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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 Portales 

Municipal Airport, Clovis, NM. 

History 

On March 11, 2016, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to modify Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Portales Municipal Airport, Clovis, 

NM (81 FR 12847). 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 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, 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 

7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Portales Municipal Airport, Clovis, 

NM. With the decommissioning of the 

Portales NDB, removal of NDB 

approaches, and implementation of area 

navigation (RNAV) instrument 

approaches, the FAA is reducing the 

airspace from an 8-mile radius to a 6.6- 

mile radius of the airport in accordance 

with airspace requirements specified in 

FAA Joint Order 7400.2K. The 

geographic coordinates for Portales 

Municipal Airport are also being 

updated to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

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. 

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 5–6.5a. 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(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 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E5 Clovis, NM [Amended] 

Clovis, Cannon AFB, NM 

(Lat. 34°22′58′′ N., long. 103°19′20′′ W.) 

Portales Municipal Airport, NM 

(Lat. 34°08′44′′ N., long. 103°24′37′′ W.) 

Texico VORTAC 

(Lat. 34°29′42′′ N., long. 102°50′23′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 20-mile radius 

of Cannon AFB, and within a 6.6-mile radius 

of Portales Municipal Airport, and within 8 

miles north and 4 miles south of the 072° 

radial of the Texico VORTAC extending from 

the 20-mile radius to 16 miles east of the 

VORTAC. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25, 

2016. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–13145 Filed 6–3–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–7857; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ASW–22] 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace for the Following Oklahoma 

Towns: Antlers, OK; Oklahoma City, 

OK; Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport, 

OK; and Shawnee, OK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D 

airspace, Class E airspace designated as 

surface areas, and Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Antlers Municipal 

Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno Regional 

Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; Wiley Post 

Airport, Oklahoma City Wiley Post 

Airport, OK; and Shawnee Regional 

Airport, Shawnee, OK. The 

decommissioning of non-directional 

radio beacons (NDB) and/or cancellation 

of NDB approaches due to advances in 

Global Positioning System (GPS) 

capabilities have made this action 

necessary for the safety and 

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management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the above locations. 

This action also updates the airport 

names of University of Oklahoma 

Westheimer Airport, Norman, OK; 

David Jay Perry Airport, Goldsby, OK; El 

Reno Regional Airport; Shawnee 

Regional Airport; Chandler Regional 

Airport, OK; and Sundance Airport, 

Oklahoma City, OK, to coincide with 

the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

Additionally, this action updates the 

geographic coordinates for Tinker AFB, 

Oklahoma City, OK; El Reno Regional 

Airport; Wiley Post Airport; Antlers 

Municipal Airport; Sundance Airport; 

Seminole Municipal Airport, OK; 

Prague Municipal Airport, OK; Chandler 

Regional Airport, OK; Tilghman NDB; 

Cushing Municipal Airport, OK; 

Cushing NDB; and Cushing Regional 

Hospital Heliport, OK, to coincide with 

the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 

15, 2016. 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. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 amends 

Class D airspace, Class E airspace 

designated as surface areas, and Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Antlers 

Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno 

Regional Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; 

Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City 

Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee 

Regional Airport, Shawnee, OK. 

History 

On March 11, 2016, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to modify Class D airspace, Class E 

airspace designated as surface areas, and 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Antlers 

Municipal Airport, Antlers, OK; El Reno 

Regional Airport, Oklahoma City, OK; 

Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City 

Wiley Post Airport, OK; and Shawnee 

Regional Airport, Shawnee, OK (81 FR 

12845). Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. Two comments 

were received. 

One comment from Mr. Robert Pigott, 

Aeronautical Information Services, 

identified an error in the geographic 

coordinates for the Tilghman NDB and 

Antlers Municipal Airport, and 

identified that the name of Sundance 

Airport had been changed. The FAA 

agrees with the commenter and amends 

the geographic coordinates for Antlers 

Municipal Airport and the Tilghman 

NDB, as well as noting the name change 

to Sundance Airport. 

Another comment was received from 

Carolyn Bloom, Aeronautical 

Information Services, advising that the 

geographic coordinates for Chandler 

Regional Airport had been updated after 

the NPRM was published, and that the 

name of University of Oklahoma 

Westheimer Airport had been changed. 

The FAA agrees with the commenter 

and amends the geographic coordinates 

for Chandler Regional Airport, and the 

name of the University of Oklahoma 

Westheimer Airport. 

Class D and Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 

2015, and effective September 15, 2015, 

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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Antlers Municipal Airport, Antlers, 

OK; El Reno Regional Airport, 

Oklahoma City, OK; and Prague 

Municipal Airport, Shawnee, OK. After 

review, the FAA found that with the 

decommissioning of NDBs, cancellation 

of the NDB approaches, and 

implementation of area navigation 

(RNAV) instrument approaches the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at: Antlers 

Municipal Airport should be reduced 

from a 6.5-mile radius to 6.3 miles and 

the extension to the south of the airport 

from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.3 miles 

was no longer required; El Reno 

Regional Airport should be reduced 

from a 7.4-mile radius to 6.6 miles; and 

Prague Municipal Airport should be 

reduced from a 6.5-mile radius to 6.3 

miles and the extension to the north of 

the airport from the 6.5-mile radius to 

8.9 miles was no longer required in 

accordance with airspace requirements 

specified in FAA Joint Order 7400.2K. 

