Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 10, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 40489 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 29, 

2012. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16674 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1211; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–40] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Memphis, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

Airspace at Memphis, TN area, as the 

West Memphis Non-Directional Beacon 

(NDB) has been decommissioned and 

new Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures have been developed at 

Memphis International Airport. This 

action also removes West Memphis 

Municipal Airport, West Memphis, from 

the existing airspace surrounding 

Memphis International Airport, 

Memphis, TN. This action enhances the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. This action also makes a 

minor adjustment to the geographic 

coordinates of General DeWitt Spain 

Airport and makes a minor correction to 

the regulatory text. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 

20, 2012. 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 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On March 26, 2012, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to amend Class E airspace at Memphis, 

TN (77 FR 17360). Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

No comments were received. Class E 

airspace designations are published in 

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9V 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Except for a minor clerical change in the 

regulatory text correcting ‘NDB’ to 

‘‘Airport’’, this rule is the same as 

published in the NPRM. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Memphis, TN. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the West Memphis 

NDB and cancellation of the NDB 

approach, and for continued safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. Also, West Memphis Municipal 

Airport, West Memphis, AR, is removed 

from the Memphis, TN, airspace 

designation to accommodate the 

separation of existing Class E airspace 

surrounding Memphis International 

Airport, Memphis, TN. The 

establishment of the new designator for 

the Class E airspace area surrounding 

West Memphis Municipal Airport, West 

Memphis, AR, is simultaneously 

coordinated with this action. This 

action also adjusts the geographic 

coordinates of General DeWitt Spain 

Airport to be in concert with the FAAs 

aeronautical database, and corrects 

‘NDB’ to read ‘Airport’ in the regulatory 

text. 

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, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

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 controlled airspace in 

Memphis, TN. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. 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 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO TN E5 Memphis, TN [Amended] 

Memphis International Airport, TN 

(Lat. 35°02′33′′ N., long. 89°58′36′′ W.) 

Olive Branch, MS, Olive Branch Airport 

(Lat. 34°58′44′′ N., long. 89°47′13′′ W.) 

General DeWitt Spain Airport 


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(Lat. 35°12′03′′ N., long. 90°03′14′′ W.) 

Elvis NDB 

(Lat. 35°03′41′′ N., long. 90°04′18′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius 

of Memphis International Airport, and within 

4 miles north and 8 miles south of the 271° 

bearing from the Elvis NDB extending from 

the 8-mile radius to 16 miles west of the Elvis 

NDB, and within a 7.5-mile radius of Olive 

Branch Airport, Olive Branch, MS, and 

within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the 

017° bearing and 4 miles west and 8 miles 

east of the 170° bearing from Olive Branch 

Airport extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 

16 miles northeast and south of the airport, 

and within a 6.4-mile radius of General 

DeWitt Spain Airport; excluding that 

airspace within the Millington, TN, Class E 

airspace area. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 27, 

2012. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16672 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0286; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AWP–22] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Routes; Southwestern United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects a final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on June 14, 2012, that establishes two 

RNAV routes in the southwest United 

States. This action corrects the latitude/ 

longitude coordinates for the NOCHI 

waypoint (WP) as appears in the 

description of RNAV route T–310. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 26, 

2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace, Regulations and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 14, 2012, the FAA published 

a final rule in the Federal Register 

establishing two RNAV routes, T–306 

and T–310, in the southwestern United 

States (77 FR 35618). Subsequent to 

publication, an error was found in the 

latitude/longitude coordinates for the 

NOCHI waypoint (WP) in the 

description of T–310. The NOCHI WP 

also appears in the description of 

T–306, but the coordinates are correct in 

that description. 

Area Navigation Routes are published 

in paragraph 6011 of FAA Order 

7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and 

effective September 15, 2011, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The RNAV route listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

Correction to Final Rule 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the 

coordinates for the NOCHI waypoint as 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 14, 2012 (77 FR 35618) (FR Doc. 

2012–14406) for RNAV route T–310, is 

corrected under the description as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6011—United States Area 

Navigation Routes 

* * * * * 

T–310 [Corrected] 

■ On page 35619, line 23, remove 

‘‘NOCHI, AZ WP (lat. 31°59′58′′ N., 

long. 108°30′51′′ W.)’’ and insert 

‘‘NOCHI, AZ WP (Lat. 32°02′00′′ N., 

long. 109°45′30′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 26, 

2012. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16696 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0129; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AWA–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Revocation and Modification of 

Multiple Domestic, Alaskan, and 

Hawaiian Compulsory Reporting 

Points 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes eighteen 

Domestic and Alaskan compulsory 

reporting points defined by navigation 

aids previously decommissioned, 

removed, or shutdown and taken out of 

the FAA aeronautical database as 

compulsory reporting points. 

Additionally, this action also requires 

changes to the name of four navigation 

aids that define associated compulsory 

reporting points. The FAA is removing 

the outdated Part 71 compulsory 

reporting points since they are no longer 

valid, and amending those Part 71 

compulsory reporting points that 

require name changes, to be consistent 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC July 10, 

2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group, Office of 

Airspace Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

After a recent review of aeronautical 

data, the National Flight Data Center 

(NFDC) identified eighteen compulsory 

reporting points, defined by navigation 

aids, listed in FAA Order (FAAO) 

7400.9, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points that are no longer valid 

and are not contained in the FAA’s 

aeronautical database as reporting 

points. The reporting points included 

five Domestic Reporting Points, ten 

Alaskan Low Altitude Reporting Points, 

and three Alaskan High Altitude 

Reporting Points. Additionally, NFDC 

identified four other reporting points 

that require updates to match the 

current navigation aid name that defines 

the reporting point, as reflected in the 

aeronautical database. These include 

two Alaskan Low Altitude Reporting 

Points, one Alaskan High Altitude 

Reporting Point, and one Hawaiian 

Reporting Point. 

No regulatory actions were taken 

when the navigation aids, which define 

these compulsory reporting points, were 

removed or renamed in the FAA 

aeronautical database. To overcome 

confusion and remove flight safety 

issues associated with publishing 

outdated compulsory reporting point 

information, the FAA is removing 


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