Removal of Class E Airspace; Higginsville, MO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-13]

Removal of Class E Airspace; Higginsville, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes Class E airspace, specifically Class E5,

at Higginsville, Missouri. The only standard instrument approach

procedure (SIAP) at the Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport,

Higginsville, Missouri, was cancelled on September 19, 1991. The reason

for this cancellation was the Higginsville Very High Frequency

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) was permanently removed from service, and

this was the navigational aid upon which this SIAP was based.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy J. Randolph, Airspace Technician, System Management Branch, ACE-

530c, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas

City, Missouri 64106; telephone number: (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On May 2, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to remove Class E airspace at the

Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport, Higginsville, Missouri (59

FR 22568).

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. An inadvertant

error was discovered in the NPRM which identified the airspace as Class

E2 when, in fact, it is Class E5. This error is corrected in this

document. Other than this change, this action is the same as that

proposed in the notice. Class E airspace designations for airspace

areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground level are

published in paragraph 6005 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

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) removes Class E airspace at Higginsville, Missouri,

extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. The cancellation of

this SIAP on September 19, 1991, at Higginsville Industrial Municipal

Airport has made this action necessary.

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 CFR 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

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 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE MO E5 Higginsville, MO [Removed]

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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 24, 1994.

Clarence E. Newbern,

Manager, Air Traffic Division Central Region.

[FR Doc. 94-18519 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am]

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