[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53944-53945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27362]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. 97-ACE-10]
Amendment to Class E Airspace, Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur
Airport, MO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Richards-
Gebaur Airport, Kansas City, MO. The FAA has developed a Nondirectional
Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 1 Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) to serve the Richards-Gebaur Airport. The intended
effect of this action is to provide additional controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) to accommodate
this SIAP, and to provide segregation of aircraft using instrument
approach procedures in instrument conditions from other aircraft
operating in visual weather conditions at this airport. The enlarged
area will contain the new NDB RWY 1 SIAP in controlled airspace. A
minor correction has been made to the Airport Reference Point (ARP)
geographic coordinates of the Richard-Gebaur Airport and is reflected
in this document.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, February 26, 1998. Comment date:
Comments must be received on or before November 15, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, Federal Aviation
Administration, Docket Number 97-ACE-10, 601 East 12th St. 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 Air Traffic Division at the same address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East
12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has developed a NDB RWY 1 SIAP at
Richards-Gebaur Airport, Kansas City, MO. The amendment to Class E
airspace at Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO, will provide additional
controlled airspace at and above 700 feet AGL in order to contain the
new SIAP within controlled airspace, and thereby facilitate separation
of aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR). The area
will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace
areas extending from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. A minor correction has been made to ARP
geographic coordinates for the Richards-Gebaur Airport and is reflected
in this docket. The ARP geographic coordinates and the Class E airspace
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and, therefore, is issuing it as a direct final
rule. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and
have not resulted in adverse comments or objections. The
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amendment will enhance safety for all flight operations by designating
an area where VFR pilots may anticipate the presence of IFR aircraft at
lower altitudes, especially during inclement weather conditions. A
greater degree of safety is achieved by depicting the area on
aeronautical charts. Unless a written adverse or negative comment, or a
written notice of intent to submit an adverse or negative comment is
received within the comment period, the regulation will become
effective on the date specified above. After the close of the comment
period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal Register
indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received and
confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective. If
the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or negative
comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment, a
document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the
Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published
with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received. Factual information that supports the
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional
rulemaking action would be needed.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the rule that
might suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the
Rules docket for examination by interested persons. A report that
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to Docket No. 97-ACE-10.'' The postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact,
positive or negative, 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).
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 71 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 MO E5 Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO [Revised]
Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO.
(Lat. 38 deg.50'39'' N., long. 94 deg.33'37'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Richards-Gebaur Airport and within 3
miles each side of the Richards-Gebaur ILS localizer course
extending from the 6.8 mile radius to 7 miles north of the airport
and within 3 miles each side of the Richards-Gebaur ILS localizer
course extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7 miles south of the
airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on August 29, 1997.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27362 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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