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[FR Doc No: 94-18522]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-19]

 

Revision of Class D Airspace, Louisville, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will revise the Louisville, KY Class D airspace. 
It will 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 will 
reduce the ceiling of the Class D airspace from 3,000 feet Mean Sea 
Level (MSL) to an altitude of up to but not including 2,200 feet MSL. 
The revision will also eliminate the small portion of the Bowman Field 
Class D airspace area that underlies the Standiford 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

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:

History

    On March 10, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class D airspace at 
Bowman Field Airport, Louisville, KY (59 FR 11222). The existing class 
D airspace area for Bowman Field extends into the overlying Standiford 
Class C airspace area. This revision will 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 revision 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. Interested parties 
were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting 
written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to 
the proposal were received.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. This amendment is the same as that proposed in the 
notice. Designations for Class D airspace are published in Paragraph 
5000 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 
16, 1993. The Class D airspace designations listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
revises Class D airspace area at Bowman Field Airport, Louisville, 
Kentucky. This revision redefines the vertical and lateral limits of 
Bowman Class D airspace by reducing the ceiling of the Class D airspace 
area from 3,000 feet MSL to an altitude of up to but not including 
2,200 feet MSL and by eliminating that portion of the Bowman Class D 
airspace area that underlies the Standiford Class C airspace 1,700 foot 
MSL shelf.
    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

    Aviation safety, 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 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:

Para 5000  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.39'48''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 wthin 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. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the specific days and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 19, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-18522 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am]
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