[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45387-45388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21681]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-ACE-4]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fairmont, NE
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at
Fairmont, NE to accommodate a new standard instrument approach
procedure (SIAP) at Fairmont State Airfield, Fairmont, NE. The recent
discovery of a new tower south of the airport has raised the minimums
on the NDB Runway 35 SIAP at Fairmont State Airfield. This proposed
standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway 17 at Fairmont
State Airfield, utilizing the Beklof NDB will provide lower minimums
for aircraft executing a SIAP at Fairmont, NE.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Operations Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration,
Docket No. 95-ACE-4, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief 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 office of the Manager, Air Traffic Operations Branch, Air
Traffic Division, at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, Air Traffic Operations Branch,
ACE-530c, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas
City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in the 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, 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 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. 95-ACE-4.''
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the 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 Rules Docket 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 NPRMs
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)
267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which
describes the application procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to provide additional controlled
airspace for a new Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedure at the
Fairmont State Airfield. The additional airspace would segregate
aircraft operating under VFR conditions from aircraft operating under
IFR procedures. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical
charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise
comply with IFR procedures. Class E airspace designations for airspace
areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the
earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July
18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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.
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 proposed 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).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
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Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.
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ACE NE E5 Fairmont, NE [Revised]
Fairmont State Airfield, NE.
(Lat. 40 deg.35'09'' N, long. 97 deg.34'23'' W)
Beklof NDB
(Lat. 40 deg.35'24'' N, long. 97 deg.34'05'' W)
That airspace extending upward form 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Fairmont State Airfield and within
2.6 miles each side of the 189 deg. bearing of the Beklof NDB
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the
airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on August 4, 1995.
Herman J. Lyons,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 95-21681 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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