Document ID: FAA-2019-0816-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Amendment of Class C Airspace: Huntsville, AL
Posted Date: 2019-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58318-58320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23398]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0816 Airspace Docket No. 19-AWA-4]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class C Airspace; Huntsville, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Huntsville, AL, Class C airspace area 
by amending the legal description to update the current airport 
reference point (ARP) for the Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones 
Field and the name of the Redstone AAF airport information. 
Additionally, minor administrative edits to the legal description title 
and the Chart Supplement reference are made for readability. This 
action does not change the boundaries, altitudes, or operating 
requirements of the Class C airspace area.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, December 5, 2019. 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 7400.11D, 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, 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 7400.11D at NARA, email 
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations

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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 
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 updates the ARP geographic coordinates for the Huntsville 
International-Carl T. Jones Field and the airport name for the Redstone 
AAF that is contained in the Huntsville, AL, Class C airspace 
description.

History

    Class C airspace areas are designed to improve air safety by 
reducing the risk of midair collisions in high volume airport terminal 
areas and to enhance the management of air traffic operations in that 
area. During a recent review of the Huntsville, AL, Class C airspace 
area description, the FAA identified that the airport's ARP geographic 
coordinates and the Redstone AAF airport name were incorrect. This 
action updates the Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones Field ARP 
geographic coordinates and the Redstone AAF airport name to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database information. There are no changes 
to the boundaries, altitudes, or air traffic control services resulting 
from this action.
    Class C airspace designations are published in paragraph 4000 of 
FAA Order 7400.11D, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 
2019, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
C airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 
2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists Class A, 
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by amending the Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones Field 
ARP geographic coordinates and the Redstone AAF airport name contained 
in the airspace area description. The Huntsville International-Carl T. 
Jones Field ARP geographic position for the airport is changed from 
``lat. 34[deg]38'25'' N, long. 86[deg]46'30''; W'' to ``lat. 
34[deg]38'14'' N, long. 86[deg]46'23'' W.'' and the airport name 
``Redstone Army Air Field'' is changed to ``Redstone AAF''. These 
amendments to the Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones Field ARP 
geographic coordinates and Redstone AAF airport name reflect the 
current information in the FAA's aeronautical database. Additionally, 
minor administrative edits to the legal description title and Chart 
Supplement reference were made for readability and to comply with 
airspace legal description policy guidance.
    This is an administrative change and does not affect the 
boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the airspace, 
therefore, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is 
unnecessary.

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 qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act, and its agency 
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. Since this action does not change the boundaries, altitudes, or 
operating requirements of the Class C airspace area, and only amends 
the legal description to contain the current Huntsville International-
Carl T. Jones Field ARP geographic coordinates and Redstone AAF airport 
name information, this airspace action is not expected to cause any 
potentially significant environmental impacts. In accordance with FAAO 
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.

Lists 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

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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.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11D, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, 
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace.

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ASO AL C Huntsville, AL [Amended]

Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones Field, AL
    (Lat. 34[deg]38'14'' N, long. 86[deg]46'30'' W)
Redstone AAF, AL
    (Lat. 34[deg]40'43'' N, long. 86[deg]41'05'' W)

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    That airspace within a 5-mile radius of the Huntsville 
International-Carl T. Jones Field extending upward from the surface 
to and including 4,600 feet MSL, excluding that airspace within a 1-
mile radius of the Redstone AAF; and that airspace within a 10-mile 
radius of the airport from the 015[deg] bearing from the airport 
clockwise to the 145[deg] bearing from the airport extending upward 
from 2,400 feet MSL to and including 4,600 feet MSL; and that 
airspace within a 10-mile radius of the airport from the 145[deg] 
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 015[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending upward from 2,000 feet MSL to and including 4,600 
feet MSL. All airspace contained within Restricted Areas R-2104A, R-
2104B, and R-2104C is excluded from this Class C airspace area when 
they are active. This Class C airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Chart Supplement.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 2019.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2019-23398 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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