Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: July 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 136)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 38305-38306]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-26]

Modification of Class E Airspace; Indianapolis, IN; and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Greenwood, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace at Indianapolis, IN, and revokes the Class E airspace at Greenwood, IN. The legal description for the Class E airspace for the Greenwood Municipal Airport has been published in duplicate, once as part of the Indianapolis, IN, Class E airspace, and once as Greenwood, IN, Class E airspace. Neither legal description for the Class E airspace for the Greenwood Municipal Airport, as published, is correct. Because the Class E airspace for Greenwood Municipal Airport is an integral part of the Indianapolis, IN, Class E airspace area, this action modifies the Class E airspace for Indianapolis, IN, to correctly describe the Class E airspace required for Greenwood Municipal Airport, and revokes the duplicate, and therefore unneeded, Class E airspace at Greenwood, IN.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 09, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annette Davis, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On Tuesday, May 4, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Indianapolis, IN, and revoke Class E airspace at Greenwood, IN (64 FR 23809). The proposal was to correct the legal description of the existing controlled airspace to reflect the actual configuration of that controlled airspace. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written

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comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 712 modifies the Class E airspace at Indianapolis, IN, by correctly describing the Class E airspace for the Indianapolis, Greenwood Municipal Airport and revokes the duplicate incorrect Class E airspace at Greenwood, IN. The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.

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 will not have a significant economic impact 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

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

1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follow:

   Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854 24 FR 95665, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Fedeal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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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   AGL IN E5 Greenwood, IN [Removed]

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   AGL IN E5 Indianapolis, IN [Revised]

   Indianapolis International Airport, IN

   (Lat. 39 deg. 43'02''., long. 86 deg.17'40'' W.) Indianapolis, Greenwood Municipal Airport, IN

   (Lat. 39 deg.37'42'' N., long. 86 deg.05'16'' W.) Indianapolis, Eagle Creek Airpark, IN

   (Lat. 39 deg.49'51'' N., long. 86 deg.17'40'' W.) Indianapolis, Helicopter VOR/DME 287 deg. Approach Point in Space

   (Lat. 39 deg.42'12'' N., long. 86 deg.06'28'' W.) Brickyard VORTAC

   (Lat. 39 deg.48'53'' N., long. 86 deg.22'03'' W.)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 7.4-mile radius of the Indianapolis International Airport, within a 7.0-mile radius of the Greenwood Municipal Airport, within a 6.3-mile radius of Eagle Creek Airpark, and within 2.6 miles each side of the Brickyard VORTAC 257 deg. radial, extending from the 6.3-mile radius of the Eagle Creek Airpark and the 7.4-mile radius of the Indianapolis International Airport to 7.0 miles west of the VORTAC, and within a 6.0-mile radius of the Point in Space serving the helicopter VOR/DME 287 deg. approach. * * * * *

   Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 6, 1999. Christopher R. Blum, Manager, Air Traffic Division.

   [FR Doc. 99-18207Filed7-15-99; 8:45 am]

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