98-21473. Amendment to Class E Airspace; Spencer, IA  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 42695-42696]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-21473]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-31]
    
    
    Amendment to Class E Airspace; Spencer, IA
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace area at Spencer Municipal 
    Airport, Spencer, IA. A review of the Class E airspace area for Spencer 
    Municipal Airport indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 
    700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) airspace required for diverse 
    departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. The Class E airspace area 
    has been enlarged to conform to the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D.
        In addition, a minor revision to the geographic coordinates of the 
    Airport Reference Point (ARP) is included in this document. The 
    intended effect of this rule is to provide additional controlled Class 
    E airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), 
    comply with the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D, and revise the ARP 
    coordinates.
    
    DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.
        Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
    before September 25, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager, 
    Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, Federal Aviation 
    Administration, Docket Number 98-ACE-31, 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: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 revises the 
    Class E airspace at Spencer, IA. A review of the Class E airspace for 
    Spencer Municipal Airport indicates it does not meet the criteria for 
    700 feet AGL airspace required for diverse departures as specified in 
    FAA Order 7400.2D. The criteria in FAA Order 7400.2D for an aircraft to 
    reach 1200 feet AGL is based on a standard climb gradient of 200 feet 
    per mile plus the distance from the ARP to the end of the outermost 
    runway. Any fractional part of a mile is converted to the next higher 
    tenth of a mile.
        In addition, the Class E airspace area includes a minor revision to 
    the geographic coordinates of the ARP. The amendment at Spencer 
    Municipal Airport, IA, will provide additional airspace for aircraft 
    operating under IFR, comply with the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D, and 
    revise the ARP coordinates. 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 
    designations 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 actions 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.
    
    Comments 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 
    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
    
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    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. 98-ACE-31.'' 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 Designations and 
    Reporting Points, 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 IA E5  Spencer, IA [Revised]
    
    Spencer Municipal Airport, IA
        (Lat. 43 deg.09'56''N, long. 95 deg.12'10''W.)
    Spencer VOR/DME
        (Lat. 43 deg.09'44''N, long. 95 deg.12'04''W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.6-mile radius of the Spencer Municipal Airport and within 
    3.5 miles each side of the 122 deg. radial of the Spencer VOR/DME 
    extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.8 miles southeast of the 
    airport and within 3.5 miles each side of the 314 deg. radial of the 
    Spencer VOR/DME extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.4 miles 
    northwest of the airport.
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        Issued in Kansas City, MO, on July 28, 1998.
    Jack L. Skelton,
    Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
    [FR Doc. 98-21473 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
08/11/1998
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Direct final rule; request for comments.
Document Number:
98-21473
Pages:
42695-42696 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-31
PDF File:
98-21473.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1