[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61709-61710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30356]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-25]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Owensboro, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace areas at 
Owensboro, KY. A VOR Runway (RWY) 5 Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Owensboro-Daviess County 
Airport. Additional controlled airspace is needed to accommodate the 
SIAP and for IFR operations at the airport. This proposal would provide 
a southwest extension to the existing Class D surface area and increase 
the radius of the Class E airspace that extends upward from 700 feet 
above the surface of the earth.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ASO-25, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5581.

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

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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 the 
airspace docket 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 Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-25.'' The postcard will be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications 
received before the specified closing date for comments will be 
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal 
contained in this notice may be changed in light of the comments 
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in 
the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room 
550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, both before and 
after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the notice 
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing 
list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory Circular 
No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend the 
Class E airspace areas at Owensboro, KY. A VOR RWY 5 SIAP has been 
developed for Owensboro-Daviess County Airport. Additional controlled 
airspace is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR operations at 
the airport. This proposal would provide a southwest extension to the 
existing Class D surface area and increase the radius of the Class E 
airspace that extends upward from 700 feet above the surface of the 
earth. Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D 
or Class E surface area, and Class E airspace areas extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in 
Paragraphs 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9E dated 
September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 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 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.

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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D or Class E surface area.

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ASO KY E4  Owensboro, KY [Revised]

Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, KY
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'25'' N, long. 87 deg.10'23'' W)
Owensboro VOR/DME
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'37'' N, long. 87 deg.09'57'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles 
each side of Owensboro VOR/DME 351 deg., 177 deg., and 223 deg. 
radials, extending from the 4.1-mile radius of Owensboro-Daviess 
County Airport to 7 miles north, south and southwest of the 
Owensboro VOR/DME. This Class E airspace area is effective during 
the specific days and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ASO KY E5  Owensboro, KY [Revised]

Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, KY
    (Lat. 37 deg.44'25'' N, long. 87 deg.10'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within a 7.2-mile radius of Owensboro-Daviess County 
Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 7, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-30356 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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