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Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

airspace action of amending RNAV 

route Q–34 qualifies for categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, paragraph 5–6.5a, which 

categorically excludes from further 

environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding 

Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA 

has reviewed this action for factors and 

circumstances in which a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 

a significant environmental impact 

requiring further analysis. Accordingly, 

the FAA has determined that no 

extraordinary circumstances exist that 

warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact study. 

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 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 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020 and effective 

September 15, 2020, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 2006 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–34 TEXARKANA, AR (TXK) TO ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (RBV) [AMEND] 

Texarkana, 

AR (TXK) 

VORTAC (Lat. 33°30′49.97′′ N, long. 094°04′23.67′′ W) 

LOOSE, AR WP (Lat. 33°53′46.88′′ N, long. 093°05′08.38′′ W) 

MATIE, AR FIX (Lat. 34°05′41.96′′ N, long. 092°33′02.35′′ W) 

MEMFS, TN WP (Lat. 35°00′54.62′′ N, long. 089°58′58.87′′ W) 

SWAPP, TN FIX (Lat. 36°36′49.78′′ N, long. 085°10′56.04′′ W) 

GHATS, KY FIX (Lat. 36°48′06.75′′ N, long. 084°34′02.44′′ W) 

FOUNT, KY FIX (Lat. 36°57′24.34′′ N, long. 084°03′01.92′′ W) 

TONIO, KY FIX (Lat. 37°15′15.20′′ N, long. 083°01′47.53′′ W) 

KONGO, KY FIX (Lat. 37°30′19.46′′ N, long. 082°08′12.56′′ W) 

NEALS, WV FIX (Lat. 37°35′45.99′′ N, long. 081°48′24.62′′ W) 

SITTR, WV WP (Lat. 37°46′49.13′′ N, long. 081°07′23.70′′ W) 

ASBUR, WV FIX (Lat. 37°49′24.41′′ N, long. 080°27′51.44′′ W) 

DENNY, VA FIX (Lat. 37°52′00.15′′ N, long. 079°44′13.75′′ W) 

MAULS, VA WP (Lat. 37°52′49.36′′ N, long. 079°19′49.19′′ W) 

Gordonsville, 

VA (GVE) 

VORTAC (Lat. 38°00′48.96′′ N, long. 078°09′10.90′′ W) 

BOOYA, VA WP (Lat. 38°24′20.50′′ N, long. 077°21′46.36′′ W) 

DUALY, MD WP (Lat. 38°45′53.59′′ N, long. 076°50′33.76′′ W) 

BIGRG, MD WP (Lat. 39°15′13.92′′ N, long. 076°07′13.77′′ W) 

PNGWN, NJ WP (Lat. 39°39′27.07′′ N, long. 075°30′41.79′′ W) 

HULKK, NJ WP (Lat. 39°59′53.04′′ N, long. 074°58′52.52′′ W) 

Robbinsville, 

NJ (RBV) 

VORTAC (Lat. 40°12′08.65′′ N, long. 074°29′42.09′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 

2021. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16432 Filed 8–2–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0413; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASW–9] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace and Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Waco, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class 

D and Class E airspace and establishes 

Class E airspace at airports in Waco, TX. 

This action is the result of a biennial 

airspace review. The name and 

geographic coordinates of various 

airports are also being updated to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, October 7, 

2021. 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 7400.11E, 

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 


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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 7400.11E at NARA, email 

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

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. 

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 the 

Class D airspace and Class E surface 

area airspace at Waco Regional Airport, 

Waco, TX; establishes Class E surface 

area airspace at TSTC Waco Airport, 

Waco, TX; establishes Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Marlin Airport, Waco, TX; 

and amends the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Waco Regional Airport, 

TSTC Waco Airport, and McGregor 

Executive Airport, Waco, to support 

instrument flight rule operations at 

these airports. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 28722; May 28, 2021) 

for Docket No. FAA–2021–0413 to 

amend the Class D and Class E airspace 

and establish Class E airspace at airports 

in Waco, TX. 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 and E airspace designations 

are published in paragraph 5000, 6002, 

and 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated 

July 21, 2020, and effective September 

15, 2020, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 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 

