Revision of Class D Airspace; Kansas City, MO, Richard-Gebaur Airport

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ACE-03]

Revision of Class D Airspace; Kansas City, MO, Richard-Gebaur

Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D airspace at the Kansas City

Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri. This change is necessary to exclude

the Hillside Airport at Stilwell, Kansas, from this Class D airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Carnine, Airspace Specialist,

System Management Branch, ACE-530b, Federal Aviation Administration,

601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone number:

(816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 7, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class D

airspace at the Kansas City Richards-Gebaur Airport, Missouri (59 FR

4608).

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments objecting to the proposal were received. This amendment is

the same as that proposed in the notice. Class D airspace areas are

published in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9A, dated June 17, 1993,

and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class D airspace

designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in

the order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 71) amends the Class D airspace at the Kansas City Richards-

Gebaur Airport. On September 16, 1993, Airspace Reclassification

discontinued the use of the term ``airport traffic area.'' Airspace

designated from the surface for an airport where there is an operating

control tower is now Class D airspace. During the Airspace

Reclassification project, the Hillside Airport at Stilwell, Kansas, was

to be excluded from the Richards-Gebaur Class D airspace. However, it

was inadvertently not addressed in the official description. Hillside

is a public use airport which was established in 1956 and serves

numerous non-radio aircraft, as well as ultralight vehicles. Under the

rules prior to September 16, 1993, an aircraft could land and take off

at this airport without contacting the Richards-Gebaur Tower. Under the

present rules, an aircraft operating to/from the Hillside Airport must

contact this Tower. The intended effect of this rule is to provide

access for aircraft utilizing the Hillside Airport without the

requirement to establish radio contact with the Richards-Gebaur Tower.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American

Datum 83.

The FAA has determined that this 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 will not have a significant 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 General

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ACE MO D Kansas City, MO [Revised]

Richard-Gebaur Airport, MO

(lat. 38 deg.50'38'' N, long. 94 deg.33'37'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

3,600 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Richards-Gebaur Airport;

excluding that airspace from the surface to 1,700 feet MSL bounded

on the north by lat. 38 deg.50'00'' N and on the east by long.

94 deg.36'00'' W. This Class D airspace area is effective during the

specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously

published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 13, 1994.

Clarence E. Newbern,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 94-10376 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]

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