[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37001-37002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18058]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-5]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ames, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Ames, IA, 
to accommodate a planned Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the Ames Municipal Airport. 
This action will provide for additional controlled airspace necessary 
for the aircraft utilizing the new SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 15, 1996.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Operations Branch, ACE-530C, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO, 64106; 
telephone (816) 426-3408.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
History
    On May 13, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying the Class E airspace 
area at Ames, IA (61 FR 21984). The proposed action would provide 
additional controlled airspace to accommodate the new SIAP to Ames 
Municipal Airport.
    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. Class E airspace 
areas extending from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in paragraphs 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 will be published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Ames, IA, by providing 
additional controlled airspace for aircraft executing the new SIAP to 
the airport.
    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. 
Therefore, this 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 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, 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 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 7400.9C, 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 from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE IA E5 Ames, IA

Ames Municipal Airport, IA
    (lat. 41 deg.59'31''N., long. 93 deg.37'18W.)
Ames NDB
    (lat. 41 deg.59'42''N., long. 93 deg.37'37''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Ames Municipal Airport, and within 
2.1 miles each side of the 197 deg. bearing from the Ames NDB 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.4 miles south of the 
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 136 deg. bearing from 
the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles southeast 
of the airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on June 25, 1996.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 96-18058 Filed 7-15-96; 8:45 am]
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