FAA Final Rule Updates Morristown, NJ Class D Airspace Coordinates

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ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This action updates the geographic coordinates for Morristown Municipal Airport, Morristown, NJ, in the Class D airspace legal
description. This action also replaces the reference to “Airport/Facility Directory” within the airspace legal description
with “Chart Supplement.” This action does not change the airspace boundaries or operating requirements.

DATES:

Effective date 0901 UTC, July 9, 2026. 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:

A copy of this final rule and all background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the FAA Docket number. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours
each day, 365 days each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from www.federalregister.gov.

FAA Order JO 7400.11K, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. You may also contact the Rules and Regulations Group, Policy Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; Telephone: (202) 267-8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marc Ellerbee, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College
Park, GA 30337; Telephone: (404) 305-5589.

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 amends the legal description for Class D airspace extending upward from the surface
  at Morristown Municipal Airport, Morristown, NJ.

Incorporation by Reference

Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This document amends the current version of
that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11K, dated August 4, 2025, and effective September 15, 2025. These amendments will be published
in the next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. FAA Order JO 7400.11K, which lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air
traffic service routes, and reporting points, is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES
section of this document.

The Rule

An airspace review revealed that administrative updates were needed for the geographic coordinates and the FAA publication
referenced in the Class D airspace legal description at Morristown Municipal Airport, Morristown, NJ. Accordingly, this action
amends 14 CFR part 71 by updating the airport's geographic coordinates, specifically by changing the latitude from 40°47′57″
N to 40°47′58″ N, which is a one second difference. Additionally, this action amends 14 CFR part 71 by replacing “Airport/Facility
Directory” with “Chart Supplement” to comply with current FAA policy.

Good Cause for Bypassing Notice and Comment

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) authorizes agencies to dispense with ordinary notice and comment requirements for rules
when the agency for “good cause” finds that those procedures are “impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.”
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). Under this section, an agency, upon finding good cause, may issue a final rule without first publishing
a proposed rule subject to public notice and comment. This rule only involves administrative changes, including the update
of the airport's geographic coordinates to change the latitude by one second, and replacing the outdated “Airport/Facility
Directory” term with “Chart Supplement.” This amendment will not impose any additional or amended substantive restrictions
or requirements on the persons affected by these regulations as it does not affect the airspace boundaries or operating requirements.
The changes are ministerial in nature only.

This action constitutes “a routine determination, insignificant in nature and impact, and inconsequential to the industry
and to the public.” Mack Trucks, Inc. v. EPA, 682 F.3d 87, 94 (D.C. Cir. 2012) (quoting Util. Solid Waste Activities Grp. v. EPA, 236 F.3d 749, 755 (D.C. Cir. 2001)); see also Attorney General's Manual on the Administrative Procedure Act (1947), at 31;
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Order 2100.6B, paragraph 11.j(1)(b) (saying proposed rules are not required for “[r]ules
for which notice and comment is unnecessary to inform the rulemaking, such as rules correcting de minimis technical or clerical
errors or rules addressing other minor and insubstantial matters, provided the reasons to forgo public comment are explained
in the preamble to the final rule”). Accordingly, the FAA finds good cause that notice and public comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
is unnecessary.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent
and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. It, therefore: (1) is not a “significant regulatory
action” under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a “significant rule” under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;
February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule,
when promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1G, “FAA National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures” paragraph B-2.5(a). This
airspace action is not expected to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances
exist that warrant the preparation of an environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

Regulatory Text 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority:

49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p.389.

§ 71.1 [Amended] Regulatory Text 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order JO 7400.11K, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 4, 2025, and effective September 15, 2025, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AEA NJ D Morristown, NJ [Amended]

Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ

(Lat. 40°47′58″ N, long. 74°24′54″ W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Morristown Municipal
Airport, excluding the portion that coincides with the New York, NY, Class B airspace area. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 24, 2026. Patrick Young, Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. [FR Doc. 2026-05871 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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