[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1827-1828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-846]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. 96-ACE-24]
Amendment to Class E Airspace, Sidney, NE
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Sidney
Municipal Airport, Sidney, NE. The Federal Aviation Administration has
developed a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the
Global Positioning System (GPS). The effect of this rule is to provide
additional controlled airspace for aircraft departing the Sidney
Municipal Airport.
DATES: Effective date: May 22, 1997.
Comment date: Comments must be received on or before February 21,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-530, Federal Aviation
Administration, Docket Number 96-ACE-24, 601 East 12th St., Kansas
City, MO 64106.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for the Central Region at the same address between 9:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the Air Traffic Division at the same address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, ACE-530C,
Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 426-3408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has developed Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAP) utilizing the Global Positioning System
(GPS) at Sidney Municipal Airport, Sidney, NE. The amendment to Class E
airspace at Sidney, NE, will provide additional controlled airspace to
segregate aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) from
aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures while
arriving or departing the airport. The area will be depicted on
appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to either
circumnavigate the area, continue to operate under VFR to and from the
airport, or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. Class E airspace
areas extending from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September
4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and, therefore, is issuing it as a direct final
rule. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and
have not resulted in adverse comments or objections. The amendment will
enhance safety for all flight operations by designating an area where
VFR pilots may anticipate the presence of IFR aircraft at lower
altitudes, especially during inclement weather conditions. A greater
degree of safety is achieved by depicting the area on aeronautical
charts. Unless a written adverse or negative comment, or a written
notice of intent to submit an adverse or negative comments is received
within the comment period, the regulation will become effective on the
date specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA
will publish a document in the Federal Register indicating that no
adverse or negative comments were received and confirming the date on
which the final rule will become effective. If the FAA does receive,
within the comment period, an adverse or negative comment, or written
notice of intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the
direct final rule will be published in the Federal Register, and
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a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment
period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received. Factual information that supports the
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional
rulemaking action would be needed.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be
available, both before and after the closing date for comments in the
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to Docket No. 96-ACE-24.'' The postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact,
positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under
the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. A copy of it may be
obtained by contacting the Rules Docket at the location provided under
the caption ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 71 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:
PART 71--AMENDED
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ACE NE E5 Sidney, NE [Revised]
Sidney Municipal Airport, NE
(lat. 41 deg.06'05'' N., long. 102 deg.59'07'' W.)
Sidney VORTAC
(lat. 41 deg.05'48'' N., long. 102 deg.58'59'' W.)
That airspace extending upward form 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Sidney Municipal Airport and within
4 miles southwest and 6 miles northeast of the 126 deg. radial of
the Sidney VORTAC extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.5 miles
southeast of the VORTAC and within 4 miles northeast and 6 miles
southwest of the 323 deg. radial of the Sidney VORTAC extending from
6.6-miles radius to 10.5 miles northwest of the VORTAC; that
airspace in the state of Colorado extending upward from 1,200 feet
above the surface within 4 miles southwest and 6 mile northeast of
the 126 deg. radial of the Sidney VORTAC 10.5 miles southeast of the
VORTAC
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 17, 1996.
Herman, J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 97-846 Filed 1-13-97; 8:45 am]
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