21600 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 74 / Thursday, April 17, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 2, 2014. 

Kent M. Wheeler, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0596; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ACE–11] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Holdrege, NE 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Holdrege, NE. 

Decommissioning of the Holdrege nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) at 

Brewster Field Airport has made 

reconfiguration necessary for standard 

instrument approach procedures and for 

the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations 

at the airport. Geographic coordinates 

are also updated. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, July 

24, 2014. 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: 

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: 

History 

On January 8, 2014, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to amend Class E airspace for the 

Holdrege, NE, area, modifying 

controlled airspace at Brewster Field 

Airport (79 FR 1345) Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0596. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal to the FAA. No 

comments were received. Class E 

airspace designations are published in 

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9X 

dated August 7, 2013, and effective 

September 15, 2013, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

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 by 

amending Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for standard instrument approach 

procedures at Brewster Field Airport, 

Holdrege, NE. Airspace reconfiguration 

is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Holdrege NDB 

and the cancellation of the NDB 

approach, thereby removing the 7-mile 

segment extending from the 6.6-mile 

radius of the airport. Controlled airspace 

is necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. Geographic coordinates are also 

adjusted to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

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 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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does 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 amends 

controlled airspace at Brewster Field 

Airport, Holdrege, NE. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. This airspace action is 

not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 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 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 7, 2013, and effective 

September 15, 2013, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface. 

* * * * * 

ACE NE E5 Holdrege, NE [Amended] 

Holdrege, Brewster Field Airport, NE 

(Lat. 40°27′08′′ N., long. 99°20′11′′ W.) 

Kearney VOR 

(Lat. 40°43′32′′ N., long. 99°00′19′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of Brewster Field Airport, and within 

2.6 miles each side of the Kearney VOR 222° 

radial extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 

11 miles northeast of the airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 2, 

2014. 

Kent M. Wheeler, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08694 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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