Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 11 / Thursday, January 18, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 2181 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 10, 

2006. 

Anthony M. Wylie, 

Manager, Alaska Flight Service Information 

Area Group. 

[FR Doc. E7–597 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–25943; Airspace 

Docket No. 06–ACE–13] 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Phillipsburg, KS 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Title 14 

Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 

CFR 71) by modifying the Class E 

airspace area at Phillipsburg Municipal 

Airport, KS. An examination of 

controlled airspace for Phillipsburg, KS 

revealed discrepancies in the legal 

description for the Class E airspace area. 

The intended effect of this rule is to 

provide controlled airspace of 

appropriate dimensions to protect 

aircraft executing Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAP) to 

Phillipsburg Municipal Airport, KS. 

DATES: This direct final rule is effective 

on 0901 UTC, May 10, 2007. Comments 

for inclusion in the Rules Docket must 

be received on or before February 1, 

2007. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR Part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2006–25943/ 

Airspace Docket No. 06–ACE–13, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.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 plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

NASSIF Building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grant Nichols, System Support, DOT 

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–2522 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the 

Class E airspace area extending upward 

from 700 feet AGL (ES) at Phillipsburg 

Municipal Airport, KS. The radius of 

the Class E Airspace area extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

of the earth is expanded from within a 

6.5-mile radius to within a 7.6-mile 

radius of the airport. This modification 

brings the legal description of the 

Phillipsburg Municipal Airport, KS 

Class E5 airspace area into compliance 

with FAA Orders 7400.2F and 

8260.19C. Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated September 

1, 2006, and effective September 15, 

2006, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 

airspace designations listed in this 

document would be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA anticipates that this 

regulation will not result in adverse or 

negative comment and, therefore, is 

issuing it as a direct final rule. Previous 

actions of this nature have not been 

controversial and have not resulted in 

adverse comments or objections. Unless 

a written adverse or negative comment 

or a written notice of intent to submit 

an adverse or negative comment is 

received within the comment period, 

the regulation will become effective on 

the date specified above. After the close 

of the comment period, the FAA will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register indicating that no adverse or 

negative comments were received and 

confirming the date on which the final 

rule will become effective. If the FAA 

does receive, within the comment 

period, an adverse or negative comment, 

or written notice of intent to submit 

such a comment, a document 

withdrawing the direct final rule will be 

published in the Federal Register, and 

a notice of proposed rulemaking may be 

published with a new comment period. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this 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. 

Comments 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–2006–25943/Airspace 

Docket No. 06–ACE–13’’. The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Agency Findings 

The regulations adopted herein will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national Government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, it is 

determined that this final rule does not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation is noncontroversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. For the reasons discussed in 

the preamble, I certify that this 

regulation (1) is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, 

February 26, 1979); and (3) if 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

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 the airspace necessary 

to ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

since it contains aircraft executing 

instrument approach procedures to 

Phillipsburg Municipal Airport, KS. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the amendment. 

■ Accordingly, the Federal Aviation 

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 

as follows: 


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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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9P, dated 

September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ACE KS E5 Phillipsburg, KS 

Phillipsburg Municipal Airport, KS 

(Lat. 39°44′09′′ N., long. 99°19′02′′ W.) 

Phillipsburg NDB 

(Lat. 39°42′22′′ N., long. 99°17′17′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.6-mile 

radius of Phillipsburg Municipal Airport and 

within 2.6 miles each side of the 143° bearing 

from the Phillipsburg NDB extending from 

the 7.6-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the 

NDB. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on December 26, 

2006. 

Donald R. Smith, 

Manager, System Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Area. 

[FR Doc. 07–150 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–24926; Airspace 

Docket No. 06–ASW–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment, Modification and 

Revocation of VOR Federal Airways; 

East Central United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes 14 

VOR Federal Airways (V–176, V–383, 

V–396, V–406, V–410, V–418, V–426, 

V–486, V–416, V–467, V–542, V–584, 

V–586, and V–609); modifies 12 VOR 

Federal Airways (V–14, V–26, V–40, V–

72, V–75, V–90, V–96, V–103, V–116, 

V–297, V–435, and V–526); and revokes 

one VOR Federal Airway (V–42) over 

the East Central United States in 

support of the Midwest Airspace 

Enhancement Plan (MASE). It should be 

noted that the FAA is withdrawing the 

proposal to establish VOR Federal 

Airway V–414 and delaying action to 

establish V–65 and modify V–133. 

Additionally, editorial changes are 

made to route numbers and the order of 

route elements for V–176, V–383, V–

410, V–426, V–467, and V–486. The 

FAA is taking this action to enhance 

safety and to improve the efficient use 

of the navigable airspace assigned to the 

Chicago, Cleveland, and Indianapolis 

Air Route Traffic Control Centers 

(ARTCC). 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, March 

15, 2007. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Rohring, Airspace and Rules, 

Office of System Operations Airspace 

and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On June 16, 2006, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking to establish 16 

VOR Federal Airways (V–65, V–176, V–

383, V–396, V–406, V–410, V–414, V–

416, V–418, V–426, V–467, V–486, V–

542, V–584, V–586, and V–609); modify 

13 VOR Federal Airways (V–14, V–26, 

V–40, V–72, V–75, V–90, V–96, V–103, 

V–116, V–133, V–297, V–435, and V–

526); and revoke one VOR Federal 

Airway (V–42) (71 FR 34854). 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received 

objecting to the proposal. 

Subsequent to the issuance of the 

notice, the FAA decided to withdraw 

the proposal to establish V–414 because 

further evaluation revealed that the 

route did not intersect United States 

airspace. Additionally, the FAA elected 

not to include the establishment V–65 

and modification of V–133 in this 

action; these proposed airways will be 

addressed in a future final rule. 

It should be noted that, due to format 

requirements, editorial changes were 

made to some of the route numbers and 

route descriptions listed in the notice of 

proposed rulemaking. Specifically, V–

176 was renumbered as V–383 and V–

383 was renumbered as V–176. Also, the 

order of route elements was reversed in 

the descriptions for V–383 (proposed as 

V–176), V–410, V–426, V–467, and V–

486. 

VOR Federal Airways are published 

in paragraph 6010 of FAA Order 

7400.9P dated September 1, 2006, and 

effective September 15, 2006, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal Airways listed in 

this document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to 

establish 14 VOR Federal Airways (V–

176, V–383, V–396, V–406, V–410, V–

418, V–426, V–486, V–416, V–467, V–

542, V–584, V–586, and V–609); modify 

12 VOR Federal Airways (V–14, V–26, 

V–40, V–72, V–75, V–90, V–96, V–103, 

V–116, V–297, V–435, and V–526); and 

revoke one VOR Federal Airway (V–42) 

over the East Central United States 

within the airspace assigned to the 

Chicago, Cleveland, and Indianapolis 

ARTCCs. This action enhances safety 

and facilitates the more flexible and 

efficient use of the navigable airspace. 

Further, this action enhances the 

management of aircraft operations 

within the Chicago, Cleveland, and 

Indianapolis ARTCCs’ areas of 

responsibility. 

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 Department of 

Transportation (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. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environment Policy 

Act in accordance with 311a and 311b., 

FAA Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures’’. This 

airspace action is not expected to cause 


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