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significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

Lists 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 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASO AL D Gulf Shores, AL [Amended] 

Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack 

Edwards Field, AL 

(Lat. 30°17′23′ W′′N, long. 87°40′18′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,000 feet MSL, 

within a 4.3-mile radius of Gulf Shores 

International Airport/Jack Edwards Field, 

excluding that airspace within Restricted 

Area R–2908, when active. This Class D 

airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Air Missions. The effective date 

and time will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO AL E5 Gulf Shores, AL [Amended] 

Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack 

Edwards Field, AL 

(Lat. 30°17′23′ W′′N, long. 87°40′18′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Gulf Shores International Airport/ 

Jack Edwards Field, excluding that airspace 

within Restricted Area R–2908, when active. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 

28, 2022. 

Andreese C. Davis, 

Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09520 Filed 5–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1031; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASO–14] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment and Removal of VOR 

Federal Airways V–18, V–115, V–222, 

V–241, V–245, V–311, V–321, V–325, V– 

333, V–415, V–417, and V–463 in the 

Southeastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends five VHF 

Omnidirectional Radar (VOR) Federal 

airways, V–18, V–222, V–245, V–325, 

and V–417 in association with the VOR 

Minimum Operation Network (MON) 

project in the southeastern United 

States. This action is necessary due to 

the planned decommissioning of the 

following ground-based NAVAIDs: 

Atlanta, GA, (ATL) VOR Tactical Air 

Navigational System (VORTAC); 

Crimson, AL, (LDK) VORTAC; and 

Macon, GA, (MCN) VORTAC. The 

following airways are removed from this 

docket and will be addressed in a 

subsequent docket action at a later date: 

V–115, V–241, V–311, V–321, V–333, 

V–415, and V–463. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 

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 Rules and Regulations Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Rules and Regulations Group, 

Office of Policy, 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 would 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1031 in the Federal Register 

(86 FR 70989, December 14, 2021), to 

amend seven VOR Federal airways and 

remove five airways in the southeastern 

United States. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. No comments were 

received. 

Domestic VOR Federal airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a) 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 VOR Federal airways 

listed in this document will be 

subsequently published 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. 

Differences From the NPRM 

This rule includes changes to the VOR 

Federal airways proposed in the NPRM 

to enable ongoing review by the 

Department of Defense. So as to avoid 

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segments, only those structural changes 

necessary due to the scheduled 

decommissioning of the Atlanta, GA, 

(ATL); Crimson, AL, (LDK), and Macon, 

GA, (MCN) VORs are included in this 

rule. 

The following routes are removed 

from this rule: V–115, V–421, V–311, V– 

321, V–333, V–415, and V–463. These 

routes will be addressed in a subsequent 

docket action at a later date. The NPRM 

proposed the removal of V–325 and V– 

417. Instead, these routes will be 

retained and amended in this rule. V– 

245 is amended as proposed in the 

NPRM. The following are changes from 

NPRM: 

V–18: The NPRM proposed to remove 

the segments from the Crimson, AL, 

(LDK) VORTAC to Vulcan, AL, and the 

segment from Colliers, SC, to 

Charleston, SC. The FAA has decided to 

retain the segment From Colliers, SC, to 

Charleston, SC. 

V–222: The NPRM proposed to 

terminate V–222 at Montgomery, AL. 

Instead, the FAA has decided to 

terminate V–222 at the TIROE 

intersection, as currently charted. 

V–325: V–325 currently extends from 

the Columbia, SC, (CAE) VORTAC, to 

the Muscle Shoals, AL, (MSL) VORTAC. 

The NPRM proposed to remove the 

entire route. The FAA has decided to 

retain V–325 and amend it as follows: 

From Columbia, SC, to Athens, GA; and 

From INT Gadsden, AL, 091° and Rome, 

GA, 133° radials; to INT Vulcan, AL, 

013° and Gadsden 302° radials. 

V–417: V–417 currently extends from 

the Meridian, MS, (MEI) VORTAC to the 

Charleston, SC, (CHS) VORTAC. The 

NPRM proposed to remove the entire 

route. The FAA has decided to retain V– 

417 and amend it as follows: From 

Vulcan, AL; Rome, GA; to INT Rome 

060° and Hinch Mountain, TN, 160° 

radials. From Athens, GA; Colliers, SC; 

Allendale, SC; to Charleston, SC. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

modifying V–18, V–222, V–245, V–325, 

and V–417. 

V–18: V–18 is amended by removing 

the segment between Crimson, AL, and 

Vulcan, AL. The amended route extends 

between Belcher, LA and Meridian, MS; 

and between Colliers, SC, and 

Charleston, SC. 

