[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47078-47079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6952]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-25059; Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-8]


Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Higginsville, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, September 28, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Nichols, Airspace Branch, ACE-
520G, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 
329-2522.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Monday, June 26, 2006, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Higginsville, MO (71 FR 36257). The proposal was to 
establish a Class E5 airspace area to bring Higginsville, MO 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 Higginsville Industrial Municipal 
Airport, MO. The establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP) to 
Runways 16 and 34 have made this action necessary. The intended effect 
of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules operations at Higginsville Industrial Municipal 
Airport, MO. 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 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 
Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport, MO.

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:

[[Page 47079]]

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 15, 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 MO ET Higginsville, MO

Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39[deg]04'22'' N., long. 93[deg]40'39'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of Higginsville Industrial Municipal 
Airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on August 2, 2006.
Donna R. McCord,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-6952 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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