[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27474-27476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13272]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-17]


Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D and Class E airspace areas at 
Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO. The FAA has developed 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 14; GPS RWY 32; Localizer 
(LOC) RWY 14; Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) RWY 14; NDB RWY 32; VHF 
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) RWY 14; and VOR RWY 32 Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to serve Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army 
Airfield, MO. The enlarged Class E surface area and Class E airspace 
area 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) will contain the new SIAPs 
within controlled airspace. A minor revision to the Airport Reference 
Point (ARP) coordinates is included in this document. The intended 
effect of this rule is to revise the ARP coordinates and to provide 
additional controlled Class E airspace for aircraft operating under 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, October 8, 1998.

    Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before July 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, Federal Aviation

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Administration, Docket Number 98-ACE-17, 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 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: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 revises the 
Class D and Class E airspace at Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army 
Airfield, MO. The amendment to Class E surface area and Class E 700 
feet AGL airspace area at Forney Army Airfield will provide additional 
controlled airspace in order to contain the new SIAPs within controlled 
airspace, and thereby facilitate separation of aircraft operating under 
IFR from aircraft operation under VFR. The Class D area is amended to 
indicate the new ARP coordinates. The amendment at Forney Army Airfield 
will revise the ARP coordinates, provide additional controlled surface 
area, provide 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 D airspace areas designated for an airport containing at 
least one primary airport around which the airspace is designated are 
published in paragraph 5000; Class E airspace areas extending upward 
from the surface and designated as an extension to Class D or Class E 
surface area are published in paragraph 6004; 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 D and Class E 
airspace designations 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 objection. The 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. 98-ACE-17''. 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 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 5000  Class D airspace

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ACE MO D  Fort Leonard Wood, MO [Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'30''N., long. 92 deg.08'27''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,700 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Forney Army Airfield. 
This Class D 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.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface and designated as an extension to Class D or Class E 
surface area

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ACE MO E4  Fort Leonard Wood, MO [Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'30''N., long. 92 deg.08'27''W.)
Forney VOR
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'33''N., long. 92 deg.08'20''W.)
Buckhorn NDB
    (Lat. 37 deg.41'51''N., long. 92 deg.06'14''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the Forney VOR 318 deg. radial extending from the 4-
mile radius of Forney Army Airfield to 7 miles northwest of the VOR 
and within 4 miles southwest and 8 miles northeast of the 147 deg. 
bearing from the Buckhorn NDB extending from the 4-mile radius of 
the airport to 16 miles southeast of the Buckhorn NDB. 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.
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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  Fort Leonard Wood, MO [Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'30''N., long. 92 deg.08'27''W.)
Forney VOR
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'33''N., long. 92 deg.08'20''W.)
Buckhorn NDB
    (Lat. 37 deg.41'51''N., long. 92 deg.06'14''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Forney Army Airfield; excluding that 
airspace within the R-4501 Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Restricted Areas 
during the specific times they are effective.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 1, 1998.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-13272 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am]
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