[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-372]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-19504; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-64]


Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Wichita Colonel James Jabara 
Airport, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes a Class E surface area at Wichita 
Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS. The effect of this rule is to provide 
appropriate controlled Class E airspace for aircraft executing 
instrument approach procedures to Colonel James Jabara Airport and to 
segregate aircraft using instrument approach procedures in instrument 
conditions from aircraft operating in visual conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 17, 2005.

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 Wednesday, November 10, 2004, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to establish a Class E surface area at Wichita Colonel James 
Jabara Airport, KS (69 FR 65107). The proposal was to establish a Class 
E surface area at Wichita Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS. 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 Wichita Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS. 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 Automated Surface Observing System 
(ASOS) and communications will be direct with Wichita Approach Control. 
The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas are published in 
Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 
2004, 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 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.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
subtitle VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
since it contains aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to 
Colonel James Jabara Airport.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    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 7400.9M, dated August 30, 2004, and effective 
September 16, 2004, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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ACE KS E2 Wichita Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS

Wichita, Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS,
    (Lat. 37[deg]44' 51'' N., long. 97[deg]13' 16'' W.)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Colonel James Jabara Airport, 
excluding that airspace within the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, KS 
Class C airspace area and the Wichita, McConnell AFB, KS Class D 
airspace area.

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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 23, 2004.
Rosalyn R. Ward,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-372 Filed 1-6-05; 8:45 am]
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