Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-11]

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule, request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at the Dubuque

Regional Airport, Iowa; Sioux City, Sioux Gateway Airport, Iowa;

Waterloo Municipal Airport, Iowa; Fort Leavenworth, Sherman Army Air

Field, Kansas; Fort Riley, Marshall Army Air Field, Kansas; Hutchinson

Municipal Airport, Kansas; Manhattan Municipal Airport, Kansas; Olathe,

Johnson County Executive Airport, Kansas; Olathe, Johnson County

Industrial Airport, Kansas; Salina Municipal Airport, Kansas; Topeka,

Forbes Field, Kansas; and Topeka, Philip Billard Airport, Kansas.

Presently, these areas are designated as Class D airspace when the

associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace

to the surface is needed when the control towers located at these areas

are closed. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate

Class E airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these

control towers are closed.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, June 23, 1994. Comment date: Comments

must be received on or before June 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air

Traffic Division, ACE-500, Docket No. 94-ACE-11, Federal Aviation

Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

The official docket may be examined at the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel for the Central Regional Office at the address shown

above between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

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:

Request for Comments on the Rule

Although this action is a final rule, and was not proceeded by

notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This

rule will become effective on the date specified in the ``DATES''

section. However, after the review of the comments and, if the FAA

finds that further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking

proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or amend the

regulation.

Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and

suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the

effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking

is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

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

CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace areas at Dubuque Regional

Airport, Iowa; Sioux City, Sioux Gateway Airport, Iowa; Waterloo

Municipal Airport, Iowa; Fort Leavenworth, Sherman Army Air Field,

Kansas; Fort Riley, Marshall Army Air Field, Kansas; Hutchinson

Municipal Airport, Kansas; Manhattan Municipal Airport, Kansas; Olathe,

Johnson County Executive Airport, Kansas; Olathe, Johnson County

Industrial Airport, Kansas; Salina Municipal Airport, Kansas; Topeka,

Forbes Field, Kansas; and Topeka, Philip Billard Airport, Kansas.

Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the associated

control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled airspace to the

surface is needed for IFR operations at Dubuque Regional Airport, Iowa;

Sioux City, Sioux Gateway Airport, Iowa; Waterloo Municipal Airport,

Iowa; Fort Leavenworth, Sherman Army Air Field, Kansas; Fort Riley,

Marshall Army Air Field, Kansas; Hutchinson Municipal Airport, Kansas;

Manhattan Municipal Airport, Kansas; Olathe, Johnson County Executive

Airport, Kansas; Olathe, Johnson County Industrial Airport, Kansas;

Salina Municipal Airport, Kansas; Topeka, Forbes Field, Kansas; and

Topeka, Philip Billard Airport, Kansas, when the towers are closed. The

intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E airspace

for IFR operations at these airports when these control towers are

closed. As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published

in the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport

with a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D

airspace area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E

airspace area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace designated as surface areas for

airports are published in Paragraph 6002 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 E

airspace designations listed in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, the FAA

concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these Class E

airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient handling of

air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice and public

procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the

public interest.

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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport.

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ACE IA E2 Dubuque, IA [New]

Dubuque Regional Airport, IA

(lat. 42 deg.24'11'' N, long. 90 deg.42'33'' W)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Dubuque Regional Airport. This Class

E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a Notice of Airmen. The effective date and

time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

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ACE IA E2 Sioux City, IA [New]

Sioux City, Sioux Gateway Airport, IA

(lat. 42 deg.24'10'' N, long. 96 deg.23'04'' W)

South Sioux City, Martin Field, NE

(lat. 42 deg.27'15'' N, long. 96 deg.28'21'' W)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Sioux Gateway Airport, excluding

that airspace within a 1-mile radius of the South Sioux City, Martin

Field. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific

dates and times established in advance by a Notice of Airmen. The

effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in

the Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

ACE IA E2 Waterloo, IA [New]

Waterloo Municipal Airport, IA

(lat. 42 deg.33'25'' N, long. 92 deg.24'01'' W)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Waterloo Municipal Airport. This

Class E 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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ACE KS E2 Fort Leavenworth, KS [New]

Fort Leavenworth, Sherman Army Air Field, KS

(lat. 39 deg.22'06'' N, long. 94 deg.54'53'' W)

Within a 4-mile radius of Sherman Army Air Field, excluding that

airspace within the Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace area. This

Class E 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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ACE KS E2 Fort Riley, KS [New]

Fort Riley, Marshall Army Air Field, KS

(lat. 39 deg.03'19'' N, long. 96 deg.45'52'' W)

Junction City, Freeman Field, KS

(lat. 39 deg.02'36'' N, long. 96 deg.50'36'' W)

Within a 3.7-mile radius of Marshall Army Airfield; excluding

that airspace within R-3602B and excluding that airspace within a 1-

mile radius of the Junction City, Freeman Field. This Class E

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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ACE KS E2 Hutchinson, KS [New]

Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS

(lat. 38 deg.03'56'' N, long. 97 deg.51'38'' W)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Hutchinson Municipal Airport. This

Class E 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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ACE KS E2 Manhattan, KS [New]

Manhattan Municipal Airport, KS

(lat. 39 deg.08'27'' N, long. 96 deg.40'15'' W)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Manhattan Municipal Airport,

excluding that airspace within the Fort Riley, Marshall Army

Airfield, KS, Class D and E airspace area and excluding that

airspace within Restricted Area R-3602B. This Class E 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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ACE KS E2 Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS [New]

Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS

(lat. 38 deg.50'51'' N, long. 94 deg.44'15'' W)

Within a 3.9-mile radius of Johnson County Executive Airport.

This Class E 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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ACE KS E2 Olathe, Johnson County Industrial Airport, KS [New]

Olathe, Johnson County Industrial Airport, KS

(lat. 38 deg.49'54'' N, long. 94 deg.53'24'' W)

Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, KS

(lat. 38 deg.50'51'' N, long. 94 deg.44'15'' W)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Johnson County Industrial Airport;

excluding that airspace within the Johnson County Executive Airport,

KS, Class D and E airspace area and excluding that airspace bounded

on the north by lat. 38 deg.49'30'' N and on the east by long.

94 deg.56'30'' W. This Class E 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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ACE KS E2 Salina, KS [New]

Salina Municipal Airport, KS

(lat. 38 deg.47'30'' N, long. 97 deg.39'03'' W)

Within a 4.9-mile radius of Salina Municipal Airport. This Class

E 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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ACE KS E2 Topeka, Forbes Field, KS [New]

Topeka, Forbes Field, KS

(lat. 38 deg.57'01'' N, long. 95 deg.39'51'' W)

Within a 4.6-mile radius of Forbes Field. This Class E 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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ACE KS E2 Topeka, Philip Billard Airport, KS [New]

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS

(lat. 39 deg.04'08'' N, long. 95 deg.37'21'' W)

Within a 4-mile radius of Philip Billard Municipal Airport,

excluding that airspace within the Topeka Forbes Field, KS, Class D

and E airspace area. This Class E 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 Director.

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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 28, 1994.

Clarence E. Newbern,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 94-11723 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]

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