[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 64 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17283-17284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7489]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-16983; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-1]


Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; and Modification of Class E5 
Airspace; Farmington, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes a Class E surface area at Farmington, 
MO. It also modifies the Class E airspace area extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Farmington, MO by correcting 
discrepancies in the Farmington Regional Airport airport reference 
point.
    The effect of this rule is to provide appropriate controlled Class 
E airspace for aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to 
Farmington Regional Airport and to segregate aircraft using instrument 
approach procedures in instrument conditions from aircraft operating in 
visual conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 10, 2004.

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:

History

    On Thursday, February 19, 2004, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to establish a Class E surface area and to modify other Class E 
airspace at Farmington, MO (69 FR 7715). The proposal was to establish 
a Class E surface area at Farmington, MO. It was also to modify the 
Class E5 airspace and its legal description by revising the Farmington 
Regional Airport airport reference point 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 Farmington, MO. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing 
instrument approach procedures. Weather observations will be provided 
by an Automatic Weather Observing/Reporting System (AWOS) and 
communications will be direct with St. Louis Automated Flight Service 
Station.
    This rule also revises the Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Farmington, MO. An examination of 
this Class E airspace area for Farmington, MO revealed discrepancies in 
the Farmington Regional Airport airport reference point used in the 
Class E airspace legal description. 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 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, 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, 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 MO E2 Farmington, MO

Farmington Regional Airport, MO
    (Lat. 37[deg]45'40'' N., long. 90[deg]25'43'' W.)
Perrine NDB
    (Lat. 37[deg]45'54'' N. long. 90[deg]25'45'' W.)

    Within a 3.9-mile radius of Farmington Regional Airport and 
within 2.6 miles each side of the 034[deg] bearing from the Perrine 
NDB extending from the 3.9-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 
northeast of the NDB and within 2.6 miles each side of the 191[deg] 
bearing from the Perrine NDB extending from the 3.9-mile radius of 
the airport to 7 miles south of the NDB.
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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 Farmington, MO

Farmington Regional Airport, MO
    (Lat. 37[deg]45'40'' N., long. 90[deg]25'43'' W.)
Farmington VORTAC
    (Lat. 37[deg]40'24'' N., long. 90[deg]14'03'' W.)
Perrine NDB
    (Lat. 37[deg]45'54'' N., long. 90[deg]25'45'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Farmington Regional Airport, and within 
2.6 miles each side of the 034[deg] bearing from the Perrine NDB 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.9 miles northeast of the 
airport and within 2.6 miles each side of the 191[deg] bearing from 
the Perrine NDB, extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.9 miles 
south of the airport and within 1.3 miles each side of the 
Farmington VORTAC 300[deg] radial extending from the 6.4-mile radius 
of the airport to the VORTAC.

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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 24, 2004.
Anthony D. Roetzel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 04-7489 Filed 4-1-04; 8:45 am]
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