[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 75 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20822-20823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8815]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-16985; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-3]


Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; and Modification of Class E5 
Airspace; Muscatine, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, June 10, 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 Wednesday, February 25, 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 Muscatine, IA (69 FR 8582). The proposal was to establish a 
Class E surface area at Muscatine, IA. It was also to modify the 
Muscatine, IA Class E5 airspace area and its 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 Muscatine, IA. 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 would be direct with Quad City Approach Control for 
those times when the airspace area is in effect.
    This rule also revises the Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Muscatine, IA. Airspace required for 
diverse departures is expanded from a 6.5 to a 6.6-mile radius of 
Muscatine Municipal Airport. An examination of this Class E airspace 
area for Muscatine, IA revealed discrepancies in the Port City Very 
High Frequency Omni-directional Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring 
Equipment (DME) radials used to define the airspace area extensions and 
in the descriptions of these extensions. 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 IA E2 Muscatine, IA

Muscatine Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]22'04'' N., long. 91[deg]08'54'' W.)

    Within a 3.9-mile radius of Muscatine Municipal 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 Muscatine, IA

Muscatine Municipal Airport, IA

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    (Lat. 41[deg]22'04'' N., long. 91[deg]08'54'' W.)
Port City VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41[deg]21'59'' N., long. 91[deg]08'58'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Muscatine Municipal Airport and within 
2.6 miles each side of the 063[deg] radial of the Port City VOR/DME 
and within 2.6 miles each side of the 233[deg] radial of the VOR/DME 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 
southwest of the VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 30, 2004.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 04-8815 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
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