[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 9, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48651-48652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20166]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ACE-25]


Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Amendment to 
Class E Airspace; Garden City, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace area, a 
Class E surface area extension and amend the Class E surface area from 
full time to part time status at Garden City Regional Airport, Garden 
City, KS. An Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is being established at 
Garden City Regional Airport and surface areas are necessary to provide 
controlled airspace for the safe and efficient operation of aircraft 
operating into and out of the Garden City Regional Airport. This 
proposal would create controlled surface areas at Garden City Regional 
Airport. The intended effect of this rule is to provide Class D 
airspace area, a Class E surface area extension, and amend Class E 
surface area from full time to part time status.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, DOT Regional 
Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket Number 
00-ACE-25, 901 Locust, 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 a.m. and 3 
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, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: 
(816) 329-2525.

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. 00-
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 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 establish 
Class D airspace area, a Class E surface area extension and amend the 
Class E surface area from full time to part time status at Garden City 
Regional Airport, Garden City, KS. An ATCT is being established at 
Garden City Regional Airport and Class D and Class E surface areas are 
necessary for the safe and efficient operation of aircraft in the 
vicinity of the airport. The areas will be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area 
or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. Class D airspace areas 
designated for an airport that contain at least one primary airport 
around which the airspace is designated are published in paragraph 
5000, Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an 
airport are published in paragraph 6002, and Class E airspace areas 
designated as an extension to Class D airspace areas are published in 
paragraph 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 10, 1999, and 
effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The airspace designations 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:


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Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace area designated for an airport 
that contains at least one primary airport around which the 
airspace is designated.

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ACE KS D  Garden City, KS [New]

Garden City Regional Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'39"N., long. 100 deg.43'28"W.)
Garden City VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'09"N., long. 100 deg.43'30"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
5400 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Garden City Regional 
Airport. This Class D 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 6002  Class E airspace area designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ACE KS E2  Garden City, KS [Revised]

Garden City Regional Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'39"N., long. 100 deg.43'28"W.)
Garden City VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'09"N., long. 100 deg.43'30"W.)

    That airspace within a 4.3-mile radius of the Garden City 
Regional Airport and within 2.2 miles each side of the Garden City 
VORTAC 004 deg. radial extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the 
Garden City Regional Airport to 7 miles north of the VORTAC and 
within 2.2 miles each side of the Garden City VORTAC 171 deg. radial 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Garden City Regional 
Airport to 5 miles south of the VORTAC. 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 6004  Class E airspace area designated as an extension to 
a Class D airspace area.

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ACE KS E2  Garden City, KS [New]

Garden City Regional Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'39"N., long. 100 deg.43'28"W.)
Garden City VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.55'09"N., long. 100 deg.43'30"W.)

    That airspace extending upward within 2.2 miles each side of the 
Garden City VORTAC 004 deg. radial extending from the 4.3-mile 
radius of the Garden City Regional Airport to 7 miles north of the 
VORTAC and within 2.2 miles each side of the Garden City VORTAC 
171 deg. radial extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Garden 
City Regional Airport to 5 miles south of the VORTAC. 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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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on July 27, 2000.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 00-20166 Filed 8-8-00; 8:45 am]
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