[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.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
* * * * *
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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