2022-12300

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-2020-0490; Airspace Docket No. 18-AWA-2] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action modifies the Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) Class B airspace area to ensure the containment of aircraft conducting instrument procedures. The FAA is taking this action to improve the flow of air traffic, enhance safety, and reduce the potential for midair collision in the MIA terminal area. The changes to the MIA Class B airspace area are to ensure the containment of arriving and departing aircraft within Class B airspace as required by FAA directives as contained in FAA Order 7400.2. This action is separate and distinct from the Florida Metroplex Project. DATES: Effective date September 8, 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: Paul Gallant, Rules and Regulations 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 Miami, FL, Class B airspace area to improve the flow of air traffic and enhance safety within the National Airspace System (NAS). History The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No. FAA-2020-0490 in the Federal Register (86 FR 12868; March 5, 2021), modifying the Miami, FL, Class B airspace area. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. Two comments were received in response to the NPRM. All comments received were considered before making a determination on the final rule. Class B airspace designations are published in paragraph 3000 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021 and effective September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class B airspace designations listed in this document will be subsequently published in FAA Order JO 7400.11. Discussion of Comments An anonymous commenter wrote in support of the proposed Class B modifications. The Aircr…

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