This action is necessary for the safety 

and management of IFR operations 

under standard instrument approach 

procedures. 

Additionally, this amendment notes 

the name change of the following 

airports: University of Oklahoma 

Westheimer Airport (formerly 

University of Oklahoma Westheimer 

Airpark), Norman, OK; El Reno Regional 

Airport (formerly El Reno Municipal 

Airpark); Sundance Airport (formerly 

Sundance Airpark), Oklahoma City, OK; 

David Jay Perry Airport, Goldsby, OK 

(formerly David J. Perry Airport, 

Norman, OK); Shawnee Regional 

Airport (formerly Shawnee Municipal 

Airport); and Chandler Regional Airport 

(formerly Chandler Municipal Airport). 

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Geographic coordinates are also being 

updated for the following airports and 

navigation aids: Tinker AFB; El Reno 

Regional Airport; Wiley Post Airport; 

Antlers Municipal Airport; Sundance 

Airport; Seminole Municipal Airport; 

Prague Municipal Airport; Chandler 

Regional Airport; Tilghman NDB; 

Cushing Municipal Airport; Cushing 

NDB; and Cushing Regional Hospital 

Heliport. 

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. 

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 5–6.5a. 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(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 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK D Oklahoma City Wiley Post 

Airport, OK [Amended] 

Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°32′03′′ N., long. 97°38′49′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,800 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of Wiley Post 

Airport excluding that airspace within the 

Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, 

OK, Class C airspace area. 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 Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK E2 Oklahoma City Wiley Post 

Airport, OK [Amended] 

Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°32′03′′ N., long. 97°38′49′′ W.) 

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Wiley Post 

Airport excluding that airspace within the 

Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, 

OK, Class C airspace area. 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 Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK E5 Antlers, OK [Amended] 

Antlers Municipal Airport, OK 

(Lat. 34°11′33′′ N., long. 95°39′00′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Antlers Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK E5 Oklahoma City, OK 

[Amended] 

Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, 

OK 

(Lat. 35°23′35′′ N., long. 97°36′03′′ W.) 

Oklahoma City, Tinker AFB, OK 

(Lat. 35°24′53′′ N., long. 97°23′12′′ W.) 

Norman, University of Oklahoma 

Westheimer Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°14′44′′ N., long. 97°28′20′′ W.) 

University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport 

ILS Localizer 

(Lat. 35°14′58′′ N., long. 97°27′51′′ W.) 

Goldsby, David Jay Perry Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°09′18′′ N., long. 97°28′13′′ W.) 

Oklahoma City, Clarence E. Page Municipal 

Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°29′17′′ N., long. 97°49′25′′ W.) 

El Reno Regional Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°28′22′′ N., long. 98°00′21′′ W.) 

Oklahoma City, Wiley Post Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°32′03′′ N., long. 97°38′49′′ W.) 

Oklahoma City, Sundance Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°36′07′′ N., long. 97°42′22′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8.1-mile 

radius of Will Rogers World Airport, and 

within an 8.2-mile radius of Tinker AFB, and 

within an 8.9-mile radius of University of 

Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, and within 

1.8 miles each side of the University of 

Oklahoma Westheimer Airport ILS Localizer 

southwest course extending from the 8.9-mile 

radius to 12 miles southwest of the airport, 

and within a 6.3-mile radius of David Jay 

Perry Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius 

of Clarence E. Page Airport, and within a 6.6- 

mile radius of El Reno Regional Airport, and 

within a 6.8-mile radius of Wiley Post 

Airport, and within a 6.8-mile radius of 

Sundance Airport. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK E5 Shawnee, OK [Amended] 

Shawnee Regional Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°21′26′′ N., long. 96°56′34′′ W.) 

Seminole, Seminole Municipal Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°16′28′′ N., long. 96°40′31′′ W.) 

Prague Municipal Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°28′51′′ N., long. 96°43’08′′ W.) 

Chandler Regional Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°43′27′′ N., long. 96°49′13′′ W.) 

Tilghman NDB 

(Lat. 35°43′31′′ N., long. 96°49′07′′ W.) 

Cushing Municipal Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°57′00′′ N., long. 96°46′24′′ W.) 

Cushing NDB 

(Lat. 35°53′24′′ N., long. 96°46′24′′ W.) 

Cushing Regional Hospital Heliport, OK, 

Point In Space Coordinates 

(Lat. 35°58′41′′ N., long. 96°45′27′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Shawnee Regional Airport, and within a 

6.6-mile radius of Seminole Municipal 

Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of 

Prague Municipal Airport, and within a 6.4- 

mile radius of Chandler Regional Airport, 

and within 2.5 miles each side of the 352° 

bearing from the Tilghman NDB extending 

from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.3 miles north 

of the airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius 

of Cushing Municipal Airport and within 2.1 

miles each side of the 185° bearing from the 

Cushing NDB extending from the 6.5-mile 

radius to 9.3 miles south of the airport, and 

that airspace within a 6-mile radius of the 

Point In Space serving Cushing Regional 

Hospital Heliport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25, 

2016. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

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