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Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AGL MI E5 Ionia, MI [Amended] 

Ionia County Airport, MI 

(Lat. 42°56′17′′ N, long. 85°03′38′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Ionia County Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 19, 

2018. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16010 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0310; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–ASW–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Revocation of Class E Airspace; 

Clarendon, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Clarendon 

Municipal Airport, Clarendon, TX. This 

action is due to the cancellation of the 

instrument procedures at the airport 

making this airspace no longer 

necessary. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 8, 

2018. 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 7400.11B, 

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 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, 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 supports the 

removal of Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Clarendon Municipal Airport, 

Clarendon, TX. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 18765; April 30, 2018) 

for Docket No. FAA–2018–0310 to 

remove Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Clarendon Municipal Airport, 

Clarendon, TX. 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 paragraphs 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017, 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 

7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017. FAA 

Order 7400.11B is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B 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 

removes the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Clarendon Municipal Airport, 

Clarendon, TX. 

This action due to the cancellation of 

the instrument procedures at the airport 

making the airspace no longer 

necessary. 

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 5–6.5.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. 

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: 


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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 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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E5 Clarendon, TX [Removed] 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 16, 

2018. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16019 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1083; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ACE–13] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D and E 

Airspace; Kansas City, MO; and 

Revocation of Class E Airspace; 

Kansas City, MO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D 

airspace at Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown Airport, Kansas City, MO; 

removes Class E airspace designated as 

an extension to Class D airspace at 

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport; 

and modifies Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Kansas City International Airport, 

Kansas City, MO, and Charles B. 

Wheeler Downtown Airport. This action 

is required due to the decommissioning 

of the Riverside VHF omnidirectional 

range (VOR) facility, which provided 

navigation guidance for the instrument 

procedures to Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown Airport. The VOR has been 

decommissioned as part of the VOR 

Minimum Operational Network (MON) 

Program. Additionally, the geographic 

coordinates and airport name are being 

updated to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. This action is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at these airports. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 8, 

2018. 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 7400.11B, 

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 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, 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 would 

support IFR operations at Charles B. 

Wheeler Downtown Airport, and Kansas 

City International Airport, Kansas City, 

MO. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 4611; February 1, 2018) 

for Docket No. FAA–2017–1083 to 

modify Class D airspace at Charles B. 

Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas 

City, MO; remove Class E airspace 

designated as an extension to Class D 

airspace at Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown Airport; and modify Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Kansas City 

International Airport, Kansas City, MO, 

and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown 

Airport. Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. One comment was 

received from the Aircraft Owners and 

Pilots Association (AOPA). In their 

comment, AOPA stated that the NPRM 

did not comply with FAA guidance in 

FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for 

Handling Airspace Matters, because a 

graphic was not included in the docket. 

Additionally, AOPA encouraged the 

FAA to follow their guidance in the 

Order by making the action effective 

date coincidental to the sectional chart 

publication date. 

The FAA has determined AOPA’s 

comments raised no substantive issues 

with respect to the proposed changes to 

the airspace addressed in the NPRM. To 

the extent the FAA failed to follow its 

policy guidance reference publishing 

graphics in the docket and establishing 

the Class D airspace effective date to 

match the sectional chart date, we note 

the following. 

With respect to AOPA’s comment 

addressing graphics, FAA Order 

7400.2L, paragraph 2–3–3.c. requires the 

official docket to include available 

graphics. For this airspace action, no 

graphics were deemed necessary or 

produced in the review or development 

of the proposed airspace amendments 

noted in the NPRM; therefore, no 

graphics were available to include in the 

docket. 

Specific to AOPA’s comment 

regarding the FAA already creating a 

graphical depiction of new or modified 

airspace overlaid on a Sectional Chart 

for quality assurance purposes, this is 

not correct nor required in all cases. 

During the airspace reviews, airspace 

graphics may be created, if deemed 

necessary, to determine if there are any 

terrain issues, or if cases are considered 

complex. However, in many cases when 

developing an airspace amendment 

proposal, a graphic is not required. It 

was unclear if the graphic AOPA argued 


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