[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10369-10370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ACE-12]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moundridge, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes 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 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 10, 2003.

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:

History

    On Monday, December 2, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Moundridge, KS. The proposal was to 
establish controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to 
protect aircraft executing instrument approaches to Moundridge 
Municipal Airport. Interested parties were invited to participate in 
this rulemaking 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 Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace at Moundridge, KS. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth 
is needed to contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures 
at Moundridge Municipal Airport. The area will 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 listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established 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, 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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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE KS 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 February 19, 2003.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 03-5130 Filed 3-4-03; 8:45 am]
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