[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54599-54601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21576]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ACE-8]


Proposed Establishment of Class E2 and Class E4 Airspace and 
Modification of Existing Class E5 Airspace; Ainsworth, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace designated 
as a surface area for Ainsworth Municipal Airport, NE; establish Class 
E airspace designated as an extension to Class E surface area at 
Ainsworth, NE; and modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface of the earth at Ainsworth, NE. The FAA has 
developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway 
(RWY) 17 ORIGINAL Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 35 ORIGINAL SIAP, VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) RWY 17 
Amendment 3 SIAP and VOR RWY 35 Amendment 4 SIAP to serve Ainsworth 
Municipal Airport, NE. Class

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E surface area airspace, extensions to this Class E surface area 
airspace and additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) are needed to protect instrument flight 
rules (IFR) operations at Ainsworth, NE. This Class E surface area, 
Class E surface area extensions and additional controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL will ensure that aircraft executing 
straight-in SIAPs to RWY 17 and RWY 35 remain within controlled 
airspace. Adoption of this proposal would result in establishing Class 
E surface area and extensions at Ainsworth Municipal Airport, NE and 
also result in additional Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet at Ainsworth, NE.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch Manager, 
ACE-520, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Docket Number 02-ACE-8, 
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 Air 
Traffic Division at the same address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520A, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: 
(816) 329-2524.

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 notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 02-
ACE-8.'' 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 notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Central Region, Office of the 
Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri, both before and 
after the closing date for comments. A report that summarizes each 
substantive-public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rule 
making will be filed in the Rules 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 application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to establish 
Class E airspace designated as a surface area for Ainsworth Municipal 
Airport, NE; establish Class E airspace designated as an extension to 
Class E surface area at Ainsworth, NE; and modify Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth at 
Ainsworth, NE.
    This Class E airspace surface area, Class E airspace surface area 
extensions and additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet AGL are needed to ensure that aircraft executing straight-in SIAPs 
to RWY 17 and RWY 35 remain within controlled airspace. The areas would 
be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace 
surface areas, Class E airspace surface area extensions and Class E 
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface 
of the earth are published in paragraphs 6002, 6004 and 6005 
respectively 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 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 Department of Transportation (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 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 7400.9J Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ACE NE E2  Ainsworth, NE

Ainsworth Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42 deg.34'45'' N., long. 99 deg.59'35'' W.)

Ainsworth VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg.34'09'' N., long. 99 deg.59'23'' W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Ainsworth Municipal Airport.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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ACE NE E4  Ainsworth, NE

Ainsworth Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42 deg.34'45'' N., long. 99 deg.59'35'' W.)
Ainsworth VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg.34'09'' N., long. 99 deg.59'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the Ainsworth VOR/DME 197 deg. radial extending from the 
4.3-mile radius of Ainsworth Municipal Airport to 7 miles south of the 
airport; and within 2.4 miles each side of the Ainsworth VOR/DME 
348 deg. radial extending from the 4.3-mile radius of Ainsworth 
Municipal Airport to 7 miles north of the airport.
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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 35  Ainsworth, NE [Revised]

Ainsworth Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42 deg.34'45'' N., long. 99 deg.59'35'' W.)
Ainsworth VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg.34'09'' N., long. 99 deg.59'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.4-mile radius of Ainsworth Municipal Airport and within 3.9 
miles each side of the 179 deg. bearing from the airport extending from 
the 7.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles south of the airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on August 9, 2002.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 02-21576 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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