[Federal Register: February 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 37)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2004-16990; Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-8]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Larned, KS
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Larned, KS.
A review of controlled airspace for Larned-Pawnee County Airport
indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above
Ground Level (AGL) airspace required for diverse departures. The area
is modified and enlarged to conform to the criteria in FAA Orders.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, June 10, 2004.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before April 13, 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-2004-16990/Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-8, 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
Federal 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: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, DOT Municipal Headquarters Building, Federal
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:
(816) 329-2525.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the
Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Larned, KS. An examination of controlled airspace for Larned-Pawnee
County Airport reveals it does not meet the criteria for 700 feet AGL
airspace required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order
7400.2E, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. The criteria in FAA
Order 7400.2E for an aircraft to reach 1,200 feet AGL is based on a
standard climb gradient of 200 feet per mile plus the distance from the
airport reference point (ARP) to the end of the outermost runway. Any
fractional part of a mile is converted to the next higher tenth of a
mile. The controlled airspace examination also revealed non-compliance
with FAA Order 8260.19C, Flight Procedures and Airspace. The Larned, KS
Class E airspace area extension should be defined in relation to the
Larned NDB versus the airport. This amendment expands the airspace area
from a 6-mile radius to a 6.4-mile radius of Larned-Pawnee County
Airport, defines the airspace extension in terms of the NDB and brings
the legal description of the Larned, KS 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
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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-2004-16990/
Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-8.'' 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, 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 KS E5 Larned, KS
Larned-Pawnee County Airport, KS
(Lat. 3812'31'' N., long.
9905'10'' W.)
Larned NDB
(Lat. 3812'16'' N., long.
9905'15'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Larned-Pawnee County Airport and within
2.6 miles each side of the 003 bearing from the
Larned NDB extending from the 6.4-mile radius of the airport to 7
miles north of the NDB.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on February 13, 2004.
Paul J. Sheridan,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 04-4189 Filed 2-24-04; 8:45 am]
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