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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0226; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AAL–2] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class D and Class E 

Airspace, and Removal of Class E 

Airspace; Kodiak, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class 

D airspace at Kodiak Airport, Kodiak, 

AK. This action also removes the Class 

E airspace designated as an extension to 

a Class D or Class E surface area, east 

of the airport. Further, this action 

increases the size of the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface. Finally, this action updates 

the geographic coordinates in the third 

line of the Class D text header and 

updates the term ‘‘Airport/Facility 

Directory’’ to ‘‘Chart Supplement’’ in 

the last sentence of the Class D airspace 

description. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 2, 

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 

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: 

Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3695. 

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 the 

Class D and Class E airspace, and 

removes Class E airspace at Kodiak 

Airport, Kodiak, AK, to ensure the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 29967; June 4, 2021) for 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0226 to modify 

the Class D and Class E airspace, and 

remove Class E airspace at Kodiak 

Airport, Kodiak, AK. 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, E4, and E5 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 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 

designation 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 

modifies the Class D airspace at Kodiak 

Airport, Kodiak, AK. The Class D radius 

is increased from 3.1 miles to 4.4 miles, 

excluding the mountainous terrain west 

and northwest of the airport and the 

airspace around Trident Basin Airport. 

Additionally, this action removes the 

Class E airspace, designated as an 

extension to a Class D or Class E surface 

area, east of the airport. The airspace is 

no longer required to contain arriving 

IFR aircraft. 

Further, this action modifies the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, by increasing the 

size of the area east of the airport to 

properly contain IFR aircraft performing 

the procedure turn maneuver for the 

VOR RWY 26 approach. Lastly, this 

action updates the geographic 

coordinates in the third line of the Class 

D text header to ‘‘lat. 57°44′59′′ N, long. 

152°29′38′′ W’’ and updates the term 

‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ to ‘‘Chart 

Supplement’’ in the last sentence of the 

Class D airspace description. 

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 


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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: 

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. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK D Kodiak, AK [Amended] 

Kodiak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°44′59′′ N, long. 152°29′38′′ W) 

Trident Basin Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°46′51′′ N, long. 152°23′29′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL 

within a 4.4-mile radius of the airport, and 

within 1 mile each side of the 091° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 4.4-mile 

radius to 6.1 miles east of Kodiak Airport, 

excluding that airspace west and northwest 

of a line beginning at the 228° bearing from 

Kodiak Airport, to the 308° bearing at 2.9 

miles from Kodiak Airport, to the 012° 

bearing from Kodiak Airport, and excluding 

that airspace from the 024° bearing from the 

Kodiak Airport to the 325° bearing at 1.0 mile 

from Trident Basin Airport, and excluding 

that airspace within a 1.0-mile radius of 

Trident Basin Airport from the 325° bearing 

from Trident Basin Airport counterclockwise 

to the 250° bearing from Trident Basin 

airport, and within a 0.3-mile radius of 

Trident Basin Airport from the 250° bearing 

from Trident Basin Airport counterclockwise 

to the 119° bearing from the Trident Basin 

Airport, and from the 119° bearing at 0.3 

miles from Trident Basin Airport to the 072° 

bearing at 4.4 miles from Kodiak Airport. 

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. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E4 Kodiak, AK [Removed] 

Kodiak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°45′00′′ N, long. 152°29′38′′ W) 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Kodiak, AK [Amended] 

Kodiak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°44′59′′ N, long. 152°29′38′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile 

radius of the airport, and within 8 miles 

north and 4.1 miles south of the 071° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 6.9-mile 

radius and extending from 5.2 miles east of 

the airport to 21.2 miles east of the airport, 

excluding that airspace extending beyond 12 

miles of the shoreline; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 73-mile radius of the Kodiak 

Airport, AK, excluding that airspace 

extending beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

August 2, 2021. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16827 Filed 8–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 284 

[Docket No. RM96–1–042; Order No. 587– 

Z] 

Standards for Business Practices of 

Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission is amending its 

regulations to incorporate by reference, 

with certain enumerated exceptions, the 

latest version (Version 3.2) of business 

practice standards adopted by the 

Wholesale Gas Quadrant of the North 

American Energy Standards Board 

(NAESB) applicable to natural gas 

pipelines in place of the currently 

incorporated version (Version 3.1) of 

those business practice standards. The 

revisions made by NAESB in this 

version of the standards are designed to 

enhance the natural gas industries’ 

system and software security measures 

and to clarify the processing of certain 

business transactions. 

DATES:

Effective date: This rule is effective 

October 12, 2021. 

Compliance date: Compliance filings 

required by this rule are due on 

November 12, 2021 and compliance 

with the standards incorporated in this 

rule is required on and after June 1, 

2022. 

Incorporation by reference: The 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this rule is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of October 12, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stanley Wolf (technical issues), Office of 

Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6841, stanley.wolf@

ferc.gov. 

Oscar F. Santillana (technical issues), 

Office of Energy Market Regulation, 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6392, oscar.santillana@ferc.gov. 

Robert McLean (legal issues), Office of 

the General Counsel, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8156, robert.mclean@

ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Order No. 587–Z 

Final Rule 

(Issued July 13, 2021) 


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