[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40310-40312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15115]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-18013; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-42]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Columbus, 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 areas at Columbus, NE. A 
review of the Class E airspace surface area and the Class E airspace 
area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Columbus, NE 
reveals neither reflects the current Columbus Municipal Airport airport 
reference point (ARP). Also neither airspace area complies with 
criteria for extensions or for diverse departures. These airspace areas 
are modified to conform to provide controlled airspace of appropriate 
dimensions to protect aircraft departing and executing Instrument 
Approach Procedures (IAPs) to Columbus Municipal Airport. It modifies 
the extensions to both Columbus, NE Class E airspace areas, enlarges 
these airspace areas and brings their legal descriptions into 
compliance with FAA Orders.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, September 30, 
2004. Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before August 10, 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-2004-18013/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-42, 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.

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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: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies 
the Class E surface area and the Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Columbus, NE. An examination of 
controlled airspace for Columbus, NE revealed that the Columbus 
Municipal Airport ARP used in the legal descriptions for both Class E 
airspace areas is incorrect. The Class E surface area is enlarged from 
a 4 to a 4.7-mile radius of the airport, its southeast extension 
reduced in width from 2.6 to 1.4 miles each side of center and its 
northwest extension redefined relative to the Platte Center 
nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) and reduced in width from 3.5 to 1.9 
miles each side of center. The Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface is increased from a 6.6-mile radius to 
a 7.7-mile radius of the airport, its southeast extension is extended 
1.5 miles and reduced in width from 4.2 to 1.6 miles each side of 
center and its northwest extension redefined relative to the Platte 
Center NDB and reduced in width from 4 to 1.9 miles each side of 
center. These modifications bring the legal descriptions of the 
Columbus, NE Class E airspace areas into compliance with FAA Orders 
7400.2E, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, and 8260.19C, Flight 
Procedures and Airspace. 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 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-2004-18013/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-
42.'' 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 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(6), 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 NE E2 Columbus, NE

Columbus Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 41[deg]26'53'' N., long. 97[deg]20'34'' W.)
Columbus VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41[deg]27'00'' N., long. 97[deg]20'27'' W.)
Platte Center NDB
    (Lat. 41[deg]29'48'' N., long. 97[deg]22'54'' W.)

    Within a 4.7-mile radius of Columbus Municipal Airport and 
within 1.4 miles each side of the Columbus VOR/DME 157[deg] radial 
extending from the 4.7-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 
southeast of the VOR/DME and within 1.4 miles each side of the 
Columbus VOR/DME 317[deg] radial extending from the 4.7-mile radius 
of the airport to 7 miles northwest of the VOR/DME and within 1.9 
miles each side of the 330[deg] bearing from Platt Center NDB 
extending from the 4.7-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 
northwest 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 NE E5 Columbus, NE

Columbus Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 41[deg]26'53'' N., long. 97[deg]20'34'' W.)
Columbus VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41[deg]27'00'' N., long. 97[deg]20'27'' W.)
Platte Center NDB

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    (Lat. 41[deg]29'48'' N., long. 97[deg]22'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.7-mile radius of Columbus Municipal Airport and within 
1.6 miles each side of the Columbus VOR/DME 157[deg] radial 
extending from the 7.7-mile radius of the airport to 11 miles 
southeast of the VOR/DME and within 1.9 miles each side of the 
330[deg] bearing from Platt Center NDB extending from the 4.7-mile 
radius of the airport to 7 miles northwest of the NDB.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on June 24, 2004.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 04-15115 Filed 7-1-04; 8:45 am]
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