[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45387-45388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21681]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ACE-4]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fairmont, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Fairmont, NE to accommodate a new standard instrument approach 
procedure (SIAP) at Fairmont State Airfield, Fairmont, NE. The recent 
discovery of a new tower south of the airport has raised the minimums 
on the NDB Runway 35 SIAP at Fairmont State Airfield. This proposed 
standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway 17 at Fairmont 
State Airfield, utilizing the Beklof NDB will provide lower minimums 
for aircraft executing a SIAP at Fairmont, NE.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Operations Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 95-ACE-4, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Central Region at the same address between 9:00 
a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic Operations Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, Air Traffic Operations Branch, 
ACE-530c, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas 
City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in the 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, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number 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 Docket No. 95-ACE-4.'' 
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. 
All communications received on or before the closing date for comments 
will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The 
proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments 
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in 
the Rules Docket 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 NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to provide additional controlled 
airspace for a new Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedure at the 
Fairmont State Airfield. The additional airspace would segregate 
aircraft operating under VFR conditions from aircraft operating under 
IFR procedures. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise 
comply with IFR procedures. Class E airspace designations for airspace 
areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the 
earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 
18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in 
this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 


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Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.
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ACE NE E5 Fairmont, NE [Revised]

Fairmont State Airfield, NE.
    (Lat. 40 deg.35'09'' N, long. 97 deg.34'23'' W)
Beklof NDB
    (Lat. 40 deg.35'24'' N, long. 97 deg.34'05'' W)

    That airspace extending upward form 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Fairmont State Airfield and within 
2.6 miles each side of the 189 deg. bearing of the Beklof NDB 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on August 4, 1995.
Herman J. Lyons,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 95-21681 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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