[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26034-26035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-17426; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-26]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Minden, NE.

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 71) by revising Class E airspace at Minden, NE. A review of 
controlled airspace for Pioneer Village Field revealed it does not 
comply with the criteria for 700 feet above ground level (AGL) airspace 
required for diverse departures. The review also identified 
discrepancies in the legal description for the Minden, NE Class E 
airspace area. The area is modified and enlarged to conform to the 
criteria in FAA Orders.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, August 5, 2004. 
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before June 7, 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-2004-17426/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-26, 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: Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520A, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: 
(816) 329-2534.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 15 CFR 71 modifies the 
Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
at Minden, NE. An examination of controlled airspace for Pioneer 
Village Field revealed it does not meet the criteria for 700 feet AGL 
airspace required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order 
7400.2E, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. The criteria in FAA 
Order 7400.2E for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet AGL is based on a 
standard climb gradient of 200 feet per mile plus the distance from the 
airport reference point (AFP) to the end of the outermost runway. Any 
fractional part of a mile is converted to the next higher ten of a 
mile. The examination identified a discrepancy in the Pioneer Village 
Field ARP used in the Class E airspace legal description and also that 
the legal description was not in compliance with FAA Order 8260.19C, 
Flight Procedures and Airspace. The Class E airspace area extension 
should be defined in relation to a radial of the Kearney very high 
frequency omni-directional radio range (VOR) and its limit extended to 
include the distance from the runway threshold to the ARP. This 
amendment expands the airspace area from a 6-mile radius to a 6.4-mile 
radius of Pioneer Village Field, corrects the ARP in the legal 
description, defines the extension in relation to the Kearney VOR 
168[deg] radial, extends the extension from 9.5 miles to 9.8 miles 
south of the airport and brings the legal description of the Minden, NE 
Class E airspace area into compliance with FAA Orders 7400.2E and 
8260.19C. This area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.19L, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated 
September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation 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, kissing 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.

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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-2004-17426/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-26.'' 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 as 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 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective 
September 16, 2003, is amended as follows:

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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 NE E5 Minden, NE

Minden, Pioneer Village Field, NE
    (Lat. 40[deg]30[min]54[sec]N., long. 98[deg]56[min]44[sec]W.)
Kearney VOR
    (Lat. 40[deg]43[min]32[sec]N., long. 99[deg]00[min]18[sec]W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Pioneer Village Field and within 3.5 
miles each side of the Kearney VOOR 168[deg] radial extending from 
the 6.4-mile radius to 9.8 miles south of the airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 27, 2004.
Paul J. Sheridan
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region
[FR Doc. 04-10640 Filed 5-10-04; 8:45 am]
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