Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 40167 east to the 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB. Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Services, Air Traffic Organization, When the tower at Destin Executive Airport Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Federal Aviation Administration, 600 is operational, it excludes Destin’s Class D Above the Surface of the Earth. Independence Avenue SW., airspace defined as that airspace south of the * * * * * Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) triangle beginning at lat. 30°23′39″ N., long. ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ ASO FL E5 Eglin Air Force Base, FL 267–6462; email susan.pfingstler@ 86 23 13 W. to lat. 30 27 00 N., long. faa.gov. 86°30′19″ W. to lat. 30°20′54″ N., long. [Amended] ° ′ ″ 86 31 56 W. from the surface to and Eglin Air Force Base, FL SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: including 1,600 feet MSL. (Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.) Destin Executive Airport Availability of Rulemaking Documents ASO FL D Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, (Lat. 30°24′00″ N., long. 86°28′17″ W.) FL [Removed] Duke Field You may obtain an electronic copy ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ ASO FL D Duke Field Eglin AFB, FL [New] (Lat. 30 38 55 N., long. 86 31 19 W.) using the Internet by: Hurlburt Field Duke Field, FL ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ (1) Searching the Federal ° ′ ° ′ ″ (Lat. 30 25 44 N., long. 86 41 20 W.) eRulemaking Portal (http:// (Lat. 30 38 55 N., long. 86 31 19 W.) Fort Walton Beach Airport Crestview, Bob Sikes Airport (Lat. 30°24′23″ N., long. 86°49′45″ W.) www.regulations.gov); (Lat. 30°46′44″ N., long. 86°31′20″ W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 (2) Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and Eglin AFB feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius Policies Web page at http:// (Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.) of Eglin Air Force Base, and within a 7.8-mile www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/; or That airspace extending upward from the radius of Destin Executive Airport, and surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL (3) Accessing the Government within a 7-mile radius of Duke Field, and Printing Office’s Web page at http:// within a 5.2-mile radius of Duke Field; within a 7-mile radius of Hurlburt Field, excluding the portion north of a line excluding a 1.5-mile radius of Fort Walton www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. connecting the 2 points of intersection with Beach Airport. You also may obtain a copy by a 4.2-mile radius circle centered on Bob Sikes Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 9, sending a request to the Federal Airport; excluding the portion south of a line 2016. Aviation Administration, Office of connecting the 2 points of intersection with Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on Eglin Ryan W. Almasy, Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or AFB. This Class D airspace area is effective by calling (202) 267–9680. Make sure to during the specific dates and times Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. identify the amendment number or established in advance by a Notice to [FR Doc. 2016–14377 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] docket number of this rulemaking. Airmen. The effective date and time will BILLING CODE 4910–13–P thereafter be continuously published in the Background Airport/Facility Directory. From 1968, the FAA limited the ASO FL D Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Amended] number of arrivals and departures at JFK Federal Aviation Administration during the peak afternoon demand Eglin, Hurlburt Field, FL ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ period (corresponding to transatlantic (Lat. 30 25 44 N., long. 86 41 20 W.) 14 CFR Part 93 arrival and departure banks) through the Eglin AFB (Lat. 30°29′00″ N., long. 86°31′34″ W.) [Docket No. FAA–2007–29320] implementation of the High Density Rule (HDR).1 By statute enacted in April That airspace extending upward from the 2000, the HDR’s applicability to JFK surface, to and including 2,500 feet MSL Operating Limitations at John F. within a 5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field; Kennedy International Airport operations terminated as of January 1, 2 excluding the portion northeast of a line 2007. Using AIR–21 exemptions and AGENCY: Federal Aviation connecting the 2 points of intersection with the HDR phase-out, U.S. air carriers Administration (FAA), DOT. a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on Eglin serving JFK significantly increased their AFB. This Class D airspace area is effective ACTION: Notice of amendment to order. domestic scheduled operations during the specific dates and times throughout the day. This increase in SUMMARY: established in advance by a Notice to This action amends