[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44128-44129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22170]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-21]


Establish Class E Airspace; Davenport, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace surface area at 
Davenport, IA. The FAA received a request to establish a Class E 
airspace surface area at Davenport Municipal Airport, Davenport, IA. 
The commissioning of the Davenport Automated Surface Observation System 
(ASOS) qualified the Davenport Municipal Airport for a Class E airspace 
surface area. The airport meets the minimum communications and weather 
observations and reporting requirements for controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface. A minor correction is also being 
made in the text header for Davenport, IA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th 
Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 29, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 of the 
Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace 
surface area at Davenport, IA (63 FR 35166). The proposed action will 
provide additional controlled airspace to accommodate instrument 
operations at the Davenport Municipal Airport. A minor correction is 
also being made in the text header for Davenport, IA.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 
71) establishes Class E airspace surface area at Davenport, IA, to 
accommodate aircraft executing instrument approach procedures at 
Davenport Municipal Airport. The area will be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts. This action also corrects the text header for 
Davenport, IA.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this 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 11035; 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 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

    Aviation, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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:

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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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ACE IA E2  Davenport, IA [New]

Davenport Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41 deg.36'38''N., long. 90 deg.35'19''W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Davenport Municipal Airport. 
This Class E airspace 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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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on July 24, 1998.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-22170 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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