2022-10555

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 71 • [Docket No. FAA-2022-0347; Airspace Docket No. 22-AWA-1] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends the Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace description to update the Kansas City International Airport airport reference point (ARP) geographic coordinates information, the Noah's Ark Private Airport airport name, and the Fort Leavenworth, Sherman Army Airfield airport name and ARP geographic coordinates information to match the FAA's aeronautical database. Additionally, this action amends the Class B airspace header information and ( printed page 29824) sub-area descriptions for clarity and readability and to match the charted airspace. This action does not change the Class B airspace's boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 2022. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments. ADDRESSES: 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 information, you can contact the Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations Group, Policy Directorate, 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 updates airport names and ARP geographic coordinates information contained in the Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace description, and corrects the Class B subarea descriptions. History The primary purpose of a Class B airspace area is to reduce the potential for midair collisions in the airspace surrounding airports with high density air traffic operations by providing an area in which all aircraft are subject to certain operating rules and equipment requirements. The configuration of each Class B airspace area is individually tailored and consists of a surface area and two or more airspace shelves, and is designed to contain all published instrument procedures. An air traffic control (ATC) clearance is required for all aircraft to operate in the area, and all aircraft that receive clearance receive separation services within the area. During a recent review of the Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace, the FAA identified th…

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