[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21433-21434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10770]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-2]


Amendment of Class D and E4 Airspace, and Establishment of Class 
E2 Airspace; Louisville, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Louisville Bowman Field Class D 
and E4 airspace areas at Louisville, KY. The VOR RWY 19 Standard 
Instrument Approach (SIAP) for Bowman Field has been cancelled. 
Therefore, a portion of the Class D and E4 airspace areas currently 
designated north-northeast of Bowman Field is no longer needed. 
Additionally, this amendment establishes Class E2 airspace for Bowman 
Field during the hours the tower is not in operation. The intended 
effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for 
instrument approach procedures when the tower is closed.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, July 20, 1995.
    Comments: Comments must be received on or before May 25, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 95-ASO-2, 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 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve McDuffee, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    On February 6, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D 
and E4 airspace areas at Louisville, KY. (60 FR 6975). This action 
would reduce the size of the Class D and E4 airspace areas for Bowman 
Field. No comments objecting to the proposal were received. However, 
the proposed amendment inadvertently failed to recognize the airspace 
requirements for an airport without a tower, or when the tower is not 
in operation, and IFR service is provided by another ATC facility. 
Accordingly, the rule needs to provide Class E2 airspace for instrument 
approach procedures at Bowman Field when the tower is closed and air 
traffic control service is provided for IFR operations at Bowman Field 
by Standiford Tower. Comments are invited specifically on the 
establishment of Class E2 airspace for Bowman Field during the hours 
the Bowman tower is not in operation. This rule will become effective 
on the date specified in the DATES section. However, after the review 
of any comments and, if the FAA finds that further changes are 
appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking proceedings to extend the 
effective date or to 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 
needed. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of 
the rule that might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D and E4 airspace areas, and 
establishes Class E2 airspace at Louisville, KY, for Bowman Field. The 
VOR RWY 19 SIAP has been cancelled. Therefore, a portion of the Class D 
and E4 airspace areas currently designated north-northeast of Bowman 
Field is no longer needed. Additionally, this amendment establishes 
Class E2 airspace for Bowman Field during the hours the tower is not in 
operation. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
Class E Airspace for instrument approach procedures when the tower is 
closed. This action improves air safety for participating and non-
participating traffic. Class D airspace designations, Class E airspace 
areas designated as a surface area for an airport, and Class E airspace 
areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area are 
published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002 and 6004 respectively of FAA Order 
7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994. The 
Class D and 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 Class E2 airspace for Bowman Field when 
the tower is not in operation to ensure that participating and non-
participating traffic will be able to comply with 
[[Page 21434]] appropriate federal regulations governing controlled 
airspace. Without this additional provision the rule would be 
incomplete and defective, and have an adverse impact on safety. 
Therefore, I find that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) specifically regarding the establishment of the Class E2 
airspace area 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 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; EO 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 Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 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.)
Louisville Standiford Field, KY
    (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 that portion within the Louisville Standiford Field Class 
C Airspace Area, and excluding that portion south of the 081 deg. 
bearing from Standiford Field, and also excluding that portion north 
of the Louisville Standiford Field Class C Airspace Area and west of 
a line drawn from lat. 38 deg.11'28'' N, long. 85 deg.42'01'' W 
direct thru the point where the 030 deg. bearing from Standiford 
Field intersects the 5-mile radius from Standiford Field to the 
point of intersection with the 3.9-mile radius from Bowman Field. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and times will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport

* * * * *

ASO KY E2  Louisville Bowman Field, KY [Revised]

Louisville Bowman Field, KY
    (Lat. 38 deg.13'41'' N, long. 85 deg.39'48'' W.)
Louisville Standiford Field, KY
    (Lat. 38 deg.10'29'' N, long. 85 deg.44'11'' W.)

    Within a 3.9-mile radius of Bowman Field, excluding that portion 
within the Louisville Standiford Field Class C Airspace Area, and 
excluding that portion south of the 081 deg. bearing from Standiford 
Field, and also excluding that portion north of the Louisville 
Standiford Field Class C Airspace Area and west of a line drawn from 
lat. 38 deg.11'28'' N, long. 85 deg.42'01'' W direct thru the point 
where the 030 deg. bearing from Standiford Field intersects the 5-
mile radius from Standiford Field to the point of intersection with 
the 3.9-mile radius from Bowman field. This Class E Airspace area is 
effective during the specific days and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D Surface Area

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ASO KY E4  Louisville Bowman Field, KY [Revised]

Louisville Bowman Field, KY
    (Lat. 38 deg.13'41'' N, long. 85 deg.39'48'' W.)
Bowman VOR/DME
    (Lat. 38 deg.13'49'' N, long. 85 deg.39'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the Bowman VOR/DME 067 deg. radial, extending from the 
3.9-mile radius of Bowman Field to 7 miles east of the Bowman VOR/
DME. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
days and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 20, 1995.
Stephen W. McDuffee,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-10770 Filed 5-1-95; 8:45 am]
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