[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6244-6247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01020]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0759; Airspace Docket No. 20-ACE-20]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and Establishment of
Class E Airspace; Fort Riley and Manhattan, KS
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D and Class E airspace at
Marshall AAF, Fort Riley, KS, and Manhattan Regional Airport,
Manhattan, KS, and establishes Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface at Marshall AAF and Freeman Field, Junction
City, KS. This action is the result of airspace reviews due to the
decommissioning of the Calvary and McDowell Creek non-directional
beacons (NDBs). The names and geographic coordinates of the airports
and navigational aids are also being updated to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 22, 2021. 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 7400.11E, 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 7400.11E at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
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:
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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, Class E surface airspace, Class E
airspace area designated as an extension to Class D and Class E surface
airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at Manhattan Regional Airport, Manhattan, KS; amends the Class
D and Class E surface airspace at Marshall AAF, Fort Riley, KS; and
establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at Marshall AAF and Freeman Field, Junction City, KS, to
support instrument flight rule operations at these airports.
History
The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register (85 FR 52289; August 25, 2020) for Docket No. FAA-2020-0759 to
amend the Class D and Class E airspace at Marshall AAF, Fort Riley, KS,
and Manhattan Regional Airport, Manhattan, KS, and establish Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Marshall
AAF and Freeman Field, Junction City, KS. Interested parties were
invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written
comments on the proposal to the FAA. One comment was received and the
following is provided in response.
The person submitting the comment incorrectly interpreted the NPRM
and presumed that the proposed airspace changes would lower the
altitudes and change the current flight paths that the aircraft flying
to and from Marshall AAF and Manhattan Regional Airport are currently
utilizing; however, this is not the case. These airspace changes are
updating the airspace and bringing it into compliance with current FAA
orders and directives, but are not changing the flight paths or
altitudes that the aircraft are currently using. As neither the
altitudes nor flight paths of the aircraft are being changed by this
airspace amendment as presumed by the commenter, no changes or further
action is required in response.
Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated
July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020, 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 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15,
2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
Differences From the NPRM
Subsequent to publication and during the FAA charting review, a
typographical error was found in the geographic coordinates for the
Fort Riley VOR (``long. 96[deg]15'40''W'' vice ``long.
96[deg]51'40''W'') in the Class D and E airspace legal descriptions; a
typographic error was found in the Fort Riley, KS, Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface airspace legal
description header (``IA'' vice ``KS''); a reciprocal radial
(``216[deg]'' vice ``036[deg]'') was incorrectly listed in the Fort
Riley, KS, Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions; it was
discovered that some airspace extensions listed in the Manhattan, KS,
Class E airspace area designated as an extension to Class D and Class E
surface airspace and the Fort Riley, KS, and Manhattan, KS, Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface airspace
legal descriptions were covered by other extensions or Class E airspace
and are not required; and there was an omission to the exclusionary
language in the Manhattan, KS, Class E airspace area designated as an
extension to Class D and Class E surface airspace. As these corrections
and the removal of the airspace extensions, which were being added to
the existing airspace, do not change the airspace as proposed, they are
incorporated into this rule.
The Rule
This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71:
Amending the Class D airspace to within a 3.9-mile radius
(increased from a 3.7-mile radius) of Marshall AAF, Fort Riley, KS;
adding an extension 1.1 miles each side of the 036[deg] radial
(corrected from 216[deg]) from the Fort Riley VOR extending from the
3.9-mile radius to 4.7 miles southwest of the airport; adding an
extension 1 mile each side of the 220[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 4 miles southwest of the airport;
updating the name (previously Marshall Army Airfield) and geographic
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database; removing the cities associated with the airports to comply
with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace
Matters; and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory''
with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class D airspace to within a 4.3-mile radius
(increased from a 4.2-mile radius) of Manhattan Regional Airport,
Manhattan, KS; removing the Manhattan VOR/DME and McDowell Creek NDB
from the airspace legal description as they are not required; updating
the name (previously Manhattan Municipal Airport) and geographic
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database; and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility
Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class E surface area to within a 3.9-mile radius
(increased from a 3.7-mile radius) of Marshall AAF; removing the
current extension from the Fort Riley VOR, as it is no longer required;
removing the Calvary NDB and associated extension from the airspace
legal description; adding an extension 1.1 miles each side of the
036[deg] (corrected from 216[deg]) radial from the Fort Riley VOR
extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 4.7 miles southwest of the
airport; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 220[deg] bearing
from the airport extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 4 miles
southwest of the airport; updating the name (previously Marshall Army
Airfield) and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database; removing the cities associated with
the airports to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; and replacing
the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart
Supplement'';
Amending the Class E surface area to within a 4.3-mile radius
(increased from a 4.2-mile radius) of Manhattan Regional Airport;
updating the name (previously Manhattan Municipal Airport) and
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database; and adding part-
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time verbiage to the airspace legal description that was previously
omitted;
Amending the Class E airspace area designated as an extension to
Class D and Class E surface airspace at Manhattan Regional Airport by
removing the McDowell NDB and associated extensions from the airspace
legal description; removing the extension to the southeast of the VOR/
DME, as it is no longer needed; adding an extension 1.3 miles each side
of the 042[deg] radial from the Manhattan VOR/DME extending from the
4.3-mile radius of the airport to 5.2 miles northeast of the airport;
adding an extension 2.4 miles each side of the 211[deg] radial from the
Manhattan VOR/DME extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the airport to
7 miles southwest of the Manhattan VOR/DME; and updating the name
(previously Manhattan Municipal Airport) and geographic coordinates of
the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database;
Establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface within a 6.4-mile radius of Marshall AAF; and within a 6.4-
mile radius of Freeman Field, Junction City, KS, excluding that
airspace within Restricted Areas R-3602A and R-3602B;
And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface within a 6.8-mile radius (increased from a 6.7-mile
radius) of Manhattan Regional Airport; removing the McDowell NDB and
associated extensions from the airspace legal description; removing the
extensions southeast of the VOR/DME, as they are no longer required;
removing the HATAN OM and Manhattan Municipal Airport ILS and
associated extensions, as they are no longer required; adding an
extension 4 miles each side of the 040[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 6.8-mile radius of the airport to 10.6 miles
northeast of the airport; removing the extension northeast of the VOR/
DME (This extension was previously amended in the NPRM, but is covered
by the previous listed extension.) as it is no longer required; and
updating the name (previously Manhattan Municipal Airport) and
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database.