7400.11E, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, 

and effective September 15, 2020. FAA 

Order 7400.11E is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

Differences From the NPRM 

The verbiage for the extension north 

of McGregor Executive Airport 

contained within the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface is being changed from ‘‘. . . 

and within 6 miles each side of the 185° 

radial from the Waco VORTAC 

extending from the 6.6-mile radius of 

McGregor Executive Airport to the Waco 

VORTAC . . .’’ to ‘‘. . . and within 6 

miles each side of the 185° radial from 

the Waco VORTAC extending from the 

Waco VORTAC south to the 6.6-mile 

radius of McGregor Executive Airport 

. . .’’ to clarify the airspace description 

for charting purposes. As the change 

does not affect the airspace as proposed, 

it is incorporated into this rule. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71: 

Amends the Class D airspace to 

within a 4.2-mile (decreased from a 4.5- 

mile) radius of Waco Regional Airport, 

Waco, TX; adds an extension 1 mile 

each side of the 149° bearing from the 

airport extending from the 4.2-mile 

radius to 4.3 miles southeast of the 

airport; removes the city associated with 

the airport to comply with changes to 

FAA Order 7400.2N, Procedures for 

Handling Airspace Matters; and replaces 

the outdated term ‘‘Airport/Facility 

Directory’’ with ‘‘Chart Supplement’’; 

Amends the Class D airspace legal 

description at TSTC Waco Airport, 

Waco, TX, by removing the airport name 

from the airspace legal description 

header to comply with changes to FAA 

Order 7400.2N; removes the city 

associated with the airport in the 

airspace legal description to comply 

with changes to FAA Order 7400.2N; 

updates the name of the airport 

(previously TSTC-Waco Airport) to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; and replaces the outdated 

term ‘‘Airfield/Facility Directory’’ with 

‘‘Chart Supplement’’; 

Amends the Class E surface area 

airspace to within a 4.2-mile (decreased 

from a 4.5-mile) radius of Waco 

Regional Airport; adds an extension 1 

mile each side of the 149° bearing from 

the airport extending from the 4.2-mile 

radius to 4.3 miles southeast of the 

airport; removes the TSTI-Waco Airport, 

Waco, TX, and the associated airspace 

from the airspace legal description (A 

separate airspace legal description is 

being created to reduce confusion 

regarding Class D and E service 

availability at the two airports.); and 

replaces the outdated term ‘‘Airport/ 

Facility Directory’’ with ‘‘Chart 

Supplement’’; 

Establishes Class E surface area 

airspace within a 4.4-mile radius of 

TSTC Waco Airport; 

Establishes Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 6.3-mile radius of Marlin 

Airport, Waco, TX; and within 1.8 miles 

each side of the 123° radial from the 

Waco VORTAC extending from the 6.3- 

mile radius from Marlin Airport to 13.1 

miles northwest of the airport; 

And amends the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.7-mile 

(decreased from a 11.5-mile) radius of 

Waco Regional Airport; removes the 

extension north of the VORTAC as it is 

no longer needed; adds an extension 3.7 

miles each side of the 014° bearing from 

the Waco RGNL: RWY 19–LOC 

extending from the 6.7-mile radius from 

Waco Regional Airport to 15.3 miles 

north of the Waco Regional Airport; 

adds an extension 2.5 miles each side of 

the 328° radial from the Waco VORTAC 

extending from the 6.7-mile radius from 

Waco Regional Airport to 10 miles 

northwest of the Waco VORTAC; within 

a 6.9-mile (decreased from a 7.9-mile) 

radius of TSTC Waco Airport; removes 

the Leroi NDB and the associated 

extension as they are no longer needed; 

adds an extension 1 mile each side of 

the 179° bearing from the McGregor 

Executive Airport, Waco, TX, extending 

from the 6.6-mile radius from McGregor 

Executive Airport to 6.7-miles south of 

McGregor Executive Airport; adds an 

extension 6 miles each side of the 005° 

radial from the Waco VORTAC 

extending from the Waco VORTAC to 10 

miles north of the Waco VORTAC; adds 

an extension 6 miles each side of the 

185° radial from the Waco VORTAC 

extending from the Waco VORTAC 

south to the 6.6 mile radius from the 

McGregor Executive Airport; removes 

the Marlin Airport and associated 

airspace from the airspace legal 

description as it no longer adjoins this 


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airspace and separate airspace has been 

