[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27119-27121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11226]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-0368; Airspace Docket No. 14-ACE-9]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Iowa 
Towns: Audubon, IA; Corning, IA; Cresco, IA; Eagle Grove, IA; Guthrie 
Center, IA; Hampton, IA; Harlan, IA; Iowa Falls, IA; Knoxville, IA; 
Oelwein, IA; and Red Oak, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Audubon 
County Airport, Audubon, IA; Corning Municipal Airport, Corning, IA; 
Ellen Church Field Airport, Cresco, IA; Eagle Grove Municipal Airport, 
Eagle Grove, IA; Guthrie County Regional Airport, Guthrie Center, IA; 
Hampton Municipal Airport, Hampton, IA; Harlan Municipal Airport, 
Harlan, IA; Iowa Falls Municipal Airport, Iowa Falls, IA; Knoxville 
Municipal Airport, Knoxville, IA; Oelwein Municipal Airport, Oelwein, 
IA; and Red Oak Municipal Airport, Red Oak, IA. Decommissioning of the 
non-directional radio beacons (NDB) and/or cancellation of NDB 
approaches due to advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) 
capabilities has made this action necessary for the safety and 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the above 
airports.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before June 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You 
must identify the docket number FAA-2015-0368/Airspace Docket No. 14-
ACE-9, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments 
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the 
public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any 
final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket 
Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the 
building at the above address.
    FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. The Order is also available for inspection 
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For 
information on the availability of this proposed incorporation by 
reference material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15. For further 
information, you can contact the Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Waite, Central Service Center, 
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321-
7652.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
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-2015-0368/
Airspace

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Docket No. 14-ACE-9.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and 
returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the office of the Central Service Center, 2601 
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, to 
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective 
September 15, 2014. FAA Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this proposed rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR), Part 71 by modifying Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface for standard instrument approach procedures 
(SIAPs) Audubon County Airport, Audubon, IA; Corning Municipal Airport, 
Corning, IA; Ellen Church Field Airport, Cresco, IA; Eagle Grove 
Municipal Airport, Eagle Grove, IA; Guthrie County Regional Airport, 
Guthrie Center, IA; Hampton Municipal Airport, Hampton, IA; Harlan 
Municipal Airport, Harlan, IA; Iowa Falls Municipal Airport, Iowa 
Falls, IA; Knoxville Municipal Airport, Knoxville, IA; Oelwein 
Municipal Airport, Oelwein, IA; and Red Oak Municipal Red Oak, IA. 
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
NDBs and/or the cancellation of the NDB approach at each airport. 
Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of IFR 
operations for SIAPs at the airports.
    Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014 and effective September 15, 2014, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 describes 
the authority of the FAA Administrator. 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 would amend controlled airspace at the Iowa airports listed in 
this NPRM.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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(f), 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 FAA Order 7400.9Y, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014 and 
effective September 15, 2014, is amended as follows:

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

* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Audubon, IA [Amended]

Audubon County Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]42'06'' N., long. 94[deg]55'14'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Audubon County Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Corning IA [Amended]

Corning Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 40[deg]59'39'' N., long. 94[deg]45'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Corning Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Cresco, IA [Amended]

Ellen Church Field Airport, IA
    (Lat. 43[deg]21'55'' N., long. 92[deg]07'59'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Ellen Church Field Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Eagle Grove, IA [Amended]

Eagle Grove Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]42'36'' N., long 93[deg]54'58'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Eagle Grove Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Guthrie Center, IA [Amended]

Guthrie County Regional Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]41'13'' N., long. 94[deg]26'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Guthrie County Regional Airport.
* * * * *

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ACE IA E5 Hampton, IA [Amended]

Hampton Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]43'25'' N., long. 93[deg]13'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Hampton Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Harlan, IA [Amended]

Harlan Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]35'04'' N., long. 95[deg]20'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Harlan Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Iowa Falls, IA [Amended]

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]28'17'' N., long. 93[deg]16'15'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Iowa Falls Municipal Airport.
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ACE IA E5 Knoxville, IA [Amended]

Knoxville Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]17'57'' N., long. 93[deg]06'50'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of Knoxville Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Oelwein, IA [Amended]

Oelwein Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]40'51'' N., long. 91[deg]58'28'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.3-mile radius of Oelwein Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Red Oak, IA [Amended]

Red Oak Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41[deg]00'39'' N., long. 95[deg]15'32'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Red Oak Municipal Airport; and within 2 
miles each side of the 354[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.4-mile radius to 11 miles north of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 24, 2015.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2015-11226 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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