[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4631-4632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2419]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-21]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Omaha, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Omaha, 
NE, to accommodate a planned Global Positioning System (GPS), 
installation of an Instrument Approach System (ILS), and other amended 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Eppley Airfield. 
This action will provide for additional controlled airspace for 
departing aircraft and deletes the extension to the southeast and 
reduces the extension to the northwest of the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 29, 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 Omaha, NE (61 FR 60658). The proposed action would

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provide additional controlled airspace to accommodate the SIAPs to 
Eppley Airfield.
    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 7400.9D, 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 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 Omaha, NE, by 
providing additional controlled airspace for aircraft executing the 
SIAPs 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 7400.9D, 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 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. 42 deg.18'09''N., long. 95 deg.53'39''W.)
Offutt AFB, NE
    (Lat 41 deg.07'06''N. long. 95 deg.54'45''W.)
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat 41 deg.15'34''N., long. 95 deg.45'36''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-miles 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 January 15, 1997.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 97-2419 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
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