[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2422-2423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1126]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2002-14005; Airspace Docket No. 02-AGL-14]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Columbus, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Columbus, OH. Area 
Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) have 
been developed for Darby Dan Airport, Columbus, OH. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
is needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches. This action 
increases the area of existing controlled airspace at Port Columbus 
International Airport, OH.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 20, 2003.

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:

History

    On Thursday, September 19, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Columbus, OH (67 FR 59030). The 
proposal was to modify existing Class E airspace at Port Columbus 
International Airport, OH in order to protect for several new RNAV 
SIAPS.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

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proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received. 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 designations listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Columbus, OH, by increasing the radius of controlled airspace around 
the Port Columbus International Airport. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed 
to contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures. The area 
will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
establishment body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this 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 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 Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration amends 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 OH E5 Columbus, OH [Revised]

Columbus, Port Columbus International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 39[deg]59'53'' N., long. 82[deg]53'31'' W.)
Columbus, Rickenbaker International Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]48'50'' N., long. 82[deg]55'40'' W.)
Columbus, Ohio State University Airport, OH
    (Lat. 40[deg]04'47'' N., long. 83[deg]04'23'' W.)
Columbus, Bolton Field Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]54'04'' N., long. 83[deg]08'13'' W.)
Columbus, Darby Dan Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]56'31'' N., long. 83[deg]12'18'' W.)
Lancaster, Fairfield County Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]45'20'' N., long. 82[deg]39'26'' W.)
Don Scott NDB
    (Lat. 40[deg]04'49'' N., long. 83[deg]04'44'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Port Columbus International Airport, and 
within a 7-mile radius of Rickenbacker International Airport, and 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Ohio State University Airport, and 
within 3 miles either side of the 091[deg] bearing from the Don 
Scott NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius area to 9.8 miles east 
of the NDB, and within a 7.4-mile radius of Bolton Field Airport, 
and within a 6.4-mile radius of Fairfield County Airport, and within 
a 6.5-mile radius of Darby Dan Airport, excluding that airspace 
within the London, OH Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 3, 2003.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 03-1126 Filed 1-16-03; 8:45 am]
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