Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: July 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 137)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 38607-38609]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-34]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace area at Kansas City International Airport, MO. The Kansas City VHF Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) has been relocated from its present position to the Kansas City International Airport, MO. Relocating the Kansas City VORTAC requires amending the radial for the VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) or Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Runway (RWY) 27, Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP). Also, a review of the Class E airspace area for Kansas City International Airport indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above

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Ground Level (AGL) airspace required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. This document proposes to enlarge the Class E airspace to conform to the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D. The review indicated the Instrument Landing System (ILS) localizer RWY 19R, ILS RWY 19L, ILS RWY 1L, ILS RWY IR, and coordinates should be included in the text header for the Kansas City International Airport, MO.

The intended effect of this proposed rule is to provide additional controlled Class E airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), revise the coordinates of the Kansas City VORTAC, include the ILS RWY 19R, ILS RWY 19L, ILS RWY 1L, ILS RWY 1R and coordinates, amend the radial for the VOR/DME or TACAN RWY 27 SIAP, and comply with the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Airspace Branch, ACE-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ACE-34, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional Counsel for the Central Region at the same address between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours in the office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone number: (816) 426- 3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 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, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 99- ACE-34.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or before the closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filedin the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to provide additional controlled Class E airspace area for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures at Kansas City International Airport, MO. The Kansas City VORTAC has been relocated from its present position to the Kansas City International Airport, MO. A review of the Class E airspace for Kansas City International Airport, MO, indicates it does not meet the criteria for 700 feet AGL airspace required for diverse departures as specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. The criteria in FAA Order 7400.2D for an aircraft to reach 1200 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 area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 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 designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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 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 [Revised]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 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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   ACE MO E5 Kansas City International Airport, MO

   Kansas City International Airport, MO

   (Lat. 39 deg.17'51''N., long. 94 deg.42'50''W.) Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO

   (Lat. 39 deg.07'24''N., long. 94 deg.35'34''W.) Fort Leavenworth, Sherman Army Airfield (AAF), KS

   (Lat. 39 deg.22'06''N., long. 94 deg.54'53''W.) Kansas City VORTAC

   (Lat. 39 deg.17'07''N., long. 94 deg.44'13''W.) DOTTE LOM

   (Lat. 39 deg.13'15''N., long. 94 deg.45'00''W.) Riverside VOR/DME

   (Lat. 39 deg.07'14''N., long. 94 deg.35'48''W.) ILS RWY 19R localizer

   (Lat. 39 deg.17'24''N., long. 94 deg.43'49''W.) ILS RWY 19L localizer

   (Lat. 39 deg.16'44''N., long. 94 deg.42'35''W.) ILS RWY IL localizer

   (Lat. 39 deg.19'30''N., long. 94 deg.43'12''W.) ILS RWY 1R localizer

   (Lat. 39 deg.18'34''N., long. 94 deg.42'03''W.)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.6-mile radius of the Kansas City International Airport and within 4.4 miles west of the Kansas City International Runway 19R ILS localizer north course and within 4.4 miles east of the Kansas City International Runway 19L ILS localizer north course extending from the 7.6-mile radius to 21.7 miles north of the DOTTE LOM and within 4.4 miles each side of the 093 deg. radial of the Kansas City VORTAC extending from the Kansas City International Airport 7.6-mile radius to 12 miles east of the Kansas City VORTAC, and within 2.5 miles west of the Kansas City International Runway 1L ILS localizer south course and within 2.5 miles east of the Kansas City International Runway 1R ILS localizer course extending from the 7.6-mile radius to 9.5 miles south of the DOTTE LOM and within a 6.7-mile radius of the Kansas City Downtown Airport and within 3 miles each side of the 210 deg. radial of the Riverside VOR/DME extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 12.6 miles southwest of the Downtown Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of the Sherman AAF. * * * * *

   Issued in Kansas City, MO, on June 18, 1999. Donovan D. Schardt, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-18346Filed7-16-99; 8:45 am]

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