[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8343-8345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3967]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-38]
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Chadron, 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 Chadron
Municipal Airport, Chadron, NE. The FAA has developed Global
Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 20, GPS RWY 2, Nondirectional
Radio Beacon (NDB) RWY 20, NDB RWY 2, VHF Omnidirectional Range/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) RWY 20, and VOR/DME RWY 2,
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to serve the Chadron
Municipal Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate these SIAPs.
The enlarged area will contain the GPS RWY 20, GPS RWY 2, NDB RWY 20,
NDB RWY 2, VOR/DME RWY 20, and VOR/DME RWY 2 SIAPs in controlled
airspace. The intended effect of this rule is to provide Class E
airspace for aircraft executing these SIAPs and segregation
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of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in instrument
conditions.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, June 18, 1998.
Comment date: Comments must be received on or before March 23,
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-38, 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 20, GPS RWY 2,
NDB RWY 20, NDB RWY 2, VOR/DME RWY 20, and VOR/DME RWY 2 SIAPs at
Chadron, NE. The amendment to the Class E airspace at Chadron, NE, is
necessary to provide additional controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 feet AGL in order to contain the SIAPs within controlled
airspace, and thereby facilitate separation of aircraft operating under
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The area will be depicted on appropriate
aeronautical charts. Class E airspace areas extending upward 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 issuing it as a direct final
rule. Previous action 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.
Comment 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
the 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-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-38.'' 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 Designation and
Reporting Point, 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 NE E5 Chadron, NE [Revised]
Chadron Municipal Airport, NE
(Lat. 42 deg.50'15'' N., long. 103 deg.05'43'' W.)
Chadron VOR/DME
(Lat. 42 deg.33'32'' N., long. 103 deg.18'44'' W.)
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That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.4-mile radius of Chadron Municipal Airport and within 5
miles each side the 028 deg. radial of the Chadron VOR/DME extending
from the 7.4-mile radius to 12 miles northeast of the Chadron
Municipal Airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 30, 1997.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-3967 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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