2022-25388

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-2022-1209; Airspace Docket No. 22-AWA-5] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends the Evansville Regional Airport, IN, Class C airspace description to update the airport reference point (ARP) geographic coordinates for the Evansville Regional Airport and the Skylane Airport to match the FAA's National Airspace System Resource (NASR) database information. Additionally, this action makes technical amendments to the airspace description header information by changing the title of the airspace area and adding the Pocket City, IN (PXV), VHF Omnidirectional Range and Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) navigational aid. Finally this action amends the airspace description by correcting the Airport/Facility Directory reference. This action does not change the boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the Class C airspace area. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, February 23, 2023. 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 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, 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 updates the listed airports ARP geographic coordinates information, amends the airspace description header information by changing the airspace title and adding the Pocket City VORTAC. Finally, this action corrects the airspace description by updating the Airport/Facility Directory reference. 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 inquiry regarding the Evansville Regional Airport, IN, Class C airspace description and the surface area cutout for the Skylane Airport, the FAA identified that the Evansville Regional Airport and Skylane Airport ARP geographic coordinates were incorrect. This action updates the ARP geographic coordinates for both airports listed in the airspace description to coincide with the FAA's NASR database informati…

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