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AGENCY:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION:
Direct final rule; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Fairmont, NE Class E airspace. It increases the size of the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth to accommodate new and amended Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) developed for Fairmont State Airfield, Fairmont, NE. This action also modifies the Fairmont, NE Class E airspace, and its legal description, by incorporating Start Printed Page 15344the updated Fairmont State Airfield airport reference point.
The intended effect of this rule is to provide controlled Class E airspace for aircraft executing an SIAP and to segregate aircraft using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from aircraft operating in visual conditions.
DATES:
This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, July 10, 2003.
Comments for inclusion in the rules Docket must be received on or before May 1, 2003.
ADDRESSES:
Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket number FAA-2003-14195/Airspace Docket no. 03-ACE-1, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above address.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, ACE-520A, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329-2524.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Fairmont, NE in order to provide a safer Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) environment at Fairmont State Airfield, Fairmont, NE. The FAA has developed Area navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 17, ORIGINAL SIAP; RNAV (GPS RWY 35, ORIGINAL SIAP; Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) RWY 17, Amendment 1 SIAP and NDB RWY 35, Amendment 2 SIAP to serve Fairmont State Airfield, Fairmont, NE. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAPs. This amendment also modifies the Fairmont, NE Class E airspace by incorporating the current Fairmont State Airfield, NE airport reference point and deleting reference to Beklof NDB, NE in the legal description. These actions bring the legal description of this airspace area into compliance with FAA Order 7400.2E, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. 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 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 command and, therefore, is 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. 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
Interested parties are invited to participate in this 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 both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. 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 Docket No. FAA-2003-14195/Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-1.” The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have a substantial direct effect 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, it is determined that this final rule does not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
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.
Start List of SubjectsList of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
- Airspace
- Incorporation by reference
- Navigation (air)
Adoption of the Amendment
Start Amendment PartAccordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
End Amendment Part Start PartPART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
End Part Start Amendment Part1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
End Amendment Part[Amended]2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, is amended as follows:
End Amendment PartParagraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *ACE NE E5 Fairmont, NE
Fairmont State Airfield, NE
(Lat 40°35′10″N., long. 97°34′23″W.)
Start Printed Page 15345That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius of the Fairmont State Airfield, NE
* * * * *Start SignatureIssued in Kansas City, MO on March 11, 2003.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 03-7674 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 7/10/2003
- Published:
- 03/31/2003
- Department:
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Entry Type:
- Rule
- Action:
- Direct final rule; request for comments.
- Document Number:
- 03-7674
- Dates:
- This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, July 10, 2003.
- Pages:
- 15343-15345 (3 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket No. FAA-2003-14195, Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-1
- Topics:
- Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air)
- PDF File:
- 03-7674.pdf
- CFR: (1)
- 14 CFR 71.1