[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31618-31619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15306]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-8]


Establish Class E Airspace; Atkinson, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace area at Atkinson, 
NE. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 
29 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a VHF 
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) RWY 29 
SIAP has made this rule necessary. This action is intended to provide 
adequate controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above 
Ground Level (AGL) for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, Atkinson, NE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th 
Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On March 25, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace area at 
Atkinson, NE, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 14387). This 
proposal was to establish controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet AGL. The intended effect of the proposal was to provide adequate 
Class E airspace to contain aircraft executing GPS RWY 29 and VOR/DME 
RWY 29 SIAPs at Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, Atkinson, NE.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 
71) establishes the Class E airspace area at Atkinson, NE.
    Class E airspace designations 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 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 will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule 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

    Aviation, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

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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, 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.


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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE NE E5  Atkinson, NE [New]

Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42 deg.33'45''N., long. 99 deg.02'16''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Stuart-Atkinson Municipal Airport, 
excluding that airspace within the O'Neill, NE, Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on May 21, 1998.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-15306 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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