[Federal Register: April 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 72)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2003-14843; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-28]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Rock Rapids, IA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule, request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Rock Rapids, IA. The
Rock Rapids Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) that served Rock Rapids
Municipal Airport, Rock Rapids, IA has been decommissioned and standard
instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) that utilized the NDB have been
cancelled. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above
Ground Level (AGL) that accommodated the NDB SIAPs is no longer needed.
The intended effect of this rule is to provide appropriate
controlled Class E airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument
Flight Rule (IFR) at Rock Rapids, IA, delete the Rock Rapids NDB and
coordinates from the legal
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description of Class E airspace at Rock Rapids, IA, and comply with the
criteria of FAA Order 7400.2E.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, August 7, 2003.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before May 30, 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-2003-14843/Airspace Docket No. 03-ACD-28, 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.
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: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 revises the
Class E airspace at Rock Rapids, IA. The Rock Rapids NDB has been
decommissioned and the NDB SIAPs that served Rock Rapids Municipal
Airport, Rock Rapids, IA has been cancelled. Controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet AGL that accommodated these SIAPs is no
longer needed. The amendment to Class E airspace at Rock Rapids, IA
provides controlled airspace at and above 700 feet AGL to contain
SIAPs, other than the NDB SIAPs, at Rock Rapids Municipal Airport. The
additional Class E airspace necessary for the NDB SIAPs is revoked. The
Rock Rapids NDB and coordinates, and reference to these, are deleted
from the legal description of Rock Rapids, IA Class E airspace. 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 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
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 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-2003-14843/
Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-28'' 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.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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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
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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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.09K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective
September 16, 2002, 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 Rock Rapids, IA
Rock Rapids Municipal Airport, IA
(Lat 43[deg]27'08'' N., long 96[deg]10'47'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.2-mile radius of Rock Rapids Municipal Airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 4, 2003.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 03-9179 Filed 4-14-03; 8:45 am]
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