[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 75 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20780-20781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8061]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0334; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASO-11]


Removal of Class E Airspace; Hawesville, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes the Class E5 Airspace at Hancock Airfield 
Airport, Hawesville, KY, as there is no longer a Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) for Hancock Airfield Airport requiring Class 
E5 airspace.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, July 31, 2008. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under title 1, 
Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, System Support Group, 
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    The Hancock Airfield Airport has closed and a new airport, 
Lewisport-Hancock County, has been built in the area. As a result, the 
associated Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) were 
withdrawn and cancelled removing the Class E5 airspace requirement at 
Hancock Airfield. New SIAPs are being developed for the new Lewisport/
Hancock County Airport, however, the procedures and associated airspace 
are not scheduled for publication until September of 2009. This rule 
will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. Since 
this action eliminates the impact of controlled airspace on users of 
the National Airspace System in the vicinity of the Hancock County 
Airport, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 
unnecessary. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are 
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9R, signed August 15, 
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E designation listed in this 
document will be removed from publication subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) removes Class E5 airspace at Hancock Airfield Airport, 
Hawesville, KY.
    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, is 
noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore, (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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator.

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Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of 
the agency's authority.
    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 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it removes controlled airspace at Hancock Airfield Airport, 
Hawesville, KY.

Lists 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, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, signed August 15, 2007, effective September 15, 2007, 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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ASO KY E5 Hawesville, KY [Remove]

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 31, 2008.
Mark D. Ward,
Acting Manager, System Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization (ATO).
 [FR Doc. E8-8061 Filed 4-16-08; 8:45 am]
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