[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 78 (Monday, April 25, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21144-21146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8138]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-20752; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-15]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Columbus, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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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 ground level (AGL) at 
Columbus, NE reveals neither area complies with criteria for extensions 
nor reflects the current Airport reference point (ARP) for the Columbus 
Municipal Airport. Also, the legal descriptions of both areas are not 
in proper format. These airspace areas and their legal descriptions are 
modified to conform to the criteria in FAA Orders.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, 
September 1, 2005. Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be 
received on or before June 10, 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-2005-20752/Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-15, 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 surface area and the Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet AGL at Columbus, NE. An examination of controlled 
airspace for Columbus, NE revealed that neither airspace area is in 
compliance with FAA Orders 7400.2E, Procedures for Handling Airspace 
Matters, and 8260.19C, Flight Procedures and Airspace. The Class E 
surface area is increased from a 4 mile radius to a 4.7 mile radius of 
the Columbus Municipal Airport. The extension to the Class E surface 
area relative to the Columbus VOR/DME 157[deg] radial is decreased in 
length from 8.7 miles to 7 miles southeast of the VOR/DME and decreased 
in width from 2.6 to 2.4 miles each side of centerline. The extension 
to the Class E surface area relative to the Columbus VOR/DME 317[deg] 
radial is decreased in length from 10.5 miles to 7 miles northwest of 
the VOR/DME and decreased in width from 2.6 to 2.4 miles each side of 
centerline. The Class E5 airspace area extending upward from 700 feet 
AGL is increased from a 6.6. mile radius to a 7.7 mile radius of the 
Columbus Municipal Airport. The extension to the Class E5 airspace 
relative to the Columbus VOR/DME 157[deg] radial is increased in length 
from 9.5 miles to 11 miles southeast of the VOR/DME and decreased in 
width from 4.2 to 1.6 miles each side of centerline. The extension to 
the Class E5 airspace relative to the Columbus ILS localizer course is 
changed in length from 10.5 miles northwest of the airport to 7 miles 
northwest of the Platte Center NDB and decreased in width from 4 miles 
to 3.8 miles each side of centerline. The Columbus Municipal Airport 
ARP is corrected in both legal descriptions. These modifications bring 
the legal descriptions of the Columbus, NE Class E airspace areas into 
compliance with FAA Orders 7400.2E and 8260.19C. 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 would 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-2005-20752/Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-
15.'' 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.
    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 Columbus 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 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[min]53[sec] N., long. 97[deg]20[min]34[sec] W.)
Columbus VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41[deg]27[min]00[sec] N., long. 97[deg]20[min]27[sec] W.)

    Within a 4.7 mile radius of Columbus Municipal Airport, and 
within 2.4 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 2.4 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. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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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.)
Columbus Municipal ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 41[deg]26[min]25[sec] N., long. 97[deg]20[min]12[sec] W.)
Platte Center NDB
    (Lat. 41[deg]29[min]48[sec] N., long. 97[deg]22[min]54[sec] 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 3.8 miles each side of the 
Columbus Municipal ILS Localizer course extending from the 7.7-mile 
radius of the airport to 7 miles northwest of the Platte Center NDB.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 11, 2005.
Elizabeth S. Wallis,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-8138 Filed 4-22-05; 8:45 am]
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