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radius to 5.5 miles southeast of the airport, 

and within 1.8 miles each side of the 316° 

bearing from the airport, extending from the 

4.5-mile radius to 5.3 miles northwest of the 

airport, and within 1.9 miles each side of the 

331° bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 4.5-mile radius to 6.8 miles northwest of 

Meadows Field 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 Airspace 

Designated as a Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E2 Bakersfield, CA [Amended] 

Meadows Field Airport, CA 

(Lat. 35°26′02′′ N, long. 119°03′28′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.5-mile radius of the 

airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 

134° bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 4.5-mile radius to 5.5 miles southeast of 

the airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of 

the 316° bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 4.5-mile radius to 5.3 miles 

northwest of the airport, and within 1.9 miles 

each side of the 331° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 6.8 

miles northwest of Meadows Field 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. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Bakersfield, CA [Amended] 

Meadows Field Airport, CA 

(Lat. 35°26′02′′ N, long. 119°03′28′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius 

of the airport, and within 3.8 miles east and 

8.8 miles west of the 337° bearing from the 

airport, beginning 3.5 miles northwest of the 

airport and extending to 19.6 miles northwest 

of Meadows Field Airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 

22, 2021. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04016 Filed 3–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0041; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANM–60] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment and 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Baker City, OR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace, designated 

as a surface area for Baker City 

Municipal Airport. This action also 

proposes to establish Class E airspace, 

designated as an extension to a Class D 

or Class E surface area. Additionally, 

this action proposes to modify the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface. This action also 

proposes to remove the Baker City 

VORTAC from the Class E2 and the 

VOR/DME from the Class E5 text 

headers and airspace descriptions. 

Lastly, this action also 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 April 22, 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– 

2021–0041; Airspace Docket No. 20– 

ANM–60, 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: 

Elizabeth Healy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2227. 

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 E airspace at Baker City 

Municipal Airport, Baker City, OR, 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–2021–0041; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANM–60’’. 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 


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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 14 CFR part 71 by modifying the 

Class E airspace designated as surface 

area, at Baker City Municipal Airport. 

This area is designed to contain arriving 

IFR aircraft descending below 1,000 feet 

above the surface, and IFR departures 

until reaching 700 feet above the 

surface. This area would be described as 

follows: That airspace extending 

upward from the surface within a 4.2- 

mile radius of the airport, and within 

1.8 miles north and 3.1 miles south of 

the 097° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 

5.3 miles east of the airport, and within 

1.8 miles southwest and 1.9 miles 

northeast of the 142° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 4.2-mile 

radius to 9.4 miles southeast of the 

airport. 

This action also proposes to modify 

the Class E airspace by establishing an 

area that is designated as an extension 

to a Class D or Class E surface area. This 

area is designed 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 3.2 miles each side of the 332° 

bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 4.2-mile radius to 7.3 miles 

northwest of the airport. 

This action also proposes to modify 

the Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface. This 

area is designed 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 4.2- 

mile radius of the airport, and within 

1.8 miles north and 4.5 miles south of 

the 097° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 

7.1 miles east of the airport, and within 

1.8 miles southwest and 1.9 miles 

northeast of the 142° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 4.2-mile 

radius to 11.7 miles east of the airport, 

and within 1.1 miles either side of the 

283° bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 4.2 mile radius to 5.3 miles 

west of the airport, and within 1.8 miles 

northeast and 1.9 miles southwest of the 

315° bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 4.2 mile radius to 6.9 miles 

northwest of the airport, and within 1.8 

miles southwest and 3.3 miles northeast 

of the 322° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 4.2 mile radius to 

7.2 miles northwest of the airport, and 

within 1.8 miles east and 1.9 miles west 

of the 360° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 4.2 mile radius to 

8.8 miles north of the airport. 

This action also proposes to remove 

the Baker VORTAC from the Class E2 

text header and airspace description, 

and the Baker City VOR/DME from the 

Class E5 text header and airspace 

descriptions. The Navigational Aids 

(NAVAID) are not needed to describe 

the airspace areas. Removal of the 

NAVAIDs allows the airspace to be 

described from a single point, which 

simplifies the airspaces’ descriptions. 

This action also proposes to remove 

the Class E airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface. This 

area is wholly contained within the 

Rome en route airspace area and 

duplication is not necessary. 

Lastly, this action proposes several 

administrative amendments to the 

airspaces’ legal descriptions. The first 

line of the Class E2 header is not 

correct. The first line should include the 

full name of the city, ‘‘Baker’’ should be 

updated to ‘‘Baker City’’. The airport’s 

geographic coordinates in the Class E2, 

and Class E5 text header are incorrect. 

To match the FAA database, the 

geographic coordinates should be 

updated to lat. 44°50′14′′ N, long. 

117°48′33′′ W. 

Class E2, E4, and E5 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 6002, 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 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: 


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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 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E2 Baker City, OR [Amended] 

Baker City Municipal Airport, OR 

(Lat. 44°50′14′′ N, long. 117°48′33′′) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.2-mile radius of the 

airport, and within 1.8 miles north and 3.1 

miles south of the 097° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 

5.3 miles east of the airport, and within 1.8 

miles southwest and 1.9 miles northeast of 

the 142° bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 4.2-mile radius to 9.4 miles 

southeast of the airport. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E4 Baker City, OR [New] 

Baker City Municipal Airport, OR 

(Lat. 44°50′14′′ N, long. 117°48′33′′) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 3.2 miles each side of the 332° 

bearing from the airport, extending from the 

4.2-mile radius to 7.3 miles northwest of the 

airport. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E5 Baker City, OR [Amended] 

Baker City Municipal Airport, OR 

(Lat. 44°50′14′′ N, long. 117°48′33′′) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 4.2-mile 

radius of the airport, and within 1.8 miles 

north and 4.5 miles south of the 097° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 4.2-mile 

radius to 7.1 miles east of the airport, and 

within 1.8 miles southwest and 1.9 miles 

northeast of the 142° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 11.7 

miles east of the airport, and within 1.1 miles 

either side of the 283° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 4.2 mile radius to 

5.3 miles west of the airport, and within 1.8 

miles northeast and 1.9 miles southwest of 

the 315° bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 4.2 mile radius to 6.9 miles 

northwest of the airport, and within 1.8 miles 

southwest and 3.3 miles northeast of the 322° 

bearing from the airport, extending from the 

4.2 mile radius to 7.2 miles northwest of the 

airport, and within 1.8 miles east and 1.9 

miles west of the 360° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 4.2 mile radius to 

8.8 miles north of the airport. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

February 22, 2021. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04035 Filed 3–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0045; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AWP–30] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Bakersfield, CA 

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 

at Bakersfield Municipal Airport, 

Bakersfield, CA. 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 April 22, 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– 

2021–0045; Airspace Docket No. 20– 

AWP–30, 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 

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 at Bakersfield 

Municipal Airport, Bakersfield, CA, 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–2021–0045; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AWP–30’’. 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 


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