[Federal Register: April 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 74)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-24370; Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-3]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Mason City Municipal Airport,
IA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part
71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace areas at Mason City
Municipal Airport, IA. A review of the Class E airspace surface area
and the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above
ground level (AGL) revealed neither area complies with criteria in FAA
Orders. These airspace areas and their legal descriptions are modified
to conform to the criteria in FAA Orders.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, August 3, 2006.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before June 1, 2006.
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-2006-24370/Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-3, 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: Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division,
Airspace Branch, ACE-520A, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:
(816) 329-2524.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the
Class E airspace surface area and the Class E airspace area extending
upward from 700 feet AGL at Mason City Municipal Airport, IA. A review
of the Class E airspace surface area and the Class E airspace area
extending upward from 700 feet AGL revealed neither area complies with
criteria in FAA Orders required for diverse departures. The radius of
the Class E airspace surface area is expanded from within a 4.2-mile
radius to within a 4.5-mile radius of the airport and the radius of the
Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet AGL is expanded
from within a 6.7-mile radius to within a 7-mile radius of the airport.
These modifications bring the legal description of the Mason City
Municipal Airport, IA Class E airspace area into compliance with FAA
Orders 7400.2F and 8260.19C. Class E airspace areas designated as
surface areas are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9N,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2005,
and effective September 16, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in
14 CFR 71.1. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of
the same Order. The Class E airspace designations listed in this
document would 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. 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 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-2006-24370/Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-3.''
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
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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.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
since it contains aircraft executing instrumental approach procedures
to Mason City Municipal Airport, IA.
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 7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective
September 16, 2005, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
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ACE IA E2 Mason City, IA
Mason City Municipal Airport, IA
(Lat. 43[deg]09'28'' N., long. 93[deg]19'53'' W.)
Within a 4.5-mile radius of Mason City Municipal Airport.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
ACE IA E5 Mason City, IA
Mason City Municipal Airport, IA
(Lat. 43[deg]09'28'' N., long. 93[deg]19'53'' W.)
Mason City VORTAC
(Lat. 43[deg]05'41'' N., long. 93[deg]19'47'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Mason City Municipal Airport; and within 3
miles each side of the 002[deg] radial of the Mason City VORTAC
extending from the 7-mile radius to 21 miles north of the VORTAC;
and within 3 miles each side of the 182[deg] radial of the Mason
City VORTAC extending from the 7-mile radius to 18.5 miles south of
the VORTAC.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 7, 2006.
Donna R. McCord,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-3660 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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