[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45699-45700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3963]


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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 15, 2007 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28635; Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-7]


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Independence, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace at 
Independence Municipal Airport, KS. The establishment of an air traffic 
control tower at the airport has made this action necessary.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before 45 days from the date of 
publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. You must identify the docket number FAA-2007-
28635/Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-7, 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 ground 
floor of the 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:

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, 
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-2007-
28635/Airspace Docket No. 07-ACE-7.'' The postcard will be date/time 
stamped and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRM's

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Document's web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    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 NPRM's 
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 establishing a Class D airspace area extending 
upward from the surface to and including 3,300 feet above mean sea 
level (MSL) within a 4.6-mile radius of Independence Municipal Airport, 
KS. The establishment of an air traffic control tower has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
controlled airspace for flight operations at Independence Municipal 
Airport, KS. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts.
    Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 
7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 16, 2006, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 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 all 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.

List of Subject 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, 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.

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Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 
2006, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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ACE KS D Independence, KS [New]

Independence Municipal Airport, KS
    (Lat. 37[deg]09'30'' N., long. 95[deg]46'42'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,300 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Independence Municipal 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. the 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on July 27, 2007.
Donald R. Smith,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 07-3963 Filed 8-14-07; 8:45 am]
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