[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51814-51816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25743]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-36]
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, KS
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace area at Wichita Mid-
Continent Airport, Wichita, KS. A review of this
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Class E airspace area for Wichita Mid-Continent Airport indicates it
does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL)
airspace required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order
7400.2D. The Class E airspace has been enlarged to conform to the
criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D.
In addition, included in this document are: a minor revision to the
Airport Reference Point (ARP for Colonel James Jabara Airport; a minor
revision to the coordinates for AUBRA Waypoint; the Wichita Mid-
Continent Localizer and coordinates for Runway (RWY) 1L; and the
McConnell Air Force Base Localizer and coordinates for RWY 1L. The
intended effect of this rule is to provide additional controlled Class
E airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR),
comply with the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D, revise the ARP
coordinates for Colonel James Jabara Airport, revise the coordinates
for AUBRA Waypoint, add the Wichita Mid-Continent Localizer and
coordinates for RWY 1L, and add the McConnell Air Force Base Localizer
and coordinates for RWY 1L.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before November 4, 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-36, 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 E airspace at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, KS. A review of the
Class E airspace for Wichita Mid-Continent Airport indicates it does
not meet the criteria for 700 feet AGL airspace required for diverse
departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. The criteria in FAA Order
7400.2D for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet AGL is based on a standard
climb gradient of 200 feet per mile plus the distance from the ARP to
the end of the outermost runway. Any fractional part of a mile is
converted to the next higher tenth of a mile.
In addition, included in this document are: a minor revision to the
Airport Reference Point (ARP) for Colonel James Jabara Airport; a minor
revision to the coordinates for AUBRA Waypoint; the Wichita Mid-
Continent Localizer and coordinates for Runway (RWY) 1L; and the
McConnell Air Force Base Localizer and coordinates for RWY 1L. The
amendment at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, KS, will provide additional
airspace for aircraft operating under IFR, comply with the criteria of
FAA order 7400.2D, revise the ARP coordinates for Colonel James Jabara
Airport, revise the coordinates for AUBRA Waypoint, add the Wichita
Mid-Continent Localizer and coordinates for RWY 1L, and add the
McConnell Air Force Base Localizer and coordinates for RWY 1L. The area
will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. 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 7400.9F, dated
September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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
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-36.'' 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
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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. 20854, 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 7900.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ACE KS E5 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, KS
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, KS
(Lat. 37 deg.39'00''N., long. 97 deg.25'59''W.)
Wichita Mid-Continent Localizer Runway IL
(Lat. 37 deg.39'48''N., long. 97 deg.25'59''W.)
McConnel Air Force Base Runway 1L
(Lat. 37 deg.37'23''N., long. 97 deg.16'03''W.)
McConnel Air Force Base Localizer Runway 1L
(Lat. 37 deg.37'07''N., long. 97 deg.15'47''W.)
Cessna Aircraft Field
(Lat. 37 deg.38'55''N., long. 97 deg.15'02''W.)
Augusta Municipal Airport
(Lat. 37 deg.40'44'18''N., long. 97 deg.04'40''W.)
Colonel James Jabara Airport
(Lat. 37 deg.44'51''N., long. 97 deg.13'16''W.)
AUBRA Waypoint
(Lat. 37 deg.55'18''N., long. 97 deg.11'41''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.2-mile radius of Wichita Mid-Continent Airport and within
4 miles west and 5 miles east of the Mid-Continent Airport ILS
localizer course to Runway 1L extending from the airport to 13 miles
south of the airport and to 7.4 miles north of the airport and
within a 7.0-mile radius of the McConnell AFB ILS Runway 1L
localizer course extending from the AFB to 11.2 miles south of the
AFB and within 2.6 miles each side of the 110 deg. bearing from the
Cessna Aircraft Field extending from the field to 12.6 miles east of
the field and within a 6.4-mile radius of the Augusta Municipal
Airport and within a 6.5 mile radius of the Colonel James Jabara
Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of a line extending from the
Colonel James Jabara Airport to the AUBRA Waypoint extending from
the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles north of the airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on September 8, 1998.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-25743 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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