[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38607-38609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18346]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-34]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace area at Kansas 
City International Airport, MO. The Kansas City VHF Omnidirectional 
Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) has been relocated from its 
present position to the Kansas City International Airport, MO. 
Relocating the Kansas City VORTAC requires amending the radial for the 
VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) or 
Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Runway (RWY) 27, Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP). Also, a review of the Class E airspace area 
for Kansas City International Airport indicates it does not comply with 
the criteria for 700 feet Above

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Ground Level (AGL) airspace required for diverse departures as 
specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. This document proposes to enlarge the 
Class E airspace to conform to the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D. The 
review indicated the Instrument Landing System (ILS) localizer RWY 19R, 
ILS RWY 19L, ILS RWY 1L, ILS RWY IR, and coordinates should be included 
in the text header for the Kansas City International Airport, MO.
    The intended effect of this proposed rule is to provide additional 
controlled Class E airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR), revise the coordinates of the Kansas City VORTAC, 
include the ILS RWY 19R, ILS RWY 19L, ILS RWY 1L, ILS RWY 1R and 
coordinates, amend the radial for the VOR/DME or TACAN RWY 27 SIAP, and 
comply with the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
99-ACE-34, 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. 99-
ACE-34.'' 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 be changed in light of 
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 provide 
additional controlled Class E airspace area for Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) procedures at Kansas City International Airport, MO. The Kansas 
City VORTAC has been relocated from its present position to the Kansas 
City International Airport, MO. A review of the Class E airspace for 
Kansas City International Airport, MO, 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 Airport 
Reference Point (ARP) to the end of the outermost runway. Any 
fractional part of a mile is converted to the next higher tenth of a 
mile.
    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 designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 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 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  [Revised]

    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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

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ACE MO E5 Kansas City International Airport, MO

Kansas City International Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39 deg.17'51''N., long. 94 deg.42'50''W.)
Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39 deg.07'24''N., long. 94 deg.35'34''W.)
Fort Leavenworth, Sherman Army Airfield (AAF), KS
    (Lat. 39 deg.22'06''N., long. 94 deg.54'53''W.)
Kansas City VORTAC
    (Lat. 39 deg.17'07''N., long. 94 deg.44'13''W.)
DOTTE LOM
    (Lat. 39 deg.13'15''N., long. 94 deg.45'00''W.)
Riverside VOR/DME
    (Lat. 39 deg.07'14''N., long. 94 deg.35'48''W.)
ILS RWY 19R localizer
    (Lat. 39 deg.17'24''N., long. 94 deg.43'49''W.)
ILS RWY 19L localizer
    (Lat. 39 deg.16'44''N., long. 94 deg.42'35''W.)
ILS RWY IL localizer
    (Lat. 39 deg.19'30''N., long. 94 deg.43'12''W.)
ILS RWY 1R localizer
    (Lat. 39 deg.18'34''N., long. 94 deg.42'03''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.6-mile radius of the Kansas City International Airport 
and within 4.4 miles west of the Kansas City International Runway 
19R ILS localizer north course and within 4.4 miles east of the 
Kansas City International Runway 19L ILS localizer north course 
extending from the 7.6-mile radius to 21.7 miles north of the DOTTE 
LOM and within 4.4 miles each side of the 093 deg. radial of the 
Kansas City VORTAC extending from the Kansas City International 
Airport 7.6-mile radius to 12 miles east of the Kansas City VORTAC, 
and within 2.5 miles west of the Kansas City International Runway 1L 
ILS localizer south course and within 2.5 miles east of the Kansas 
City International Runway 1R ILS localizer course extending from the 
7.6-mile radius to 9.5 miles south of the DOTTE LOM and within a 
6.7-mile radius of the Kansas City Downtown Airport and within 3 
miles each side of the 210 deg. radial of the Riverside VOR/DME 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 12.6 miles southwest of the 
Downtown Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of the Sherman AAF.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on June 18, 1999.
Donovan D. Schardt,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 99-18346 Filed 7-16-99; 8:45 am]
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