41712 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 146 / Tuesday, August 3, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0387; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AGL–24] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace, Revocation of Class E 

Airspace and Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Carbondale and Marion, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class 

D airspace and Class E airspace at 

Carbondale, IL, and Marion, IL; revokes 

the Class E airspace area designated as 

an extension to Class D airspace at 

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, 

Marion, IL; and establishes Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Southern 

Illinois Airport, Carbondale/ 

Murphysboro, IL. This action is the 

result of an airspace review caused by 

the decommissioning of the Marion very 

high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional 

range (VOR) navigation aid as part of the 

VOR Minimum Operational Network 

(MON) Program. The names and 

geographic coordinates of the 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, 

FederAviation 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 at Southern Illinois 

Airport, Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL, 

and Veterans Airport of Southern 

Illinois, Marion, IL; revokes the Class E 

airspace area designated as an extension 

to Class D airspace at Veterans Airport 

of Southern Illinois; establishes Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Southern 

Illinois Airport; and amends the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Veterans 

Airport of Southern Illinois to support 

instrument flight rule operations at 

these airports. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 

Federal Register (86 FR 28724; May 28, 

2021) for Docket No. FAA–2021–0387 to 

amend the Class D airspace and Class E 

airspace at Carbondale, IL, and Marion, 

IL; revoke the Class E airspace area 

designated as an extension to Class D 

airspace at Veterans Airport of Southern 

Illinois, Marion, IL; and establish Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Southern 

Illinois Airport, Carbondale/ 

Murphysboro, IL. 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, 6004, 

and 6005, respectively, 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. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71: 

Amends the Class D airspace to 

within a 4.2-mile (increased from a 4.1- 

mile) radius of Southern Illinois 

Airport, Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL; 

updates the header of the airspace legal 

description from ‘‘Carbondale, IL’’ to 

‘‘Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL’’ to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; removes the city associated 

with the airport to comply with changes 

to FAA Order 7400.2N, Procedures for 

Handling Airspace Matter; updates the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; and replaces the outdated 

term ‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ with 

‘‘Chart Supplement’: 

Amends the Class D airspace to 

within a 4.4-mile (increased from a 4.2- 

mile) radius of Veterans Airport of 

Southern Illinois, Marion, IL; removes 

the city associated with the airport to 

comply with changes to FAA Order 

7400.2N; updates the name (previously 

Williamson County Regional Airport) 

and geographic coordinates of the 

airport to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database; and replaces the 

outdated term ‘‘Airport/Facility 

Directory’’ with ‘‘Chart Supplement’’; 

Revokes the Class E airspace area 

designated as an extension to Class D 

airspace at Veterans Airport of Southern 

Illinois as it is no longer required; 

Establishes Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 6.7-mile radius of Southern 

Illinois Airport; and within 4 miles each 

side of the 181° bearing of the airport 

extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 

11.8 miles south of the airport; 

And amends the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.9-mile radius 

of Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois; 

removes Southern Illinois Airport from 

the airspace legal description as a 

separate airspace legal description is 

being established for this airspace; 

updates the name of the airport 

(previously Williamson County 

Regional Airport) to coincide with the 


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FAA’s aeronautical database; and 

removes the current airspace boundary 

to be replaced by the radius from the 

airport. 

This action is necessary due to 

airspace reviews caused by the 

decommissioning of the Marion VOR, 

which provided navigation information 

for the instrument procedures at this 

airport, as part of the VOR MON 

Program. 

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. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL D Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL 

[Amended] 

Southern Illinois Airport, IL 

(Lat. 37°46′41′′ N, long. 89°15′07′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL 

within a 4.2-mile radius of the Southern 

Illinois Airport. This Class D airspace area is 

effective during specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective dates and times will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL D Marion, IL [Amended] 

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, IL 

(Lat. 37°45′18′′ N, long. 89°00′40′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.4-mile radius of the Veterans 

Airport of Southern Illinois. 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 continuously published in 

the Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL E4 Marion, IL [Removed] 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL E5 Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL 

[Established] 

Southern Illinois Airport, IL 

(Lat. 37°46′41′′ N, long. 89°15′07′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile 

radius of the airport, and within 4 miles each 

side of the 181° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 11.8 

miles south of the airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL E5 Marion, IL [Amended] 

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, IL 

(Lat. 37°45′18′′ N, long. 89°00′40′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile 

radius of the airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 28, 

2021. 

Martin A. Skinner, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16391 Filed 8–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2021–0607] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; South Timbalier Block 22, 

Gulf of Mexico, Port Fourchon, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

all navigable waters within a one 

nautical mile radius around a capsized 

vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Timbalier block 22, near Port Fourchon, 

LA. The temporary safety zone is 

needed to protect life and property 

during emergency salvage operations 

surrounding the capsized vessel. Entry 

of vessels or persons into this zone and 

movement of vessels within this zone is 

prohibited unless specifically 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Marine Safety Unit Houma or a 

designated representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective without 

actual notice from August 3, 2021 

through December 31, 2021. For the 

purposes of enforcement, actual notice 

will be used from August 2, 2021 until 

August 3, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2021– 

0607 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Next, in the Document 

Type column, select ‘‘Supporting & 

Related Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Commander Matthew M. 

Spolarich, Chief of Prevention, U.S. 

Coast Guard; telephone 985–850–6437, 

email: Matthew.M.Spolarich@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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