Revision of Class D Airspace, Louisville, KY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-19]

Revision of Class D Airspace, Louisville, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will revise the Louisville, KY Class D airspace.

It will eliminate the overlapping of Louisville, Bowman Field, Class D

airspace with Louisville, Standiford Field Class C airspace by

redefining the lateral and vertical limits of Bowman Field Class D

airspace. The existing Class D airspace area for Bowman field extends

into the overlying Standiford Class C airspace area. This revision will

reduce the ceiling of the Class D airspace from 3,000 feet Mean Sea

Level (MSL) to an altitude of up to but not including 2,200 feet MSL.

The revision will also eliminate the small portion of the Bowman Field

Class D airspace area that underlies the Standiford Class C airspace

area due to the existing charting. The intended effect of this action

is to provide segregation of aircraft operating within Bowman Field

Class D airspace, from aircraft operating within Standiford Class C

airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph C. Bixby, Airspace Section,

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)

305-5589.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On March 10, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class D airspace at

Bowman Field Airport, Louisville, KY (59 FR 11222). The existing class

D airspace area for Bowman Field extends into the overlying Standiford

Class C airspace area. This revision will reduce the ceiling of the

Class D airspace from 3,000 feet MSL to an altitude of up to but not

including 2,200 feet MSL. The revision would also eliminate the small

portion of the Bowman Class D airspace area that underlies the

Standiford Class C airspace 1,700 foot MSL shelf. The changes are

needed to avoid confusion for pilots that might inadvertently enter the

Class C airspace area due to the existing charting. 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.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. This amendment is the same as that proposed in the

notice. Designations for Class D airspace are published in Paragraph

5000 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September

16, 1993. The Class D airspace designations listed in this document

will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

revises Class D airspace area at Bowman Field Airport, Louisville,

Kentucky. This revision redefines the vertical and lateral limits of

Bowman Class D airspace by reducing the ceiling of the Class D airspace

area from 3,000 feet MSL to an altitude of up to but not including

2,200 feet MSL and by eliminating that portion of the Bowman Class D

airspace area that underlies the Standiford Class C airspace 1,700 foot

MSL shelf.

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

Aviation safety, 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:

Para 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASO KY D Louisville Bowman Field, KY [Revised]

Louisville, Bowman Field, KY

(Lat. 38 deg.13'41''N, long. 85 deg.39'48''W)

Standiford Field Airport

(Lat. 38 deg.10'29''N, long. 85 deg.44'11'W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not

including 2,200 feet MSL wthin a 3.9-mile radius of Bowman Field,

excluding the portion within Louisville Standiford Field, KY, Class

C Airspace Area, and excluding that portion south of the 081 deg.

bearing from Standiford Field Airport. This Class D airspace area is

effective during the specific days and times established in advance

by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter

be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 19, 1994.

Michael J. Powderly,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-18522 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am]

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