[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 2, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50615-50617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17161]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 91

[Docket No.: FAA-2015-8059; Amendment No. 91-333A]
RIN 2120-AA66


Airports/Locations: Special Operating Restrictions

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Appendix listing airports/locations 
with special operating restrictions in FAA's general operating and 
flight rules. Specifically, this action corrects the entry for Kansas 
City, MO (Kansas City International Airport) and updates the name of 
twelve (12) other airports listed in Appendix D, section 1. 
Additionally, this action updates the name of thirteen (13) airports 
listed in Appendix D, section 3, and the name of four (4) airports 
listed in Appendix D, section 4. The FAA is taking this action to 
correctly identify the airports listed in the appropriate special 
operating restrictions sections of the Appendix consistent with FAA 
aeronautical database information.

DATES: Effective Date: September 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group, 
AJV-11, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8783, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 91, 
appendix D, sections 1, 3, and 4, list the airports where special 
operating restrictions apply. Specifically, section 1 lists the 
locations at which aircraft operating within 30 nautical miles (NM) of 
the listed airports, from the surface upward to 10,000 feet mean sea 
level (MSL), must be equipped with an altitude encoding transponder. 
The locations listed in this section are intended to be the Class B 
airspace area primary airports. Further, section 3 lists the locations 
at which aircraft fixed-wing Special VFR operations are prohibited and 
section 4 lists the locations at which solo student, sport, and 
recreational pilot activity is not permitted.
    On April 28, 1975, the FAA issued a final rule (40 FR 18414) Docket 
No. 73-WA-11, FR. Doc. 75-10970, which established the Kansas City, 
Missouri (MO), Terminal Control Area (TCA), listing the Kansas City 
International Airport as the primary airport. In 1993, as a result of 
the Airspace Reclassification rule (56 FR 65638) Docket No. 24456, FR 
Doc. 91-29869, TCAs were changed to Class B airspace areas and the 
Kansas City, MO, TCA became the Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace area 
with the Kansas City International Airport listed as the primary 
airport. However, when the Airspace Reclassification final rule amended 
the regulatory text in 14 CFR 91.215(b)(2) to read ``All aircraft. In 
all airspace within 30 nautical miles of an airport listed in appendix 
D, section 1 of this part . . .'', the airports listed in Appendix D, 
section 1, inadvertently included Kansas City, KS (Mid-Continent 
International Airport) in error instead of Kansas City, MO (Kansas City 
International Airport). This action corrects that inadvertent error in 
Appendix D, section 1.
    Further review of the airports listed in Appendix D, section 1, 
highlighted that the airport name for twelve other airports listed in 
the section were incorrect and had changed since originally having been 
included as a result of the Airspace Reclassification rule. The twelve 
airports include: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, 
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth 
International Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 
George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport, Minneapolis-St. Paul 
International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Newark Liberty International 
Airport, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Pittsburgh 
International Airport, Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, and Joint Base 
Andrews.
    Similarly, review of the airports listed in appendix D, section 3, 
identified that the airport name for thirteen airports listed in the 
section were incorrect and had changed since originally having been 
included as a result of the Airspace Reclassification rule. The 
thirteen airports include: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 
Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, 
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth 
International Airport, Dallas Love Field Airport, Detroit Metropolitan 
Wayne County Airport, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport, 
Louisville International Airport-Standiford Field, Minneapolis-St. Paul 
International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Newark Liberty International 
Airport, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Pittsburgh 
International Airport, and Joint Base Andrews.
    Lastly, review of the airports listed in appendix D, section 4, 
identified that the airport name for four airports listed in the 
section were incorrect and had changed since originally having been 
included as a result of the Airspace Reclassification rule. The four 
airports include: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Newark Liberty International 
Airport, and Joint Base Andrews.

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    This action administratively updates the airport names listed in 
Appendix D, sections 1, 3, and 4 to correctly identify the airports 
consistent with FAA aeronautical database information.

