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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-03]

 

Modification of Class D Airspace; Philip Billard Municipal 
Airport, Topeka, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the official description of the Class D 
airspace associated with the Topeka Philip Billard Municipal Airport, 
Topeka, Kansas, by adding the phrase: ``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.'' On 
September 16, 1993, Airspace Reclassification discontinued the use of 
the terms ``control zone'' and ``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 
action is to allow a variation of Class D airspace effective times to 
coincide with the operating hours of the Topeka Philip Billard 
Municipal Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Topeka, Kansas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 28, 1994.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    Airspace Reclassification, effective September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the terms ``control zone'' and ``airport 
traffic area.'' Airspace designated from the surface for an airport 
where there is an operating control tower is now Class D airspace. 
Prior to September 16, 1993, the Topeka Philip Billard Municipal 
Airport control zone was in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
However, the Topeka Philip Billard ATCT was a part-time facility with 
the hours published in the North Central Airport/Facility Directory. 
The intended effect of this action is to allow a variation to the Class 
D airspace effective times to coincide with the operating hours of the 
Topeka Philip Billard ATCT.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
modifies the Class D airspace at the Topeka Philip Billard Municipal 
Airport, Topeka, Kansas. The purpose of this amendment is to allow a 
variation to the Class D airspace effective times to coincide with the 
operating hours of the Topeka Philip Billard ATCT. I find that notice 
and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary because this 
action is a minor technical amendment in which the public is not 
particularly interested. 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 
will be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations that needs frequent and 
routine amendments 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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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. 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 KS D Topeka, Philip Billard Airport, KS [Revised]

Topeka Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS
    (lat. 39 deg.04'08'' N, long. 97 deg.37'21'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,400 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Philip Billard Municipal 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the Topeka Forbes Field, KS, 
Class D airspace area. 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 February 15, 1994.
Clarence E. Newbern,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 94-5267 Filed 3-7-94; 8:45 am]
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