[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 102 (Friday, May 28, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28729-28731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11230]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0385; Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-21]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and Revocation 
of Class E Airspace; Columbus, OH

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 and Class E 
airspace at Columbus, OH, and revoke the Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Dan Darby Airport, Columbus, 
OH. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of an airspace 
review caused by the decommissioning of the Rickenbacker International 
Airport runway 5R middle marker and the cancellation of instrument 
procedures at Dan Darby Airport. The name and geographic coordinates of 
various airports would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 12, 2021.

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-2021-0385/Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-21 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 7400.11E, 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

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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:

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 Ohio State University 
Airport, Columbus, OH, and Rickenbacker International Airport, 
Columbus, OH, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, 
Columbus, OH, and Rickenbacker International Airport, and revoke the 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at 
Dan Darby Airport, Columbus, OH, to support instrument flight rule 
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-2021-0385/
Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-21.'' 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 7400.11E, 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.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by:
    Amending the Class D airspace at Ohio State University Airport, 
Columbus Ohio by removing the name of the airport from the header of 
the airspace legal description to comply with changes to FAA Order 
7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters; removing the city 
associated with the airport in the airspace legal description to comply 
with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; updating the 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 D airspace to within a 4.6-mile (increased from 
a 4.5-mile) radius of Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, OH; 
removing the airport name from the header of the airspace legal 
description to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; and removing 
the city associated with the airport to comply with changes to FAA 
Order 7400.2M;
    And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface to within a 7.5-mile (increased from a 7-mile) radius 
of John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Columbus, OH; updating 
the name of John Glenn Columbus International Airport (previously Port 
Columbus International 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; within a 7.1-mile (increased from a 
7-mile) radius of Rickenbacker International Airport; within 4 miles 
each side of the 045[deg] bearing from Rickenbacker International 
Airport extending from the 7.1-mile (previously 7-mile) radius to 12.6 
miles (increased from 12.5 miles) northeast of the Rickenbacker 
International Airport; updating the geographic coordinates of Ohio 
State University Airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database; removing Dan Darby Airport, Columbus, OH, and the associated 
airspace as the instrument procedures at this airport have been 
cancelled and the airspace is no longer required; and removing the 
exclusionary language from the airspace legal description as it is not 
required.
    This action is necessary due to airspace reviews caused by the 
decommissioning of the Rickenbacker International Airport runway 5R 
middle maker and the cancellation of the instrument procedures at Dan 
Darby Airport, Columbus, OH.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 
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 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.

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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 7400.11E, 
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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AGL OH D Columbus, OH [Amended]

Ohio State University Airport, OH
    (Lat. 40[deg]04'46'' N, long. 83[deg]04'24'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,400 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Ohio State University 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the Columbus, Port Columbus 
International Airport, OH, 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 dates 
and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart 
Supplement.

AGL OH D Columbus, OH [Amended]

Rickenbacker International Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]48'50'' N, long. 82[deg]55'40'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Rickenbacker 
International Airport, excluding that airspace within the Columbus, 
Port Columbus International Airport, OH, Class C airspace area.

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

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AGL OH E5 Columbus, OH [Amended]

John Glenn Columbus International Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]59'49'' N, long. 82[deg]53'32'' W)
Rickenbacker International Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]48'50'' N, long. 82[deg]55'40'' W)
Ohio State University Airport, OH
    (Lat. 40[deg]04'46'' N, long. 83[deg]04'24'' W)
Bolton Field Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]54'04'' N, long. 83[deg]08'13'' W)
Fairfield County Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]45'20'' N, long. 82[deg]39'26'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of John Glenn Columbus International 
Airport, and within 3.3 miles either side of the 094[deg] bearing 
from John Glenn Columbus International Airport extending from the 
7.5-mile radius to 12.1 miles east of the airport, and within a 7.1-
mile radius of Rickenbacker International Airport, and within 4 
miles either side of the 045[deg] bearing from Rickenbacker 
International Airport extending from the 7.1-mile radius to 12.6 
miles northeast of the airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Ohio 
State University Airport, and within a 7.4-mile radius of Bolton 
Field Airport, and within a 7-mile radius of Fairfield County 
Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 24, 2021.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-11230 Filed 5-27-21; 8:45 am]
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