[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15108-15110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8142]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-15]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Garden City, KS; Liberal, 
KS; Fort Dodge, IA; Fort Madison, IA; Columbus, NE; Grand Island, NE

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 area at 
Garden City, KS; Liberal, KS; Fort Dodge, IA; Fort Madison, IA; 
Columbus, NE, and Grand Island, NE. 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 (ARPs) for Garden City Regional Airport, KS, and 
Columbus Municipal Airport, NE, are amended and included in this 
document. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) and coordinates for Grand 
Island, Central Nebraska Airport, NE, and Columbus Municipal Airport, 
NE, are added to the airspace designations. The name of the Garden City 
Municipal Airport, KS, has been changed to the Garden City Regional 
Airport, KS. 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 to 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-15, 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-15.'' 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 Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484.

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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 14 CFR part 71 to amend the 
Class E airspace areas at Garden City Regional Airport, KS; Liberal 
Municipal Airport, KS; Fort Dodge Regional Airport, IA; Fort Madison 
Municipal Airport, IA; Columbus Municipal Airport, NE; and Grand 
Island, Central Nebraska Airport, NE. 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 ARP to the end of the 
outermost runway. Any fractional part of a mile is converted to the 
next higher tenth of a mile. The Class E surface area designations for 
Garden City Regional Airport, KS, and Columbus Municipal Airport, NE, 
include the new ARPs. The amendment to Class E airspace designations 
for the airports listed above, will meet the criteria of FAA Order 
7400.2D, amend the appropriate ARPs, add the ILSs and coordinates, 
provide additional controlled airspace at the 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 surface airspace areas designated as a surface area for 
an airport are published in paragraph 6002, and 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 Code of 
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 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface 
areas for an airport

* * * * *

ACE KS E2  Garden City, KS [Revised]

Garden City Regional Airport, KS
    (lat. 37 deg.55'39'' N., long. 100 deg.43'28'' W.)
Garden City VORTAC
    (lat. 37 deg.55'09'' N., long. 100 deg.43'30'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Garden City Regional Airport and 
within 2.2 miles each side of the Garden City VORTAC 004 deg. radial 
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 7 miles north of the VORTAC 
and with 2.2 miles each side of the Garden City VORTAC 171 deg. 
Radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 5 miles south of the 
VORTAC.
* * * * *

ACE KS E2  Liberal, KS [Revised]

Liberal Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37 deg.02'39'' N., long. 100 deg.57'36'' W.)
Liberal VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.02'40'' N., long. 100 deg.58'16'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Liberal Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles each side of the Liberal VORTAC 027 deg. radial extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the VORTAC and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the Liberal 153 deg. radial extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the VORTAC and 
within 2.6 miles each side of the Liberal VORTAC 206 deg. radial 
extending from the VORTAC to 7.4 miles southwest of the VORTAC. This 
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ACE NE E2  Columbus, NE [Revised]

Columbus Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 41 deg.26'52'' N., long. 97 deg.20'24'' W.)
Columbus VOR/CME
    (Lat. 41 deg.27'00'' N., long. 97 deg.20'27 '' W.)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Columbus Municipal Airport and within 
2.6 miles each side of the 157 deg. radial of the Columbus VOR/DME 
extending from the 4-mile radius to 8.7 miles southeast of the VOR/
DME and within 2.6 miles each side of the 317 deg. radial of the 
Columbus VOR/DME extending from the 4-mile radius to 7.4 miles 
northwest of the VOR/DME and within 3.5 miles each side of the 
330 deg. bearing from the Columbus Municipal Airport extending from 
the 4-mile radius to 10.5 miles northwest of the Airport. This Class 
E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

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  Garden City, KS [Revised]
Garden City Regional Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'39'' N., long. 100 deg.43'28'' W.)
Garden City VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'09'' N., long. 100 deg.43'30'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of Garden City Regional Airport and within 
4 miles east and 8 miles west of the 004 deg. radial of the Garden 
City VORTAC extending from the airport to 16 miles north of the 
VORTAC.
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ACE KS E5  Liberal, KS [Revised]
Liberal Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37 deg.02'39'' N., long. 100 deg.57'36'' W.)
Liberal VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.02'40'' N., long. 100 deg.58'16'' W.)
Liberal Municipal Airport ILS
    (Lat. 37 deg.03'27'' N., long. 100 deg.57'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Liberal Municipal Airport and within 2.6 
miles each side of the 027 deg. radial of the Liberal VORTAC 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 8.7 miles northeast of the 
VORTAC and within 2.6 miles each side of the 153 deg. radial of the 
Liberal VORTAC extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 8.7 miles 
southeast of the VORTAC and within 3 miles either side of the ILS 
localizer course extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 12 miles 
south of the airport and within 3 miles

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each side of the 206 deg. radial of the Liberal VORTAC extending 
from the 6.4-mile radius to 8.7 miles southwest of the VORTAC.
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ACE IA E5  Fort Dodge, IA [Revised]
Fort Dodge Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42 deg.33'05'' N., long. 94 deg.11'33'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 fee above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
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ACE IA E5  Fort Madison, IA  [Revised]

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.
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ACE NE E5  Columbus, NE  [Revised]

Columbus Municipal Airport, NE
    (lat. 41 deg.26'52'' N., long. 97 deg.20'24'' W.)
Columbus VOR/DME
    (lat. 41 deg.27'00'' N., long. 97 deg.20'27'' W.)
Columbus Municipal Airport ILS
    (lat. 41 deg.26'25'' N., long. 97 deg.20'12'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Columbus Municipal Airport and within 
4.2 miles each side of the 157 deg. radial of the Columbus VOR/DME 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.5 miles southeast of the 
VOR/DME and within 4 miles each side of the Columbus ILS localizer 
course extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.5 miles northwest of 
the airport.
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ACE NE E5  Grand Island, NE  [Revised]

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE
    (lat. 40 deg.58'03'' N., long. 98 deg.18'31'' W.)
Grand Island VORTAC
    (lat. 40 deg.59'03'' N., long. 98 deg.18'53'' W.)
Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport ILS
    (lat. 40 deg.58'55'' N., long. 98 deg.18'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Central Nebraska Regional Airport 
and within 4 miles each side of the Grand Island ILS localizer 
course extending from the 6.6-mile to 8.7 miles south of the airport 
and within 4 miles northeast and 6 miles southwest of the 294 deg. 
radial of the Grand Island VORTAC extending from the 6.6-mile radius 
to 16 miles northwest of the VORTAC and within 4 miles east and 6 
miles west of the 360 deg. radial of the Grand Island VORTAC 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 16 miles north of the VORTAC
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 9, 1998.
Jack B. Skelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-8142 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]
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