[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24866-24868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-14937; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-40]


Modification of Class D Airspace; and Modification of Class E 
Airspace; Sioux City, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, IA, has been renamed Sioux 
Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field. An examination of controlled airspace for 
Sioux City, IA revealed discrepancies in the Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day 
Field airport reference point used in the legal descriptions for the 
Sioux City, IA Class D and Class E airspace areas. The intended effect 
of this rule is to replace ``Sioux Gateway Airport'' in the legal 
descriptions of Sioux City, IA Class D and Class E airspace areas with 
``Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field,'' to incorporate the current Sioux 
Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field airport reference point into the legal 
descriptions of these airspace areas and to bring the legal 
descriptions into compliance with FAA Orders.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, September 4, 
2003. Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before June 10, 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-2003-14937/Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-40, 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: 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: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies 
the Class D airspace area, the Class E airspace area designated as an 
extension to the Class D airspace area, the Class E airspace designated 
as a surface area and the Class E airspace area extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Sioux City, IA. It replaces ``Sioux 
Gateway Airport,'' the former name of the airport, with ``Sioux 
Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field,'' the new name of the airport, in the legal 
descriptions. This amendment also incorporates the current Sioux 
Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field airport reference point into the legal 
descriptions of these airspace areas. It brings the legal description 
of these airspace areas into compliance with FAA Order 7400.2E, 
Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. The areas will be depicted on 
appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace areas are published 
in paragraph 5000 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 designated as an extension to a Class 
D or Class E surface area, Class E airspace designated as surface areas 
and the Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6004, 6002 
and 6005 respectively of the same FAA Order. The Class D and Class E 
airspace designations listed in this

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document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment and, therefore, is issuing it as a direct final 
rule. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and 
have not resulted in adverse comments or objections. Unless a written 
adverse or negative comment, or a written notice of intent to submit an 
adverse or negative comment is received within the comment period, the 
regulation will become effective on the date specified above. After the 
close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the 
Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were 
received and confirming the date on which the final rule will become 
effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an 
adverse or negative comment, or written notice of intent to submit such 
a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be 
published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking 
may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this 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 
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-2003-14937/Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-
40.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have a substantial direct 
effect on the States, on the relationship between the National 
Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, it 
is determined that this final rule does not have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 13132.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and 
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons 
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a 
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is 
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT) 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 
and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact, 
positive or negative, 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

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Accordingly, 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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective 
September 16, 2002, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ACE IA D Sioux City, IA

Sioux City, Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]24'09''N., long. 96[deg]23'04''W.)
South Sioux City, Martin Field, NE
    (Lat. 42[deg]27'15''N., long. 96[deg]28'21''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud 
Day Field, excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of the 
South Sioux City, Martin Field. 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 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

ACE IA E4 Sioux City, IA

Sioux City, Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]24'09''N., long. 96[deg]23'04''W.)
Sioux City VORTAC
    (Lat. 42[deg]20'40''N., long. 96[deg]19'25''W.)
Gateway NDB
    (Lat. 42[deg]24'29''N., long. 96[deg]23'09''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.2 miles 
each side of the 140[deg] radial of the Sioux City VORTAC extending 
from the 4.3-mile radius of the Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field to 
5.3 miles southeast of the VORTAC and 2.5 miles each side of the 
170[deg] bearing from the Gateway NDB extending from the 4.3-mile 
radius of Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field to 7 miles south of the 
NDB. 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 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ACE IA E2 Sioux City, IA

Sioux City, Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]24'09'' N., long. 96[deg]23'04'' W.)
South Sioux City, Martin Field, NE
    (Lat. 42[deg]27'15'' N., long. 96[deg]28'21'' W.)
Sioux City VORTAC
    (Lat. 42[deg]20'40'' N., long. 96[deg]19'25'' W.)
Gateway NDB
    (Lat. 42[deg]24'29'' N., long. 96[deg]23'09'' W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field, 
excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of the South Sioux 
City, Martin Field and that airspace extending upward from the 
surface within 2.2 miles each side of the 140[deg] radial of the 
Sioux City VORTAC extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Sioux 
Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field to 5.3 miles southeast of the VORTAC and 
2.5 miles each side of the 170[deg] bearing from the Gateway NDB 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius of Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day 
Field to 7 miles south of the NDB. 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ACE IA E5 Sioux City, IA

Sioux City, Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]24'09''N., long. 96[deg]23'04''W.)
Sioux City VORTAC

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    Lat. 42[deg]20'40''N., long. 96[deg]19'25''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field and 
within 3 miles each side of the 139[deg] radial of the Sioux City 
VORTAC extending from the 7-mile radius to 17.8 miles southeast of 
the VORTAC and within 3 miles each side of the 319[deg] radial of 
the Sioux City VORTAC extending from the 7-mile radius to 25.3 miles 
northwest of the VORTAC and within 2 miles each side of the 360[deg] 
bearing from the Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field extending from the 
7-mile radius to 9.2 miles north of the airport.

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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on April 28, 2003.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 03-11640 Filed 5-8-03; 8:45 am]
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