This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 87, No. 99 

Monday, May 23, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0524; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AEA–8 

Proposed Amendment of Class D 

Airspace and Class E Airspace, and 

Proposed Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Poughkeepsie, NY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D airspace and Class E 

surface airspace, and remove Class E 

airspace designated as an extension to a 

Class D surface area for Hudson Valley 

Regional Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, 

NY, as an airspace evaluation 

determined an update is necessary. This 

action would update the airport’s name 

and remove Kingston VORTAC from the 

Class E surface airspace description, as 

well as replace Airport/Facility 

Directory with Chart Supplement in the 

descriptions. This action would 

enhance the safety and management of 

controlled airspace within the national 

airspace system. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 7, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

Telephone: (800) 647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify the Docket 

No. FAA–2022–0524; Airspace Docket 

No. 22–AEA–8, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

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: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

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 proposed 

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 would 

amend Class D airspace and Class E 

surface airspace, and remove Class E 

airspace designated as an extension to a 

Class D surface area for Hudson Valley 

Regional Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, 

NY, to support IFR operations in the 

area. 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments, 

as they may desire. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

proposal. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0524 and Airspace Docket No. 22– 

AEA–8) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the DOT Docket Operations (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0524; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AEA–8.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. All 

comments submitted will be available 

for examination in the public docket 

both before and after the comment 

closing date. A report summarizing each 

substantive public contact with FAA 

personnel concerned with this 

rulemaking will be filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays, 

at the office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 

30337. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

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 


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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA proposes an amendment to 

14 CFR 71 to amend Class D airspace 

and Class E surface airspace, by 

increasing the radius to 4.4 miles 

(previously 4.0 miles), and amending 

the surface extensions. Also, this action 

would remove Class E airspace 

designated as an extension to a Class D 

surface area for Hudson Valley Regional 

Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, NY, as the 

extensions will be included in the Class 

D description. This action would update 

the airport’s name to Hudson Valley 

Regional Airport (formerly Dutchess 

County Airport), and remove Kingston 

VORTAC from the Class E surface 

airspace description, as well as replace 

Airport/Facility Directory with Chart 

Supplement in the descriptions. In 

addition, the city name would be 

removed from the airport’s header, as 

per FAA Order 7400.2. This action 

would enhance the safety and 

management of controlled airspace 

within the national airspace system. 

Class D and Class E airspace 

designations are published in 

Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6004, 

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. 

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 

proposed 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 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 

proposed rule, when promulgated, will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal would be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order JO 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. 

* * * * * 

AEA NY D Poughkeepsie, NY [Amended] 

Hudson Valley Regional Airport, NY 

(Lat. 41°37′36′′ N, long. 73°53′03′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL 

within a 4.4-mile radius of Hudson Valley 

Regional Airport (POU), and within 1.8 miles 

each side of the 051° bearing of the airport, 

extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 6.2 

miles northeast of the airport, and within 1.0- 

miles each side of the 231° bearing of the 

airport, extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 

6.2-miles southwest of the airport. 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 6002 Class E Surface Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AEA NY E2 Poughkeepsie, NY [Amended] 

Hudson Valley Regional Airport, NY 

(Lat. 41°37′36′′ N, long. 73°53′03′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.4-mile radius of Hudson 

Valley Regional Airport, and within 1.8 miles 

each side of the 051° bearing of the airport, 

extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 6.2 

miles northeast of the airport, and within 1.0- 

miles each side of the 231° bearing of the 

airport, extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 

6.2-miles southwest of the airport. This Class 

E airspace 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 6004 Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to Class D or E 

Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AEA NY E4 Poughkeepsie, NY [Removed] 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 16, 

2022. 

Andreese C. Davis, 

Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10839 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0432; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–ASO–5] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Greenwood, SC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Greenwood County Airport (GRD) 

Greenwood, SC, due to the 

decommissioning of the Coronaca nondirectional beacon (NDB) and 

cancellation of associated approaches, 

as well as updating the airport’s 

geographic coordinates. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations in the area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 7, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

Telephone: (800) 647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify the Docket 

No. FAA–2022–0432; Airspace Docket 

No. 22–ASO–5 at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 


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