[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2598-2599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1105]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-30]
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Audubon, IA
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 Audubon County
Airport. The FAA has developed a Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway
(RWY) 32 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to serve the
Audubon County Airport. Additional controlled airspace 700 feet Above
Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP. The enlarged
area will contain the new GPS RWY 32 SIAP in controlled airspace at and
above 700 feet AGL in order to contain the new SIAP within controlled
airspace. The intended effect of this rule is to provide controlled
Class E airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 32 SIAP.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before February 17, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, Federal Aviation
Administration, Docket Number 97-ACE-30, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas
City, MO 64106.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
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,
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East
12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has developed a GPS RWY 32 SIAP to
serve the Audubon County Airport, Audubon, IA. The amendment to Class E
airspace at Audubon, IA, will provide additional controlled airspace at
and above 700 feet AGL in order to contain the new SIAP within
controlled airspace. The area will be depicted on appropriate
aeronautical charts. Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September
16, 1997, 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
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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
comment 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 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, aeronautical, environmental, and energy-related 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. 97-ACE-30.'' 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) 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.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part
71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 IA E5 Audubon, IA [Revised]
Audubon County Airport, IA
(lat. 41 deg.42'05''N., long. 95 deg.55'14''W.)
Audubon NDB
(lat. 41 deg.41'25''N., long. 94 deg.54'36''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Audubon County Airport and within
2.6-miles each side of the 146 deg. bearing from the Audubon NDB
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the
airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on October 24, 1997.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-1105 Filed 1-15-98; 8:45 am]
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