# Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, MO > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-13272 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Rule - **Published:** May 19, 1998 - **Citation:** 63 FR 27474 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-17] Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, MO AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D and Class E airspace areas at Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO. The FAA has developed Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 14; GPS RWY 32; Localizer (LOC) RWY 14; Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) RWY 14; NDB RWY 32; VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) RWY 14; and VOR RWY 32 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to serve Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO. The enlarged Class E surface area and Class E airspace area 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) will contain the new SIAPs within controlled airspace. A minor revision to the Airport Reference Point (ARP) coordinates is included in this document. The intended effect of this rule is to revise the ARP coordinates and to provide additional controlled Class E airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, October 8, 1998. Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before July 1, 1998. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ACE-520, Federal Aviation [[Page 27475]] Administration, Docket Number 98-ACE-17, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional Counsel for the Central Region at the same address, 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 in the Air Traffic Division at the same address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 revises the Class D and Class E airspace at Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO. The amendment to Class E surface area and Class E 700 feet AGL airspace area at Forney Army Airfield will provide additional controlled airspace in order to contain the new SIAPs within controlled airspace, and thereby facilitate separation of aircraft operating under IFR from aircraft operation under VFR. The Class D area is amended to indicate the new ARP coordinates. The amendment at Forney Army Airfield will revise the ARP coordinates, provide additional controlled surface area, provide controlled airspace at and above 700 feet AGL, and thereby facilitate separation of aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules. The areas will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace areas designated for an airport containing at least one primary airport around which the airspace is designated are published in paragraph 5000; Class E airspace areas extending upward from the surface and designated as an extension to Class D or Class E surface area are published in paragraph 6004; and Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations 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. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and have not resulted in adverse comments or objection. The amendment will enhance safety for all flight operations by designating an area where VFR pilots may anticipate the presence of IFR aircraft at lower altitudes, especially during inclement weather conditions. A greater degree of safety is achieved by depicting the area on aeronautical charts. 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 would be needed. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy-related 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. 98-ACE-17''. 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. The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (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. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). Adoption of the Amendment Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, is amended as follows: Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace * * * * * [[Page 27476]] ACE MO D Fort Leonard Wood, MO [Revised] Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO (Lat. 37 deg.44'30''N., long. 92 deg.08'27''W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,700 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Forney Army Airfield. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. * * * * * Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas extending upward from the surface and designated as an extension to Class D or Class E surface area * * * * * ACE MO E4 Fort Leonard Wood, MO [Revised] Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO (Lat. 37 deg.44'30''N., long. 92 deg.08'27''W.) Forney VOR (Lat. 37 deg.44'33''N., long. 92 deg.08'20''W.) Buckhorn NDB (Lat. 37 deg.41'51''N., long. 92 deg.06'14''W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles each side of the Forney VOR 318 deg. radial extending from the 4- mile radius of Forney Army Airfield to 7 miles northwest of the VOR and within 4 miles southwest and 8 miles northeast of the 147 deg. bearing from the Buckhorn NDB extending from the 4-mile radius of the airport to 16 miles southeast of the Buckhorn NDB. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/ Facility Directory. * * * * * Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * ACE MO E5 Fort Leonard Wood, MO [Revised] Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield, MO (Lat. 37 deg.44'30''N., long. 92 deg.08'27''W.) Forney VOR (Lat. 37 deg.44'33''N., long. 92 deg.08'20''W.) Buckhorn NDB (Lat. 37 deg.41'51''N., long. 92 deg.06'14''W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Forney Army Airfield; excluding that airspace within the R-4501 Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Restricted Areas during the specific times they are effective. * * * * * Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 1, 1998. Herman J. Lyons, Jr., Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region. [FR Doc. 98-13272 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-13272. Public record. Not legal advice.