V–222: V–222 is amended by 

removing the segments from the 

intersection of the Foothills, SC, and the 

Harris, GA, radials to Lynchburg, VA. 

The amended route extends from El 

Paso, TX to the intersection of the La 

Grange, GA, 048° and the Rome, GA, 

166° radials (the charted TIROE 

Intersection). 

V–325: V–325 is amended to extend 

from Columbia, SC to Athens, GA; and 

from the intersection of the Gadsden, 

AL 091° and the Rome, GA 133° radials; 

to the intersection of the Vulcan, AL, 

013° and the Gadsden 302° radials. 

V–417: V–417 is amended by 

removing the segments from Meridian, 

MS, to Crimson, AL. The amended route 

consists of two parts: From Vulcan, AL, 

to the intersection of the Rome, GA, 

060°, and the Hinch Mountain, TN, 160° 

radials (the charted NELLO 

intersection); and From Athens, GA, to 

Charleston, SC. 

Full route descriptions of the above 

routes are listed in ‘‘The Amendment’’ 

section of this rule. 

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. It, therefore: (1) Is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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 of amending five VOR Federal 

airways, in the southeastern United 

States 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); and paragraph 5– 

6.5b, which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

‘‘Actions regarding establishment of jet 

routes and Federal airways (see 14 CFR 

71.15, Designation of jet routes and VOR 

Federal airways) . . .’’. As such, this 

action is not expected to cause 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. The FAA has 

determined 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 JO 7400.11F 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–18 [Amended] 

From Belcher, LA; Monroe, LA; Magnolia, 

MS; to Meridian, MS. From Colliers, SC; to 

Charleston, SC 

* * * * * 

V–222 [Amended] 

From El Paso, TX, via Salt Flat, TX; Fort 

Stockton, TX; 20 miles, 116 miles, 55 MSL, 

Junction, TX; Stonewall, TX; INT Stonewall 

113° and Industry, TX, 267° radials; Industry; 

INT Industry 101° and Humble 259° radials; 

Humble; Beaumont, TX; Lake Charles, LA; 

McComb, MS; Eaton, MS; Monroeville, AL; 

Montgomery, AL; LaGrange, GA; to INT 

LaGrange 048° and Rome, GA, 166° radials . 

* * * * * 


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V–245 [Amended] 

From Alexandria, LA, via Natchez, MS; 

Magnolia, MS; to Bigbee, MS. 

* * * * * 

V–325 [Amended] 

From Columbia, SC to Athens, GA. From 

INT Gadsden, AL, 091° and Rome, GA, 133° 

radials; Gadsden; to INT Vulcan, AL 013° and 

Gadsden 302° radials. 

* * * * * 

V–417 [Amended] 

From Vulcan, AL; Rome, GA; to INT Rome 

060° and Hinch Mountain, TN, 160° radials. 

From Athens, GA; Colliers, SC; Allendale, 

SC; to Charleston, SC. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 28, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09440 Filed 5–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0128; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AGL–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Worthington, MN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class 

E airspace at Worthington, MN. This 

action as the result of an airspace review 

conducted as part of the 

decommissioning of the Worthington 

very high frequency (VHF) 

omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of 

the VOR Minimal Operational Network 

(MON) Program. The geographic 

coordinates of the airport are also being 

updated to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, July 14, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR 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. 

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 E surface airspace and the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Worthington 

Municipal Airport, Worthington, MN, to 

support instrument flight rule 

operations at this airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (87 FR 11359; March 1, 2022) 

for Docket No. FAA–2022–0128 to 

amend the Class E airspace at 

Worthington, MN. 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 E airspace designations are 

published in paragraphs 6002 and 6005, 

respectively, 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. 

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: 

Amends the Class E surface airspace 

to within a 4.1-mile (decreased from a 

7-mile) radius of Worthington 

Municipal Airport, Worthington, MN; 

updates the geographic coordinates of 

the airport to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database; and updates the 

outdated term ‘‘Airport/Facility 

Directory’’ with ‘‘Chart Supplement’’; 

And amends the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.6-mile 

(decreased from a 7-mile) radius of 

Worthington Municipal Airport; amends 

the extension to the north to extending 

from the 6.6-mile (decreased from a 7- 

mile) radius of the airport to 10.8 

(decrease from 11.6) miles north of the 

airport; and amends the extension to the 

south to 1 (decreased from 2) mile each 

side of the 180° (previously 176°) 

bearing from the airport extending from 

the 6.6-mile (decreased from 7-mile) 

radius of the airport to 11.2 (increased 

from 11.1) miles south of the airport. 

This action is due to an airspace 

review conducted as part of the 

decommissioning of the Worthington 

VOR, which provided navigation 

information for the instrument 

procedures at this airport, as part of the 

VOR MON Program. 

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 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. 


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