[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.

* * * * *

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.
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