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[FR Doc No: 94-11728]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-12]
Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at the Cape
Girardeau Municipal Airport, Missouri; Columbia Regional Airport,
Missouri; Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, Missouri; Jefferson
City Memorial Airport, Missouri; Joplin Regional Airport, Missouri;
Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri; Knob Noster, Whiteman
Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri; Springfield Regional Airport, Missouri;
St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Missouri; St. Louis, Spirit of
St. Louis Airport, Missouri; and Grand Island, Central Nebraska
Regional Airport, Nebraska. Presently, these areas are designated as
Class D airspace when the associated control tower is in operation.
However, controlled airspace to the surface is needed when the control
towers located at these areas are closed. The intended effect of this
action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight
rule (IFR) operations when these control towers are closed.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, June 23, 1994.
Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, ACE-500, Docket No. 94-ACE-12, Federal Aviation
Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
The official docket may be examined at 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.
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:
Request for Comments on the Rule
Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This
rule will become effective on the date specified in the ``DATES''
section. However, after the review of the comments and, if the FAA
finds that further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or amend the
regulation.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace areas at the Cape Girardeau
Municipal Airport, Missouri; Columbia Regional Airport, Missouri; Fort
Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, Missouri; Jefferson City Memorial
Airport, Missouri; Joplin Regional Airport, Missouri; Kansas City,
Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri; Knob Noster, Whiteman Air Force Base
(AFB), Missouri; Springfield Regional Airport, Missouri; St. Joseph,
Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Missouri; St. Louis, Spirit of St. Louis
Airport, Missouri; and Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport,
Nebraska. Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the
associated control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled
airspace to the surface is needed for IFR operations at the Cape
Girardeau Municipal Airport, Missouri; Columbia Regional Airport,
Missouri; Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, Missouri; Jefferson
City Memorial Airport, Missouri; Joplin Regional Airport, Missouri;
Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri; Knob Noster, Whiteman
Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri; Springfield Regional Airport, Missouri;
St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Missouri; St. Louis, Spirit of
St. Louis Airport, Missouri; and Grand Island, Central Nebraska
Regional Airport, Nebraska, when the control towers are closed. The
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E airspace
for IFR operations at these airports when these control towers are
closed. As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published
in the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport
with a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D
airspace area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E
airspace area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 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 designations listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented,
the FAA concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these
Class E airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient
handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice
and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and
contrary to the public interest.
The FAA has determined that this 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 will not have a significant economic 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).
Adoption of the 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Cape Girardeau, MO [New]
Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, MO
(lat. 37 deg.13'31'' N, long. 89 deg.34'14'' W)
Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Cape Girardeau Municipal
Airport. This Class E 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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Columbia, MO [New]
Columbia Regional Airport, MO
(lat. 38 deg.49'05'' N, long. 92 deg.13'11'' W)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Columbia Regional Airport. This
Class E 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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Fort Leonard Wood, MO [New]
Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO
(lat. 37 deg.44'31'' N, long. 92 deg.08'25'' W)
Within a 4-mile radius of Forney Army Airfield. This Class E
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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Jefferson City, MO [New]
Jefferson City Memorial Airport, MO
(lat. 38 deg.35'28'' N, long. 92 deg.09'22'' W)
Within a 4.1-mile radius of Jefferson City Memorial Airport.
This Class E 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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Joplin, MO [New]
Joplin Regional Airport, MO
(lat. 37 deg.09'02'' N, long. 94 deg.29'54'' W)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of Joplin Regional Airport. This Class
E 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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO [New]
Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO
(lat. 38 deg.50'39'' N, long. 94 deg.33'38'' W)
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 E 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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Knob Noster, MO [New]
Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO
(lat. 38 deg.43'49'' N, long. 93 deg.32'53'' W)
Whiteman TACAN
(lat. 38 deg.44'09'' N, long. 93 deg.33'02'' W)
Within a 4.6-mile radius of Whiteman AFB and within 1.8 miles
each side of the Whiteman TACAN 185 deg. radial extending from the
4.6-mile radius to 6.1 miles south of the TACAN. This Class E
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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Springfield, MO [New]
Springfield Regional Airport, MO
(lat. 37 deg.14'39'' N, long. 93 deg.23'13'' W)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of Springfield Regional Airport. This
Class E 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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 St. Joseph, MO [New]
St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Mo
(lat. 39 deg.46'25'' N, long. 94 deg.54'25'' W)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of Rosecrans Memorial Airport. This
Class E 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.
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 St. Louis, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO [New]
Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO
(lat. 38 deg.39'43'' N, long. 90 deg.39'00'' W)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Spirit of St. Louis Airport. This
Class E 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.
* * * * *
ACE NE E2 Grand Island, NE [New]
Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE
(lat. 40 deg.58'03'' N, long. 98 deg.18'31'' W)
Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Central Nebraska Regional
Airport. This Class E 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.
* * * * *
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 28, 1994.
Clarence E. Newbern,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 94-11728 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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