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ACE MO D Fort Leonard Wood, MO

[Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO

(Lat. 37°44′30′′N., long. 92°08′27′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 3,700 feet MSL

within a 4-mile radius of the Forney Army

Airfield. 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.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from the surface and

designated as an extension to Class D or

Class E surface area

* * * * *

ACE MO E4 Fort Leonard Wood, MO

[Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO

(Lat. 37°44′30′′N., long. 92°08′27′′W.)

Forney VOR

(Lat. 37°44′33′′N., long. 92°08′20′′W.)

Buckhorn NDB

(Lat. 37°41′51′′N., long. 92°06′14′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 2.4 miles each side of the

Forney VOR 318° radial extending from the

4-mile radius of Forney Army Airfield to 7

miles northwest of the VOR and within 4

miles southwest and 8 miles northeast of the

147° bearing from the Buckhorn NDB

extending from the 4-mile radius of the

airport to 16 miles southeast of the Buckhorn

NDB. This Class E 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.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Fort Leonard Wood, MO

[Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO

(Lat. 37°44′30′′N., long. 92°08′27′′W.)

Forney VOR

(Lat. 37°44′33′′N., long. 92°08′20′′W.)

Buckhorn NDB

(Lat. 37°41′51′′N., long. 92°06′14′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of Forney Army Airfield; excluding

that airspace within the R–4501 Fort Leonard

Wood, MO, Restricted Areas during the

specific times they are effective.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 1, 1998.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 98–13272 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ACE–9]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Gordon, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the

Class E airspace area at Gordon

Municipal Airport, Gordon, NE. The

FAA has developed a Global Positioning

System (GSP) Runway (RWY) 22

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) and a Nondirectional

Radio Beacon (NDB) RWY 22 SIAP to

serve Gordon Municipal Airport,

Gordon, NE. In addition, a review of the

Class E airspace for Gordon Municipal

Airport indicates it does not comply

with the criteria for 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) airspace required

for diverse departures as specified in

FAA Order 7400.2D. The area has been

enlarged to conform to the criteria of

FAA Order 7400.2D and amended to

include the changes required for the

GPS RWY 22 and NDB RWY 22 SIAPs.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the GPS RWY 22 and

NDB RWY 22 SIAPs and comply with

the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, August

13, 1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

June 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

(ACE–520), Attention: Rules Docket

Number 98–ACE–9, 601 East 12th

Street., 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 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 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:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, MO 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed GPS RWY 22 and NDB

RWY 22 SIAPs to serve the Gordon

Municipal Airport, Gordon, NE. A

review of the Class E airspace for

Gordon Municipal Airport indicates it

does not meet the criteria for 700 feet

AGL airspace required for diverse

departures as specified in FAA Order

7400.2D. The criteria in FAA Order

7400.2D for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet

AGL, is based on a standard climb

gradient of 200 feet per mile, plus the

distance from the Airport Reference

Point (ARP) to the end of the outermost

runway. Any fractional part of a mile is

converted to the next higher tenth of a

mile. The amendment to Class E

airspace at Gordon, NE, will provide

additional controlled airspace at and

above 700 feet AGL in order to contain

the new SIAPs within controlled

airspace, and thereby facilitate

separation of aircraft operating under

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The area

will be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts. Class E airspace

areas extending from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth are

published in paragraph 6005 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

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
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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,

comments 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. 98–ACE–9.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

not have substantial direct effects 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, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612,

it is determined that this final rule does

not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a Federalism Assessment.

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 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is amended as

folllows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE NE E5 Gordon, NE. [Revised]

Gordon Municipal Airport, NE

(Lat. 42° 82′ 21′′ N., long. 102° 10′ 31′′ W.)

Gordon NDB

(Lat. 42° 48′ 04′′ N., long. 102° 10′ 46′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile

radius of Gordon Municipal Airport and

within 2.6 miles each side of the 045° bearing

from the Gordon NDB extending from the

6.6-mile radius to 7.4 miles north of the

airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 23,

1998.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–13270 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ACE–10]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Kimball, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E

airspace area at Kimball Municipal

Airport, Kimball, NE. A review of the

Class E airspace for Kimball Municipal

Airport indicates it does not comply

with the criteria for 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) airspace required

for diverse departures as specified in

FAA Order 7400.2D. The area has been

enlarged to conform to the criteria of

FAA Order 7400.2D. The intended effect

of this rule is to comply with the criteria

of FAA Order 7400.2D, and to provide

additional controlled Class E airspace

for aircraft operating under Instrument

Flight Rules (IFR).

DATES: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

June 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 98–

ACE–10, 601 East 12th Street, 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 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 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:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, MO 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to 14 CFR 71 revises the

Class E airspace at Kimball, NE. A

review of the Class E airspace for

Kimball Municipal Airport, indicates it

does not meet the criteria for 700 feet

AGL airspace required for diverse

departures as specified in FAA Order

7400.2D. The criteria in FAA Order

7400.2D for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet