10886 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23, 2021 / Proposed Rules 

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 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface to within a 6.6- 

mile (decreased from a 6.9-mile) radius 

of Durant Regional Airport-Eaker Field, 

Durant, OK; updating the name 

(previously Eaker Field) and geographic 

coordinates of the airport to coincide 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database; 

and removing the city associated with 

the airport in the header of the airspace 

legal description to comply with 

changes to FAA Order 7400.2M, 

Procedures for Handling Airspace 

Matters. 

This action is the result of airspace 

reviews caused by the decommissioning 

of the Texoma VOR, which provided 

navigation information for the 

instrument procedures these airports, as 

part of the VOR MON Program. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 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 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 

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 7400.11D, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2019, and 

effective September 15, 2019, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK E5 Durant, OK [Amended] 

Durant Regional Airport-Eaker Field, OK 

(Lat. 33°56′23′′ N, long. 96°23′42′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of Durant Regional Airport-Eaker 

Field. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 27, 

2021. 

Martin A. Skinner, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02045 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1188; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANE–10] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace, and Proposed 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Worcester, MA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D airspace, Class E surface 

airspace, and Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for Worcester Regional Airport, 

Worcester, MA, as an airspace 

evaluation of the area determined 

additional airspace is necessary. Also, 

this action proposes to establish Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface for UMass 

Memorial Medical Center-University 

Campus Heliport, 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 April 9, 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–2020–1188; Airspace Docket 

No. 20–ANE–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 

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23, 2021 / Proposed Rules 10887 

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 

amend Class D and Class E airspace, and 

establish Class E airspace in Worcester, 

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– 

2020–1188 and Airspace Docket No. 20– 

ANE–10) 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 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2020–1188; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANE–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 document may be 

changed in light of the comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. 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 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 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays 

at the office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 

30337. 

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 proposes an amendment to 

14 CFR part 71 to amend Class D and 

Class E surface airspace, for Worcester 

Regional Airport (formerly Worcester 

Municipal Airport), Worcester, MA. An 

airspace evaluation of the area 

determined the Class D and Class E 

surface area radii required an increase to 

5.1 miles (from 4.2 miles). Also, the 

airport’s Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

would be increased to a 7.6-mile radius 

(from 6.7 miles). This action would also 

update the airport’s name. In addition, 

the FAA proposes to establish Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface for UMass 

Memorial Medical Center-University 

Campus Heliport, Worcester, MA, 

providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new RNAV 

(GPS) standard instrument approach 

procedures for IFR operations at the 

heliport. This action would also replace 

the outdated term Airport/Facility 

Directory with the term Chart 

Supplement in the legal description of 

associated Class D and Class E airspace. 

Class D and E airspace designations 

are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 

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 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 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 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 

proposed 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. 

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. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

10888 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23, 2021 / Proposed Rules 

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 Federal Aviation 

Administration 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. 

* * * * * 

ANE MA D Worcester, MA [Amended] 

Worcester Regional Airport, MA 

(Lat. 42°16′02′′ N, long. 71°52′32′′ W) 

Spencer Airport, MA 

(Lat. 42°17′26′′ N, long. 71°57′53′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,500 feet MSL 

within a 5.1-mile radius of Worcester 

Regional Airport, excluding that airspace 

from the surface up to but not including 

1,900 feet MSL within a 1-mile radius of the 

Spencer Airport. 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 6002 Class E Surface Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ANE MA E2 Worcester, MA [Amended] 

Worcester Regional Airport, MA 

(Lat. 42°16′02′′ N, long. 71°52′32′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 5.1-mile radius of Worcester 

Regional Airport. This Class E 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. 

* * * * * 

ANE MA E5 Worcester, MA [Amended] 

Worcester Regional Airport, MA 

(Lat. 42°16′02′′ N, long. 71°52′32′′ W) 

UMass Memorial Medical Center-University 

Campus Heliport 

(Lat. 42°16′30′′ N, long. 71°45′36′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.6-mile 

radius of Worcester Regional Airport, and 

within a 6-mile radius of UMass Memorial 

Medical Center-University Campus Heliport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

February 2, 2021. 

Andreese C. Davis, 

Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02480 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1202; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANE–12] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Taunton, 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 Morton Hospital Heliport, Taunton, 

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. This action 

would also update the name and 

geographic coordinates of Taunton 

Municipal Airport-King Field (formerly 

Taunton Municipal Airport), Taunton, 

MA. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 9, 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–2020–1202; Airspace Docket 

No. 20–ANE–12, 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: 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 and amend Class E airspace in 

Taunton, 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– 

2020–1202 and Airspace Docket No. 20– 

ANE–12) 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 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA