    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 53306-53308]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-18918]

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    Federal Aviation Administration

    14 CFR Part 71

    [Docket No. FAA-2020-0666; Airspace Docket No. 20-ACE-16]
    RIN 2120-AA66

    Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Burlington, KS

    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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    SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace extending
    upward from 700 feet above the surface at Coffey County Airport,
    Burlington, KS. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of an
    airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Boyd non-
    directional beacon (NDB) which provided navigation information to the
    instrument procedures at this airport.

    DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 13, 2020.

    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-2020-0666/Airspace Docket No. 20-ACE-16 at the beginning of your
    comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://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 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
    subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://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 7400.11D at NARA, email fedreg.legal@nara.gov
    or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation
    Administration, Operations Support

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    Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
    76177; telephone (817) 222-5857.

    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 E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
    above the surface at Coffey County Airport, Burlington, KS, to support
    instrument flight rule operations at this airport.

    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-2020-0666/
    Airspace Docket No. 20-ACE-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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
    documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://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 7400.11D, Airspace
    Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective
    September 15, 2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed
    in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists
    Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
    reporting points.

    The Proposal

        The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
    Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class E airspace extending
    upward from 700 feet above the surface to within a 6.5-mile radius of
    Coffey County Airport, Burlington, KS; removing the Boyd NDB from the
    airspace legal description.
        This action is due to an airspace review caused by the
    decommissioning of the Boyd NDB which provided navigation information
    to the instrument procedures at this airport.
        Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
    FAA Order 7400.11D, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15,
    2019, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
    airspace designation listed in this document will be published
    subsequently in the Order.
        FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
    published yearly and effective on September 15.

    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 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 7400.11D,
    Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
    effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

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

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    ACE KS E5 Burlington, KS [Amended]

    Coffey County Airport, KS

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        (Lat. 38[deg]18'09'' N, long. 95[deg]43'30'' W)

        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
    within a 6.5-mile radius of Coffey County Airport.

        Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 24, 2020.
    Steven T. Phillips,
    Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
    [FR Doc. 2020-18918 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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