[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 46 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11852-11853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4652]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-19580; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-70]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 12, 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 Friday, January 7, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish a Class 
E surface area and to modify other Class E airspace at Ames, IA (70 FR 
1397). The proposal was to establish a Class E surface area at Ames, 
IA. It was also to modify the Class E5 airspace area to bring it into 
compliance with FAA directives. 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 14 CFR Part 71 establishes Class E airspace 
designated as a surface area for an airport at Ames, IA. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth is needed to 
contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to Ames 
Municipal Airport. Weather observations will be provided by an 
Automatic Surface Observing System (ASOS) and communications will be 
direct with Des Moines Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility.
    This rule also revises the Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Ames, IA. An examination of this 
Class E airspace area for Ames, IA revealed discrepancies in its 
dimensions. The airspace extensions are eliminated, airspace is defined 
of appropriate dimensions to protect aircraft departing and executing 
instrument approach procedures to Ames Municipal Airport and the 
airspace area is brought into compliance with FAA directives. Both 
areas will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas are published in 
Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 
2004, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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.

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    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 
Ames Municipal Airport.

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 7400.9M, 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 IA E2 Ames, IA

Ames Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]59'31'' N., long. 93[deg]37'19'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Ames Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles each side of the 197[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 4.9 miles south of the 
airport.
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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 Ames, IA

Ames Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]59'31'' N., long. 93[deg]37'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Ames Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 1, 2005.
Rosalyn R. Ward,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-4652 Filed 3-9-05; 8:45 am]
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