Federal Register: February 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 33)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-3632
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 71
Docket ID: [Docket No. FAA-2004-16983; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-1]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
ACTION: Airworthiness directives:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Farmington, MO
DATES: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before March 23, 2004.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This notice proposes to create a Class E surface area at Farmington, MO. It also proposes to modify the Class E5 airspace at Farmington, MO.
SUMMARY:
Class E airspace,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 [[Page 7716]]
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 selfaddressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA200416983/
Airspace Docket No. 04ACE1.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRM's
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at http://www.faa.gov. or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara .
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 2678783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 2679677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 112A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
This notice proposes to amend Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace designated as a surface area for an airport at Farmington, MO. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures. Weather observations would be provided by an Automatic Weather Observing/Reporting System (AWOS) and communications would be direct with St. Louis Automated Flight Service Station.
This notice also proposes to revise the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Farmington, MO. An examination of this Class E airspace area for Farmington, MO revealed discrepancies in the Farmington Regional Airport airport reference point. This proposal would correct these discrepancies. The areas would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, 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 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.
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 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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas. * * * * *
ACE MO E2 Farmington, MO
Farmington Regional Airport, MO
(Lat. 37[deg]45'40'' N., long. 90[deg]25'43'' W.)
Perrine NDB
(Lat. 37[deg]45'54'' N., long. 90[deg]25'45'' W.)
Within a 3.9mile radius of Farmington Regional Airport and
within 2.6 miles each side of the 034[deg] bearing from the Perrine
NDB extending from the 3.9mile radius of the airport to 7 miles
northeast of the NDB and within 2.6 miles each side of the 191[deg]
bearing from the Perrine NDB extending from the 3.9mile radius of the airport to 7 miles south of the NDB.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
ACE MO E5 Farmington, MO
Farmington Regional Airport, MO
(Lat. 37[deg]45'40'' N., long. 90[deg]25'43'' W.)
Farmington VORTAC
(Lat. 37[deg]40'24'' N., long. 90[deg]14'03'' W.)
Perrine NDB
(Lat. 37[deg]45'54'' N., long. 90[deg]25'45'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4mile radius of Farmington Regional Airport, and within
2.6 miles each side of the 034[deg] bearing from the Perrine NDB
extending from the 6.4mile radius to 7.9 miles northeast of the
airport and within 2.6 miles each side of the 191[deg] bearing from
the Perrine NDB, extending from the 6.4mile radius to 7.9 miles
south of the airport and within 1.3 miles each side of the
Farmington VORTAC 300[deg] radial extending from the 6.4mile radius of the airport to the VORTAC.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on February 3, 2004.
Anthony D. Roetzel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, ACE520A, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 3292524.