The Rule

    The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 91, Appendix D, sections 1, 3, and 
4 to correct an inadvertent error listing Kansas City, KS (Mid-
Continent International Airport) instead of Kansas City, MO (Kansas 
City International Airport) in section 1, and update the airport names 
listed in sections 1, 3, and 4 to match FAA aeronautical database 
information. Additionally, this action corrects a typographic format 
error for the Chicago, IL, entry in section 1. The amendments are as 
follows:

Appendix D, Section 1

    Change ``Atlanta, GA (The William B. Hartsfield Atlanta 
International Airport)'' to ``Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield-Jackson 
Atlanta International Airport)''.
    Change ``Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Washington International 
Airport)'' to ``Baltimore, MD (Baltimore/Washington International 
Thurgood Marshall Airport)''.
    Add ``Camp Springs, MD (Joint Base Andrews)'' where it falls 
alphabetically.
    Change ``Chicago, IL Chicago-O'Hare International Airport)'' to 
``Chicago, IL (Chicago-O'Hare International Airport)''.
    Change ``Covington, KY (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky 
International Airport)'' to ``Covington, KY (Cincinnati/Northern 
Kentucky International Airport)''.
    Change ``Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport)'' to 
``Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)''.
    Change ``Detroit, MI (Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)'' to 
``Detroit, MI (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)''.
    Change ``Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental Airport/
Houston)'' to ``Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental/Houston 
Airport)''.
    Change ``Kansas City, KS (Mid-Continent International Airport)'' 
to ``Kansas City, MO (Kansas City International Airport)''.
    Change ``Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
Airport)'' to ``Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul International/
Wold-Chamberlain Airport)''.
    Change ``Newark, NJ (Newark International Airport)'' to 
``Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International Airport)''.
    Change ``New Orleans, LA (New Orleans International Airport-
Moisant Field)'' to ``New Orleans, LA (Louis Armstrong New Orleans 
International Airport)''.
    Change ``Pittsburgh, PA (Greater Pittsburgh International 
Airport)'' to ``Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh International Airport)''.
    Change ``San Diego, CA (Marine Corps Air Station Miramar)'' to 
``San Diego, CA (Miramar Marine Corps Air Station)''.
    Change ``Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National 
Airport and Andrews Air Force Base, MD)'' to ``Washington, DC 
(Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)''.

Appendix D, Section 3

    Change ``Atlanta, GA (The William B. Hartsfield Atlanta 
International Airport)'' to ``Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield-Jackson 
Atlanta International Airport)''.
    Change ``Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Washington International 
Airport)'' to ``Baltimore, MD (Baltimore/Washington International 
Thurgood Marshall Airport)''.
    Add ``Camp Springs, MD (Joint Base Andrews)'' where it falls 
alphabetically.
    Change ``Covington, KY (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky 
International Airport)'' to ``Covington, KY (Cincinnati/Northern 
Kentucky International Airport)''.
    Change ``Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport)'' to 
``Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)''.
    Change ``Dallas, TX (Love Field)'' to ``Dallas, TX (Dallas Love 
Field Airport)''.
    Change ``Detroit, MI (Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)'' to 
``Detroit, MI (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)''.
    Change ``Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental Airport/
Houston)'' to ``Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental/Houston 
Airport)''.
    Change ``Louisville, KY (Standiford Field)'' to ``Louisville, KY 
(Louisville International Airport-Standiford Field)''.
    Change ``Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
Airport)'' to ``Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul International/
Wold-Chamberlain Airport)''.
    Change ``Newark, NJ (Newark International Airport)'' to 
``Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International Airport)''.
    Change ``New Orleans, LA (New Orleans International Airport-
Moisant Field)'' to ``New Orleans, LA (Louis Armstrong New Orleans 
International Airport)''.
    Change ``Pittsburgh, PA (Greater Pittsburgh International 
Airport)'' to ``Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh International Airport)''.
    Change ``Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National 
Airport and Andrews Air Force Base, MD)'' to ``Washington, DC 
(Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)''.

