[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14388-14390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7825]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-14]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lawrence, KS; Perryville, 
MO; Warrensburg MO; Burlington, IA; Des Moines, IA; Fort Madison, IA; 
and Dubuque, IA

Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace areas at, 
Lawrence, KS; Perryville, MO; Warrensburg, MO; Burlington, IA; Des 
Moines, IA; Fort Madison, IA and Dubuque, IA. A review of the Class E 
airspace designations for the airports listed above indicates they do 
not meet the criteria for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) airspace 
required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. The 
areas are enlarged to conform to the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D. The 
Airport Reference Points (ARP) for Perryville, MO, and Des Moines, IA, 
are amended. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) and coordinates have 
been added to the airspace designation for Des Moines, IA. The intended 
effect of this rule is to comply with the criteria of FAA Order 
7400.2D, amend the appropriate ARPs, add the ILSs and coordinates, and 
provide additional controlled Class E airspace for aircraft operating 
under Instrument Flight Rules.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ACE-14, 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 panties 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. Comments 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-14'' 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

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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. 
Person 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 14 CFR 71 to amend the Class 
E airspace areas at Lawrence Municipal Airport, KS; Perryville 
Municipal Airport, MO; Warrensburg Skyhaven Aiport, MO; Burlington 
Municipal Airport, IA; Des Moines International Airport, IA; Fort 
Madison Municipal Airport, IA; and Dubuque Regional Airport, IA. A 
review of the Class E airspace designations for these airports 
indicates they do not meet the criteria for 700 feet AGL airspace 
required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. The 
criteria in FAA Order 7400.2D for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet AGL, 
is based on a standard climb gradient of 200 feet per mile, plus the 
distance from the Airport Reference Point (ARP) to the end of the 
outermost runway. Any fractional part of a mile is converted to next 
higher tenth of a mile. The amendment of Class E airspace for the 
airports listed above will meet the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D, 
amend the appropriate ARPs, add the ILS and coordinates, provide 
additional controlled airspace at and above 700 feet AGL, and thereby 
facilitate separation of aircraft operating under Instrument Flight 
Rules. The areas will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. 
Class E airspace areas extending upward 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. The Class E airspace 
designations listed in this document will 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 
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 KS E5  Lawrence, KS [Revised]

Lawrence Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 39 deg.00'40'' N., long. 95 deg.13'00'' W.)
Lawrence NDB
    (Lat. 39 deg.00'25'' N., long. 95 deg.13'17'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Lawrence Municipal Airport and within 
2.6 miles each side of the 124 deg. bearing from Lawrence NDB 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.9 miles southeast of the 
airport.
* * * * *

ACE MO E5  Perryville, MO [Revised]

Perryville Municipal Airport, MO
    (Lat. 37 deg.52'07''N., long. 89 deg.51'44'' W.)
Farmington VORTAC, MO
    (Lat. 37 deg.40'24'' N., long. 90 deg.14'03'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Perryville Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles each side of the 057 deg. radial of the Farmington VORTAC 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 8.2 miles southwest of the 
airport
* * * * *

ACE MO E5  Warrensburg, MO [Revised]

Warrensburg, Skyhaven Airport, MO
    (Lat. 38 deg.47'03'' N., long. 93 deg.48'09'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Skyhaven Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5  Burlington, IA [Revised]

Burlington Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 40 deg.47'00'' N., long. 91 deg.07'32'' W.)
Burlington VORTAC
    (Lat. 40 deg.43'24'' N., long. 90 deg.55'33'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of Burlington Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles each side of the 293 deg. radial of the Burlington VORTAC 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to the Burlington VORTAC.
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ACE IA E5  Des Moines, IA [Revised]

Des Moines International Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41 deg.32'06'' N., long. 93 deg.39'38'' W.)
Newton VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41 deg.47'02'' N., long. 93 deg.06'32'' W.)
CLIVE INT/OM
    (Lat. 41 deg.35'59'' N., long. 93 deg.45'19'' W.)
FOREM LOM
    (Lat. 41 deg.28'56'' N., long 93 deg.34'51'' W.)
Des Moines Regional Airport ILS
    (Lat. 41 deg.31'40'' N., long. 93 deg.38'54'' W.)
Des Moines Regional Airport ILS
    (Lat. 41 deg.32'50'' N., long. 93 deg.40'36''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of Des Moines International Airport and 
within 3 miles each side of the Des Moines International Airport ILS 
localizer NW course extending from the 6.9-mile radius area to 16 
miles northwest of the CLIVE INT/OM and with 3 miles each side of 
the Des Moines International Airport ILS localizer SE course 
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 16 miles southwest of the 
FOREM LOM and within 3 miles either side of the 239 deg. radial of 
the Newton VOR/DME extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 18 miles 
northeast of the Des Moines International Airport.
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ACE 81 E5  Fort Madison, IA

Fort Madison Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 40 deg.39'33'' N., long. 91 deg.19'37'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Fort Madison Municipal Airport and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the 078 deg. bearing from the Fort 
Madison Municipal Airport extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 8.2 
miles northeast of the airport.

ACE IA E5  Dubuque, IA [Revised]

Dubuque Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42 deg.24'11''N., long. 90 deg.42'33'' W.)
Dubuque VORTAC
    (Lat. 42 deg.24'05'' N., long. 90 deg.42'33'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile

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radius of Dubuque Regional Airport and within 2.6 miles each side of 
the 321 deg. radial of the Dubuque VORTAC extending from the VORTAC 
to 7 miles northwest of the airport and within 3 miles each side of 
the 133 deg. radial of the Dubuque VORTAC extending from the VORTAC 
to 13.5 miles southeast of the airport and with in 3 miles each side 
of the 189 deg. radial of the Dubuque VORTAC extending from the 
VORTAC to 7.4 miles south of the airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 5, 1998.
Bryan H. Burleson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Regional.
[FR Doc. 98-7825 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am]
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