[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33586-33588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13490]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0477; Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-10]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Belleville, 
IL

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 and Class E airspace 
at Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Belleville, IL. The FAA is 
proposing this action as the result of a biennial airspace review. The 
name of the airport would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 9, 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-2021-0477/Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-10 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

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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:

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, the Class E airspace area 
designated as an extension to Class D airspace, and the Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Scott AFB/
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Belleville, IL, 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-2021-0477/
Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-10.'' 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 Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis 
Airport, Belleville, IL, by removing the city associated with the 
airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2N, Procedures for 
Handling Airspace Matters; updating the name (previously Scott AFB/
MidAmerica Airport) 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 airspace area designated as an extension to 
Class D airspace at Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport by adding an 
extension 1.3 miles each side of the 048[deg] bearing from the Scott 
TACAN extending from the 4.9-mile radius of the airport to 5.7 miles 
northeast of the Scott TACAN; amending the northwest extension to 1 
mile (decreased from 1.5 miles) each side of the 314[deg] (previously 
312[deg]) radial from the Scott TACAN extending from the 4.9-mile 
radius from the airport to 9.5 miles (decreased from 10 miles) 
northwest of the Scott TACAN; removing the city associated with the 
airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2N; updating the name 
of the airport (previously Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport) to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database; and replacing the outdated term 
``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
    And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface to at Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport by 
adding an extension 8 miles northwest and 10 miles southeast of the 
048[deg] bearing from the Scott TACAN extending from the 7.4-mile 
radius of the airport to 22 miles northeast of the Scott TACAN; adding 
an extension 1 mile each side of the 137[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 7.4-mile radius of the airport to 8.1 miles 
southeast of the airport; amending the southeast extension to 1.5 miles 
(decreased from 1.7 miles) each side of the 142[deg] (previously 
140[deg]) radial from the Scott TACAN extending from the 7.4-mile 
radius of the airport to 12.7 miles (decreased from 14 miles) southeast 
of the Scott TACAN; amending the northwest extension to 4 miles 
(increased from 1.5 miles) each side of the 314[deg] (previously 
312[deg]) radial from the Scott TACAN extending from the 7.4-mile 
radius of the airport to 10.5 miles (increased from 10 miles) northwest 
of the Scott TACAN; removing the city associated with the airport to 
comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2N; updating the name of the 
airport (previously Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport) to coincide with the 
FAA's aeronautical database; and removing the exclusionary language as 
it is not required.
    This action is due to a biennial airspace review.

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    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 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 
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 7400.11E, 
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 IL D Belleville, IL [Amended]

Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38[deg]32'43'' N, long. 89[deg]50'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.9-mile radius of the Scott AFB/MidAmerica 
St. Louis Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by 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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AGL IL E4 Belleville, IL [Amended]

Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38[deg]32'43'' N, long. 89[deg]50'07'' W)
Scott TACAN
    (Lat. 38[deg]32'43'' N, long. 89[deg]51'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles 
each side of the 048[deg] bearing from the Scott TACAN extending 
from the 4.9-mile radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport 
to 5.7 miles northeast of the Scott TACAN, and within 1 mile each 
side of the 314[deg] radial from the Scott TACAN extending from the 
4.9-mile radius of the Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to 9.5 
miles northwest of the Scott TACAN. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by 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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AGL IL E5 Belleville, IL [Amended]

Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38[deg]32'43'' N, long. 89[deg]50'07'' W)
Scott TACAN
    (Lat. 38[deg]32'43'' N, long. 89[deg]51'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.4-mile radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, 
and within 8 miles northwest and 10 miles southeast of the 048[deg] 
bearing from the Scott TACAN extending from the 4.9-mile radius from 
Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to 22 miles northeast of the 
Scott TACAN, and within 1 mile each side of the 137[deg] bearing 
from the Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport extending from the 
7.4-mile radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to 8.1 
miles southeast of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, and 
within 1.5 miles each side of the 142[deg] radial from the Scott 
TACAN extending from the 7.4-mile radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. 
Louis Airport to 12.7 miles southeast of the Scott TACAN, and within 
4 miles each side of the 314[deg] radial from the Scott TACAN 
extending from the 7.4-mile radius of Scott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis 
Airport to 10.5 miles northwest of the Scott TACAN.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 21, 2021.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2021-13490 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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