2022-21433

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-2020-0937; Airspace Docket No. 20-AEA-11] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D airspace and Class E airspace at Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara Falls, NY, and amends and establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Buffalo, NY. This action is the result of airspace reviews conducted to support new instrument procedures being implemented at Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport, Lancaster, NY. The names and geographic coordinates of airports and navigational aids are also being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 29, 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 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments. ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11G, 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 Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. 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 amends the Class D airspace, the Class E surface area, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara Falls, NY; amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, NY, and Akron Airport/Jesson Field, Akron, NY, contained within the Buffalo, NY, airspace legal description; and establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport, Lancaster, NY, which is contained within the Buffalo, NY, airspace legal description, to support instrument flight rule operations at these airports. ( printed page 60266) History The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (85 FR 70089; November 4, 2020) for Docket No. FAA-2020-0937 to amend the Class D airspace and Class E airspace at Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara Falls, NY, and amend and establish Class E airspace extending upward from 70…

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