[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10453-10455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04893]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0110; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-3]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of the Class D and Class E Airspace; Tulsa, OK
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 extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Richard
Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, Tulsa, OK, and the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at William R. Pogue Municipal
Airport, Sand Springs, OK, which is contained within the Tulsa, OK,
airspace legal description. The FAA is proposing this action as the
result of the decommissioning of the Glenpool VHF omnidirectional range
(VOR) navigation aid, which provided navigation information for the
instrument procedures at these airports, as part of the VOR Minimum
Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic coordinates of the
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport would also be updated to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 6, 2019.
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-2019-0110; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-3, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://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 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://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 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go
to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
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
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amend the Class D airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface at Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, Tulsa,
OK, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand Springs, OK, 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-2019-0110/
Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-3.'' 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://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 7400.11C, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 D airspace at Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport,
Tulsa, OK, by removing the Glenpool VOR/DME and the associated
extension to the south of the airport from the airspace legal
description; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 193[deg]
bearing from the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-LOC extending from
the 4-mile radius to 4.1 miles south of the airport; updating the
location in the header of the airspace legal description to Tulsa, OK
(previously Tulsa Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, OK), to comply with
FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters; removing
the city associated with the airport from the airspace legal
description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2M; updating the geographic
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical
database; and would make an editorial change replacing the outdated
term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement'';
Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface to within a 6.5-mile radius (increasing from a 6.4-mile
radius) of Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport; and removing the city
associated with the airport from the airspace legal description to
comply with FAA Order 7400.2M;
And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.5-mile radius (decreasing from a 7.2-
mile radius) of the William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand Springs,
OK; removing the Glenpool VOR/DME and the associated extension
northwest of the William R. Pogue Municipal Airport from the Tulsa, OK,
from the airspace legal description; and removing the city associated
with the airport from the airspace legal description to comply with FAA
Order 7400.2M.
This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the
decommissioning of the Glenpool VOR, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part of
the VOR MON Program.
Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000
and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018,
and effective September 15, 2018, 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.
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:
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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 7400.11C,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and
effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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ASW OK D Tulsa, OK [Amended]
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, OK
(Lat. 36[deg]02'23'' N, long. 95[deg]59'05'' W)
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-LOC
(Lat. 36[deg]02'52'' N, long. 95[deg]59'07'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,100 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.
Airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 193[deg] bearing from
the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.: RWY 01L-LOC extending from the 4-mile
radius to 4.1 miles south of the airport, excluding that airspace
within the Tulsa International Airport, OK, 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 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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ASW OK E5 Tulsa, OK [Amended]
Tulsa International Airport, OK
(Lat. 36[deg]11'54'' N, long. 95[deg]53'17'' W)
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, OK
(Lat. 36[deg]02'23'' N, long. 95[deg]59'05'' W)
William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, OK
(Lat. 36[deg]10'31'' N, long. 96[deg]09'07'' W)
Tulsa VORTAC
(Lat. 36[deg]11'47'' N, long. 95[deg]47'17'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8-mile radius of Tulsa International Airport, and within
1.6 miles each side of the 089[deg] radial of the Tulsa VORTAC
extending from the 8-mile radius to 11.9 miles east of the airport,
and within a 6.5-mile radius of Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, and
within a 6.5-mile radius of William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, and
within 4 miles each side of the 355[deg] bearing from William R.
Pogue Municipal Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.9
miles north of the airport, and within 4 miles each side of the
175[deg] bearing from William R. Pogue Municipal Airport extending
from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.9 miles south of the airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 11, 2019.
John Witucki,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-04893 Filed 3-20-19; 8:45 am]
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