[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12981]



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14 CFR Part 71



Proposed Establishment of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 
Airport Class B Airspace Area, and Revocation of Cincinnati/Northern 
Kentucky International Class C Airspace Area, KY; Proposed Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-5]
RIN 2120-AE97


Proposed Establishment of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 
International Airport Class B Airspace Area, and Revocation of 
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Class C Airspace Area; KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On February 10, 1998, the FAA published an NPRM, which 
proposed to establish a Class B airspace area and to revoke the 
existing Class C airspace area at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 
International Airport. This document announces the reopening of the 
comment period for an additional 60 days.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this NPRM should be mailed, in triplicate, to: 
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, 
Attention: Rules Docket (AGC-200), Docket No. 93-AWA-5, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Comments may be also 
sent electronically to the following Internet address: 9-NPRM-
[email protected]. Comments delivered must be marked Docket No. 93-AWA-
5. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Chief 
Counsel, Room 915G, weekdays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except 
on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Crawford, Airspace and Rules 
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20591; telephone (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-5, published on February 10, 1998 (63 FR 
6818), proposed to establish a Class B airspace area and to revoke the 
existing Class C airspace area at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 
International Airport (CVG). CVG qualified as a candidate for Class B 
airspace based on the enplaned passengers and airport operations. The 
60-day comment period for the notice closed on April 13, 1998.
    By letters, on April 8 and 13 respectively, the Aircraft Owners and 
Pilots Association (AOPA) and Mercantile Stores Co. Inc. requested that 
the FAA extend the comment period from 60 days, to as long as 90 days, 
to enable those persons impacted by the proposal to submit meaningful 
comments. Additionally, AOPA requested that the FAA take action to 
conduct a second series of informal airspace meetings to present this 
proposal to the public.
    The FAA agrees, in part, with these recommendations. The plan to 
establish a Class B airspace area for CVG and revoke the existing Class 
C airspace area, was introduced for public input at informal airspace 
meetings conducted in Ohio and Kentucky on September 3 and 4, 1992. 
These meetings were held to allow the public an opportunity to preview 
and comment on the planned airspace design for CVG. Comments on the 
planned design were received from a variety of airspace users including 
the Ad Hoc User Group Advisory Committee for the area. All the comments 
received during these informal airspace meetings were given due 
consideration prior to issuing the NPRM. The proposed Class B airspace 
area configuration discussed in the NPRM is the same as presented 
during the 1992 informal airspace meetings. Therefore, the FAA finds 
that it is not necessary to hold further informal airspace meetings.
    It is FAA policy to encourage full public participation in all 
regulatory actions. The FAA is aware that many general aviation pilots 
and others associated with the aviation industry receive notification 
of proposed rulemaking actions only through user organizations. Also, 
the FAA recognizes that a number of years have elapsed since the 
informal airspace meetings were held. Based on the above, the FAA has 
determined that reopening the comment period is reasonable and would 
ensure that all interested parties have an opportunity to respond to 
the NPRM. Accordingly, the FAA is reopening the comment period for this 
rulemaking effort for an additional 60 days. This additional period 
allows for a total comment period of 120 days instead of the original 
60-day comment period.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 11, 1998.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 98-12981 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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