Document ID: FAA-2020-0828-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Amendment of Phoenix Sky Harbor Class B Legal Description
Posted Date: 2020-09-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59665-59667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20923]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0828; Airspace Docket No. 20-AWA-1]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Phoenix Sky Harbor Class B Legal Description

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule, technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Phoenix Sky Harbor Class B legal 
description by accurately reflecting the name of the geographical 
reference point, I-10/Squaw Peak Stack to I-10/Stack contained in the 
Area A and Area D legal description. The FAA is taking this action 
because the local community removed Squaw Peak from the geographical 
reference point and to ensure accurate information is reflected.

DATES: 0901 UTC, December 31, 2020. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1 
Code of Federal Regulation 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 http://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,

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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: fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher McMullin, Airspace Policy 
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 modifies the Phoenix Sky Harbor Class B legal 
description to preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic.

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 action amends Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 
CFR) part 71 by amending the Phoenix Sky Harbor, Class B Area A and 
Area D legal description, removing the terms Squaw Peak, due to the 
same actions by local community legislation.
    Since this action merely involves editorial changes in the legal 
description of the Phoenix Sky Harbor, Class B, Area A and Area D and 
does not involve a change in the dimensions or operating requirements 
of that airspace, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 
unnecessary.
    Class B Airspace is published in paragraph 3000 Subpart B, of FAA 
Order 7400.11E, signed July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class B Airspace 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

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 the airspace 
descriptions of the Phoenix Sky Harbor, Class B area A and Area D legal 
description, by removing the references to the term Squaw Peak as a 
geographic reference point, qualifies for categorical exclusion under 
the National Environmental Policy Act and its agency-specific 
implementing regulations in FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: 
Policies and Procedures'' regarding categorical exclusions for 
procedural actions at paragraph 5-6.5a, which categorically excludes 
from full 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). This 
airspace action is an editorial change only and is not expected to 
result in any potentially significant environmental impacts. In 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding 
Extraordinary Circumstances, this action has been reviewed for factors 
and circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded action may 
have a significant environmental impact requiring further analysis, and 
it is determined that no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant 
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

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed July 21, 2020, and 
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 3000 Subpart B--Class B Airspace.

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AWP AZ B Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Primary Airport)
    (Lat. 33[deg]26'03'' N, long. 112[deg]00'42'' W)
Phoenix VORTAC
    (Lat. 33[deg]25'59'' N, long. 111[deg]58'13'' W)

Boundaries

    Area A. That airspace extending upward from the surface to and 
including 9,000 feet MSL defined by an east/west line along the 
northern boundary defined by Camelback Road and the PXR 10 DME, 
thence east to the intersection of Camelback Road and I-17; thence a 
line direct to the I-10 Stack following the Loop 202 Freeway from 
the I-10 Stack to the Red Mountain Hohokam Stack; thence northeast 
to the intersection of Camelback Road and Hayden Wash (lat. 
33[deg]30'07'' N, long. 111[deg]54'32'' W); thence east along 
Camelback Road to the PXR 6 DME arc (lat. 33[deg]30'07'' N, long. 
111[deg]53'00'' W); thence south to the Power Line/Canal (lat. 
33[deg]21'25'' N, long. 111[deg]53'33'' W); thence west to a point 
at lat. 33[deg]21'25'' N, long. 111[deg]54'55'' W, thence northwest 
to the intersection of I-10 and SR-143 (lat. 33[deg]24'37'' N, long. 
111[deg]58'38'' W); thence west to SR-51/I-10 extension to lat. 
33[deg]24'34'' N, long. 112[deg]02'13''W, thence southwest to a 
point at lat. 33[deg]21'45'' N, long. 112[deg]06'20'' W; thence west 
along the lat. 33[deg]21'45'' N; thence north along the PXR 10 DME 
arc until intersecting Camelback Road.
    Area D. That airspace extending upward from 5,000 feet MSL to 
and including 9,000 feet MSL defined by an east/west line along the 
northern boundary using the Peoria Avenue/Shea Boulevard alignment 
from the

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intersection of I-17 (lat. 33[deg]35'00'' N, long. 112[deg]07'00'' 
W); thence east along lat. 33[deg]35'00'' N to the intersection with 
Pima Road (lat. 33[deg]35'00'' N, long. 111[deg]53'28 W); thence 
south along Pima Road to the intersection of Camelback Road; thence 
west along Camelback Road to Hayden Wash (lat. 33[deg]30'07'' N, 
long. 111[deg]54'32'' W); thence southwest on a line direct to the 
Red Mountain Hohokam Stack; thence west along the Loop 202 Freeway 
to the I-10 Stack; thence northwest to the intersection of Camelback 
Road and I-17; thence north along I-17 to the intersection of I-17 
and Peoria Avenue/Shea Boulevard.
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Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2020-20923 Filed 9-22-20; 8:45 am]
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