Rule2026-18902
Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace Over Hyannis, MA
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
September 15, 2026
Effective
December 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action updates the airport name for Cape Cod Gateway Airport in the Falmouth, MA Class E5 airspace legal description. This action also updates verbiage in the Hyannis, MA Class D airspace legal description to comply with current FAA guidance. This action does not change the airspace boundaries or operating requirements.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58374-58375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18902]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2026-10899; Airspace Docket No. 26-ANE-7]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace Over Hyannis, MA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This action updates the airport name for Cape Cod Gateway
Airport in the Falmouth, MA Class E5 airspace legal description. This
action also updates verbiage in the Hyannis, MA Class D airspace legal
description to comply with current FAA guidance. This action does not
change the airspace boundaries or operating requirements.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, December 24, 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a>.
FAA Order JO 7400.11M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/">www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/</a>. You may also contact the Rules and
Regulations Group, Policy Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 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 and Class E
airspace in Hyannis, MA.
Incorporation by Reference
Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000 and 6005 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 7400.11M, dated July 30, 2026, and effective
September 15, 2026. These amendments will be published in the next
update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. FAA Order JO 7400.11M, 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 Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions related to Cape
Cod Gateway Airport, Hyannis, MA. Accordingly, this action amends 14
CFR part 71 by updating the term ``Notice to Air Missions'' in the
Hyannis, MA Class D airspace legal description to ``Notice to Airmen''
in order to comply with current FAA guidance. This action also updates
the airport name for Cape Cod Gateway Airport in the Falmouth, MA Class
E5 airspace legal description. This action does not change the airspace
boundaries or operating requirements.
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
[[Page 58375]]
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 name.
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
0
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order JO 7400.11M, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 30, 2026, and effective September 15, 2026, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
* * * * *
ANE MA D Hyannis, MA [Amended]
Cape Cod Gateway Airport, MA
(Lat. 41[deg]40'10'' N, long. 70[deg]16'49'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Cape Cod Gateway Airport.
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.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
ANE MA E5 Falmouth, MA [Amended]
Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station, MA
(Lat. 41[deg]39'33'' N, long. 70[deg]31'22'' W)
Cape Cod Gateway Airport
(Lat. 41[deg]40'10'' N, long. 70[deg]16'49'' W)
Chatham Municipal Airport
(Lat. 41[deg]41'18'' N, long. 69[deg]59'23'' W)
Martha's Vineyard Airport
(Lat. 41[deg]23'36'' N, long. 70[deg]36'50'' W)
Martha's Vineyard VOR/DME
(Lat. 41[deg]23'46'' N, long. 70[deg]36'46'' W)
BOGEY LOM
(Lat. 41[deg]42'58'' W., long. 70[deg]12'11'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 12.2-mile radius of Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station, and
within a 6.7-mile radius of Cape Cod Gateway Airport, and within 3
miles each side of the BOGEY LOM 050[deg] bearing extending from the
6.7-mile radius to 10 miles northeast of the BOGEY LOM, and within a
6.3-mile radius of Chatham Municipal Airport, and within a 6.5-mile
radius of Martha's Vineyard Airport, and within 5.1 miles on each
side of the 052[deg] radial of Martha's Vineyard VOR/DME extending
from the 6.5-mile radius to 14 miles northeast of Martha's Vineyard
VOR/DME.
* * * * *
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 11, 2026.
Kristen Leake,
Acting Manager, Airspace & Procedures South Team, Eastern Service
Center, Air Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2026-18902 Filed 9-14-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on September 15, 2026.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.