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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 

■ 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 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 2006 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–34 Texarkana, AR (TXK) to Robbinsville, NJ (RBV) [Amend] 

Texarkana, AR (TXK) ... VORTAC (Lat. 33°30′49.97′′ N, long. 094°04′23.67′′ W) 

LOOSE, AR ................... WP (Lat. 33°53′ 46.88′′ N, long. 093°05′ 08.38′′ W) 

MATIE, AR ................... FIX (Lat. 34°05′ 41.96′′ N, long. 092°33′ 02.35′′ W) 

MEMFS, TN .................. WP (Lat. 35°00′ 54.62′′ N, long. 089°58′ 58.87′′ W) 

SWAPP, TN .................. FIX (Lat. 36°36′ 49.78′′ N, long. 085°10′ 56.04′′ W) 

GHATS, KY ................... FIX (Lat. 36°48′ 06.75′′ N, long. 084°34′ 02.44′′ W) 

FOUNT, KY .................. FIX (Lat. 36°57′ 24.34′′ N, long. 084°03′ 01.92′′ W) 

TONIO, KY ................... FIX (Lat. 37°15′ 15.20′′ N, long. 083°01′ 47.53′′ W) 

KONGO, KY .................. FIX (Lat. 37°30′ 19.46′′ N, long. 082°08′ 12.56′′ W) 

NEALS, WV .................. FIX (Lat. 37°35′ 45.99′′ N, long. 081°48′ 24.62′′ W) 

SITTR, WV .................... WP (Lat. 37°46′ 49.13′′ N, long. 081°07′ 23.70′′ W) 

ASBUR, WV .................. FIX (Lat. 37°49′ 24.41′′ N, long. 080°27′ 51.44′′ W) 

DENNY, VA .................. FIX (Lat. 37°52′ 00.15′′ N, long. 079°44′ 13.75′′ W) 

MAULS, VA .................. WP (Lat. 37°52′ 49.36′′ N, long. 079°19′ 49.19′′ W) 

Gordonsville, VA .......... (GVE) 

VORTAC 

(Lat. 38°00′ 48.96′′ N, long. 078°09′ 10.90′′ W) 

BOOYA, VA .................. WP (Lat. 38°24′ 20.50′′ N, long. 077°21′ 46.36′′ W) 

DUALY, MD .................. WP (Lat. 38°45′ 53.59′′ N, long. 076°50′ 33.76′′ W) 

BIGRG, MD ................... WP (Lat. 39°15′ 13.92′′ N, long. 076°07′ 13.77′′ W) 

PNGWN, NJ ................... WP (Lat. 39°39′ 27.07′′ N, long. 075°30′ 41.79′′ W) 

HULKK, NJ .................... WP (Lat. 39°59′ 53.04′′ N, long. 074°58′ 52.52′′ W) 

Robbinsville, NJ (RBV) VORTAC (Lat. 40°12′ 08.65′′ N, long. 074°29′ 42.09′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 

2021. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00146 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1126; Airspace 

Docket No. 19–ANM–10] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

airspace; Great Falls, MT 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace, designated 

as an extension to a Class D or Class E 

surface area, at Great Falls International 

Airport. This action also proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface. 

Additionally, this action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface. This action also proposes to 

remove the Great Falls VORTAC from 

the Class E4 and Class E5 text headers 

and airspace descriptions. Further, this 

action proposes to remove Malmstrom 

AFB from the Class E5 text header and 

airspace description. Lastly, this action 

proposes several administrative 

corrections to the airspaces’ legal 

descriptions. This action would ensure 

the safety and management of 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– 

800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2020–1126; Airspace Docket No. 19– 

ANM–10, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

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 

fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3695. 

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 

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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 E airspace at Great 

Falls International Airport, Great Falls, 

MT, to support IFR operations at the 

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. 

Persons 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–2020–1126; Airspace 

Docket No. 19–ANM–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 Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

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 Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

Part 71 by modifying the Class E 

airspace, designated as an extension to 

a Class D or Class E surface area, at 

Great Falls International Airport. This 

action proposes to reduce the size of the 

area to properly contain IFR aircraft 

descending below 1,000 feet above the 

surface. This area would be described as 

follows: That airspace extending 

upward from the surface within 1 mile 

each side of the 224° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 5.5-mile 

radius to 9.6 miles southwest of Great 

Falls International Airport. 

