[Federal Register: May 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 83)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2007-27838; Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-6]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Hugoton, KS
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 modify Class E airspace at Hugoton Municipal Airport,
KS. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have been developed for
Hugoton Municipal Airport, KS. Additional controlled airspace extending
upward from the surface and upward from 700 feet above the surface of
the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches.
This action increases the area of the existing controlled airspace for
Hugoton Municipal Airport, KS.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, August 30,
2007. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation
by reference action under 1 CFR Part 51, subject to the annual revision
of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments. Comments
for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before June 1,
2007.
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-2007-27838/Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-6, 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: Grant Nichols, System Support, DOT
Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329-2522.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the
Class E airspace area at Hugoton Municipal Airport, KS. The radius of
the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet or more above
the surface of the earth is expanded from within a 6.5-mile radius to
within a 7.2-mile radius of the airport. This modification brings the
legal description of the Hugoton Municipal Airport, KS Class E5
airspace area into compliance with FAA Orders 7400.2F and 8260.19C.
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
7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1,
2006, and effective September 15, 2006, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. of the same order. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document would 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.
Comment 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 document numbers and be submitted in
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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-2006-27838/
Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-6.'' 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.
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
Hugoton Municipal Airport, KS.
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 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective
September 15, 2006, 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 KS E5 Hugoton, KS
Hugoton Municipal Airport, KS
(Lat. 37[deg]09'47'' N., long. 101[deg]22'14'' W.)
Hugoton NDB
(Lat. 37[deg]09'49'' N., long. 101[deg]22'29'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.2-mile radius of Hugoton Municipal Airport and within 2.6
miles each side of the 199[deg] bearing from the Hugton NDB
extending to 7 miles south of the airport.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 13, 2007.
Ronnie L. Uhlenhaker,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Area.
[FR Doc. 07-2102 Filed 4-30-07; 8:45 am]
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