Appendix D, Section 4

    Change ``Atlanta, GA (The William B. Hartsfield Atlanta 
International Airport)'' to ``Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield-Jackson 
Atlanta International Airport)''.
    Add ``Camp Springs, MD (Joint Base Andrews)'' where it falls 
alphabetically.
    Change ``Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport)'' to 
``Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)''.
    Change ``Newark, NJ (Newark International Airport)'' to 
``Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International Airport)''.
    Remove ``Andrews Air Force Base, MD''.

Administrative Procedure Act

    The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)) requires 
agencies to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking and provide 
opportunity for comment except when the agency for good cause finds 
(and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefor 
in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are 
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. The FAA 
finds that notice and the opportunity for comment are unnecessary for 
this action as the action merely changes the names of airports to 
conform to the names included in the FAA aeronautical database. The FAA 
also finds that not changing these names in the regulations is contrary 
to the public interest as not changing the names could cause confusion 
or errors in charts or other documents produced using the aeronautical 
database and regulations.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91

    Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, Airports, Aviation safety.

The Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 
91, as follows:

PART 91--GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES

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1. The authority citation for part 91 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 1155, 40101, 40103, 40105, 
40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 
44715, 44716, 44717, 44722, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506-46507, 
47122, 47508, 47528-47531, 47534, articles 12 and 29 of the 
Convention on International Civil Aviation (61 Stat. 1180), (126 
Stat. 11).


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2. Amend appendix D to part 91 as follows:
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a. In Section 1, by revising the entries for Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, 
MD; Chicago, IL; Covington, KY; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; the first 
Houston, TX, entry; Minneapolis, MN; Newark, NJ; New Orleans, LA; 
Pittsburgh, PA; the first San Diego, CA, entry; and Washington, DC; 
adding entries for Camp Springs, MD, and Kansas City, MO in 
alphabetical order; and removing the entry for Kansas City, KS.
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b. In Section 3, by revising the entries for Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, 
MD; Covington, KY; both Dallas, TX, entries; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; 
Louisville, KY; Minneapolis, MN; Newark, NJ; New Orleans, LA; 
Pittsburgh, PA; and Washington, DC; and adding an entry for Camp 
Springs, MD, in alphabetical order.
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c. In Section 4, by revising the entries for Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; 
and Newark, NJ; removing Andrews Air Force Base, MD; and adding an 
entry for Camp Springs, MD, in alphabetical order.
    The revisions read as follows:

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Appendix D to Part 91--Airports/Locations: Special Operating 
Restrictions

    Section 1. * * *
Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
Baltimore, MD (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 
Airport)
* * * * *
Camp Springs, MD (Joint Base Andrews)
* * * * *
Chicago, IL (Chicago-O'Hare International Airport)
* * * * *
Covington, KY (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport)
Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
* * * * *
Detroit, MI (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
* * * * *
Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport)
* * * * *
Kansas City, MO (Kansas City International Airport)
* * * * *
Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain 
Airport)
Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International Airport)
New Orleans, LA (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
* * * * *
Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh International Airport)
* * * * *
San Diego, CA (Miramar Marine Corps Air Station)
* * * * *
Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
* * * * *
    Section 3. * * *
* * * * *
Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
Baltimore, MD (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 
Airport)
* * * * *
Camp Springs, MD (Joint Base Andrews)
* * * * *
Covington, KY (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport)
Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
Dallas, TX (Dallas Love Field Airport)
* * * * *
Detroit, MI (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
* * * * *
Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport)
* * * * *
Louisville, KY (Louisville International Airport-Standiford Field)
* * * * *
Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain 
Airport)
Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International Airport)
* * * * *
New Orleans, LA (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
* * * * *
Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh International Airport)
* * * * *
Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
    Section 4. * * *
* * * * *
Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
* * * * *
Camp Springs, MD (Joint Base Andrews)
* * * * *
Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
* * * * *
Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International Airport)
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2016.
Dale A. Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2016-17161 Filed 8-1-16; 8:45 am]
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