[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38146-38147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18240]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0541; Airspace Docket No. 09-ACE-7]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; St. Louis, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace for the St. 
Louis, MO, area. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to 
accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at 
Spirit of St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, MO. Also, there would be minor 
adjustments to the geographic coordinates for Lambert-St. Louis 
International Airport, St. Louis VORTAC, and the Foristell VORTAC. The 
FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft operations at Spirit of St. 
Louis Airport.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before September 14, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You 
must identify the docket number FAA-2009-0541/Airspace Docket No. 09-
ACE-7, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments 
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.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 ground floor of the building at 
the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321-
7716.

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, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers 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 Docket No. FAA-2009-0541/
Airspace Docket No. 09-ACE-7.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 
Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. 
Communications must identify both docket numbers for this notice. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 
should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to 
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR), Part 71 by adding additional controlled Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for SIAPs operations 
at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, MO, and adjusting the 
geographic coordinates for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. 
Louis VORTAC, and the Foristell VORTAC to coincide with the FAAs 
National Aeronautical Charting Office.
    Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9S, dated October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, 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. 
It, therefore, (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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAA's authority to 
issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S. 
Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA 
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more 
detail the scope of the agency's authority. 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 airspace necessary to 
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This 
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would add 
additional controlled airspace to the St. Louis, MO airspace area.

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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9S, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 
2008, 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 St. Louis, MO [Amended]

St. Louis, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, MO
    (Lat. 38[deg]44'55'' N., long. 90[deg]22'12'' W.)
St. Louis, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO
    (Lat. 38[deg]39'44'' N., long. 90[deg]39'07'' W.)
Alton, St. Louis Regional Airport, MO
    (Lat. 38[deg]53'25'' N., long. 90[deg]02'46'' W.)
St. Charles, St. Charles County Smartt Airport, MO
    (Lat. 38[deg]55'47'' N., long. 90[deg]25'48'' W.)
St. Louis VORTAC
    (Lat. 38[deg]51'38'' N., long. 90[deg]28'57'' W.)
Foristell VORTAC
    (Lat. 38[deg]41'40'' N., long. 90[deg]58'16'' W.)
ZUMAY LOM
    (Lat. 38[deg]47'17'' N., long. 90[deg]16'44'' W.)
OBLIO LOM
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'01'' N., long. 90[deg]28'29'' W.)
Civic Memorial NDB
    (Lat. 38[deg]53'32'' N., long. 90[deg]03'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.1-mile radius of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport 
and within 4 miles southeast and 7 miles northwest of the Lambert-
St. Louis International Airport Runway 24 ILS localizer course 
extending from the airport to 10.5 miles northeast of the ZUMAY LOM 
and within 4 miles southwest and 7.9 miles northeast of the Lambert-
St. Louis International Airport Runway 12R ILS localizer course 
extending from the airport to 10.5 miles northwest of the OBLIO LOM 
and within 4 miles southwest and 7.9 miles northeast of the Lambert-
St. Louis International Airport Runway 30L ILS localizer course 
extending from the airport to 8.7 miles southeast of the airport, 
and within a 6.8-mile radius of Spirit of St. Louis Airport, and 
within 3.9 miles each side of the 258[deg] bearing from Spirit of 
St. Louis Airport extending from the 6.8-mile radius of Spirit of 
St. Louis Airport to 10.6 miles west of the airport, and within 2.6 
miles each side of the 098[deg] radial of the Foristell VORTAC 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius of Spirit of St. Louis Airport to 
8.3 miles west of the airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of St. 
Charles County Smartt Airport, and within a 6.9-mile radius of St. 
Louis Regional Airport, and within 4 miles each side of the 014[deg] 
bearing from the Civic Memorial NDB extending from the 6.9-mile 
radius of St. Louis Regional Airport to 7 miles north of the 
airport, and within 4.4 miles each side of the 190[deg] radial of 
the St. Louis VORTAC extending from 2 miles south of the VORTAC to 
22.1 miles south of the VORTAC.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 23, 2009.
Anthony D. Roetzel,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. E9-18240 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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