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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0805; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AWP–57] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Inyokern Airport, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class 

E airspace at Inyokern Airport, 

Inyokern, CA. This action also proposes 

two administrative updates to the Class 

E5 text header. This action ensures the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rule (IFR) operations at the 

airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 24, 

2022. 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: 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 7400.11F 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 modifies 

Class E airspace at Inyokern Airport, 

Inyokern, CA, to ensure the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 56845; October 13, 

2021) for Docket No. FAA–2021–0805 to 

modify the Class E airspace at Inyokern 

Airport, Inyokern, CA. Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

The FAA received one comment in 

favor of the airspace changes. 

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 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in FAA 

Order JO 7400.11. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 

modifies the Class E airspace, extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Inyokern Airport, Inyokern, CA. This 

airspace is designed to contain 

departing IFR aircraft until reaching 

1,200 feet above the surface and arriving 

IFR aircraft descending below 1,500 feet 

above the surface. To properly contain 

arriving IFR aircraft performing a 

circling maneuver, the circular radius of 

the airport is increased from ‘‘2 miles’’ 

to ‘‘4 miles’’. To properly contain 

departing IFR aircraft flying toward or 

over rising terrain, the airspace 

southwest of the airport is widened and 

lengthened. 

This action also implements two 

administrative updates to the Class E5 

text header. The airport name in the 

second line of the text header is 

amended from ‘‘Inyokern Municipal 

Airport’’ to ‘‘Inyokern Airport’’, to 

match the FAA database. The 

geographic coordinates in the third line 

of the text header are amended to ‘‘lat. 

35°39′31′′ N, long. 117°49′46′′ W’’, to 

match the FAA database. 

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 

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). 

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 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 


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2320 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 

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. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Inyokern, CA [Amended] 

Inyokern Airport, CA 

(Lat. 35°39′31′′ N, long. 117°49′46′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 4-mile radius 

of the airport, and within 2.7 miles each side 

of the 215° bearing from the airport extending 

from the 4-mile radius to 11.6 miles 

southwest of Inyokern Airport, excluding 

that airspace within Restricted Areas R–2505 

and R–2506. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

January 4, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00280 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–2021–0276; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ACE–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment, Establishment, and 

Revocation of Multiple Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of 

Neosho, MO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Jet Route 

J–181 and VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways V–13, V–14, V– 

15, and V–307; establishes Area 

Navigation (RNAV) routes T–411 and T– 

413; and removes VOR Federal airway 

V–506. The FAA is taking this action 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the VOR portion of the Neosho, MO, 

VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). 

The Neosho VOR is being 

decommissioned in support of the 

FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, January 

27, 2022. 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 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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 Rules and Regulations 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 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: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Policy Directorate, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; 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 

route structure as necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0276 in the 

Federal Register (86 FR 21243; April 22, 

2021), amending Jet Route J–181 and 

VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) 

Federal airways V–13, V–14, V–15, and 

V–307; establishing Area Navigation 

(RNAV) routes T–411 and T–413; and 

removing VOR Federal airway V–506. 

The proposed amendment, 

establishment, and revocation actions 

were due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Neosho, MO, VOR/DME NAVAID. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

Prior to the NPRM, the FAA 

published a rule for Docket No. FAA– 

2020–1146 in the Federal Register (86 

FR 19129; April 13, 2021), amending V– 

14 by removing the airway segment 

between the Buffalo, NY, VOR/DME and 

the Norwich, CT, VOR/DME. That 

airway amendment was effective June 

17, 2021, and is included in this rule. 

Jet Routes are published in paragraph 

2004, VOR Federal airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a), and 

RNAV T-routes are published in 

paragraph 6011 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 ATS routes listed in this 

document would be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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. 

Differences From the Proposal 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

establish RNAV route T–413 with the 

ISTIQ, NE, waypoint (WP) included as 

a route point listed between the Grand 

Island, NE, VOR/DME and LLUKY, NE, 

WP route points. After further review of 

the proposed T–413 route, the FAA 

determined that the ISTIQ WP falls on 

a straight segment of the route between 

the Grand Island VOR/DME and LLUKY 

WP, and it is not necessary in the route 

description. Removing the ISTIQ, NE, 

WP from the proposed T–413 route does 

not affect the alignment of the route; 

therefore, the ISTIQ, NE, WP is removed 

from the T–413 route description in this 

rule. 

The ISTIQ, NE, WP will still be 

established, but not as a route point 

included in the T–413 route description. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 

to modify Jet Route J–181 and VOR 

Federal airways V–13, V–14, V–15, and 

V–307; establish RNAV routes T–411 


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