[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61709-61710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30356]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-25]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Owensboro, KY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace areas at
Owensboro, KY. A VOR Runway (RWY) 5 Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Owensboro-Daviess County
Airport. Additional controlled airspace is needed to accommodate the
SIAP and for IFR operations at the airport. This proposal would provide
a southwest extension to the existing Class D surface area and increase
the radius of the Class E airspace that extends upward from 700 feet
above the surface of the earth.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 19, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ASO-25, Manager, Airspace
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5581.
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
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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 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-ASO-25.'' The postcard will be
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications
received 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 the comments
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in
the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room
550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, 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,
Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. 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 procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend the
Class E airspace areas at Owensboro, KY. A VOR RWY 5 SIAP has been
developed for Owensboro-Daviess County Airport. Additional controlled
airspace is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR operations at
the airport. This proposal would provide a southwest extension to the
existing Class D surface area and increase the radius of the Class E
airspace that extends upward from 700 feet above the surface of the
earth. Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D
or Class E surface area, and Class E airspace areas extending upward
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in
Paragraphs 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9E dated
September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D or Class E surface area.
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ASO KY E4 Owensboro, KY [Revised]
Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, KY
(Lat. 37 deg.44'25'' N, long. 87 deg.10'23'' W)
Owensboro VOR/DME
(Lat. 37 deg.44'37'' N, long. 87 deg.09'57'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles
each side of Owensboro VOR/DME 351 deg., 177 deg., and 223 deg.
radials, extending from the 4.1-mile radius of Owensboro-Daviess
County Airport to 7 miles north, south and southwest of the
Owensboro VOR/DME. This Class E airspace area is effective during
the specific days and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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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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ASO KY E5 Owensboro, KY [Revised]
Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, KY
(Lat. 37 deg.44'25'' N, long. 87 deg.10'23'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the
surface within a 7.2-mile radius of Owensboro-Daviess County
Airport.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 7, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-30356 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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