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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ACE-03]

 

Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace; Kansas City, MO, Richards-
Gebaur Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise Class D airspace at Kansas 
City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri, by excluding the Hillside 
Airport at Stilwell, Kansas, from controlled airspace. On September 16, 
1993, Airspace Reclassification discontinued the use of the term 
``airport traffic area.'' Airspace designated from the surface for an 
airport where there is an operating control tower is now Class D 
airspace. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide access to 
the Hillside Airport without the requirement to establish radio contact 
with the Richards-Gebaur Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 7, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 93-ACE-03, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 
64106.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Central Regional Office at the address shown 
above, 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 Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, at the address shown above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dale L. Carnine, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, ACE-
530b, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas 
City, Missouri, 64106; telephone number: (816) 426-3408.

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 under the caption 
ADDRESSES. 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. 93-ACE-03.'' The postcard will be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications 
received on or 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 comments received. 
All comments submitted will be available for examination in the System 
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 601 East 12th Street, 
Kansas City, Missouri, 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 NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 601 East 12th Street, 
Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Communications must identify the notice 
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing 
list for future NPRM's 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 revise Class D airspace at the 
Kansas City Richards-Gebaur Airport. On September 16, 1993, Airspace 
Reclassification discontinued the use of the term ``airport traffic 
area.'' Airspace designated from the surface for an airport where there 
is an operating control tower in now Class D airspace. During the 
Airspace Reclassification project, the Hillside Airport at Stilwell, KS 
was to be excluded from the Richards-Gebaur Class D airspace. However, 
it inadvertently was not addressed in the official description. Under 
the rules prior to Airspace Reclassification, an aircraft could land 
and take off at this airport without contacting the Richards-Gebaur 
ATCT. Under the present rules, an aircraft operating to/from the 
Hillside Airport must contact the ATCT. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to provide access for aircraft utilizing the Hillside 
Airport without the requirement to establish radio contact with the 
Richards-Gebaur ATCT. The coordinates for this airspace docket are 
based on North American Datum 83. Class D airspace areas designated as 
surface areas for airports are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 
7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 
The amended Class D 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. 
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 
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--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  General

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ACE MO D Kansas City, MO [Revised]

Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO
    (Lat. 38 deg.50'38'' N, long. 94 deg.33'37'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Richards-Gebaur Airport; 
excluding that airspace from the surface to 1,700 feet MSL bounded 
on the north by lat. 38 deg.50'00'' N. and on the east by long. 
94 deg.36'00'' W. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 7, 1994.
Herman J. Lyons,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 94-2205 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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