the Order operations resulted in significant Airmen. The effective date and time will Limiting Operations at John F. Kennedy congestion and delays that negatively thereafter be continuously published in the International Airport (JFK) published on impacted the National Airspace System Airport/Facility Directory. January 18, 2008, as amended, and most (NAS). In January 2008, the FAA placed recently extended on May 24, 2016. temporary limits on scheduled Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Area This action replaces an obsolete Airspace. operations at JFK to mitigate persistent statement concerning the Order’s 3 * * * * * congestion and delays at the airport. expiration date with the correct With a temporary schedule limit order ASO FL E2 Crestview, FL [Amended] expiration date of October 27, 2018. The in place, the FAA proposed a long-term Bob Sikes Airport, FL Order remains effective until October rule that would limit the number of (Lat. 30°46′44″ N., long. 86°31′20″ W.) 27, 2018. scheduled and unscheduled operations Duke Field, Eglin AFB DATES: This amendment is effective on (Lat. 30°38′55″ N., long. 86°31′19″ W.) June 21, 2016. 1 33 FR 17896 (Dec. 3, 1968). The FAA codified Within a 4.2-mile radius of Bob Sikes ADDRESSES: Requests may be submitted the rules for operating at high density traffic Airport; excluding the portion south of a line by mail to Slot Administration Office, airports in 14 CFR part 93, subpart K. The HDR connecting the 2 points of intersection with required carriers to hold a reservation, which came AGC–240, Office of the Chief Counsel, to be known as a ‘‘slot,’’ for each takeoff or landing a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke 800 Independence Avenue SW., Field. This Class E airspace area is effective under instrument flight rules at the high density Washington, DC 20591, or by email to: traffic airports. during the specific dates and times [email protected]. 2 Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st established in advance by a Notice to Century (AIR–21), Public Law 106–181 (Apr. 5, Airmen. The effective date and time will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 2000), 49 U.S.C. 41715(a)(2). thereafter be continuously published in the questions concerning this Order contact: 3 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008), as amended by 73 Airport/Facility Directory. Susan Pfingstler, System Operations FR 8737 (Feb. 14, 2008). VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:40 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\21JNR1.SGM 21JNR1 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with RULES 40168 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Rules and Regulations at JFK.4 On October 10, 2008, the FAA Airport.’’ 13 The DOT and FAA and FAA operating authority under 14 published the Congestion Management proposed to replace the Orders limiting CFR part 121, 129, or 135. This Order Rule for John F. Kennedy International scheduled operations at JFK, limiting applies to the following: Airport and Newark Liberty scheduled operations at Newark Liberty a. All U.S. air carriers and foreign air International Airport, which would International Airport (EWR), and carriers conducting scheduled have become effective on December 9, limiting scheduled and unscheduled operations at JFK as of the date of this 2008.5 That rule was stayed by the U.S. operations at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) Order, any U.S. air carrier or foreign air Court of Appeals for the District of with a more permanent system for carrier that operates under the same Columbia Circuit and subsequently managing slots. The NPRM included designator code as such a carrier, and rescinded by the FAA.6 The FAA certain proposed changes to how slots any air carrier or foreign-flag carrier that extended the January 18, 2008, Order are currently managed in the New York has or enters into a codeshare agreement placing temporary limits on scheduled City area in order to increase with such a carrier. operations at JFK on October 7, 2009,7 transparency and address issues b. All U.S. air carriers or foreign air April 4, 2011,8 May 14, 2013,9 March considering anti-competitive behavior. carriers initiating scheduled or regularly 26, 2014,10 and May 24, 2016.11 Since the FAA and DOT first initiated conducted commercial service to JFK Under the Order, as amended, the this rulemaking effort there have been while this Order is in effect. FAA (1) maintains the current hourly significant changes in circumstances c. The Chief Counsel of the FAA, in limits on 81 scheduled operations at JFK affecting New York City area airports, consultation with the Vice President, during the peak period; (2) imposes an including changes in competitive effects System Operations Services, is the final 80 percent minimum usage requirement from ongoing industry consolidation, decisionmaker for determinations under for Operating Authorizations (OAs) with slot utilization and transfer behavior, this Order.