[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11793-11794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5686]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-17144; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-10


Modification of Class E Airspace; Cedar Rapids, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 
71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E airspace areas at Cedar Rapids, 
IA. On February 2, 2004, The Eastern Iowa Airport airport reference 
point (ARP) was redefined. This action modifies the Cedar Rapids, IA 
Class E airspace areas by incorporating the revised ARP. A review of 
these airspace areas revealed that the Cedar Rapids Class E airspace 
area extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) does not 
comply with FAA Orders.
    The intended effect of this rule is to provide appropriate 
controlled Class E airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) at Cedar Rapids, IA and to bring the areas into 
compliance with FAA Orders.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, June 10, 2004. 
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before April 14, 2004.

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-200417144/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-10, 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: The Eastern Iowa Airport ARP has been 
redefined. This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies the legal 
description of the Class E airspace designated as a surface area at 
Cedar Rapids, IA by incorporating the revised ARP. This amendment also 
modifies the cedar Rapids, IA Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface and its legal description. The revised 
ARP is incorporated, the radius of the airspace about The Eastern Iowa 
Airport is decreased from a 7.4-mile radius to a 6.9-mile radius, the 
extension to this airspace area is enlarged from 3 miles each side of 
the 271[deg] bearing from CINDY LOM to 4 miles north and 8 miles south 
of the bearing and the length of the extension is defined in relation 
to the LOM. This action brings the legal descriptions of both Cedar 
Rapids, IA Class E airspace areas into compliance with FAA Order 
7400.2E, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. The areas will be 
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace areas 
designated as surface areas are published in Paragraph 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 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-2004-17144/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-
10.'' 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 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:

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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, 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 IA E2 Cedar Rapids, IA

Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]53'05'' N., long. 91[deg]42'39'' W.)

    Within a 4.4-mile radius of The Eastern Iowa Airport. This Class 
E airspace area is effective during 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 IA E5 Cedar Rapids, IA

Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]53'05'' N., long. 91[deg]42'39'' W.)
CINDY LOM
    (Lat. 41[deg]53'08'' N., long. 91[deg]48'09'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of The Eastern Iowa Airport and within 4 
miles north and 8 miles south of the 271[deg] bearing from the CINDY 
LOM extending from the 6.9-mile radius of the airport to 16 miles 
west of the LOM.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 1, 2004.
David W. Hope,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 04-5686 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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