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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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace Areas. 

AGL MI D Battle Creek, MI [Amended] 

W.K. Kellogg Airport, MI 

(Lat. 42°18′23′′ N., long. 85°15′00′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,500 feet MSL 

within a 4.5-mile radius of W.K. Kellogg 

Airport. This Class D airspace area is 

effective during the 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. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

AGL MI E4 Battle Creek, MI [Removed] 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AGL MI E5 Battle Creek, MI [Amended] 

W.K. Kellogg Airport, MI 

(Lat. 42°18′23′′ N., long. 85°15′00′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of W.K. Kellogg Airport, and within 2 miles 

each side of the 047° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 7-mile radius to 10 miles 

northeast of the airport, and within 2 miles 

each side of the 126° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 7-mile radius to 7.4 miles 

southeast of the airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on October 2, 

2017. 

Christopher L. Southerland, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21627 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–9540; Airspace 

Docket No. 16–AGL–27] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Evansville, IN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Evansville 

Regional Airport, Evansville, Indiana. 

This action is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Evansville nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) and 

cancellation of the NDB approach, and 

it enhances the safety and management 

of instrument flight rules (IFR) 

operations at the airport. This action 

also updates the geographic coordinates 

of the airport. The amendment adjusting 

the coordinates of Evansville Regional 

Airport in Class C airspace is removed 

from this rule, and will be forthcoming 

in a separate rulemaking. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 7, 

2017. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://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 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5900. 

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 

Class E airspace at Evansville Regional 

Airport, Evansville, IN, to support 

standard instrument approach 

procedures for IFR operations at the 

airport. 

History 

The FAA published in the Federal 

Register (82 FR 15303, March 28, 2017) 

Docket No. FAA–2016–9540 a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify 

Class C and Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Evansville Regional Airport, 

Evansville, IN. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal to the FAA. No 

comments were received. 

Subsequent to publication, the FAA 

realized that the proposed amendment 

to Class C airspace at Evansville 

Regional Airport was included in this 

rulemaking in error and is removed. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class 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 

7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016. FAA 

Order 7400.11B is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 


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The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 7.1-mile radius (increased from 

a 6.8 mile radius) of Evansville Regional 

Airport, Evansville, IN. The segment 

4.4-miles wide (2.2 miles from each side 

of the 001° bearing from the airport) 

extending from the 6.8-mile radius is 

modified to a 4-mile wide segment 

extending from the 7.1-mile radius of 

the airport to 11.6 miles (increased from 

11.2 miles) north of the airport. 

The 4.4-mile wide segment (2.2 miles 

from each side of the 181° bearing from 

the airport) extending from the 6.8-mile 

radius of the airport to 11.3 miles south 

of the airport is removed. 

The Pocket City VORTAC navigation 

aid segment is amended to within a 7.1- 

mile radius (from a 6.8-mile radius) of 

the airport to the VORTAC. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Evansville NDB 

and cancellation of the NDB 

approaches, and enhances the safety 

and management of the standard 

instrument approach procedures for IFR 

operations at the airport. 

The amendment of Class C airspace at 

Evansville Regional Airport, included in 

this rule in error, is removed and will 

be addressed in a separate rulemaking. 

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. 

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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AGL IN E5 Evansville, IN [Amended] 

Evansville Regional Airport, IN 

(Lat. 38°02′27′′ N., long. 87°31′43′′ W.) 

Pocket City VORTAC 

(Lat. 37°55′42′′ N., long. 87°45′45′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.1-mile 

radius of Evansville Regional Airport, and 

within 2 miles each side of the 001° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 7.1-mile 

radius to 11.6 miles north of the airport, and 

within 4 miles each side of the Pocket City 

VORTAC 060° radial extending from the 7.1- 

mile radius to the VORTAC. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 

29, 2017. 

Christopher L. Southerland, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21509 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–8927; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ANM–24] 

Establishment of Restricted Area R– 

2603; Fort Carson, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes 

restricted area R–2603 within the 

existing Fort Carson, CO, Pinon Canyon 

Maneuver Site (PCMS), near Trinidad, 

CO. The U.S. Army requires additional 

restricted airspace because the restricted 

area ranges at Fort Carson are not large 

enough to meet all training 

requirements. R–2603 will provide 

increased ground-to-air, air-to-ground, 

and air-to-air battle space to increase 

training capacity and relieve training 

congestion at Fort Carson. 

DATES:

Effective date: 0901 UTC, December 7, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Ready, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, 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 establishes the restricted area airspace 

at Fort Carson, CO, to accommodate 

essential Army training requirements 

and ensure the safety of aircraft 

otherwise permitted to overfly the 

location established for Army training. 

History 

The FAA published in the Federal 

Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) (81 FR 62847, 


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