[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14359-14360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7073]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-14658; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-27]


Proposed modification of Class E airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class E airspace areas at Fort 
Leonard, MO. An examination of controlled airspace at Fort Leonard, MO 
revealed discrepancies in the dimensions of the Fort Leonard, MC Class 
E4 and Class E5 airspace areas. This action corrects the discrepancies 
by modifying the airspace areas.
    The intended effect of this proposal is to provide controlled Class 
E airspace for aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to 
Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field and to segregate aircraft 
using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from 
aircraft operating in visual conditions.

DATES: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on 
or before April 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2003-14658/Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-27, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) 
is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF 
Building at the above address.

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 that 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 both docket numbers 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 Docket No. FAA-2003-14658/
Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-27.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRM's

    An electric copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov. 
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independent Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must 
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the 
FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 
System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    This notice proposes to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, 
part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class E airspace area 
designated as an extension to the Class D airspace and the Class E 
airspace area extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface 
at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. An examination of controlled airspace at Fort 
Leonard, MO revealed the dimensions of these airspace areas were not in 
compliance with FAA Order 8260.19, Flight Procedures and Airspace. This 
proposed rule making would decrease the size of the Fort Leonard Wood, 
MO Class E airspace area designated as an extension to the Class D 
airspace by relocating the southeastern boundary of this area from 16 
miles to 7 miles southeast of the Buckhorn Nondirectional Radio Beacon 
(NDB). It would also increase the dimensions of the Class E airspace 
area extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface to 
approximately the current dimensions of the Class E airspace area 
designated as an extension to the Class D airspace. These actions would 
correct the discrepancies in the controlled airspace at Fort Leonard 
Wood, MO and bring them into compliance with FAA Order 8260.19. These 
areas would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D area 
are published in Paragraph 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 
2002, and effective September 16, 2002, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in 
Paragraph 6005 of the same Order. The Class E airspace designations 
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

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preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as they 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:

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to 
Class D or Class E surface area.

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ACE MO E4 Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field, MO
    (Lat. 37[deg]44'30'' N., long. 92[deg]08'27'' W.) Forney VOR
    (Lat. 37[deg]44'33'' N., long. 92[deg]08'20'' W.) Buckhorn NDB
    (Lat. 37[deg]41'51'' N., long. 92[deg]06'14'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the Forney VOR 318[deg] radial extending from the 4-
mile radius of Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney field to 7 
miles northwest of the VOR and within 4 miles southwest and 8 miles 
northeast of the 147[deg] bearing from the Buckhorn NDB extending 
from the 4-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles southeast of the 
Buckhorn NBD, excluding that airspace within the R-4501 Fort Leonard 
Wood Restricted Areas, during the specific times they are in effect. 
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 Director.
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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 E5 Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field, MO
    (Lat. 37[deg]44'30'' N., long. 92[deg]08'27'' W.) Forney VOR
    (Lat. 37[deg]44'33'' N., long. 92[deg]08'20'' W.) Buckhorn NDB
    (Lat. 37[deg]41'51'' N., long. 92[deg]06'14'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney 
Field and within 2.4 miles each side of the Forney VOR 318[deg] 
radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 
northwest of the VOR and within 4 miles southwest and 8 miles 
northeast of the 147[deg] bearing from the Buckhorn NDB extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius of the airport to 16 miles southeast of the 
Buckhorn NDB; excluding that airspace within the R-4501 Fort Leonard 
Wood, MO, Restricted Areas during the specific times they are in 
effect.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 11, 2003.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 03-7073 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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