayre VORTAC as part of the VOR MON
                                           September 15.                                           will be published subsequently in the                  Program, and to bring the airspace and
                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Order.                                                 airspace descriptions into compliance
                                           Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation                      Availability and Summary of                            with FAA Order 7400.2L. Controlled
                                           Administration, Operations Support                      Documents for Incorporation by                         airspace is necessary for the safety and
                                           Group, Central Service Center, 10101                    Reference                                              management of standard instrument
                                           Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX                                                                               approach procedures for IFR operations
                                                                                                      This document amends FAA Order                      at these airports.
                                           76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.
                                                                                                   7400.11B, Airspace Designations and
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017,                Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                           Authority for This Rulemaking                           and effective September 15, 2017. FAA
                                                                                                   Order 7400.11B is publicly available as                   The FAA has determined that this
                                              The FAA’s authority to issue rules                   listed in the ADDRESSES section of this                regulation only involves an established
                                           regarding aviation safety is found in                   document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists                     body of technical regulations for which
                                           Title 49 of the United States Code.                     Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,                frequent and routine amendments are
                                           Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                   air traffic service routes, and reporting              necessary to keep them operationally
                                           authority of the FAA Administrator.                     points.                                                current, is non-controversial and
                                           Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,                                                                               unlikely to result in adverse or negative
                                           describes in more detail the scope of the               The Rule                                               comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
                                           agency’s authority. This rulemaking is                     This amendment to Title 14, Code of                 ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
                                           promulgated under the authority                         Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71:                  Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
                                           described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                         Establishes Class D airspace within a               ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
                                           Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                    4.7-mile radius of Clinton-Sherman                     Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
                                           section, the FAA is charged with                        Airport, Burns Flat, OK, to replace the                FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
                                           prescribing regulations to assign the use               airspace designation of Clinton-                       does not warrant preparation of a
                                           of airspace necessary to ensure the                     Sherman Airport, Clinton-Sherman                       regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
                                           safety of aircraft and the efficient use of             Airport, OK, and bring the airspace legal              impact is so minimal. Since this is a
                                           airspace. This regulation is within the                 descriptions in line with the                          routine matter that only affects air traffic
                                           scope of that authority as it establishes               requirements of FAA Order 7400.2L,                     procedures and air navigation, it is
                                           Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman                     Procedures for Handling Airspace                       certified that this rule, when
                                           Airport, Burns Flat, OK; removes Class                  Matters;                                               promulgated, does not have a significant
                                           D airspace at Clinton-Sherman Airport,                     Removes Class D airspace at Clinton-                economic impact on a substantial
                                           Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK; and                        Sherman Airport, Clinton-Sherman                       number of small entities under the
                                           amends Class E airspace extending                       Airport, OK; and                                       criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
                                           upward from 700 feet above the surface                     Modifies Class E airspace extending
                                           at Clinton-Sherman Airport, Burns Flat,                 upward from 700 feet above the surface                 Environmental Review
                                           OK; Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton,                 as follows:
                                           OK; and Elk City Regional Business                         Within a 7.2-mile radius (reduced                      The FAA has determined that this
                                           Airport, Elk City, OK, to support the                   from an 8.2-mile radius) of Clinton-                   action qualifies for categorical exclusion
                                           management of instrument flight rule                    Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK, and                   under the National Environmental
                                           (IFR) operations at these airports.                     removes the Burns Flat VORTAC and                      Policy Act in accordance with FAA
                                                                                                   extensions to the south and north of the               Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
                                           History                                                                                                        Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’
                                                                                                   airport from the airspace legal
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                                             The FAA published a notice of                         description;                                           paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action
                                           proposed rulemaking in the Federal                         Correcting the airspace header to                   is not expected to cause any potentially
                                           Register (82 FR 40078; August 24, 2017)                 Clinton, OK, (formerly Clinton                         significant environmental impacts, and
                                           for Docket No. FAA–2017–0618 to                         Municipal Airport, OK) to comply with                  no extraordinary circumstances exist
                                           establish Class D airspace at Clinton-                  FAA Order 7400.2L, removes the                         that warrant preparation of an
                                           Sherman Airport, Burns Flat, OK;                        extension south of Clinton Regional                    environmental assessment.


