[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15740-15741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8795]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-3]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Topeka, KS; Kingman, KS; 
Hutchinson, KS; and Wahoo, 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 
Philip Billard Municipal Airport, Topeka, KS; Kingman Municipal 
Airport, Kingman, KS; Hutchinson Municipal Airport, Hutchinson, KS; and 
Wahoo Municipal Airport, Wahoo, NE. The development of new Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning 
System (GPS) has made the proposal necessary. The intended effect of 
this proposal is to provide additional controlled airspace for aircraft 
executing the SIAP at the above listed airports.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ACE-3, 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, Operations Branch, Air Traffic 
Division, at the address listed above.

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

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, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and

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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. 96-ACE-3.'' 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 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 
Philip Billard Municipal Airport, Topeka, KS; Kingman Municipal 
Airport, Kingman, KS; Hutchinson Municipal Airport, Hutchinson, KS; and 
Wahoo Municipal Airport, Wahoo, KS. 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 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and effective 
September 16, 1995, 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 
Aviation 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 24 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE KS E5 Topeka, Philip Billard Airport, KS

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 39 deg.04'08'' N., long. 95 deg.37'21'' W.)
Topeka VORTAC
    (Lat. 39 deg.08'14'' N., long. 95 deg.32'57'' W.)
BILOY LOM/NDB
    (Lat. 39 deg.07'13'' N., long. 95 deg.41'14'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Philip Billard Municipal Airport, and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the 039 deg. radial of the Topeka 
VORTAC extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of 
the VORTAC, and within 4 miles southwest and 7 miles northeast of 
the Philip Billard Municipal Airport ILS localizer course extending 
from 15 miles southeast of the airport to 12 miles northwest of 
BILOY LOM/NDB.
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ACE KS E5 Kingman, KS

Kingman Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat 37 deg.40'00'' N., long. 98 deg.07'22'' W.)
Hutchinson VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.59'49'' N., long. 97 deg.56'03'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Kingman Municipal Airport, and within 
2.2 miles each side of the 204 deg. radial of Hutchinson VORTAC 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 11.2 miles north of the 
airport.
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ACE KS E5 Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 38 deg.03'56'' N., long. 97 deg.51'38'' W.)
Hutchinson VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.59'49'' N., long. 97 deg.56'03'' W.)
SALTT LOM
    (Lat. 38 deg.07'25'' N., long. 97 deg.55'36'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Hutchinson Municipal Airport, and within 
4 miles each side of the Hutchinson ILS localizer northwest course 
extending to 16 miles northwest of the SALTT LOM, and within 4 miles 
each side of the ILS localizer back course extending from the 6.6-
mile radius to 7.4 miles southwest of the airport, and within 4 
miles each side of the 042 deg. radial of the Hutchinson VORTAC 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast of the 
airport, and within 4 miles each side of the 222 deg. radial of 
Hutchinson VORTAC extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 11.2 miles 
southwest of the airport.
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ACE NE E5 Wahoo, NE

Wahoo Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 41 deg.14'25'' N., long 96 deg.35'41'' W.)
Wahoo NOB
    (Lat. 41 deg.14'21'' N., long. 96 deg.35'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Wahoo Municipal Airport, and within 
2.6 miles each side of the 032 deg. bearing from the Wahoo NDB 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast of the 
airport, excluding that portion which lies within the Fremont, NE 
Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 15, 1996.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 96-8795 Filed 4-8-96; 8:45 am]
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