[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27479-27480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13273]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-20]
Remove Class E Airspace and Establish Class E Airspace;
Springfield, MO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action removes Class E surface area and establishes a new
Class E surface area at Springfield, MO. Class C airspace has been
established and the Class D airspace has been removed at Springfield
Municipal Airport, Springfield, MO. The name of the Springfield
Municipal Airport has been changed to Springfield-Branson Regional
Airport. The intended effect of this rule is to remove the Class E
surface areas, establish a new Class E surface area, and change the
name of Springfield Municipal Airport.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, August 13,
1998.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before June 17, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, Federal Aviation
Administration, Docket Number 98-ACE-20, 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: The FAA Has established Class C airspace and
removed Class D airspace at Springfield Municipal Airport, Springfield,
MO. The action to establish Class C and remove Class D requires
amending the Class E surface areas. The Class E surface areas are
removed and a new Class E surface area as an extension to Class C is
established. The name of Springfield Municipal Airport has been changed
to Springfield-Branson Regional Airport. The area will be depicted on
appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace designated as a
surface area for an airport is published in paragraph 6002; Class E
airspace areas extending upward from the surface designated as an
extension to a Class C surface area are published in paragraph 6003;
and Class E airspace areas extending upward from the surface designated
as an extension to a Class D or Class E are published in paragraph 6004
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 designation 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 objections. 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
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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-20.'' 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'' 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 6002 Class E airspace designated as a surface area for
an airport
* * * * *
ACE MO E2 Springfield, MO [Removed]
* * * * *
Paragraph 6003 Class E airspace areas extending upward from the
surface designated as an extension to a Class C surface area
* * * * *
ACE MO E3 Springfield, MO [Removed]
Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, MO
(Lat. 37 deg.14'39''N., long. 93 deg.23'13''W.)
Springfield VORTAC
(Lat. 37 deg.21'21''N., long. 93 deg.20'03''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles
west and 2.2 miles east of the Spingfield VORTAC 200 deg. radial
extending from the 5-mile radius of the Springfield-Branson Regional
Airport to the VORTAC.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas extending upward from the
surface designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface
area
* * * * *
ACE MO E4 Springfield, MO [Removed]
* * * * *
Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 4, 1998.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-13273 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am]
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