[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44465-44466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15311]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-21337; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-16]


Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; and Modification of Class E5 
Airspace; Storm Lake, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 1, 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 June 22, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish a Class E surface area and to modify other Class E 
airspace at Storm Lake, IA (70 FR 19027). The proposal was to establish 
a Class E surface area at Storm Lake, 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 Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) establishes Class E airspace designated as a surface area 
for an airport at Storm Lake, IA. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing 
instrument approach procedures to Storm Lake Municipal Airport. Weather 
observations will be provided by an Automatic Weather Observing/
Reporting System (AWOS) and communications will be direct with Fort 
Dodge Automated Flight Service Station.
    This rule also revises the Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Storm Lake, IA. An examination of 
this Class E airspace area for Storm Lake, IA revealed noncompliance 
with FAA directives. This corrects identified discrepancies by 
decreasing the width of the southeast extension from 2.6 miles to 2.5 
miles each side of the 167[deg] bearing from Storm Lake NDB and 
creating an extension within 2.5 miles each side of the 357[deg] 
bearing from the Storm Lake NDB extending from the 6.6-mile radius of 
the airport to 7 miles north of the airport, defining airspace of 
appropriate dimensions to protect aircraft departing and executing 
instrument approach procedures to Storm Lake Municipal Airport and 
bringing the airspace area 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 15, 
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.
    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 
Storm Lake 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:


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    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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ACT IA E2 Storm Lake, IA

Storm Lake Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]35'50'' N., long. 95[deg]14'26'' W.)
Storm Lake, NDB
    (Lat. 42[deg]36'02'' N., long. 95[deg]14'40'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Storm Lake Municipal Airport, and 
within 2.5 miles each side of the 167[deg] bearing from the Storm 
Lake NDB extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 7 
miles south of the airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the 
357[deg] bearing from the Storm Lake NDB extending from the 4.1-mile 
radius of the airport to 7 miles north 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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ACT IA E5 Storm Lake, IA

Storm Lake Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]35'50'' N., long. 95[deg]14'26'' W.)
Storm Lake, NDB
    (Lat. 42[deg]36'02'' N., long. 95[deg]14'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Storm Lake Municipal Airport, and within 
2.5 miles each side of the 167[deg] bearing from the Storm Lake NDB 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles south 
of the airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the 357[deg] 
bearing from the Storm Lake NDB extending from the 6.6-mile radius 
of the airport to 7 miles north of the airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on July 21, 2005.
Elizabeth S. Wallis,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-15311 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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