[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26343-26345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11774]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0110; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-3]
RIN 2120-AA66


Amendment of the Class D and Class E Airspace; Tulsa, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace and Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Richard Lloyd Jones 
Jr. Airport, Tulsa, OK, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand 
Springs, OK, which is contained within the Tulsa, OK, airspace legal 
description. This action is due to an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the Glenpool VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), which 
provided navigation information to the instrument procedures at this 
airport, as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. 
The geographic coordinates of the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport are 
also being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 15, 2019. 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.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C 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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it amends the Class D airspace and Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, 
Tulsa, OK, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand Springs, 
OK, to support instrument flight rule operations at these airports.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (84 FR 10453; March 21, 2019) for Docket No. FAA-2019-0110 to 
amend the Class D airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, Tulsa, 
OK, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand Springs, OK. 
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. Two 
comments were received. Neither comment addressed the proposed 
amendments but opposed the decommissioning of the Glenpool VOR. The FAA 
provides the following response.
    The proposed decommissioning of the Glenpool VOR was addressed in 
airspace case 17-ASW-03NR. The public was given the opportunity to 
comment on the proposal between February 8, 2017, and April 10, 2017. 
No objections to the proposal were received. The Service Area 
Discontinuance Committee reviewed the aeronautical study and 
recommended the VOR be decommissioned. The Service Area Directors 
approved the recommendation on June 9, 2017, and the Glenpool VOR was 
decommissioned on February 28, 2019.
    Subsequent to publication, the FAA discovered a typographic error 
in the geographic coordinates for the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-
LOC (``long. 95[deg]59'07'' W'' should be ``long. 95[deg]59'01'' W''). 
That error is corrected in this action.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 
and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, 
and effective September 15, 2018, 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 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 
2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 by:
    Amending the Class D airspace at Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, 
Tulsa, OK, by removing the Glenpool VOR/DME and the associated 
extension to the south of the airport from the airspace legal 
description; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 193[deg] 
bearing from the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-LOC extending from 
the 4-mile radius to 4.1 miles south of the airport; updating the 
location in the header of the airspace legal description to Tulsa, OK 
(previously Tulsa Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, OK), to comply with 
FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters; removing 
the city associated with the airport from the airspace legal 
description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2M; updating the geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database; making an editorial change replacing the outdated term 
``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement''; and 
correcting a typographical error in the geographic coordinates for the 
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-LOC;
    Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface to within a 6.5-mile radius (increased from a 6.4-mile 
radius) of Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport; and removing the city 
associated with the airport from the airspace legal description to 
comply with FAA Order 7400.2M;
    And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface to within a 6.5-mile radius (decreased from a 7.2-
mile radius) of the William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand Springs, 
OK; removing the Glenpool VOR/DME and the associated extension 
northwest of the William R. Pogue Municipal Airport from the Tulsa, OK, 
from the airspace legal description; and removing the city associated 
with the airport from the airspace legal description to comply with FAA 
Order 7400.2M.
    This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the Glenpool VOR, which provided navigation 
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part of 
the VOR MON Program.

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.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

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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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and 
effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ASW OK D Tulsa, OK [Amended]

Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36[deg]02'23'' N, long. 95[deg]59'05'' W)
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-LOC
    (Lat. 36[deg]02'52'' N, long. 95[deg]59'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,100 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. 
Airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 193[deg] bearing from 
the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-LOC extending from the 4-mile 
radius to 4.1 miles south of the airport, excluding that airspace 
within the Tulsa International Airport, OK, Class C airspace area. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement.

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

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ASW OK E5 Tulsa, OK [Amended]

Tulsa International Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36[deg]11'54'' N, long. 95[deg]53'17'' W)
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36[deg]02'23'' N, long. 95[deg]59'05'' W)
William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36[deg]10'31'' N, long. 96[deg]09'07'' W)
Tulsa VORTAC
    (Lat. 36[deg]11'47'' N, long. 95[deg]47'17'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8-mile radius of Tulsa International Airport, and within 
1.6 miles each side of the 089[deg] radial of the Tulsa VORTAC 
extending from the 8-mile radius to 11.9 miles east of the airport, 
and within a 6.5-mile radius of Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, and 
within a 6.5-mile radius of William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, and 
within 4 miles each side of the 355[deg] bearing from William R. 
Pogue Municipal Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.9 
miles north of the airport, and within 4 miles each side of the 
175[deg] bearing from William R. Pogue Municipal Airport extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.9 miles south of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 29, 2019.
John A. Witucki,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-11774 Filed 6-5-19; 8:45 am]
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