98-1226. Amendment to Class E Airspace; Poplar Bluff, MO  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 1998)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 2889-2890]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-1226]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-28]
    
    
    Amendment to Class E Airspace; Poplar Bluff, MO
    
    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 Poplar Bluff 
    Municipal Airport, Poplar Bluff, MO. The FAA has developed Global 
    Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 18 and GPS RWY 36 Standard 
    Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to serve the Poplar Bluff 
    Municipal Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 
    700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate these SIAPs 
    and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at this airport. The 
    enlarged area will contain the new GPS RWY 18 and GPS RWY 36 SIAPs in 
    controlled airspace. A minor correction has been made to the Airport 
    Reference Point (ARP) geographic coordinates and is reflected in this 
    document.
    
    DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, April 20, 1998.
        Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
    before February 19, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Federal 
    Aviation Administration (FAA), Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic 
    Division, ACE-520, Attention: Rules Docket Number 97-ACE-28, 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 GPS RWY 18 and GPS RWY 
    36 SIAPs at Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport, Poplar Bluff, MO. The 
    amendment to Class E airspace at
    
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    Poplar Bluff, MO, will provide additional controlled airspace at and 
    above 700 feet AGL in order to contain the new SIAPs within controlled 
    airspace and thereby facilitate separation of aircraft operating under 
    IFR. 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. A minor correction 
    has been made to ARP geographic coordinates for the Poplar Bluff 
    Municipal Airport and is reflected in this document. The ARP geographic 
    coordinates and 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 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-28.'' 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.
    
    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.
    * * * * *
    
    ACE MO E5 Poplar Bluff, MO [Revised]
    
    Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport, MO
        (Lat. 36 deg.46'26'' N., long. 90 deg.19'29'' W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.5-mile radius of Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport and 
    within 2.6 miles each side of the 181 deg. bearing from the Poplar 
    Bluff Municipal Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 
    miles south of the airport.
    * * * * *
        Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November 21, 1997.
    Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
    [FR Doc. 98-1226 Filed 1-16-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/20/1998
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Direct final rule; request for comments.
Document Number:
98-1226
Pages:
2889-2890 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-28
PDF File:
98-1226.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1