80382 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1650; Airspace 

Docket No. 24–ANE–6] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Claremont, NH 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface for Claremont 

Municipal Airport, Claremont, NH, as 

the Claremont Non-directional Beacon 

(NDB) has been decommissioned and 

associated instrument approaches 

canceled. Controlled airspace is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at this airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 

26, 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 the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all 

comments received, 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 a day, 365 days a year. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J, Airspace 

Designations, and Reporting Points, as 

well as subsequent amendments, can be 

viewed online at 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Scott Stuart, Operations Support 

Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 

30337; telephone: (404) 305–5926. 

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 E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface for Claremont 

Municipal Airport, Claremont, NH. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA 2024–1650 in the Federal Register 

(89 FR 49118; June 11, 2024), proposing 

to amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for Claremont Municipal Airport, 

Claremont, NH. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal to the FAA. No 

comments were received. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class E airspace is published in 

paragraph 6005 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 7400.11J, dated July 31, 2024, 

and effective September 15, 2024. FAA 

Order JO 7400.11J 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 

7400.11J lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 

airspace areas, air traffic service routes, 

and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 

amends Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 7.3-mile radius (previously 5.5 

miles) of Claremont Municipal Airport, 

Claremont, NH, and within 2 miles on 

each side of the 093° bearing of the 

airport, extending from the 7.3-mile 

radius to 15.1 miles east of the airport. 

An airspace evaluation caused this 

action due to the decommissioning of 

the Claremont NDB. The increased 

radius encompasses the remaining 

instrument approaches into this airport. 

Controlled airspace is necessary for the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations 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. 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 proposed rule, 

when promulgated, will 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 the 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order JO 7400.11J, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024, is 

amended as follows: 


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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANE NH E5 Claremont, NH [Amended] 

Claremont Municipal Airport, NH 

(Lat. 43°22′14′′ N, long. 72°22′′6 W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.3-mile 

radius of the Claremont Municipal Airport 

and within 2 miles on each side of the 093° 

bearing from the airport, extending from the 

7.3-mile radius to 15.1 miles east of the 

airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

September 20, 2024 

Patrick Young, 

Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22864 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–0367; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–ASO–41] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of United States Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Route Q–83; 

Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends United 

States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route 

Q–83 in the eastern United States. This 

action supports the Northeast Corridor 

Atlantic Coast Routes (NEC ACR) 

Optimization Project to improve the 

efficiency of the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

December 26, 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 the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all 

comments received, 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 7400.11J, 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, Policy 

Directorate, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Policy Directorate, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 600 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20597; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 

Air Traffic Service (ATS) route structure 

as necessary to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic within the 

NAS. 

History 

The FAA published a NPRM for 

Docket No. FAA 2024–0367 in the 

Federal Register (89 FR 23532; April 4, 

2024), proposing to amend RNAV Route 

Q–83 in the eastern United States. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

Differences From the NPRM 

Subsequent to publication of the 

NPRM, the FAA identified that the 

WHTTL, NC, waypoint (WP) had been 

inadvertently omitted from the route 

description of RNAV Route Q–83. This 

route point is required to be added to 

the route description of RNAV Route Q– 

83 as it represents a turn point of one 

degree or more. The WHTTL, NC, WP is 

added between the EFFAY, SC, WP and 

the Greensboro, NC (GSO), Very High 

Frequency Omnidirectional Range/ 

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) in 

the description of Q–83. The addition of 

the WHTTL WP does not substantively 

alter the route of Q–83. 

Incorporation by Reference 

United States Area Navigation routes 

(Q-routes) are published in paragraph 

2006 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 7400.11J, 

dated July 31, 2024, and effective 

September 15, 2024. FAA Order JO 

7400.11J 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 7400.11J 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 

amending RNAV Route Q–83 in the 

eastern United States. This action 

supports the NEC ACR Optimization 

Project to improve the efficiency of the 

NAS. The amendments are described 

below. 

Q–83: Prior to this final rule, Q–83 

extended between the JEVED, GA, WP 

and the SLOJO, SC, WP. The FAA 

removes the SLOJO WP from the route 

and extends Q–83 to the north between 

the EFFAY, SC, WP and the Greensboro, 

NC (GSO), VORTAC. The proposed 

RNAV route extension provides more 

efficient routing for aircraft transitioning 

between Jacksonville Air Route Traffic 

Control Center (ARTCC) and Atlanta 

ARTCC, as the Greensboro VORTAC is 

located on the boundary between 

Jacksonville ARTCC and Atlanta 

ARTCC. 

Additionally, the TAALN, GA, WP 

and the KONEY, SC, WP are removed 

from the route description as they make 

up segments that contain a turn of less 

than one degree. The WHTTL, NC, WP 

is added between the EFFAY, SC, WP 

and the Greensboro, NC (GSO), 

VORTAC as it makes up segments that 

contain a turn of one degree or more. As 

amended, the route extends between the 

JEVED WP and the Greensboro 

VORTAC. 

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) 


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