Revision of Class E Airspace; Carlisle, AR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-03]

Revision of Class E Airspace; Carlisle, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Carlisle, AR. The

development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 09 at Carlisle Municipal

Airport and a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) SIAP to RWY 18 at

Stuttgart Municipal Airport has made this rule necessary. This action

is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft operating

under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and executing the GPS SIAP at

Carlisle Municipal Airport and the NDB SIAP at Stuttgart Municipal

Airport, and both airports are identified within Carlisle, AR, Class E

airspace.

DATES: Effective: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.

Comment date: Comments must be received on or before July 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration Southwest

Region, Docket No. 97-ASW-03, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520. The official

docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,

Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may

also be examined during normal business hours at the Airspace Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone

817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace,

providing controlled airspace for IFR operations at Carlisle, AR. The

development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 09 at Carlisle Municipal Airport and

the development of a NDB SIAP to RWY 18 at Stuttgart Municipal Airport

require revision of the Class E airspace for aircraft operating in the

vicinity of the two airports. Both airports are included in the Class E

airspace for Carlisle, AR. This revision will avoid confusion on the

part of the pilots flying near the airports, and promote the safe and

efficient handling of air traffic in the area. This action will revise

the Class E airspace at Carlisle, AR.

Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of

FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, 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 Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse

or negative comment and therefore, is issuing it as a direct final

rule. A substantial number of previous opportunities provided to the

public to comment on substantially identical actions have resulted in

negligible adverse comments or objections. Unless a written adverse or

negative comment, or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse or

negative comment is received within the comment period, the regulation

will become effective on the date specified above. After the close of

the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal

Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received

and confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective.

If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or

negative comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment,

a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the

Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published

with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not

preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on

this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by

submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.

Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted

in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All

communications received on or before the closing date for comments will

be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of

the comments received. Factual information that supports the

commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating

the effectiveness of this action, and determining whether additional

rulemaking action is needed.

Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,

economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might

suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be

available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the

Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA public contact concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket. Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments submitted in response to this

rule must submit a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. 97-ASW-03.'' The

postcard will be date stamped and returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct

effects on the States, on the relationship between the national

government and the States, or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final

rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment. Further, the FAA has determined

that this regulation is noncontroversial and unlikely to result in

adverse or negative comments and only involves an established body of

technical regulations that require frequent and routine amendments to

keep them operationally current. Therefore, I certify that this

regulation (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) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact,

positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under

the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Since this rule

involves routine matters that will only affect air traffic procedures

and air navigation, it does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory

Flexibility Analysis because the anticipated impact is so minimal.

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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 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 FR

9565, 3CFR, 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, 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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ASW AR E5 Carlisle, AR [Revised]

Carlisle Municipal Airport, AR

(Lat. 34 deg.48'30'' N, long. 91 deg.42'43'' W)

Stuttgart Municipal Airport

(Lat. 34 deg.36'02'' N, long. 91 deg.34'28'' W)

Stuttgart NDB

(Lat. 34 deg.39'52'' N, long. 91 deg.35'31'' W)

Almyra Municipal, AR

(Lat. 34 deg.24'44'' N, long. 91 deg.27'52'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 7-mile radius of Carlisle Municipal Airport and within a

6.7-mile radius of Stuttgart Municipal Airport and within 3.1 miles

each side of the 350 deg. bearing from the Stuttgart NDB extending

from the 6.7-mile radius to 14.4-miles north of the airport, and

within a 6.4-mile radius of Almyra Municipal Airport excluding that

airspace within the Little Rock, AR, Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 12, 1997.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97-13569 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]

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