[Federal Register: May 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 102)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30624-30625]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2005-20574; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-11]
Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; and Modification of Class E5
Airspace; Chillicothe, MO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule establishes a Class E surface area at Chillicothe,
MO. It also modifies the Class E airspace area extending upward from
700 feet above the surface at Chillicothe, MO.
The effect of this rule is to provide appropriate controlled Class
E airspace for aircraft department from and executing instrument
approach procedures to Chillicothe Municipal Airport and to segregate
aircraft using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions
from aircraft operating in visual conditions.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, July 7, 2005.
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:
History
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part
71 to establish a Class E surface area and to modify other Class E
airspace at Chillicothe, MO (70 FR 19027). The proposal was to
establish a Class E surface area at Chillicothe, MO. It was also to
modify the Class E5 airspace area to bring it into compliance with FAA
directives. Interested parties were invited to participate in this
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to
the FAA. No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR
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part 71) establishes Class E airspace designated as a surface area for
an airport at Chillicothe, MO. Controlled airspace extending upward
from the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing
instrument approach procedures to Chillicothe Municipal Airport.
Weather observations will be provided by an automatic Weather
Observing/Reporting System (AWOS) and communications will be direct
with Columbia Automated Flight Service Station.
This rule also revises the Class E airspace area extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface at Chillicothe, MO. An examination of
this Class E airspace area for Chillicothe, MO revealed noncompliance
with FAA directives. This corrects identified discrepancies by
increasing the area from a 6.4-mile to a 6.9-mile radius of Chillicothe
Municipal Airport, defining the extension to the airspace area in terms
of the Chillicothe nondirectional radio beacon (NDB), modifying the
bearing of the extension, correcting errors in the identified location
of the Chillicothe NDB and defining airspace of appropriate dimensions
to protect aircraft departing and executing instrument approach
procedures to Chillicothe Municipal Airport. The airspace area is
brought into compliance with FAA directives. Both areas will be
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas are published in
Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and
Reporting points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16,
2004, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface
of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of the same Order. The
Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, 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) 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.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
since it contains aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to
Chillicothe Municipal Airport.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, 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 7400.9M, dated August 30, 2004, and effective
September 16, 2004, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
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ACE MO E2 Chillicothe, MO
Chillicothe Municipal Airport, MO
(Lat. 39[deg]46'56'' N., long. 93[deg]29'44'' W.)
Chillicothe NDB
(Lat. 39[deg]46'38'' N., long. 93[deg]29'39'' W.)
Within a 4.4-mile radius of Chillicothe Municipal Airport and
within 2.5 miles each side of the 335[deg] bearing from the
Chillicothe NDB extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to
7 miles northwest of the NDB.
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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 MO E5 Chillicothe, MO
Chillicothe Municipal Airport, MO
(Lat. 39[deg]46'56'' N., long. 93[deg]29'44'' W.)
Chillicothe NDB
(Lat. 39[deg]46'38'' N., long. 93[deg]29'39'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.9-mile radius of Chillicothe Municipal Airport and within
2.5 miles each side of the 335[deg] bearing from the Chillicothe NDB
extending from the 6.9-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles
northwest of the NDB.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 17, 2005.
Elizabeth S. Wallis,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-10600 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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