[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3207-3208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1357]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-55]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Monroe, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This amendment revises Class E airspace at Monroe, LA. The 
development of very high frequency omnidirectional range/distance 
measuring equipment (VOR/DME) and nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) 
standard instrument approach procedures (SIAP's) to Monroe Regional 
Airport, Monroe, LA, has made this rule necessary. This action is 
intended to provide adequate controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface for instrument flight rules (IFR) 
operations to Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, LA.

DATES: Effective: 0901 UTC, May 20, 1999. Comments must be received on 
or before March 8, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, Docket No. 98-ASW-55, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 
Meacham Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX, 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 at the 
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises the 
Class E airspace at Monroe, LA. The development of VOR/DME and NDB 
SIAP's to Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, LA, has made this rule 
necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface for 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations to Monroe Regional Airport, 
Monroe, LA.
    Class E airspace designations 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 Sec. 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 any 
adverse or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct 
final rule. A substantial number of previous opportunities provided to 
the public to comment on substantially identical actions have resulted 
in negligible adverse comments or objections. 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,

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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 data 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 is needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy 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-ASW-55.'' 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.
    Further, the FAA has determined that this regulation is 
noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments 
and only involves an established body of technical regulations that 
require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally 
current. Therefore, I certify that 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 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. Since this rule involves routine matters that will 
only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it does not 
warrant preparation of a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the 
anticipated impact is so minimal.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 14 CFR 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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, 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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ASW LA E5  Monroe, LA [Revised]

Monroe Regional Airport, LA
    (Lat. 32 deg.30'39'' N., long. 92 deg.02'16'' W.)
Monroe VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.31'01'' N., long 92 deg.02'10'' W.)
Rayville, John H. Hooks Jr. Memorial Airport, LA
    (Lat. 32 deg.29'11'' N., long. 91 deg.46'15'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Monroe Regional Airport and within 2.7 
miles north and 4.3 miles south of the 217 deg. radial of the Monroe 
VORTAC extending from the 7-mile radius to 11.8 miles southwest of 
the airport and within 3 miles north and 2.5 miles south of the 
60 deg. radial of the Monroe VORTAC extending from the 7-mile radius 
to 7.7 miles northeast of the airport and within a 6.4-mile radius 
of John H. Hooks Jr. Memorial Airport and within 1.7 miles each side 
of the 098 deg. radial of the Monroe VORTAC extending from the 6.4-
mile radius to 12.7 miles west of the airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on January 8, 1999.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 99-1357 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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