[Federal Register: December 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 231)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 02-ACE-12]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moundridge, KS
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at
Moundridge, KS. An Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System
(GPS) Runway (RWY) 17 ORIGINAL Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) and an RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 ORIGINAL SIAP have been
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developed to serve Moundridge Municipal Airport, Moundridge, KS.
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches.
DATES: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on
or before February 15, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket Number 02-ACE-12, Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, DOT Regional Headquarters
Building, 901 Locust, 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 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 Air
Traffic Division at the same address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone
(816) 329-2525.
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 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 Airspace Docket No. 02-
ACE-12.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received 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 the comments received. All comments submitted will be
available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for
Central Region, Room 506, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, 901
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106, 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,
Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, DOT Regional
Headquarters Building, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106.
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 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
Moundridge, KS by creating controlled airspace for Moundridge Municipal
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing instrument
approach procedures. The area would 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 designated as extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface of the earth 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
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
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16,
2002, is amended as follows:
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Paragraphs 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ACE MO E5 Moundridge, KS
Moundridge Municipal Airport, KS
(Lat. 38[deg]12'25'' N., long. 97[deg]30'11'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
of the earth within a 6.5-mile radius of Moundridge Municipal
Airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November 15, 2002.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 02-30334 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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