established for this airport; and updates 

the names of Waco Regional Airport 

(previously Regional Airport), TSTC 

Waco Airport (previously TSTC-Waco 

Airport) and McGregor Executive 

Airport (previously McGregor 

Municipal Airport) and the geographic 

coordinates of Waco Regional Airport 

and the Waco VORTAC to coincide with 

the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

These actions are the result of 

biennial airspace reviews. 

FAA Order 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 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). 

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 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX D Waco, TX [Amended] 

Waco Regional Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°36′44′′ N, long. 97°13′49′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.2-mile radius of Waco Regional 

Airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 

149° bearing from the airport extending from 

the 4.2-mile radius from the airport to 4.3 

miles southeast of the airport. This Class D 

airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 

effective date and time will thereafter be 

published in the Chart Supplement. 

ASW TX D Waco, TX [Amended] 

TSTC Waco Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°38′16′′ N, long. 97°04′27′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.4-mile radius of TSTC Waco 

Airport, excluding that airspace within the 

Waco Regional Airport Class D airspace and 

Class E surface area airspace. 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 published in the Chart 

Supplement. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E2 Waco, TX [Amended] 

Waco Regional Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°36′44′′ N, long. 97°13′49′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.2-mile radius of Waco 

Regional Airport, and within 1 mile each side 

of the 149° bearing from the airport extending 

from the 4.2-mile radius from the airport to 

4.3 miles southeast of the airport. This Class 

E airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 

effective date and time will thereafter be 

published in the Chart Supplement. 

ASW TX E2 Waco, TX [Established] 

TSTC Waco Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°38′16′′ N, long. 97°04′27′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.4-mile radius of TSTC 

Waco Airport, excluding that airspace within 

the Waco Regional Airport Class D airspace 

and Class E surface area airspace. This Class 

E 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 published in the Chart 

Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E5 Waco, TX [Established] 

Marlin Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°20′26′′ N, long. 96°51′07′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Marlin Airport, and within 1.8 

miles each side of the 123° radial of the Waco 

VORTAC extending from the 6.3-mile radius 

to 13.1 miles northwest of the airport. 

ASW TX E5 Waco, TX [Amended] 

Waco Regional Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°36′44′′ N, long. 97°13′49′′ W) 

Waco RGNL: RWY 19–LOC 

(Lat. 31°36′07′′ N, long. 97°13′49′′ W) 

Waco VORTAC 

(Lat. 31°39′44′′ N, long. 97°16′08′′ W) 

TSTC Waco Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°38′16′′ N, long. 97°04′27′′ W) 

McGregor Executive Airport, TX 

(Lat. 31°29′06′′ N, long. 97°19′00′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile 

radius of Waco Regional Airport, and within 

3.7 miles each side of the 014° bearing from 

the Waco RGNL: RWY 19–LOC extending 

from the 6.7-mile radius of Waco Regional 

Airport to 15.3 miles north of Waco Regional 

Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the 

328° radial from the Waco VORTAC 

extending from the 6.7-mile radius of Waco 

Regional Airport to 10 miles northwest of the 

Waco VORTAC, and within a 6.9-mile radius 

of TSTC Waco Airport, and within a 6.6-mile 

radius of McGregor Executive Airport, and 

within 1 mile each side of the 179° bearing 

from the McGregor Executive Airport 

extending from the 6.6-mile radius of 

McGregor Executive Airport to 6.7 miles 

south of McGregor Executive Airport, and 

within 6 miles each side of the 005° radial 

from the Waco VORTAC extending from the 

Waco VORTAC to 10 miles north of the Waco 

VORTAC, and within 6 miles each side of the 

185° radial from the Waco VORTAC 

extending from the Waco VORTAC south to 

the 6.6-mile radius of McGregor Executive 

Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 28, 

2021. 

Martin A. Skinner, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16393 Filed 8–2–21; 8:45 am] 

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