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[FR Doc No: 94-2205]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ACE-03]
Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace; Kansas City, MO, Richards-
Gebaur Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise Class D airspace at Kansas
City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri, by excluding the Hillside
Airport at Stilwell, Kansas, from controlled airspace. On September 16,
1993, Airspace Reclassification discontinued the use of the term
``airport traffic area.'' Airspace designated from the surface for an
airport where there is an operating control tower is now Class D
airspace. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide access to
the Hillside Airport without the requirement to establish radio contact
with the Richards-Gebaur Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 7, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration,
Docket No. 93-ACE-03, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
64106.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for the Central Regional Office at the address shown
above, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air
Traffic Division, at the address shown above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dale L. Carnine, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, ACE-
530b, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas
City, Missouri, 64106; telephone number: (816) 426-3408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed under the caption
ADDRESSES. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their
comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-
addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made:
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 93-ACE-03.'' The postcard will be
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications
received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal
contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received.
All comments submitted will be available for examination in the System
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 601 East 12th Street,
Kansas City, Missouri, both before and after the closing date for
comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 601 East 12th Street,
Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Communications must identify the notice
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing
list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular
No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class D airspace at the
Kansas City Richards-Gebaur Airport. On September 16, 1993, Airspace
Reclassification discontinued the use of the term ``airport traffic
area.'' Airspace designated from the surface for an airport where there
is an operating control tower in now Class D airspace. During the
Airspace Reclassification project, the Hillside Airport at Stilwell, KS
was to be excluded from the Richards-Gebaur Class D airspace. However,
it inadvertently was not addressed in the official description. Under
the rules prior to Airspace Reclassification, an aircraft could land
and take off at this airport without contacting the Richards-Gebaur
ATCT. Under the present rules, an aircraft operating to/from the
Hillside Airport must contact the ATCT. The intended effect of this
proposal is to provide access for aircraft utilizing the Hillside
Airport without the requirement to establish radio contact with the
Richards-Gebaur ATCT. The coordinates for this airspace docket are
based on North American Datum 83. Class D airspace areas designated as
surface areas for airports are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order
7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993).
The amended Class D airspace designation listed in this document would
be published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed 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
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
impact 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 General
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ACE MO D Kansas City, MO [Revised]
Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO
(Lat. 38 deg.50'38'' N, long. 94 deg.33'37'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Richards-Gebaur Airport;
excluding that airspace from the surface to 1,700 feet MSL bounded
on the north by lat. 38 deg.50'00'' N. and on the east by long.
94 deg.36'00'' W. 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 Airport/Facility Directory.
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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 7, 1994.
Herman J. Lyons,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 94-2205 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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