[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71509-71510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30334]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ACE-12]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moundridge, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at 
Moundridge, KS. An Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Runway (RWY) 17 ORIGINAL Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) and an RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 ORIGINAL SIAP have been

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developed to serve Moundridge Municipal Airport, Moundridge, KS. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches.

DATES: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on 
or before February 15, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket Number 02-ACE-12, 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: 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, 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-12.'' 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 notice 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 Headquarters 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 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 part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Moundridge, KS by creating controlled airspace for Moundridge Municipal 
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 of the earth are published in paragraph 
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective 
September 16, 2002, 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 14 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, is amended as follows:
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Paragraphs 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE MO E5 Moundridge, KS

Moundridge Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 38[deg]12'25'' N., long. 97[deg]30'11'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 6.5-mile radius of Moundridge Municipal 
Airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November 15, 2002.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 02-30334 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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