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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-19]

 

Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace at Louisville, Bowman 
Field, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise the Louisville, KY Class D 
airspace. It would eliminate the overlapping of Louisville, Bowman 
Field, Class D airspace with Louisville, Standiford Field Class C 
airspace by redefining the lateral and vertical limits of Bowman Field 
Class D airspace. The existing Class D airspace area for Bowman Field 
extends into the overlying Standiford Class C airspace area. This 
revision would reduce the ceiling of the Class D airspace from 3000 
feet MSL to an altitude of up to but not including 2,200 feet MSL. The 
amendment would also eliminate the small portion of the Bowman Field 
Class D airspace area that underlies the Standiford Class C airspace 
1,700 foot MSL shelf. The changes are needed to avoid confusion for 
pilots that might inadvertently enter the Class C airspace area due to 
the existing charting. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
segregation of aircraft operating within Bowman Field Class D airspace, 
from aircraft operating within Standiford Class C airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before: May 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-ASO-19, Manager, System 
Management Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for Southern Region, room 530-B, 1701 Columbia Drive, 
College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305-5200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ralph C. Bixby, Airspace Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic 
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5589.

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 aspects of the proposal. Communications 
should identify the airspace docket 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 Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-19.'' The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All 
communications received 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 the light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern 
Region, room 530-B, 1701 Columbia Drive, College Park, Georgia 30337, 
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, 
Manager, System Management Branch (ASO-530), Air Traffic Division, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. 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 
Bowman Field Airport, KY. The existing Class D airspace area for Bowman 
Field extends into the overlying Standiford Class C airspace area. This 
amendment would reduce the ceiling of the Class D airspace from 3,000 
feet MSL to an altitude of up to but not including 2,200 feet MSL. The 
amendment would also eliminate the small portion of the Bowman Class D 
airspace area that underlies the Standiford Class C airspace 1,700 foot 
MSL shelf. The changes are needed to avoid confusion for pilots that 
might inadvertently enter the Class C airspace area due to the existing 
charting.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D airspace areas 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. The Class 
D airspace listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
the Handbook.
    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 ``major rule'' under Executive Order 12291; 
(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 economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Aviation safety, 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  Designation of Class D Airspace

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ASO KY D Louisville Bowman Field, KY [Revised]
Louisville, Bowman field, KY
    (lat. 38 deg.13'41'' N., long. 85 deg.39'50'' W.)
Standiford Field Airport (lat. 38 deg.10'29'' N., long. 
85 deg.44'11'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 2,200 feet MSL within a 3.9 mile radius of Bowman Field, 
excluding the portion within Louisville Standiford Field, KY, Class 
C Airspace Area, and excluding that portion south of the 081 deg. 
bearing from Standiford field Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 15, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-5560 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]
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