[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30784-30785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14657]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-9]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Spencer, IA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace at Spencer,
Iowa. Recent initiation of Part 135 air carrier operations have
occurred at Spencer Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending
upward from the surface is needed to contain these aircraft executing
instrument approach procedures. The intended affect of this proposal is
to provide segregation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures
in instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in visual
weather conditions.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 3, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
97-ACE-9, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for the Central Region at the same address between 9:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic
Division, at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch. ACE-530C,
Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO
64106; telephone (816) 426-3408.
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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 the airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 97-
ACE-9.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available
for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing
date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRMs
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230,
800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)
267-3481. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which
describes the application procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Spencer Municipal Airport. This proposal would provide adequate Class E
airspace for operators executing instrument flight procedures at
Spencer Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from
the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the instrument
approach procedures. The intended effect of this action is to provide
segregation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in
instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in visual weather
conditions. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical
charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area, continue to
operate under VFR to and from the airport, or otherwise comply with IFR
procedures. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas designated
as a surface area for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA
Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation 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.
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule 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
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9d, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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ACE IA E2--Spencer, IA [Amended]
Spencer Municipal Airport, IA
(lat. 43 deg.09'56'' N., long. 95 deg.12'10'' W.)
Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Spencer Municipal Airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 8, 1997.
Jack L. Skelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 97-14657 Filed 6-4-97; 8:45 am]
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