[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60658-60659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30521]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-21]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Omaha, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Eppley 
Airfield; Omaha, NE. The Federal Aviation Administration has developed 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global 
Positioning System (GPS), installation of an Instrument Approach System 
(ILS) and amended other Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) 
which has made this change necessary. The effect of this rule is to 
provide additional controlled airspace for departing aircraft and 
deletes the extension to the southeast and reduces the extension to the 
northwest of the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ACE-21, 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: (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 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-21.'' 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

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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 Eppley 
Airfield. The 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 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and 
effective September 16, 1996, 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 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 NE E5 Omaha, NE [Revised]

Eppley Airfield, NE
    (Lat. 41 deg.18'08''N., long. 95 deg.53'37''W.)
Offutt AFB, NE
    (Lat. 41 deg.07'06''N., long. 95 deg.54'45''W.)
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41 deg.15'32''N., long. 95 deg.45'35''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of the Eppley Airfield and within 3 miles 
each side of the Eppley Airfield ILS localizer course to Runway 14R 
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 12 miles northwest of the 
airport and within a 7-mile radius of Offutt AFB and within 4.3 
miles each side of the Offutt ILS localizer course extending from 
the 7-mile radius to 7.4 miles southeast of the AFB and within a 
6.3-mile radius of the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport excluding 
that portion which lies within the Eppley Airfield and Offutt AFB 
Class E5 airspace.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November 8, 1996.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30521 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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