[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47909-47911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19543]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0598; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASO-16]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of the Class D and Class E Airspace; Meridian,
MS
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class D airspace at Joe
Williams NOLF, Meridian, MS; Key Field, Meridian, MS; and NAS Meridian/
McCain Field, Meridian, MS; the Class E airspace area designated as an
extension to Class D airspace at Key Field; and the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Key Field, Joe
Williams NOLF, and NAS Meridian/McCain Field. The FAA is proposing this
action as the result of the decommissioning of the Kewanee VHF
omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part of
the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The names and
geographic coordinates of NAS Meridian/McCain Field and Joe Williams
NOLF, and the geographic coordinates of Key Field would also be updated
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Airspace redesign is
necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at these airports.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2019-0598; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASO-16, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
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, email [email protected]
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 would amend the Class D airspace at Joe Williams NOLF, Meridian,
MS; Key Field, Meridian, MS; and NAS Meridian/McCain Field, Meridian,
MS; the Class E airspace area designated as an extension to Class D
airspace at Key Field; and the Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface at Key Field, Joe Williams NOLF, and NAS
Meridian/McCain Field to support IFR operations at these airports.
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2019-0598/
Airspace Docket No. 19-ASO-16.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend 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.
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The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by:
Amending the Class D airspace at Joe Williams NOLF, Meridian, MS,
by updating the geographic coordinates of Joe Williams NOLF to coincide
with the FAA's aeronautical database, and would replace the outdated
term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class D airspace to within a 4.5-mile radius (reduced
from a 5.3-mile radius) of Key Field, Meridian, MS; updating the city
in the airspace legal description to Meridian, MS, (previously Meridian
Key Field, MS) to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures
for Handling Airspace Matters; removing the city listed with the
airport in the airspace legal description to comply with changes to FAA
Order 7400.2M; updating the geographic coordinates of Key Field to
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and would replace the
outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class D airspace to within a 5.3-mile radius
(previously a 5.8-mile radius) of NAS Meridian/McCain Field, Meridian,
MS; updating the city in the airspace legal description to Meridian,
MS, (previously Meridian NAS-McCain Field, MS) to comply with changes
to FAA Order 7400.2M; removing the city listed with the airport in the
airspace legal description to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M;
updating the name and geographic coordinates of NAS Meridian/McCain
Field (previously NAS-McCain Field) to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the
009[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 5.3-mile radius to
5.5 miles north of the airport; adding an extension 1.5 miles each side
of the 189[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 5.3-mile
radius to 6 miles from the airport; adding an extension 1.6 miles each
side of the Meridian TACAN 331[deg] radial extending from the 5.3-mile
radius to 5.6 miles northwest of the Meridian TACAN; and would replace
the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart
Supplement'';
Amending the Class E airspace area designated as an extension to a
Class D airspace at Key Field by updating the city in the airspace
legal description to Meridian, MS, (previously Meridian/Key Field, MS)
to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; removing the city listed
with the airport in the airspace legal description to comply with
changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; updating the geographic coordinates of
Key Field and the Meridian VORTAC to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the
009[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.5-mile radius to
4.9-miles north of the airport; adding an extension 1 mile each side of
the 044[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.5-mile
radius to 4.6 miles northeast of the airport; adding an extension 2.9
miles each side of the Meridian VORTAC 141[deg] radial extending from
the 4.5-mile radius to 11 miles southeast of the Meridian VORTAC;
adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 189[deg] bearing from the
airport extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 4.6 miles south of the
airport; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 224[deg] bearing
from the airport extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 4.6 miles
southwest of the airport; removing the extension northwest of the
VORTAC; and would replace the outdated term ``Airport/Facility
Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 7-mile radius (reduced from an 8-mile
radius) of Key Field; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the
009[deg] bearing from Key Field extending from the 7-mile radius to
12.5 miles north of the airport; adding an extension 3.4 miles each
side of the 009[deg] bearing from the Key Field: RWY 19-LOC extending
from the 7-mile radius of the airport to 11.1 miles north of the Key
Field: RWY 19-LOC; adding an extension within 2 miles each side of the
044[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 7-mile radius of
the airport to 11.6 miles northeast of the airport; adding an extension
within 3.6 miles each side of the Meridian VORTAC 141[deg] radial
extending from the 7-mile radius of the airport to 13.9 miles southeast
of the Meridian VORTAC; adding an extension within 1 mile each side of
the 189[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 7-mile radius
of the airport to 12.6 miles south of the airport; adding an extension
within 3.4 miles each side of the 189[deg] bearing from the Key Field:
RWY 01-LOC extending from the 7-mile radius of the airport to 11.2
miles south of the Key Field: RWY 01-LOC; amending the extension
northwest of the Meridian VORTAC to within 1.5 miles (reduced from 2.5
miles) each side of the Meridian VORTAC 311[deg] (previously 315[deg])
radial extending from the 7-mile radius of the airport to 14.3 miles
(increased from 7 miles) northwest of the Meridian VORTAC; within a 6.7
mile radius (decreased from a 7.4-mile radius) of Joe Williams NOLF,
Meridian, MS; within a 7.8-mile radius (decreased from an 8-mile
radius) of NAS Meridian/McCain Field; removing the extension ``. . .
within 4 miles each side of the 020[deg] bearing from lat.
