[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55180-55181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21136]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ACE-7]


Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Knob Noster, Whiteman 
AFB, MO; and Modification of Class E Airspace; Knob Noster, Whiteman 
AFB, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace at Knob 
Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO, modify Class E airspace designated as a 
surface area for Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO and modify Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth 
at Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO. It has been determined that the Knob 
Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO Class D airspace and the Knob Noster, Whiteman 
AFB, MO Class E airspace designated as a surface area be amended to 
provide for containment of instrument approach procedures within 
controlled airspace. Adequate controlled airspace should be established 
to contain Category E circling requirements. It has also been 
determined that the extension of the Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of 
the earth is no longer required. This action would amend the existing 
Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO Class D airspace and the Knob Noster, 
Whiteman AFB, MO Class E airspace designated as a surface area by 
changing the existing 4.6-mile radius to a 6.5-mile radius and by 
eliminating the north and south extensions. This action would also 
amended Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface of the earth by deleting that portion 
within 1.8 miles each side of the Whiteman ILS localizer south course, 
extending from the 7-mile radius to the 9.7-mile radius south of Knob 
Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO.

DATES: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on 
or before October 7, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket Number 02-ACE-7, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, DOT Regional Headquarters 
Building, 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 action must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 02- 
ACE-7.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received before the specified closing 
date for comments will be considered before taking action on the 
proposed rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in 
light of the comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for 
Central Region, Room 506, DOT Regional Headquaters Building, 901 
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106, 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, 
Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, DOT Regional 
Headquarters Building, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. 
Communications must identify the docket 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 Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend Class D airspace at Knob 
Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO. Class D airspace designations for airspace 
areas

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extending upward from the surface of the earth are published in 
Paragraph 5000 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 D designation listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA is also considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend Class E airspace 
designated as a surface area at Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO. Class E 
airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are 
published in Paragraph 6002 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 designated as a surface 
area listed in this document would be published subsequently in the 
Order.
    Further, the FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend Class E airspace 
designated as extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the 
earth at Knob Noster, Whiteman AFB, MO. Class E airspace designations 
for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth 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 
designated as extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the 
earth 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. 
It, therefore, (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, when promulgated, 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 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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 5000  Class D Airspace.

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ACE MO D  Knob Noster, MO [Revised]

Whiteman AFB, MO
    (Lat. 38 deg.43'49''N., long. 93 deg.32'53''W.)
Whiteman TACAN
    (Lat. 38 deg.44'09''N., long. 93 deg.33'02''W.)
Hawks NDB
    (Lat. 38 deg.37'49''N., long. 93 deg.34'21''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,400 feet MSL and within a 6.5-mile radius of Whiteman AFB. 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 areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ACE MO E2  Knob Noster, MO [Revised]

Whiteman AFB, MO
    (Lat. 38 deg.43'49'' N., long. 93 deg.32'53'' W.)
Whiteman TACAN
    (Lat. 38 deg.44'09'' N., long. 93 deg.33'02'' W.)
Hawks NDB
    (Lat. 38 deg.37'49'' N., long. 93 deg.34'231'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 6.5-
mile radius of Whiteman AFB. 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 MO E2  Knob Noster, MO [Revised]

Whiteman AFB, MO
    (Lat. 38 deg.43'49''N., long. 93 deg.32'53''W.)
Whiteman TACAN
    (Lat. 38 deg.44'09''N., long. 93 deg.33'02''W.)
Hawks NDB
    (Lat. 38 deg.37'49''N., long. 93 deg.34'21''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 7-mile radius of Whiteman AFB.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on July 30, 2002.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 02-21136 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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