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                                           Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                          (Lat. 35°25′51″ N, long. 99°23′39″W)                   3. The office of Aeronautical
                                             Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                      That airspace extending upward from 700              Navigation Products, 6500 South
                                                                                                      feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile               MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK
                                           Navigation (air).                                          radius of Elk City Regional Business Airport.          73169 or,
                                           Adoption of the Amendment                                    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 24,                4. The National Archives and Records
                                             In consideration of the foregoing, the                   2018.
                                                                                                                                                             Administration (NARA). For
                                           Federal Aviation Administration                            Christopher L. Southerland,
                                                                                                                                                             information on the availability of this
                                           amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                          Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
                                                                                                                                                             material at NARA, call 202–741–6030,
                                                                                                      ATO Central Service Center.
                                           PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                                                                                   or go to: http://www.archives.gov/
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–11858 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                           B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR                                                                                federal_register/code_of_federal_
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                           TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                                                                                       regulations/ibr_locations.html.
                                           REPORTING POINTS                                                                                                  Availability
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                           ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71                                                                              All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and
                                           continues to read as follows:                              Federal Aviation Administration                        ODPs are available online free of charge.
                                             Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,                                                                     Visit the National Flight Data Center
                                           40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,               14 CFR Part 97                                         online at nfdc.faa.gov to register.
                                           1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                                                                                          Additionally, individual SIAP and
                                                                                                      [Docket No. 31196; Amdt. No. 3802]
                                           § 71.1       [Amended]                                                                                            Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may
                                                                                                      Standard Instrument Approach                           be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic
                                           ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in                     Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums                       Organization Service Area in which the
                                           14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,                         and Obstacle Departure Procedures;                     affected airport is located.
                                           Airspace Designations and Reporting                        Miscellaneous Amendments
                                           Points, dated August 3, 2017, and                                                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                           effective September 15, 2017, is                           AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                              Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedure
                                           amended as follows:                                        Administration (FAA), DOT.                             Standards Branch (AFS–420) Flight
                                                                                                      ACTION: Final rule.                                    Technologies and Procedures Division,
                                           Paragraph 5000         Class D Airspace.
                                                                                                                                                             Flight Standards Service, Federal
                                           *        *      *       *      *                           SUMMARY:    This rule amends, suspends,
                                                                                                                                                             Aviation Administration, Mike
                                                                                                      or removes Standard Instrument
                                           ASW OK D Burns Flat, OK [New]                                                                                     Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500
                                                                                                      Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and
                                           Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK                                associated Takeoff Minimums and                        South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City,
                                             (Lat. 35°20′23″ N, long. 99°12′02″ W)
                                                                                                      Obstacle Departure Procedures for                      OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box
                                             That airspace extending upward from the                  operations at certain airports. These                  25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125)
                                           surface to and including 4,500 feet within a                                                                      telephone: (405) 954–4164.
                                           4.7-mile radius of Clinton-Sherman Airport.
                                                                                                      regulatory actions are needed because of
                                           This Class D airspace area is effective during             the adoption of new or revised criteria,               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      This rule
                                           the specific dates and times established in                or because of changes occurring in the                 amends Title 14, Code of Federal
                                           advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective               National Airspace System, such as the                  Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by
                                           date and time will thereafter be continuously              commissioning of new navigational                      amending the referenced SIAPs. The
                                           published in the Chart Supplement.                         facilities, adding new obstacles, or                   complete regulatory description of each
                                           *        *      *       *      *                           changing air traffic requirements. These               SIAP is listed on the appropriate FAA
                                                                                                      changes are designed to provide for the                Form 8260, as modified by the National
                                           ASW OK D Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK
                                           [Removed]                                                  safe and efficient use of the navigable                Flight Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent
                                                                                                      airspace and to promote safe flight                    Notice to Airmen (P–NOTAM), and is
                                           Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas                      operations under instrument flight rules
                                           Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More                                                                            incorporated by reference under 5
                                                                                                      at the affected airports.                              U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14
                                           Above the Surface of the Earth.
                                                                                                      DATES: This rule is effective June 5,                  CFR 97.20. The large number of SIAPs,
                                           *        *      *       *      *                           2018. The compliance date for each                     their complex nature, and the need for
                                           ASW OK E5 Burns Flat, OK [Amended]                         SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums,                     a special format make their verbatim
                                           Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK                                and ODP is specified in the amendatory                 publication in the Federal Register
                                             (Lat. 35°20′23″ N, long. 99°12′02″ W)                    provisions.                                            expensive and impractical. Further,
                                             That airspace extending upward from 700                     The incorporation by reference of                   airmen do not use the regulatory text of
                                           feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile                   certain publications listed in the
                                                                                                                                                             the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic
                                           radius of Clinton-Sherman Airport.                         regulations is approved by the Director
                                                                                                                                                             depiction on charts printed by
                                           *        *      *       *      *                           of the Federal Register as of June 5,
                                                                                                                                                             publishers of aeronautical materials.
                                                                                                      2018.
                                           ASW OK E5 Clinton, OK [Amended]                                                                                   Thus, the advantages of incorporation
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: Availability of matter                      by reference are realized and
                                           Clinton Regional Airport, OK
                                              (Lat. 35°32′18″ N, long. 98°55′58″ W)                   incorporated by reference in the                       publication of the complete description
                                                                                                      amendment is as follows:                               of each SIAP contained on FAA form
                                              That airspace extending upward from 700
                                           feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile                   For Examination                                        documents is unnecessary.
                                           radius of Clinton Regional Airport, and                                                                              This amendment provides the affected
                                                                                                        1. U.S. Department of Transportation,
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                                           within 2.0 miles each side of the 359° bearing
                                           from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile               Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New Jersey                        CFR sections, and specifies the SIAPs
                                           radius to 7.0 miles north of the airport.                  Avenue SE, West Bldg., Ground Floor,                   and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with
                                                                                                      Washington, DC 20590–0001;                             their applicable effective dates. This
                                           *        *      *       *      *
                                                                                                        2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization                  amendment also identifies the airport
                                           ASW OK E5 Elk City, OK [Amended]                           Service Area in which the affected                     and its location, the procedure and the
                                           Elk City Regional Business Airport, OK                     airport is located;                                    amendment number.


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Document Created: 2018-11-02 11:46:06
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 11:46:06
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 13, 2018. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ContactJeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
FR Citation83 FR 25905 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)

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