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Airspace Designations; Incorporation by Reference Amendment of FAA Order JO 7400.11M

This action administratively corrects identified final rules published by FAA in the Federal Register between May and September 2026 so that certain published airspace designati...

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Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2026-8845; Amendment No. 71-58]
RIN 2120-AA66

( printed page 66283)

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule, administrative correction.

SUMMARY:

This action administratively corrects identified final rules published by FAA in the Federal Register between May and September 2026 so that certain published airspace designation amendments are transferred to the most-current revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11, which is incorporated by reference.

DATES:

Effective date 0901 UTC October 20, 2026. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the next annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11.

ADDRESSES:

A copy of this final rule and all background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the FAA Docket number. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from www.federalregister.gov.

A copy of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, may be viewed online or downloaded at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/, and subsequent amendments at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah A. Combs, Airspace Regulation Group, Operational Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

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 the 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 makes the necessary updates to publication of airspace designations in the Federal Register made pursuant to 14 CFR part 71 within the National Airspace System.

History

The most-current revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points (which lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points), is incorporated by reference annually in 14 CFR 71.1 as of September 15, and amendments to that revision of the Order are published as final rules throughout the following 12 months. Certain of these final rules are referred to as “effective date straddling amendments” because there is a mismatch between the effective date of the incorporated Order and the effective date of the amendment to the Order. These final rules are published in the Federal Register as amendments to the current revision of the Order, but contain effective dates that fall after the date when the next revision of the Order has been incorporated by reference and is effective ( i.e., they straddle the effective dates of the current and prospective Orders). This occurs because the effective date of airspace designations is typically delayed by approximately two months after publication of the final rule amendment to align with aeronautical charting cycles.

Incorporation by Reference

This action corrects the identified effective date straddling amendments by transferring the amendment to the currently incorporated revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11. These amendments will be manually integrated into a subsequent revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11.

For the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11, see ADDRESSES .

The Rule

This action corrects certain final rules (the identified effective date straddling amendments) published under 14 CFR part 71 which are depicted on aeronautical charts.

Because these final rules were published while FAA Order JO 7400.11K was effective and incorporated by reference, but their effective dates fell while FAA Order JO 7400.11M was effective and incorporated by reference, these rules effectively crossed annual update cycles. As a result, these rules were not manually integrated into either revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11.

This action formally transfers these active amendments to FAA Order JO 7400.11M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 30, 2026, and effective September 15, 2026.

Accordingly, as this is an administrative correction to transfer the final rule amendments to the currently incorporated revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11, the FAA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) that publishing this action for prior notice and public comment is unnecessary, and also finds good cause for making this amendment effective in fewer than 30 days.

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. It, therefore: (1) is not a “significant regulatory action” under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a “significant rule” under DOT Order 2100.6B, “Rulemaking and Guidance Procedure” (March 10, 2025); and (3) is expected to result in, at most, de minimis costs from compliance with applicable operating requirements or minor flight rerouting for operators choosing to navigate around the ( printed page 66284) controlled airspace. Since these amendments are routine and the expected impact to operators is de minimis, the FAA certifies 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.

Corrections

1. Correct FR Doc. No. 2026-09802, published on May 15, 2026, at 91 FR 27832 (Docket No. FAA-2025-1238; Airspace Docket No. 25-ASW-5), as follows: