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effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal to the FAA. One 

comment was received from a local 

glider pilot requesting a glider area or 

corridor for glider operations in the 

airspace. This action already reduces 

the size of the Class E airspace restoring 

airspace that is available for glider 

operations without contacting Air 

Traffic Control. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class E5 airspace areas are published 

in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 

7400.11, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, which is incorporated 

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an 

annual basis. This document amends 

the current version of that order, FAA 

Order JO 7400.11H, dated August 11, 

2023, and effective September 15, 2023. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. These 

amendments will be published in the 

next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H 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 

modifying Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, NV, 

by reducing the radius 2.3 miles to be 

within a 4.2-mile radius of MindenTahoe Airport, NV. In addition, the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface is established 

within 2 miles each side of the 001° 

bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 4.2-mile radius to 8.9 miles north of 

the airport. Furthermore, Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface is established 

within 1.1 miles each side of the 180° 

bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 4.2-mile radius to 7 miles south of 

the airport. This airspace would contain 

IFR departures to 1,200 feet above the 

surface and IFR arrivals below 1,500 feet 

above the surface. 

Finally, the administrative portion of 

the airport’s associated legal description 

is modified to update the geographic 

coordinates located on line three of the 

text header to match the FAA’s 

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 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 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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 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 JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Minden, NV [Amended] 

Minden-Tahoe Airport, NV 

(Lat. 39°00′02′′ N, long. 119°45′04′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 4.2-mile 

radius of the airport, that airspace 2 miles 

each side of a 001° bearing extending from 

the 4.2-mile radius to 8.9 miles north of the 

airport, and that airspace 1.2 miles each side 

of a 180° bearing extending from the 4.2-mile 

radius to 7 miles south of the airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

December 18, 2023. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28228 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2448; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AAL–65] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, 

Tanana, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class 

E airspace designated as a surface area 

and modifies the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Ralph M. Calhoun 

Memorial Airport, Tanana, AK. These 

modifications correct administrative 

errors contained within a previous 

airspace action and support the safety 

and management of instrument flight 

rules (IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 

21, 2024. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this final rule and 

all background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

FAA Docket number. Electronic 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available on the website. It is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3460. 

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 modifies the 

Class E airspace legal descriptions to 

support IFR operations at Ralph M. 

Calhoun Memorial Airport, Tanana, AK. 

History 

The FAA published a final rule for 

Docket No. FAA–2022–1471 in the 

Federal Register (88 FR 63516; 

September 15, 2023), effective 

November 30, 2023, which modified the 

Class E airspace at Ralph M. Calhoun 

Memorial Airport, AK. Subsequent to 

the effective date, the FAA discovered 

that the legal descriptions within the 

final rule inadvertently used magnetic 

bearings instead of true bearings. Only 

true bearings are to be used within 

regulatory airspace legal descriptions, so 

the magnetic bearings used within the 

previous airspace descriptions were 

erroneously interpreted and charted as 

if they were true bearings. This action 

corrects the error by updating the Class 

E airspace legal descriptions with true 

bearings. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class E2 and E5 airspace areas are 

published in paragraphs 6002 and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual 

basis. This document amends the 

current version of that order, FAA Order 

JO 7400.11H, dated August 11, 2023, 

and effective September 15, 2023. FAA 

Order JO 7400.11H is publicly available 

as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. These amendments will be 

published in the next update to FAA 

Order JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H 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 

modifying the legal descriptions of the 

Class E airspace designated as a surface 

area and the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, 

AK. 

This action is an administrative 

change to correct errors within the final 

rule of Docket No. FAA–2022–1471, 

which erroneously described the 

airspace using magnetic instead of true 

bearings; therefore, notice and public 

procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is 

unnecessary. 

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. 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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 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 part 71.1 of FAA Order JO 

7400.11H, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 11, 

2023, and effective September 15, 2023, 

is amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as a Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E2 Tanana, AK [Amended] 

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK 

(Lat. 65°10′28′′ N, long. 152°06′29′′ W) 

That airspace within a 5.1-mile radius of 

the airport and within 3.6 miles each side of 

the airport’s 233° bearing extending from the 

5.1-mile radius to 6.5 miles southwest of the 

airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 

during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to Air 

Missions. 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. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Tanana, AK [Amended] 

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK 

(Lat. 65°10′28′′ N, long. 152°06′29′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of the airport and within 1.9 miles 

each side of the airport’s 101° bearing 

extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.5 

miles east of the airport; that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 73-mile radius of the airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

December 18, 2023. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28218 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

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