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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 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 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 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * *

T–370 WIXER, AK to Kenai, AK [New]

WIXER, AK WP

(Lat. 56°54′29.00′′ N, long. 158°36′10.00′′ 

W) 

ITAWU, AK WP 

(Lat. 57°02′41.91′′ N, long. 159°02′16.39′′ 

W) 

Dillingham, AK (DLG) VOR/DME 

(Lat. 58°59′39.24′′ N, long. 158°33′07.99′′ 

W) 

DUMZU, AK WP 

(Lat. 59°44′53.05′′ N, long. 154°54′46.79′′ 

W) 

Kenai, AK (ENA) VOR/DME 

(Lat. 60°36′52.93′′ N, long. 151°11′42.87′′ 

W) 

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 4,

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00438 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0465; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANM–59] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Class E 

Airspace; Rifle Garfield County Airport, 

CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, 

CO. This action would ensure the safety 

and management of instrument flight 

rules (IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; 

telephone: 1–800–647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0465; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANM–59, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://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. FAA Order 

JO 7400.2 is also available for inspection 

at the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov or go to https:// 

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

ibr-locations.html. 

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 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 

modify the Class E airspace at Rifle 

Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO, to 

support IFR operations at the airport. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0465; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANM–59’’. The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https:// 


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www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 10, 2021, and effective 

September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 by modifying the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Rifle 

Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO. This 

airspace is designed to contain IFR 

departures to 1,200 feet above the 

surface and IFR arrivals descending 

below 1,500 feet above the surface. The 

FAA is proposing a modification to the 

RNAV (GPS) Y Runway 8 approach into 

the airport; to ensure containment of the 

procedure, additional airspace should 

be added west of the airport. The 

additional airspace would be 4.8 miles 

wide and would extend from the 11- 

mile radius of the airport to 11.9 miles 

west of the airport. 

Class E5 airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in FAA 

Order JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 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 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E5 Rifle, CO [Amended] 

Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO 

(Lat. 39°31′36′′ N, long. 107°43′41′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 5.5-mile 

radius of the airport from the 336° bearing 

from the airport clockwise to the 065° bearing 

from the airport, and within an 11-mile 

radius of the airport from the 065° bearing 

from the airport clockwise to the 336° bearing 

from the airport, and within 2.4 miles each 

side of the 257° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 11-mile radius to 11.9 

miles west of the airport. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

January 5, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00337 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1190; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AEA–41] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Elkton, MD 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Claremont Airport, Elkton, MD, as an 

airspace review found the airspace 

radius required an increase, as well as 

updating the airport’s name. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations in the area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to: the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

Telephone: (800) 647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify the Docket 

No. FAA–2021–1190; Airspace Docket 

No. 21–AEA–41, at the beginning of 

your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://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. FAA Order 


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