[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46936-46937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23776]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-25]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Muscatine, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Muscatine Municipal Airport, Muscatine, IA. The FAA has developed 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 6 and VHF Omnidirectional 
Range (VOR) RWY 24 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to 
serve Muscatine Municipal Airport, IA. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is necessary to 
accommodate these SIAPs and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at this airport. The area will contain the GPS RWY 6 and VOR 
RWY 24 in controlled airspace.
    In addition, a minor revision to the geographic coordinates for the 
Muscatine Airport Reference Point (ARP) and Port City VOR/DME are 
included in this document. The intended effect of this rule is to 
provide controlled Class E airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 
6 and VOR RWY 24 SIAPs, revise the coordinates for the Muscatine 
Municipal Airport ARP and Port City VOR/DME, and to segregate aircraft 
using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from 
aircraft operating in visual conditions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ACE-25, 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-25.'' 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

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be changed in light of the 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. 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 area at Muscatine, IA. The FAA has developed GPS RWY 6 
and VOR RWY 24 SIAPs to serve Muscatine Municipal Airport, Muscatine, 
IA.
    In addition, the Class E airspace area includes a minor revision to 
the geographic coordinates for the Muscatine Municipal Airport ARP and 
Port City VOR/DME. The intended effect of this amendment at Muscatine 
Municipal Airport, IA, will provide segregation of aircraft operating 
under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) from aircraft operating in visual 
weather conditions. The area would be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area 
or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. 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 designation listed in 
this document would 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 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 6005  Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

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ACE IA E5 Muscatine, IA [Revised]

Muscatine Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41 deg.21'59'' N., long. 91 deg.08'47'' W.)
Port City VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41 deg.22'10'' N., long. 91 deg.08'37'' W.)
Muscatine NDB
    (Lat. 41 deg.21'44'' N., long. 91 deg.08'46'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of the Muscatine 
Municipal Airport and within 2.6 miles each side of the 061 deg. 
radial of the Port City VOR/DME extending from the 6.5-mile radius 
to 7 miles east of the airport and within 2.6 miles each side of the 
248 deg. bearing from the Muscatine NDB extending from the 6.5-mile 
radius to 7 miles southwest of the airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on August 10, 1998.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-23776 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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