Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 5765

Interested persons are invited to

comment on this rule by submitting

such written data, views, or arguments

as they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified under the caption

ADDRESSES. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the comments received.

Factual information that supports the

commenter’s ideas and suggestions is

extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule that might suggest a

need to modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must

submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 00–ACE–2’’ The postcard

will be date 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.

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:

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 7400.9G, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1999, and effective

September 16, 1999, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE NE E5 Ord, NE [Revised]

Ord, Evelyn Sharp Field, NE

(Lat. 41°37′27′′ N., long. 98°57′09′′ W.)

Ord NDB

(Lat. 41°37′26′′ N., long. 98°56′53′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Evelyn Sharp Field and within 2.6

miles each side of the 311° bearing from the

Ord NDB extending from the 6.4-mile radius

to 7.4 miles northwest of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO on January 19,

2000.

Richard L. Day,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 00–2561 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–ACE–56]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Grand Island, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Central Nebraska

Regional Airport, Grand Island, NE. The

FAA has developed Area Navigation

(RNAV) Runway (RWY) 13, RNAV RWY

31, RNAV RWY 17, and RNAV RWY 35

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs) to serve Grand

Island, Central Nebraska Regional

Airport, NE. Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is

needed to accommodate these SIAPs

and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

operations at this airport. The enlarged

area will contain the new RNAV RWY

13, RNAV RWY 31, RNAV RWY 17, and

RNAV RWY 35 SIAPs in controlled

airspace.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing RNAV RWY 13,

RNAV RWY 31, RNAV RWY 17, and

RNAV RWY 35 SIAPs, and to segregate

aircraft using instrument approach

procedures in instrument conditions

from aircraft operating in visual

conditions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective

on 0901 UTC, June 15, 2000.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

March 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, DOT Regional Headquarters

Building, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 99–

ACE–56, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO

64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Central Region at the same address

between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Air Traffic Division at the same

address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520A, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust,

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:

(816) 329–2524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed RNAV RWY 13, RNAV

RWY 31, RNAV RWY 17, and RNAV

RWY 35 SIAPs to serve the Grand

Island, Central Nebraska Regional

Airport, NE. The amendment to Class E

airspace at Grand Island, NE, will

provide additional controlled airspace

at and above 700 feet AGL in order to

contain the new SIAPs within

controlled airspace, and thereby

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facilitate separation of aircraft operating

under Instrument Flight Rules. The

amendment at Grand Island, Central

Nebraska Regional Airport, NE, will

provide additional controlled airspace

for aircraft operating under IFR. The

area will be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts. 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 7400.9G, dated September 10,

1999, and effective September 16, 1999,

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 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. The

amendment will enhance safety for all

flight operations by designating an area

where VFR pilots may anticipate the

presence of IFR aircraft at lower

altitudes, especially during inclement

weather conditions. A greater degree of

safety is achieved by depicting the area

on aeronautical charts. 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

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule and was not preceded by a

notice of proposed rulemaking,

comment are invited on this rule.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on this rule by submitting

such written data, views, or arguments

as they may desire. Communications

should identify the rules Docket number

and be submitted in triplicate to the

address specified under the caption

ADDRESSES. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the comments received.

Factual information that supports the

commenter’s ideas and suggestions is

extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule that might suggest a

need to modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must

submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 99–ACE–56.’’ The postcard

will be date 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 on 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.

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:

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 7400.9G, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1999, and effective

September 16, 1999, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward form 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE NE E5 Grand Island, NE [Revised]

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional

Airport, NE

(Lat. 40°58′03′′N., long. 98°18′31′′W.)

Grand Island VORTAC

(Lat. 40°59′03′′N, long. 98°18′53′′W.)

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional

Airport ILS

(Lat. 40°58′55′′N., long. 98°18′53′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile

radius of the Central Nebraska Regional

Airport and within 4 miles each side of the

Grand Island ILS Localizer course extending

from the 6.9-mile radius to 8.7 miles south

of the airport and within 4 miles northeast

and 6 miles southwest of the 294° radial of

the Grand Island VORTAC extending from

the 6.9-mile radius to 16 miles northwest of

the VORTAC and within 4 miles east and 6

miles west of the 360° radial of the Grand

Island VORTAC extending from the 6.9-mile

radius to 16 miles north of the VORTAC.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on January 19,

2000.

Richard L. Day,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 00–2560 Filed 2–4–00 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–ACE–55]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

O’Neill, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.