Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: June 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 119)]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-21]

Modification of Class E Airspace; Kokomo, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This notice modifies Class E airspace at Kokomo, IN. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 09, and a GPS SIAP to Rwy 27, have been developed for Logansport Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approaches. This action increases the radius of the existing controlled airspace for this airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, 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 Monday, April 5, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Kokomo, IN (64 FR 16371). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between the enroute and terminal environments.

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. 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 designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at Kokomo, IN, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 09 SIAP, and the GPS Rwy 27 SIAP, at Logansport Municipal Airport by modifying the existing controlled airspace. 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 follows:

   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 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.

   * * * * *

   AGL IN E5 Kokomo, IN [Revised]

   Kokomo Municipal Airport, IN

   (Lat. 40 deg.31'41'' N., long. 86 deg. 03' 32'' W.) Grissom Air Reserve Base, IN

   (Lat. 40 deg.38'53'' N., long. 86 deg. 09' 08'' W.) Logansport Municipal Airport, IN

   (Lat. 40 deg. 42' 41'' N., long. 86 deg. 22' 28'' W.) Peru Municipal Airport, IN

   (Lat. 40 deg. 47' 11'' N., long. 86 deg. 08' 47'' W.)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile radius of the Kokomo Municipal Airport and within 2.6 miles each side of the ILS localizer northeast course extending from the 7.0-mile radius to 10.8 miles northeast of the airport; and within a 7.0-mile radius of the Grissom ARB and within 3.8 miles each side of the ILS localizer northeast course extending from the 7.0-mile radius to 14.5 miles northeast of the base, and within 2.0 miles each side of the ILS localizer southwest course extending from the 7.0-mile radius to 14.5 miles southwest of the base; and within a 7.7-mile radius of the Logansport Municipal Airport; and within a 6.3-mile radius of the Peru Municipal Airport. * * * * *

   Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on: June 8, 1999. Christopher R. Blum, Manager, Air Traffic Division.

   [FR Doc. 99-15849Filed6-21-99; 8:45 am]

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