32[deg]33'28'' N, long, 88[deg]33'33'' W, extending from the 8-mile
radius to 20 miles north of Meridian TACAN, and within a 25-mile radius
of the Meridian VORTAC, extending clockwise from the 341[deg] radial to
the 040[deg] radial, and within 8 miles north and 6 miles south of the
Kewanee VORTAC 273[deg] radial, extending from the VORTAC to long.
88[deg]45'00'' W''; adding an extension 6.7 miles either side of a line
from Joe William NOLF to NAS Meridian/McCain Field; updating the names
of Joe William NOLF (previously Joe Williams OLF), and NAS Meridian/
McCain Field (previously NAS-McCain Field) and the geographic
coordinates of Key Field, Joe Williams NOLF and NAS Meridian/McCain
Field to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and removing
the Meridian TACAN and Kewanee VORTAC from the airspace legal
description.
This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the
decommissioning of the Kewanee VOR, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part of
the VOR MON Program.
Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6004, 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.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a
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substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order
7400.11C, 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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ASO MS D Meridian, MS [Amended]
Joe Williams NOLF, MS (Lat. 32[deg]47'56'' N, long.
88[deg]50'04'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Joe Williams NOLF. This
Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and
times established by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time
will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
ASO MS D Meridian, MS [Amended]
Key Field, MS (Lat. 32[deg]19'57'' N, long. 88[deg]45'07'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,800 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of Key Field. 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 Char
Supplement.
ASO MS D Meridian, MS [Amended]
NAS Meridian/McCain Field, MS (Lat. 32[deg]33'13'' N, long.
88[deg]33'19'' W)
Meridian TACAN (Lat. 32[deg]34'42'' N, long. 88[deg]32'43'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,800 feet MSL within a
5.3-mile radius of NAS Meridian/McCain Field, and within 1 mile
each side of the 009[deg] bearing from the airport extending from
the 5.3 mile radius to 5.5 miles north of the airport; and within
1.5 miles each side of the 189[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 5.3-mile radius to 6 miles south of the airport;
and within 1.6 miles each side of the Meridian TACAN 331[deg] radial
extending from the 5.3-mile radius to 5.6 miles northwest the
Meridian TACAN. 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 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.
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ASO MS E4 Meridian, MS [Amended]
Key Field, MS (Lat. 32[deg]19'57'' N, long. 88[deg]45'07'' W)
Meridian VORTAC (Lat. 32[deg]22'42'' N, long. 88[deg]48'15'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile
each side of the 009[deg] bearing from Key Field extending from the
4.5-mile radius of Key Field to 4.9 miles north of Key Field, and
within 1 mile each side of the 044[deg] bearing from Key Field
extending from the 4.5-mile radius of Key Field to 4.6 miles
northeast of Key Field, and within 2.9 miles each side of the
Meridian VORTAC 141[deg] radial extending from the 4.5-mile radius
of Key Field to 11 miles southeast of the Meridian VORTAC, and
within 1 mile each side of the 189[deg] bearing from Key Field
extending from the 4.5-mile radius of Key Field to 4.6 miles south
of Key Field, and within 1 mile each side of the 224[deg] bearing
from Key Field extending from the 4.5-mile radius of Key Field to
4.6 miles southwest of Key Field. This Class E 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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ASO MS E5 Meridian, MS [Amended]
Key Field, MS (Lat. 32[deg]19'57'' N, long. 88[deg]45'07'' W)
Key Field: RWY 19-LOC (Lat. 32[deg]18'54'' N, long.
88[deg]45'25'' W)
Meridian VORTAC (Lat. 32[deg]22'42'' N, long. 88[deg]48'15'' W)
Key Field: RWY 01-LOC (Lat. 32[deg]20'52'' N, long.
88[deg]45'02'' W)
Joe Williams NOLF, MS (Lat. 32[deg]47'56'' N, long.
88[deg]50'04'' W)
NAS Meridian/McCain Field, MS (Lat. 32[deg]33'13'' N, long.
88[deg]33'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Key Field, and within 1 mile each side of
the 009[deg] bearing from Key Field extending from the 7-mile radius
of Key Field to 12.5 miles north of Key Field; and within 3.4 miles
each side of the 009[deg] bearing from the Key Field: RWY 19-LOC
extending from the 7-mile radius of Key Field to 11.1 miles north of
the Key Field: RWY 19-LOC, and within 2 miles each side of the
044[deg] bearing from Key Field extending from the 7-mile radius of
Key Field to 11.6 miles northeast of Key Field, and within 3.6 miles
each side of the Meridian VORTAC 141[deg] radial extending from the
4.5-mile radius of Key Field to 13.9 miles southeast of the Meridian
VORTAC, and within 1 mile each side of the 189[deg] bearing from Key
Field extending from the 7-mile radius of Key Field to 12.6 miles
south of Key Field, and within 3.4 miles each side of the 189[deg]
bearing from the Key Field: RWY 01-LOC extending from the 7-mile
radius of Key Field to 11.2 miles south of the Key Field: RWY 01-
LOC, and within 1.5 miles each side of the Meridian VORTAC 311[deg]
radial extending from the 7-mile radius of Key Field to 14.3 miles
northwest of the Meridian VORTAC, and within a 6.7-mile radius of
Joe Williams NOLF, and within a 7.8-mile radius of NAS Meridian/
McCain Field, and within 6.7 miles each side of a line from Joe
Williams NOLF to NAS Meridian/McCain Field.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 4, 2019.
Steve Szukala,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-19543 Filed 9-10-19; 8:45 am]
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