This action also proposes to modify 

the Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface. This 

action proposes to significantly reduce 

the size of this area to properly contain 

IFR departures to 1,200 feet above the 

surface and IFR arrivals descending 

below 1,500 feet above the surface. This 

area would be described as follows: 

That airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface within a 7- 

mile radius of the airport, and within 

3.4 miles each side of the 047° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 7- 

mile radius to 12 miles northeast of the 

airport, and within 8 miles south and 4 

miles north of the 222° from the airport, 

extending from 2.6 miles southwest of 

the airport to 18.7 miles southwest of 

Great Falls International Airport. 

Additionally, this action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface. This action would also reduce 

the size of this area to properly contain 

IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the 

terminal and en route environments. 

This area would be described as follows: 

That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within a 48- 

mile radius of Great Falls International 

Airport. 

This action also proposes to remove 

the Great Falls VORTAC from the Class 

E4 and Class E5 text headers and 

airspace descriptions. The Navigational 

Aid (NAVAID) is not needed to describe 

the airspace areas. Removal of the 

NAVAID allows the airspace to be 

described from a single point, which 

simplifies the airspaces’ descriptions. 

Further, this action proposes to 

remove Malmstrom AFB from the Class 

E5 text header and airspace description. 

Reference to Malmstrom AFB is not 

needed to describe the airspace area. 

Removal of Malmstrom AFB allows the 

airspace to be described from a single 

point, which simplifies the airspace’s 

description. 

Lastly, this action proposes several 

administrative amendments to the 

airspaces’ legal descriptions. The first 

line of the Class D and Class E4 text 

headers is not correct. The first line of 

text should not include the airport 

name, ‘‘International Airport’’ should be 

removed from this line of text. The 

airport’s geographic coordinates in the 

Class D, Class E4, and Class E5 text 

header are incorrect. To match the FAA 

database, the geographic coordinates 

should be updated to lat. 47°28′56′′ N, 

long. 111°22′13′′ W. 

Class D, E4, and E5 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 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 Class E airspace 

designations 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 

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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 

■ 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 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 

* * * * * 

ANM MT D Great Falls, MT [Amended] 

Great Falls International Airport, MT 

(Lat. 47°28′56′′ N, long. 111°22′13′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 6,200 feet MSL 

within a 5.5-mile radius of Great Falls 

International Airport. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area 

* * * * * 

ANM MT E4 Great Falls, MT [Amended] 

Great Falls International Airport, MT 

(Lat. 47°28′56′′ N, long. 111°22′13′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 1 mile each side of the 224° 

bearing from the airport, extending from the 

5.5-mile radius to 9.6 miles southwest of 

Great Falls International Airport. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT E5 Great Falls, MT [Amended] 

Great Falls International Airport, MT 

(Lat. 47°28′56′′ N, long. 111°22′13′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of the airport, and within 3.4 miles each side 

of the 047°bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 7-mile radius to 12 miles northeast 

of the airport, and within 8 miles south and 

4 miles north of the 222° from the airport, 

extending from 2.6 miles southwest of the 

airport to 18.7 miles southwest of the airport; 

and that airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within a 48-mile 

radius of Great Falls International Airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 31, 2020. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29319 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1164; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANE–8] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Newburyport, MA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for Anna Jaques Hospital Heliport, 

Newburyport, MA, to accommodate new 

area navigation (RNAV) global 

positioning system (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures 

(SIAPs) serving this heliport. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations in the area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

Telephone: (800) 647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify the Docket 

No. FAA–2020–1164; Airspace Docket 

No. 20–ANE–8, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order 7400.11E Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

on-line 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 

fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, GA 30337; Telephone 

(404) 305–6364. 

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 

establish Class E airspace in 

Newburyport, MA, to support IFR 

operations in the area. 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on 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 (Docket No. FAA– 

2020–1164 and Airspace Docket No. 20– 

ANE–8) and be submitted in triplicate to 

DOT Docket Operations (see 

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section for the address 

and phone number). You may also 

submit comments through the internet 

at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments