[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 27 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7020-7021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2553]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-20062; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-4]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Nevada, MO

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 part 71) by revising Class E airspace at Nevada, MO. A 
review of the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Nevada, MO, revealed it does not reflect the 
current Nevada Municipal Airport airport reference point (ARP) nor the 
correct location of the Nevada nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) and is 
not in compliance with established airspace criteria. Extensions to 
this airspace area are enlarged and modified to conform to FAA Orders. 
The intended effect of this rule is to provide controlled airspace of 
appropriate dimensions to protect aircraft departing from and executing 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to Nevada Municipal 
Airport.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, May 12, 2005. 
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before March 14, 2005.

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-2005-20062/Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-4, 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) 329-2524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies 
the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Nevada, MO. An examination of controlled airspace for 
Nevada, MO revealed the Nevada Municipal Airport ARP used in the legal 
description is incorrect, the location of the Nevada NDB is erroneous 
and extensions to the airspace area do not comply with airspace 
requirements as set forth in FAA Orders 7400.2E, Procedures for 
Handling Airspace Matters and 8260.19C, Flight Procedures and Airspace. 
This action decreases the length of the current northeast extension 
from 7.5 miles to 7 miles, decreases the width of this extension from 
2.6 miles to 2.5 miles either side of centerline and defines the 
extension in relation to the Nevada NDB. This action also creates an 
additional northeast extension 2 miles either side of 025[deg] bearing 
from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.5 miles 
northeast of the airport, corrects the ARP and location of the Nevada 
NDB in the legal description and brings the legal description of the 
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 7400.9M, 
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 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-2005-20062/Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-4.'' 
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have 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 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 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

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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 Nevada Municipal Airport.

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

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 Nevada, MO

Nevada Municipal Airport, MO
    (Lat. 37[deg]51'07'' N., long. 94[deg]18'18'' W.)
Nevada NDB
    (Lat. 37[deg]51'32'' N., long. 94[deg]18'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Nevada Municipal Airport and within 2 
miles each side of the 025[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.5 miles northeast of the airport and 
within 2.5 miles each side of the 036[deg] bearing from the Nevada 
NDB extending from the 6.6-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 
northeast of the NDB.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on January 26, 2005.
Elizabeth S. Wallis,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-2553 Filed 2-9-05; 8:45 am]
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