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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-06]

 

Modification of Class D Airspace; Grand Island, NE

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 Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional 
Airport, Grand Island, Nebraska, 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 
Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport Traffic Control Tower 
(ATCT), Grand Island, Nebraska.

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 Grand Island control zone was in 
effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, the Grand Island 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 Grand Island ATCT.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
modifies the Class D airspace at the Grand Island, Central Nebraska 
Regional Airport, Grand Island, Nebraska. 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 Grand Island 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'' 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 NE D Grand Island, NE [Revised]
Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE
    (lat. 40 deg.58'03'' N, long. 98 deg.18'31'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,300 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Central Nebraska Regional 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective dated 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. 94-5271 Filed 3-7-94; 8:45 am]
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