Revision of Class E Airspace; Harper Municipal Airport, KS/

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace at the Harper

Municipal Airport, Harper, Kansas. Prior to the Airspace

Reclassification, the Class E airspace for Harper, Kansas, was designed

to exclude that airspace east of 98 degrees longitude. However, during

Airspace Reclassification, the excluded area, including the Bob Park

Airport (private), was inadvertently omitted. The intended effect of

this action is to exclude the Class E airspace east of 98 degrees

longitude above the Bob Park Airport (private) located northeast of

Harper, Kansas. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts to

provide a reference for pilots operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., December 8, 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 January 7, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E

airspace at the Harper Municipal Airport, Harper, Kansas (59 FR 4612).

Prior to Airspace Reclassification, the Class E airspace area for

Harper, Kansas excluded that airspace east of 98 degrees longitude.

During Airspace Reclassification, this excluded area was inadvertently

omitted. The NPRM proposed to exclude that airspace ``north of Hwy 160

and east of longitude 98 00'00'' W. Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA. One commenter objected to the

proposal because it did not exclude all the airspace east of 98 degrees

longitude. The inclusion of the airspace ``north of Hwy 160'' within

the excluded area was in error. This amendment corrects that error in

the NPRM by deleting the Class E airspace east of 98 degrees longitude,

which was inadvertently omitted in the airspace reclassification. It

has been determined this exclusion will not compromise safety to

aircraft arriving or departing the Harper, Kansas, Municipal Airport.

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 7400.9B, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16

1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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) amends Class E airspace at Harper, Kansas, by excluding

the Class E airspace east of 98 degrees longitude above the Bob Park

airport (private) located northeast of Harper, Kansas.

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, 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 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994 and effective September 16, 1994,

is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE KS E5 Harper, KS [Revised]

Harper Municipal Airport, KS

(lat. 37 deg.16'41'' N, long. 98 deg.02'37'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6-mile radius of Harper Municipal Airport, excluding that

airspace east of longitude 98 deg.00'00'' W.

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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 7, 1994.

Donald F. Hensley,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 94-24696 Filed 10-11-94; 8:45 am]

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