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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 the 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 during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 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 Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 by establishing Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at McCarley Field, 

ID. This airspace is intended to 

accommodate arriving IFR operations 

below 1,500 feet above the surface and 

departing IFR operations until they 

reach 1,200 feet above the surface. 

The Class E5 airspace designation is 

published in paragraph 6005 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 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, which is published 

yearly and becomes 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 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 

This proposal will 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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 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 JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E5 Blackfoot, ID [New] 

McCarley Field, ID 

(Lat. 43°12′33′′ N, long. 112°20′59′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 4.2 mile 

radius of the McCarley Field, and within 2 

miles each side of the 030° bearing extending 

from the 4.2 mile radius to 7 miles northeast 

of the airport, and within 2.3 miles each side 

of the 213° bearing extending from the 4.2 

mile radius to 6.4 miles southwest of the 

airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the 

213° bearing extending from the 4.2 mile 

radius to 13.6 miles southwest of the airport. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on June 

21, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13612 Filed 6–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0569; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ANM–65] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls Regional 

Airport, ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: A biennial review of the 

Idaho Falls Regional Airport was 

conducted, and it was discovered 

several amendments to the airport’s 

existing airspace are needed. This action 

proposes to modify the Class D and E 

surface areas, the Class E airspace area 

designated as an extension to a Class D 

or Class E surface area, the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, and the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface at Idaho Falls 

Regional Airport, ID. Additionally, this 

action proposes several administrative 

amendments to update the airport’s 

legal descriptions. These actions will 

ensure the safety and management of 

instrument flight rule (IFR) and visual 

flight rule (VFR) operations at the 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 12, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. DOT, Docket 

Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590; 

telephone: 1–800–647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0569; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ANM–65, 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 


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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: 

Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3460. 

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 

(U.S.C.). 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 would 

modify Class D and Class E airspace at 

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID, to 

support IFR and VFR operations at the 

airport. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

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 and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0569; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ANM–65.’’ 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. 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 the 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 during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

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 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 by modifying Class D 

and E surface areas, the Class E airspace 

area designated as an extension to a 

Class D or Class E surface area, the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, and the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface at Idaho Falls 

Regional Airport, ID. 

Class D airspace is intended to 

contain the point at which an aircraft 

executing an instrument approach 

procedure (IAP) can be expected to 

descend to less than 1,000 feet above the 

surface. The 1,000 foot point of the VOR 

RWY 3 IAP is currently outside of the 

lateral boundary of the airport’s Class D 

surface area. The Class D should be 

extended to the southwest to contain 

this point. Additionally, the 

exclusionary language for the nearby 

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center 

Heliport needs to be reworded to 

simplify the Idaho Falls Regional 

Airport’s Class D legal description. 

The Class E surface airspace should 

be amended to be coincident with the 

Class D airspace legal description. 

The Class E airspace area designated 

as an extension to a Class D or Class E 

surface area should be removed 

southwest of the airport. The RWY 3 

VOR 1,000 foot point is proposed to be 

contained within the Class D surface 

area, and the airspace would not be 

needed. The Class E airspace area 

designated as an extension to a Class D 

or Class E surface area northeast of the 

airport is currently seven miles wide, 

but should have its width reduced. The 

extension is used to contain the VOR 

RWY 21 1,000 foot point, and only a 4.8 

mile width is needed. 

The Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

should be removed southwest of the 

airport. Existing and proposed Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface contains all 

procedure turns for the VOR RWY 3 and 

LOC BC RWY 3 approaches, and at least 

1,500 feet exists between the highest 

terrain and the procedure turn altitudes. 

Additional Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

is needed northeast of the airport to 

contain procedure turns for the ILS/LOC 

RWY 21 IAP, as terrain exists within 

1,500 feet of the procedure turn altitude. 

The Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface 

immediately encircling the airport 

needs to be expanded. This area should 

be increased from a 7.5-mile radius to 

an 8-mile radius around the airport to 

more appropriately contain departures 

and circling approaches. The existing 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface over the 

airport consistently overlaps with 

adjacent airspace, creating the potential 

for future airspace ‘‘traps.’’ The FAA 

proposes to re-define the boundaries of 

this area to more appropriately align it 

with other airspace and simplify its 

legal description. 

Finally, the FAA proposes several 

administrative modifications to the 

airport’s legal descriptions. The 

geographic coordinates should be 

updated to match the FAA’s database. 

The Class D and Class E2 legal 

descriptions should also be updated to 

replace the outdated use of the phrase 

‘‘Notice to Airmen.’’ This phrase should 

be amended to read ‘‘Notice to Air 

Missions’’ to match the FAA’s current 

definition of ‘‘NOTAM.’’ The outdated 

phrase ‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ in 

the Class D and Class E2 legal 


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descriptions should be replaced with 

the phrase ‘‘Chart Supplement’’ to align 

with current FAA publication 

nomenclature. Lastly, all navigational 

aids (NAVAID) should be removed from 

the Class E4 and E5 legal description 

text headers, as they’re not required to 

describe the airspace areas, and the 

removal of the NAVAIDs simplifies the 

legal descriptions. 

Class D, E2, E4, and E5 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, 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 D and 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 

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; Feb. 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 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 

This proposal will 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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 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 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. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID D Idaho Falls, ID [Amended] 

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID 

(Lat. 43°30′49′′ N, long. 112°04′15′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 7,200 feet MSL 

within a 5.4 mile radius of the airport, and 

within 2.4 miles each side of the 223° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 5.4 mile 

radius to 6.6 miles southwest of the airport, 

excluding that airspace below 5,300 feet MSL 

within 1 mile each side of the 126° bearing 

from the airport beginning 3.4 miles 

southeast of the airport extending to the 5.4 

mile radius 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 Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E2 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended] 

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID 

(Lat. 43°30′49′′ N, long. 112°04′15′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 5.4 mile radius of the 

airport, and within 2.4 miles each side of the 

223° bearing from the airport extending from 

the 5.4 mile radius to 6.6 miles southwest of 

the airport, excluding that airspace below 

5,300 feet MSL within 1 mile each side of the 

126° bearing from the airport beginning 3.4 

miles southeast of the airport extending to 

the 5.4 mile radius of the airport. This Class 

E 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 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E4 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended] 

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID 

(Lat. 43°30′49′′ N., long. 112°04′15′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2.4 miles each side of the 028° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

Class D and Class E surface area 5.4 mile 

radius to 7.5 miles northeast of the airport. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E5 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended] 

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID 

(Lat. 43°30′49′′ N, long. 112°04′15′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within 8 miles of the 

Idaho Falls Regional Airport, and that 

airspace 8 miles east and 9 miles west of the 

032° bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 8 mile radius to 28 miles northeast of the 

airport; and that airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface within an 

area bounded by a line beginning at Lat. 

43°34′55′′ N, long. 112°29′22′′ W, to Lat. 

44°19′00′′ N, long. 112°04′36′′ W, to Lat. 

44°12′35.47′′ N, long. 110°48′27.66′′ W to Lat. 

43°26′00′′ N long. 110°57′56′′ W, to Lat. 

42°34′53′′ N, long. 111°59’’59’’ W, to Lat. 

42°11′3.52′′ N, long. 112°00′00′′ W to Lat. 

42°27′00′′ N long 113°22′00′′ W, to Lat. 

42°57′33′′ N long 113°32′27′′ W, thence to the 

point of beginning. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on June 

15, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13611 Filed 6–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0571; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–ANM–46] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Christmas Valley Airport, OR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Christmas Valley Airport, OR. These 

actions will support the airport’s 

transition from visual flight rules (VFR) 

to instrument flight rules (IFR) at the 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 12, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. DOT, Docket 

Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room 


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