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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 will amend 

Class D airspace, at Appleton 

International Airport, Appleton, WI, to 

support instrument flight rules (IFR) 

operations at the airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 

Federal Register (83 FR 11445; March 

15, 2018) for Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0006 to modify Class D airspace at 

Appleton International Airport, 

Appleton, 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 D airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 5000 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 D 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 

modifies Class D airspace extending 

upward from the surface to and 

including 3,400 feet MSL within a 4.2- 

mile radius (decreased from a 4.4-mile 

radius) of Appleton International 

Airport (formerly Outagamie County 

Airport), Appleton, WI. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the GAMIE LOM/ 

OM. 

This action also updates the airport 

name and geographic coordinates of the 

airport to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

Additionally, this action makes an 

editorial change to the Class D airspace 

legal description replacing ‘‘Airport/ 

Facility Directory’’ with the term ‘‘Chart 

Supplement’’. 

Finally, an editorial change would be 

made removing the name of the city 

associated with the airport name in the 

airspace designation to comply with a 

recent change to FAA Order 7400.2L, 

Procedures for Handling Airspace 

Actions, dated October 12, 2017. 

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: 

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 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AGL WI D Appleton, WI [Amended] 

Appleton International Airport, WI 

(Lat. 44°15′29′′ N, long 88°31′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,400 feet MSL 

within a 4.2-mile radius of Appleton 

International 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. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 31, 

2018. 

Anthony Schneider, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19478 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0810; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–ASO–16] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D Airspace; Olive 

Branch, MS 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule, technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class D 

airspace for Olive Branch Airport, Olive 

Branch, MS, by adding the Memphis 

Class B exclusionary language back into 

the legal description. The exclusionary 

language was inadvertently omitted 

from the final rule published July 30, 

2018, amending Class D and Class E 

airspace at this airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 

11, 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 


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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: 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 amends 

Class D airspace at Olive Branch 

Airport, Olive Branch, MS, to support 

IFR operations at the airport. 

History 

The FAA published a final rule in the 

Federal Register (83 FR 36402; July 30, 

2018) for Docket No. FAA–2017–0866 

amending Class D airspace, removing 

Class E airspace, and establishing Class 

E airspace at Olive Branch Airport, 

Olive Branch, MS. 

Subsequent to publication, the FAA 

discovered the Memphis Class B 

airspace exclusionary language was 

omitted from the Class D legal 

description of the airport. This rule adds 

the Class B exclusionary language back 

into the legal description. 

Class D airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 5000, of FAA 

Order 7400.11B dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class D and 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 action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

adding to the Class D legal description 

for Olive Branch Airport, Olive Branch, 

MS, the following text that reads 

‘‘excluding that airspace within the 

Memphis Class B airspace area.’’ 

Accordingly, action is take herein to 

add this exclusion of Memphis Class B 

airspace to the legal description in the 

interest of flight safety. Therefore, I find 

that notice and public procedure under 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest. 

To avoid confusion on the part of 

pilots flying in the vicinity of Olive 

Branch Airport, Olive Branch, MS, the 

FAA finds good cause, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553(d), for making this rule 

effective in less than 30 days in order to 

promote the safe and efficient handling 

of air traffic in the area. 

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. Therefore, this regulation: (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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective 

September 15, 2017, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASO MS D Olive Branch, MS [Amended] 

Olive Branch Airport, MS 

(Lat. 34°58′44′′ N, long. 89°47′13′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,900 feet within a 

4.1-mile radius of Olive Branch Airport, 

excluding that airspace within the Memphis 

Class B airspace area. This Class D airspace 

area is effective during the specific days and 

times established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective days and times will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 

28, 2018. 

Ryan W. Almasy, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

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