[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14387-14388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7824]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-8]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atkinson, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace area at 
Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, Atkinson, NE. The Federal Aviation 
Administration has developed Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway 
(RWY) 29 and VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 
(VOR/DME) RWY 29 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to 
serve Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, Atkinson, NE. Controlled Class 
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is 
needed to accommodate aircraft executing the SIAPs. This proposal would 
create controlled airspace at Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport. The 
intended effect of this rule is to provide controlled airspace for 
aircraft executing the SIAPs at the Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ACE-8, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.

    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
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, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic 
Division, at the 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, 
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 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. 98-
ACE-8.'' 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 cosign 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 dialing 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 14 CFR part 71 to establish 
Class E airspace at Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, Atkinson, NE. 
The FAA has developed GPS RWY 29 and VOR/DME RWY 29 SIAPs to serve the 
Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, Atkinson, NE. Controlled Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to contain 
aircraft executing these SIAPs. The intended effect of this action is 
to provide segregation of aircraft operating under Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) from aircraft operating in visual weather conditions. The 
area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts

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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 740.9E, dated September 
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 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, Navigator (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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 NE E5 Atkinson, NE [New]

Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42 deg.33'45'' N., long. 99 deg.02'16'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, 
excluding that airspace within the O'Neill, NE, Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 5, 1998.
Bryan H. Burleson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-7824 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am]
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