[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24505]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-22745; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-31]


Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Hill City, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 13, 2006.

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) 392-2524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On Thursday, November 10, 2005 the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Hill City, KS (70 FR 68386). The proposal was to establish 
a Class E5 airspace area to bring Hill City, KS airspace 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 notice amends Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) by establishing a Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Hill City Municipal Airport, KS. The 
establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP) to Runways (RWY) 17 and 35 has 
made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules 
operations at Hill City Municipal Airport, KS. The 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 
7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
2005, and effective September 16, 2005, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. of the same Order. 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 rule'' 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 regulation 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 
Hill City 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 7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective 
September 16, 2005, 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 KS E5 Hill City, KS

Hill City Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 39[deg]22'44'' N., long. 99[deg]49'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.8-mile radius of Hill City Municipal Airport and within 2 
miles each side of the 001[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 7.8-mile radius to 11.4 miles north of the airport, and 
within 2 miles each side of the 181[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 7.8-mile radius to 12.5 miles south of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 8, 2005.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-24505 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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