[Federal Register: July 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 135)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2004-18014; Airspace Docket 04-ACE-43]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Fairbury, NE
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action amends title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part
71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace at Fairbury, NE. A review
of the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at Fairbury, NE revealed it does not reflect the current
Fairbury Municipal Airport reference point (ARP) and is not in
compliance with established airspace criteria. This airspace area is
enlarged and modified to conform to FAA Orders.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, September 30,
2004. Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before August 10, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
number FAA-2004-18014/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-43, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at
http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Friday holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is
on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building
at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division,
Airspace Branch, ACE-520A, DOT Regional Headquarters Building, Federal
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:
(816) 329-2524.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies
the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at Fairbury, NE. An examination of controlled airspace for
Fairbury, NE revealed that the Fairbury Municipal Airport ARP used in
the legal description for this Class E airspace area is incorrect and
that the airspace area does not comply with airspace requirements for
diverse departures as set forth in FAA Order 7400.2E, Procedures for
Handling Airspace Matters. The examination also identified a
discrepancy in the length of an extension to the Class E airspace area.
The legal description was not in compliance with FAA Order 8260.19C,
Flight Procedures and Airspace.
This action expands the Fairbury, NE Class E airspace area
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface from a 6.4-mile radius
to a 7-mile radius of Fairbury Municipal Airport, corrects the ARP in
the legal description, increases the length of the north extension from
9.6 to 9.9 miles and brings the legal description of the Fairbury, NE
Class E airspace area into compliance with FAA Orders 7400.2E and
8260.19C. This area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical
charts. 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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated
September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, 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. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and
have not resulted in 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
Interested parties are invited to participate in this 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
both docket numbers 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 Docket No. FAA-2004-18014/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-
43.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have a substantial direct
effect 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, it
is determined that this final rule does not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132.
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,
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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
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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
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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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective
September 16, 2003, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ACE NE E5 Fairbury, NE
Fairbury Municipal Airport, NE
(Lat. 40[deg]10[min]59[sec]N., long. 97[deg]10[min]09[sec]W.)
BUXBI Waypoint
(Lat. 40[deg]06[min]40[sec]N., long. 97[deg]10[min]12[sec]W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Fairbury Municipal Airport and within 4
miles each side of the 360[deg] bearing from the airport extending
from the 7-mile radius to 9.9 miles north of the airport, and within
4 miles each side of the 167[deg] bearing from BUXBI waypoint
extending from the 7-mile radius of the airport to 4.3 miles
southeast of BUXBI waypoint.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on June 30, 2004.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region
[FR Doc. 04-16102 Filed 7-14-04; 8:45 am]
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