Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: August 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 166)]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-32]

Modification of the Legal Description of the Class E Airspace; Cincinnati, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies the legal description of the Class E airspace at Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, OH. The legal description for this airspace includes a reference to excluding that airspace within the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, KY, Class C airspace area. This Class C airspace designation was revoked, and effective at 0901 UTC, July 15, 1999, a Class B airspace area for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was established. The reference to Class C airspace in the legal description for the Class E airspace at Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field will be invalid, and this action changes that reference to Class B airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 4, 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 Thursday, June 3, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to modify the legal description of the Class E airspace at Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, OH (64 FR 29817). The proposal was to correct the legal description of the existing controlled airspace to reflect the correct reference to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, KY, Class C airspace area. Effective July 15, 1999, this Class C airspace was revoked and a Class B airspace area for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was established (Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-5, final rule published in the Federal Register on November 30, 1998, 63 FR 65972, effective date delayed on December 14, 1998, 63 FR 68675, and confirmation of effective date on April 12, 1999, 64 FR 17934). 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 designated as a surface area are published in paragraph 6002 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 the legal description of the Class E airspace at Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, OH, by changing the reference to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, KY, Class C airspace area to Class B. 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 CFR 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 6002 Class E airspace designated as a surface area.

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   AGL OH E2 Cincinnati, OH [Revised]

   Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, OH

   (Lat. 39 deg.06'12'' N., long. 84 deg.25'07'' W.)

   Within an 4.1-mile radius of the Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, excluding that airspace within the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, KY, Class B airspace area. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/ Facility Directory. * * * * *

   Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 9, 1999. Christopher R. Blum, Manager, Air Traffic Division.

   [FR Doc. 99-22059Filed8-26-99; 8:45 am]

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