Document ID: FAA-2016-0735-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace: Jackson, TN; Tri-Cities, TN
Posted Date: 2016-05-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11818]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-0735; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASO-2]

Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace for the following 
Tennessee Towns; Jackson, TN; Tri-Cities, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule, correction.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This action corrects final rule published in the Federal 
Register of March 29, 2016, amending Class E Airspace designated as an 
extension at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, Jackson, TN, and Tri-
Cities Regional Airport, Tri-Cities, TN. This action corrects the 
geographic coordinates for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport. Also, the 
geographic coordinates for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport in Class D 
airspace, Class E surface airspace, and Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface, are updated to coincide with 
the FAA's aeronautical database. The airport name also is corrected in 
the Class E 700 feet airspace area. Additionally, Class D Airspace is 
added to the title.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 26, 2016. 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 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    The Federal Register published a final rule amending Class E 
airspace designated as an extension at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, 
Jackson, TN, and Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Tri-Cities, TN. (81 FR 
17376, March 29, 2016) Docket No. FAA-2016-0735. Further review by the 
FAA revealed the geographic coordinates for McKellar-Sipes Regional 
Airport, Jackson, TN, required updating. For consistency, the 
geographic coordinates for the airport are also amended in Class D 
airspace, Class E surface area airspace, and Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class D and Class 
E airspace designations 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 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 
2015. Availability information for FAA Order 7400.9Z can be found in 
the original final rule (81 FR 17376, March 29, 2016). FAA Order 
7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 
service routes, and reporting points.

Correction to Final Rule

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, in the 
Federal Register of March 29, 2016 (81 FR 17376) FR Doc. 2016-06993, 
Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Tennessee Towns: 
Jackson, TN ; Tri-Cities, TN, is corrected as follows:

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
On page 17376, column 3, line 13, after ``Amendment of'' add the words 
``Class D Airspace and . . .''
0
On page 17377, column 3, line 23, remove, ``(Lat. 35[deg]35'59'' N., 
long. 88[deg]54'56'' W.)'', and add in its place, ``(Lat. 
35[deg]36'00'' N., long. 88[deg]54'56'' W.)'' On page 17377, column 3, 
after line 39, add the following text:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ASO TN D Jackson, TN [Corrected]

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35[deg]36'00'' N., long. 88[deg]54'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2900 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of McKellar-Sipes Regional 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area Airspace.

* * * * *

ASO TN E2 Jackson, TN [Corrected]

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35[deg]36'00'' N., long. 88[deg]54'56'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport. 
This Class E 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 Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ASO TN E5 Jackson, TN [Corrected]

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35[deg]36'00'' N., long. 88[deg]54'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 10, 2016.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2016-11818 Filed 5-19-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P