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CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 71

Docket ID: [Docket No. FAA-2003-15724; Airspace Docket No. 03-ACE-66]

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Airworthiness directives:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Modification of Class E Airspace; Centerville, IA

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, December 25, 2003. Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before October 2, 2003.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Centerville, IA. A review of controlled airspace for Centerville Municipal Airport indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) airspace required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2E. The area is enlarged to conform to the criteria in FAA Order 7400.2E.

SUMMARY: Class E airspace,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth at Centerville, IA. An examination of controlled airspace for Centerville Municipal Airport reveals it does not meet the criteria for 700 AGL airspace required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2E, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. The criteria in FAA Order 7400.2E for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet AGL is based on a standard climb gradient of 200 feet per mile plus the distance from the Airport Reference Point (ARP) to the end of the outermost runway. Any fractional part of a mile is converted to the next higher tenth of a mile. This amendment brings the legal description of the Centerville, IA Class E airspace area into compliance with FAA Order 7400.2E. This 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 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 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 energyrelated 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. FAA200315724/Airspace Docket No. 03ACE 66.'' 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 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 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, 19591963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ACE IA E5 Centerville, IA
Centerville Municipal Airport, IA
(Lat. 40[deg]41'02'' N., long. 92[deg]54'00'' W.)
Centerville NDB

(Lat. 40[deg]41'14'' N., 92[deg]54'00'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5mile radius of Centerville Municipal Airport and within 2.6 miles each of the 164[deg] bearing from the Centerville NDB extending from the 6.5mile radius to 7.4 miles southeast of the airport and within 2.6 miles each side of the 319[deg] bearing from the Centerville NDB extending from the 6.5mile radius northwest of the airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on July 31, 2003.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 0321076 Filed 81803; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, ACE520C, DOT Municipal Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 3292525.