This action is due to airspace reviews caused by the
decommissioning of the Calvary and McDowell Creek NDBs, which provided
navigational information to the instrument procedures at these
airports.
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 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).
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 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000. Class D Airspace.
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ACE KS D Fort Riley, KS [Amended]
Marshall AAF, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]03'10'' N, long. 96[deg]45'52'' W)
Freeman Field, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]02'36'' N, long. 96[deg]50'36'' W)
Fort Riley VOR
(Lat. 38[deg]58'13'' N, long. 96[deg]51'40'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,600 feet MSL within a 3.9-mile radius of the Marshall AAF, and
within 1.1 miles each side of the 036[deg] radial from the Fort
Riley VOR extending from the 3.9-mile radius of Marshall AAF to 4.7
miles southwest of Marshall AAF, and within 1 mile each side of the
220[deg] bearing from Marshall AAF extending from the 3.9 mile
radius of Marshall AAF to 4 miles southwest of Marshall AAF
excluding that airspace within Restricted Area R-3602B and excluding
that airspace within a 1-mile radius of Freeman 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 Chart
Supplement.
* * * * *
ACE KS D Manhattan, KS [Amended]
Manhattan Regional Airport, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]08'28'' N, long. 96[deg]40'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Manhattan Regional
Airport excluding that airspace within the Fort Riley, KS, Class D
airspace and Class E surface airspace areas and excluding that
airspace within Restricted Area R-3602B. This Class D airspace area
is effective during the specific dates and times established in
advanced by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6002. Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface
Area.
* * * * *
ACE KS E2 Fort Riley, KS [Amended]
Marshall AAF, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]03'10'' N, long. 96[deg]45'52'' W)
Freeman Field, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]02'36'' N, long. 96[deg]50'36'' W)
Fort Riley VOR
(Lat. 38[deg]58'13'' N, long. 96[deg]51'40'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 3.9-
mile radius of the Marshall AAF, and within 1.1 miles each side of
the 036[deg] radial from the Fort Riley VOR extending from the 3.9-
mile radius of Marshall AAF to 4.7 miles southwest of Marshall AAF,
and within 1 mile each side of the 220[deg] bearing from Marshall
AAF extending from the 3.9 mile radius of Marshall AAF to 4 miles
southwest of Marshall AAF excluding that airspace within Restricted
Area R-3602B and excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of
Freeman 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
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thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
* * * * *
ACE KS E2 Manhattan, KS [Amended]
Manhattan Regional Airport, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]08'28'' N, long. 96[deg]40'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Manhattan Regional Airport excluding that airspace
within the Fort Riley, KS, Class D airspace and Class E surface
airspace areas and excluding that airspace within Restricted Area R-
3602B. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advanced 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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ACE KS E4 Manhattan, KS [Amended]
Manhattan Regional Airport, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]08'28'' N, long. 96[deg]40'19'' W)
Manhattan VOR/DME
(Lat. 39[deg]08'44'' N, long. 96[deg]40'07'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles
each side of the 042[deg] radial from the Manhattan VOR/DME
extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Manhattan Regional Airport
to 5.2 miles northeast of the airport, and within 2.4 miles each
side of the 211[deg] radial from the Manhattan VOR/DME extending
from the 4.3-mile radius of the Manhattan Regional Airport to 7
miles southwest of the Manhattan VOR/DME excluding that airspace
within the Fort Riley, KS, Class D airspace and Class E surface
airspace areas and excluding that airspace within Restricted Area R-
3602B.
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 Fort Riley, KS [Establish]
Marshall AAF, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]03'10'' N, long. 96[deg]45'52'' W)
Freeman Field, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]02'36'' N, long. 96[deg]50'36'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Marshall AAF, and within a 6.4-mile
radius of Freeman Field excluding that airspace within Restricted
Areas R-3602A and R-3602B.
* * * * *
ACE KS E5 Manhattan, KS [Amended]
Manhattan Regional Airport, KS
(Lat. 39[deg]08'28'' N, long. 96[deg]40'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Manhattan Regional Airport, and
within 4 miles each side of the 040[deg] bearing from the Manhattan
Regional Airport extending from the 6.8-mile radius of the airport
to 10.6 miles northeast of the airport excluding that airspace
within Restricted Areas R-3602A and R-3602B.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 13, 2021.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-01020 Filed 1-19-21; 8:45 am]
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