[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1669-1670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-490]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16410; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-79]


Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; and Modification of Class E5 
Airspace; Hutchinson, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes a Class E surface area at Hutchinson, KS 
for those times when the air traffic control tower (ATCT) is closed. It 
also modifies the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Hutchinson, KS by correcting the identified type 
of one navigational aid and the location of another.
    The effect of this rule is to provide appropriate controlled Class 
E airspace for aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to 
Hutchinson Municipal Airport and to segregate aircraft using instrument 
approach procedures in instrument conditions from aircraft operating in 
visual conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 19, 2004.

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 Thursday, November 20, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to establish a Class E surface area and to modify other Class E 
airspace at Hutchinson, KS (68 FR 65417). The proposal was to establish 
a Class E surface area at Hutchinson, KS, for those times when the air 
traffic control tower (ATCT) is closed. It was also to modify the Class 
E5 airspace and its legal description by revising the identified type 
of one navigational aid and the location of another navigational aid 
serving Hutchinson Municipal Airport and used in the Class E airspace 
legal description. 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.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) establishes Class E airspace designated as a surface area 
for an airport at hutchinson, KS. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing 
instrument approach procedures. This airspace will be in effect during 
those times when the ATCT is closed. Weather observations will be 
provided by an Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) and 
communications will be directed with Wichita ATCT.
    This rule also revises the Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Hutchinson, KS. An examination of 
this Class E airspace area for Hutchinson, KS revealed a discrepancy in 
the identified type of one navigational aid and a discrepancy in the 
location of another navigational aid serving Hutchinson Municipal 
Airport and used in the Class E airspace legal description. The 
Hutchinson Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR)/Distance 
Measuring Equipment (DME) is misidentified as a VHF Omni-Directional 
Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC). The location of the SALTT Outer 
Compass Locator (LOM) is erroneous. This action corrects these 
discrepancies. The areas will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts.
    Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas are published in 
Paragraph

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6002 of FAA Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective 
September 16, 2003, 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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, 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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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ACE KS E2 Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 38[deg]03'56'' N., long. 97[deg]51'38'' W.)
    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Hutchinson Municipal Airport. 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 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 Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 38[deg]03'56'' N., long. 97[deg]51'38'' W.)
Hutchinson VOR/DME
    (Lat. 37[deg]59'49'' N., long. 97[deg]56'03'' W.)
SALTT LOM
    (Lat. 38[deg]07'25'' N., long. 97[deg]55'37'' W.)
Hutchinson ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 38[deg]03'31'' N., long. 97[deg]51'12'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Hutchinson Municipal Airport, and 
within 4 miles each side of the Hutchinson ILS localizer northwest 
course extending to 16 miles northwest of the SALTT LOM, and within 
4 miles each side of the ILS localizer back course extending from 
the 6.8-mile radius to 7.4 miles southeast of the airport, and 
within 4 miles each side of the Hutchinson VOR/DME 042[deg] radial 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast of the 
airport, and within 4 miles each side of the Hutchinson VOR/DME 
222[deg] radial extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 11.2 miles 
southwest of the airport.

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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 30, 2003.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 04-490 Filed 1-9-04; 8:45 am]
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