Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace at Louisville, Bowman Field, KY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-19]

Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace at Louisville, Bowman

Field, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise the Louisville, KY Class D

airspace. It would 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 would reduce the ceiling of the Class D airspace from 3000

feet MSL to an altitude of up to but not including 2,200 feet MSL. The

amendment would also eliminate the small portion of the Bowman Field

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. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before: May 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-ASO-19, Manager, System

Management Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

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

Chief Counsel for Southern Region, room 530-B, 1701 Columbia Drive,

College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305-5200.

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:

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 aspects of the proposal. Communications

should identify the airspace docket and be submitted in triplicate to

the address listed above. 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. 93-ASO-19.'' The

postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All

communications received 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 the light of

comments received. All comments submitted will be available for

examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern

Region, room 530-B, 1701 Columbia Drive, College Park, Georgia 30337,

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,

Manager, System Management Branch (ASO-530), Air Traffic Division, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. 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 revise Class D airspace at

Bowman Field Airport, KY. The existing Class D airspace area for Bowman

Field extends into the overlying Standiford Class C airspace area. This

amendment would 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

amendment 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.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph

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

16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class

D airspace listed in this document would be published subsequently in

the Handbook.

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 ``major rule'' under Executive Order 12291;

(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 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.

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 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 5000 Designation of 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.39'50'' 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 within 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.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 15, 1994.

Walter E. Denley,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-5560 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]

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