Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Belle Plaine, IA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-01]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Belle Plaine, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class E airspace extending

from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Belle Plaine, Iowa. The

development of new standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) at

Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, Belle Plaine, Iowa, utilizing the Cedar

Rapids, Iowa, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Tactical Air

Navigation (VORTAC) and Belle Plaine, Iowa, non-directional beacon

(NDB) located on the airport has made this proposal necessary. The

intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled

airspace for aircraft executing these SIAPs at Belle Plaine, Iowa.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 21, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

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

Docket No. 94-ACE-01, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri

64106.

The official docket may be examined in 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.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours in the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air

Traffic Division, at the address shown above.

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:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they

may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the

views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing

reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are

specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address listed under the caption

ADDRESSES. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-

addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made:

``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-01.'' The postcard will be

date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal

contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received.

All comments submitted will be available for examination in the System

Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 601 East 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri, both before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 601 East 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Communications must identify the notice

number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

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

Belle Plaine, Iowa, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

excluding that portion which overlies the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Class E

airspace. The development of new SIAPs at Belle Plaine Municipal

Airport has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this

proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing

the NDB or VOR/DME-A SIAPs at Belle Plaine Municipal Airport. The

coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum

83. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above

the surface of the earth when designated in conjunction with an airport

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 would be published

subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed 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).

The Proposed 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 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.

Section 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 IA E5 Belle Plaine, IA [New]

Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, IA

(lat. 41 deg.52'39.9'' N, long. 92 deg.17'07'' W)

Belle Plaine, IA, NDB

(lat. 41 deg.53'05.92'' N, long. 92 deg.17'03'' W)

Cedar Rapids, IA, VORTAC

(lat. 41 deg.53'15.12'' N, long. 91 deg.47'08.54'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.5-mile radius of the Belle Plaine Municipal Airport,

Iowa, excluding that portion which overlies the Cedar Rapids, Iowa,

Class E airspace.

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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 21, 1994.

Herman J. Lyons,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 94-4000 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]

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