[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53531-53533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20897]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AGL-09]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Indianapolis, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This Document proposes to modify Class E airspace at 
Indianapolis, IN. Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures

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(SIAPS) to several Runways (RWYS) have been developed for Indianapolis 
International airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft 
executing these approaches. This action would increase the area of the 
existing controlled airspace at Indianapolis International Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 4, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Regional Counsel, AGL-7, Rules 
Docket No. 02-AGL-09, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 
60018.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis C. Burke, Air Traffic Division, 
airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East 
Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

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, aeronautical, 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 document must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 02-
AGL-09.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this document may be 
changed in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, 
Office of the Regional Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois, 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 NPRM's
    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 docket number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify 
Class E airspace at Indianapolis, IN, increasing the radius of 
controlled airspace around the Indianapolis International Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of 
the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing instrument approach 
procedures. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9J 
dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an establishment body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routing 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 Subject 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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:
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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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AGL IN E5 Indianapolis, IN [Revised]

Indianapolis, Indianapolis International Airport, IN
    (Lat. 39 deg.43[min]02[sec] N., long. 86 deg.17[min]40[sec] W.)
Indianapolis, Greenwood Municipal, IN
    (Lat. 39 deg.37[min]42[sec] N., long. 86 deg.05[min]16[sec] W.)
Indianapolis, Eagle Creek Airpark, IN
    (Lat. 39 deg.49[min]51[sec] N., long. 86 deg.17[min]40[sec] W.)
Indianapolis, Helicopter VOR/DME 287 deg. Approach Point in Space
    (Lat. 39 deg.42[min]12[sec] N., long. 86 deg.06[min]28[sec] W.)
Brickyard VORTAC
    (Lat. 39 deg.48[min]53[sec] N., long. 86 deg.22[min]03[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.9-mile radius of the Indianapolis International Airport, 
within a 7-mile radius of the Greenwood Municipal Airport, within a 
6.3-mile radius of Eagle Creek Airpark, and within 2.6 miles each 
side of the Brickyard VORTAC 257 deg. radial, extending from the 
6.3-mile radius of the Eagle Creek Airpark and the 7.4-mile radius 
of the Indianapolis International Airport to 7-miles west of the 
VORTAC, and within a 6-mile radius of the Point in space serving the 
helicopter VOR/DME 287 deg. approach.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 22, 2002.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 02-20897 Filed 8-15-02; 8:45 am]
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