Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 10807 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1059; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AGL–40] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Revocation of Class E Airspace and 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lone 

Rock, WI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class 

E surface airspace at Tri-County 

Regional Airport, Lone Rock, WI, and 

amends the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Tri-County Regional Airport and 

Richland Airport, Richland Center, WI. 

This action is the result of airspace 

reviews caused by the decommissioning 

of the Lone Rock VHF omnidirectional 

range (VOR) navigation aid as part of the 

VOR Minimum Operational Network 

(MON) Program. The names and 

geographic coordinates of the airport are 

also being updated to coincide with the 

FAA’s aeronautical database. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, June 17, 

2021. 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 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

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 revokes the 

Class E surface airspace at Tri-County 

Regional Airport, Lone Rock, WI, and 

amends the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Tri-County Regional Airport and 

Richland Airport, Richland Center, WI, 

which is contained within the Lone 

Rock, WI, airspace legal description, to 

support instrument flight rule 

operations at this airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (85 FR 75267; November 25, 

2020) for Docket No. FAA–2020–1059 to 

revoke the Class E surface airspace at 

Tri-County Regional Airport, Lone Rock, 

WI, and amend the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Tri-County Regional 

Airport and Richland Airport, Richland 

Center, WI. 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 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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71: 

Revokes the Class E surface airspace 

at Tri-County Regional Airport, Lone 

Rock, WI, as the weather reporting and 

communications requirements of FAA 

Order 7400.2M, Procedures for 

Handling Airspace Matters, are no 

longer being met to retain this airspace; 

Amends the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.5-mile 

(increased from a 6.4-mile) radius of TriCounty Regional Airport, Lone Rock, 

WI; removes the city associated with the 

airport to comply with changes in FAA 

Order 7400.2M; and updates the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; 

And amends the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.4-mile 

(decreased from a 7.3-miles) radius of 

Richland Airport, Richland Center, WI, 

which is contained within the Lone 

Rock, WI, airspace legal description; 

and updates the name (previously 

Richland Center Airport) and 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

This action is the result of airspace 

reviews caused by the decommissioning 

of the Lone Rock VOR, which provided 

navigation information for the 

instrument procedures these airports, as 

part of the VOR MON Program. 

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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

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Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5.a. 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. 

List 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(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 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as a Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AGL WI E2 Lone Rock, WI [Remove] 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AGL WI E5 Lone Rock, WI [Amended] 

Tri-County Regional Airport, WI 

(Lat. 43°12′43′′ N, long. 90°10′47′′ W) 

Richland Airport, WI 

(Lat. 43°17′00′′ N, long. 90°17′54′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of the Tri-County Regional Airport, 

and within a 6.4-mile radius of the Richland 

Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 

17, 2021. 

Martin A. Skinner, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03522 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–2020–0525 Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ASO–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment and Establishment of Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Routes; SouthCentral Florida Metroplex Project 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends two 

existing low altitude RNAV routes (Troutes), and establishes nine new Troutes in support of the South-Central 

Florida Metroplex Project. The changes 

made in this rule will reduce the 

dependency of the National Airspace 

System (NAS) on ground-based 

navigational systems, and assist with 

the transition to a more efficient 

Performance Based Navigation (PBN) 

route structure. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, April 

22, 2021. 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 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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 Rules and Regulations 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: Paul 

Gallant, Rules and Regulations Group, 

Office of Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 the 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 

expand the availability of RNAV in 

Florida to improve the efficiency of the 

NAS by lessening the dependency on 

ground-based navigation aids. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2020–0525 in the Federal Register 

(85 FR 36355; June 16, 2020) amending 

two existing low altitude RNAV routes 

(T-routes), and establishing nine new Troutes in support of the South-Central 

Florida Metroplex Project. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal. One 

comment was received, which was not 

germane to the NPRM. 

United States Area Navigation routes 

are published in paragraph 6011 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 RNAV routes listed in the 

document would be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

amending two existing low altitude 

RNAV routes (T-routes), and 

establishing nine new T-routes in 

support of the South-Central Florida 

Metroplex Project. The purpose of the 

routes is to expand the availability of 

RNAV, and improve the efficiency of 

the NAS by reducing the dependency on 

ground-based navigation systems. The 

following is a general description of the 

amended and new routes.