[Federal Register: February 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 24)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2005-20060; Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-2]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Rolla, MO
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 Rolla, MO. A review of
controlled airspace for Rolla Downtown Airport revealed 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, May 12, 2005.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before March 2, 2005.
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-2005-20060/Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-2, 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: 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 71 modifies the
Class E airspace area extending upward
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from 700 feet above the surface at Rolla, MO. An examination of
controlled airspace for Rolla Downtown Airport revealed 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 1200 feet AGL, taking into consideration rising terrain, is based
on a standard climb gradient of 200 feet per mile plus the distance
from the airport reference point to the end of the outermost runway.
Any fractional part of a mile is converted to the next higher tenth of
a mile. This amendment expands the airspace area from a 6-mile radius
to a 7.8-mile radius of Rolla Downtown Airport and brings the legal
description of the Rolla, MO Class E airspace area into compliance with
FAA Order 7400.2E. 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 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 2004, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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-2005-20060/Airspace Docket No. 05-ACE-2.''
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 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
Rolla Downtown Airport.
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 9665, 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 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 Rolla, MO
Rolla Downtown Airport, MO
(Lat. 37[deg]56'08'' N., long. 91[deg]48'49'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.8-mile radius of Rolla Downtown Airport.
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Issued in Kansas City, MO, on January 20, 2005.
Anthony D. Roetzel,
Acting Area Director, Western Flight Services Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-2232 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
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