[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35166-35167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17224]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-21]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Davenport, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to establish Class E airspace area at 
Davenport Municipal Airport, Davenport, IA. The FAA has received a 
request to establish Class E surface area at Davenport, IA. The 
commissioning of the Davenport Automated Surface Observation System 
(ASOS) qualifies the Davenport Municipal Airport for a Class E surface 
area. The intended effect of this action is to establish controlled 
airspace for instrument operations at the Davenport Municipal Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ACE-21, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of 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 office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic 
Division, at the 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, 
Missouri 64106; telephone number: (816) 426-3408.

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 decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number 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. 98-
ACE-21.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the 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 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the Rules Docket 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, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484. 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 procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to establish 
Class E surface airspace area at Davenport, IA. The FAA has received a 
request to establish a Class E surface area. Commissioning of the ASOS 
qualifies the Davenport Municipal Airport for a Class E surface area. 
The intended effect of this action is to provide segregation of 
aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) from aircraft 
operating in visual weather conditions. The area would be depicted on 
appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to 
circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. Class 
E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are 
published in paragraph 6002 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 would be published subsequently in the Order.

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    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. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed 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

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 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 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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ACE IA E5 Davenport, IA [New]

Davenport Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41 deg.36'38'' N., long. 90 deg.35'19'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Davenport Municipal Airport, 
This Class E airspace 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.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on June 4, 1998.
Christopher R. Blum,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 98-17224 Filed 6-26-98; 8:45 am]
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