[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19813-19814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3660]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-24370; Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-3]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Mason City Municipal Airport, 
IA

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 71) by revising Class E airspace areas at Mason City 
Municipal Airport, IA. A review of the Class E airspace surface area 
and the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above 
ground level (AGL) revealed neither area complies with criteria in FAA 
Orders. These airspace areas and their legal descriptions are modified 
to conform to the criteria in FAA Orders.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, August 3, 2006. 
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before June 1, 2006.

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-2006-24370/Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-3, 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 71 modifies the 
Class E airspace surface area and the Class E airspace area extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL at Mason City Municipal Airport, IA. A review 
of the Class E airspace surface area and the Class E airspace area 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL revealed neither area complies with 
criteria in FAA Orders required for diverse departures. The radius of 
the Class E airspace surface area is expanded from within a 4.2-mile 
radius to within a 4.5-mile radius of the airport and the radius of the 
Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet AGL is expanded 
from within a 6.7-mile radius to within a 7-mile radius of the airport. 
These modifications bring the legal description of the Mason City 
Municipal Airport, IA Class E airspace area into compliance with FAA 
Orders 7400.2F and 8260.19C. Class E airspace areas designated as 
surface areas are published in Paragraph 6002 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. 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-2006-24370/Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-3.'' 
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

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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 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 instrumental approach procedures 
to Mason City Municipal Airport, IA.

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 7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective 
September 16, 2005, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ACE IA E2 Mason City, IA
Mason City Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 43[deg]09'28'' N., long. 93[deg]19'53'' W.)

    Within a 4.5-mile radius of Mason City Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *
ACE IA E5 Mason City, IA
Mason City Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 43[deg]09'28'' N., long. 93[deg]19'53'' W.)
Mason City VORTAC
    (Lat. 43[deg]05'41'' N., long. 93[deg]19'47'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Mason City Municipal Airport; and within 3 
miles each side of the 002[deg] radial of the Mason City VORTAC 
extending from the 7-mile radius to 21 miles north of the VORTAC; 
and within 3 miles each side of the 182[deg] radial of the Mason 
City VORTAC extending from the 7-mile radius to 18.5 miles south of 
the VORTAC.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 7, 2006.
Donna R. McCord,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-3660 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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