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[FR Doc No: 94-11728]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-12]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at the Cape 
Girardeau Municipal Airport, Missouri; Columbia Regional Airport, 
Missouri; Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, Missouri; Jefferson 
City Memorial Airport, Missouri; Joplin Regional Airport, Missouri; 
Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri; Knob Noster, Whiteman 
Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri; Springfield Regional Airport, Missouri; 
St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Missouri; St. Louis, Spirit of 
St. Louis Airport, Missouri; and Grand Island, Central Nebraska 
Regional Airport, Nebraska. Presently, these areas are designated as 
Class D airspace when the associated control tower is in operation. 
However, controlled airspace to the surface is needed when the control 
towers located at these areas are closed. The intended effect of this 
action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight 
rule (IFR) operations when these control towers are closed.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, June 23, 1994.
    Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ACE-500, Docket No. 94-ACE-12, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
    The official docket may be examined at 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.

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: 

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by 
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This 
rule will become effective on the date specified in the ``DATES'' 
section. However, after the review of the comments and, if the FAA 
finds that further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking 
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall 
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related 
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

 The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace areas at the Cape Girardeau 
Municipal Airport, Missouri; Columbia Regional Airport, Missouri; Fort 
Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, Missouri; Jefferson City Memorial 
Airport, Missouri; Joplin Regional Airport, Missouri; Kansas City, 
Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri; Knob Noster, Whiteman Air Force Base 
(AFB), Missouri; Springfield Regional Airport, Missouri; St. Joseph, 
Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Missouri; St. Louis, Spirit of St. Louis 
Airport, Missouri; and Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, 
Nebraska. Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the 
associated control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled 
airspace to the surface is needed for IFR operations at the Cape 
Girardeau Municipal Airport, Missouri; Columbia Regional Airport, 
Missouri; Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, Missouri; Jefferson 
City Memorial Airport, Missouri; Joplin Regional Airport, Missouri; 
Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri; Knob Noster, Whiteman 
Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri; Springfield Regional Airport, Missouri; 
St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Missouri; St. Louis, Spirit of 
St. Louis Airport, Missouri; and Grand Island, Central Nebraska 
Regional Airport, Nebraska, when the control towers are closed. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E airspace 
for IFR operations at these airports when these control towers are 
closed. As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published 
in the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport 
with a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D 
airspace area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E 
airspace area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas 
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 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 Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, 
the FAA concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these 
Class E airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient 
handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice 
and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and 
contrary to the public interest.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 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

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the 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 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Cape Girardeau, MO [New]

Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, MO
    (lat. 37 deg.13'31'' N, long. 89 deg.34'14'' W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Cape Girardeau Municipal 
Airport. This Class E 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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Columbia, MO [New]

Columbia Regional Airport, MO
    (lat. 38 deg.49'05'' N, long. 92 deg.13'11'' W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Columbia Regional Airport. This 
Class E 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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Fort Leonard Wood, MO [New]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO
    (lat. 37 deg.44'31'' N, long. 92 deg.08'25'' W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Forney Army Airfield. This Class E 
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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Jefferson City, MO [New]

Jefferson City Memorial Airport, MO
    (lat. 38 deg.35'28'' N, long. 92 deg.09'22'' W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Jefferson City Memorial Airport. 
This Class E 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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Joplin, MO [New]

Joplin Regional Airport, MO
    (lat. 37 deg.09'02'' N, long. 94 deg.29'54'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Joplin Regional Airport. This Class 
E 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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO [New]

Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO
    (lat. 38 deg.50'39'' N, long. 94 deg.33'38'' W)

    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 E 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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Knob Noster, MO [New]

Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO
    (lat. 38 deg.43'49'' N, long. 93 deg.32'53'' W)
Whiteman TACAN
    (lat. 38 deg.44'09'' N, long. 93 deg.33'02'' W)

    Within a 4.6-mile radius of Whiteman AFB and within 1.8 miles 
each side of the Whiteman TACAN 185 deg. radial extending from the 
4.6-mile radius to 6.1 miles south of the TACAN. This Class E 
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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 Springfield, MO [New]

Springfield Regional Airport, MO
    (lat. 37 deg.14'39'' N, long. 93 deg.23'13'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Springfield Regional Airport. This 
Class E 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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 St. Joseph, MO [New]

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Mo
    (lat. 39 deg.46'25'' N, long. 94 deg.54'25'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Rosecrans Memorial Airport. This 
Class E 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.
* * * * *

ACE MO E2 St. Louis, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO [New]

Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO
    (lat. 38 deg.39'43'' N, long. 90 deg.39'00'' W)
    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Spirit of St. Louis Airport. This 
Class E 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.
* * * * *

ACE NE E2 Grand Island, NE [New]

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE
    (lat. 40 deg.58'03'' N, long. 98 deg.18'31'' W)

    Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Central Nebraska Regional 
Airport. This Class E 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.
* * * * *
    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 28, 1994.
Clarence E. Newbern,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 94-11728 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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