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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-01]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Belle Plaine, IA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class E airspace extending
from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Belle Plaine, Iowa. The
development of new standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) at
Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, Belle Plaine, Iowa, utilizing the Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Tactical Air
Navigation (VORTAC) and Belle Plaine, Iowa, non-directional beacon
(NDB) located on the airport has made this proposal necessary. The
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for aircraft executing these SIAPs at Belle Plaine, Iowa.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 21, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration,
Docket No. 94-ACE-01, 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:
Kathy J. Randolph, Airspace Technician, System Management Branch, ACE-
530c, 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. 94-ACE-01.'' 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 establish Class E airspace at
Belle Plaine, Iowa, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
excluding that portion which overlies the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Class E
airspace. The development of new SIAPs at Belle Plaine Municipal
Airport has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this
proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing
the NDB or VOR/DME-A SIAPs at Belle Plaine Municipal Airport. The
coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum
83. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above
the surface of the earth when designated in conjunction with an airport
are published in Paragraph 6005 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 Class E
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 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.
Section 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 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 Belle Plaine, IA [New]
Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, IA
(lat. 41 deg.52'39.9'' N, long. 92 deg.17'07'' W)
Belle Plaine, IA, NDB
(lat. 41 deg.53'05.92'' N, long. 92 deg.17'03'' W)
Cedar Rapids, IA, VORTAC
(lat. 41 deg.53'15.12'' N, long. 91 deg.47'08.54'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Belle Plaine Municipal Airport,
Iowa, excluding that portion which overlies the Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Class E airspace.
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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 21, 1994.
Herman J. Lyons,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 94-4000 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]
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