[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13333-13334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5925]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-54]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace areas at Alliance, NE. 
The FAA has developed Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 12 
and NDB RWY 30 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to serve 
Alliance Memorial Airport, NE. Controlled Class E surface area and 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL) is necessary to accommodate these SIAPs, and for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC May 20, 1999.

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 January 4, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 of the 
Federal Regulation (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E airspace 
areas at Alliance, NE (64 FR 60). The proposed action would provide 
additional controlled airspace to accommodate instrument operations at 
the Alliance Memorial Airport.
    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. Class E airspace 
areas designated as surface area for an airport are published in 
paragraph 6002, and 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 designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 
71) amends the Class E airspace areas at Alliance, NE, by providing 
additional controlled airspace for aircraft executing the NDB RWY 12 
and NDB RWY 30 SIAPs to the Alliance Municipal Airport. The areas will 
be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    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 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 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

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

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ACE NE E2  Alliance, NE [Revised]

Alliance Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42 deg.03'12''N., long. 102 deg.48'14''W.)
Alliance VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg.03'20''N., long. 102 deg.48'16''W.)
Alliance NDB
    (Lat. 42 deg.02'35''N., long. 102 deg.47'58''W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Alliance Municipal Airport and 
within 2.5 miles each side of the 124 deg. bearing from the Alliance 
NDB extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the 
NDB and within 2.6 miles each side of the 145 deg. radial of the 
Alliance VOR/DME extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 8.7 miles 
southeast of the VOR/DME and within 2.6 miles each side of the 
302 deg. radial of the Alliance VOR/DME extending from the 4.3-mile 
radius to 5.7 miles northwest of the VOR/DME and within 2.5 miles 
each side of the 318 deg. bearing from the Alliance NDB extending 
from the 4.3-mile radius to 7 miles northwest of the NDB. This Class 
E airspace area 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE NE E5  Alliance, NE [Revised]

Alliance Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42 deg.03'12''N., long. 102 deg.48'14''W.)
Alliance VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg.03'20''N., long. 102 deg.48'16''W.)
Alliance NDB
    (Lat. 42 deg.02'35''N., long. 102 deg.47'58''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Alliance Municipal Airport and 
within 2.5 miles each side of the 124 deg. bearing from the Alliance 
NDB extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the 
NDB and within 3 miles each side of the 145 deg. radial of the 
Alliance VOR/DME extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 10.5 miles 
southeast of the VOR/DME and within 2.5 miles each side of the 
318 deg. bearing from the Alliance NDB extending from the 6.8-mile 
radius to 7 miles northwest of the NDB and within 3 miles each side 
of the 302 deg. radial of the Alliance VOR/DME extending from the 
6.8-mile radius to 8.7 miles northwest of the VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on February 19,1999.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 99-5925 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am]
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