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6.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast of the

airport.

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 20,

2001.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 01–11722 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01–ACE–1]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Monroe City, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of

effective date.

SUMMARY: This document confirms the

effective date of a direct final rule which

revises Class E airspace at Monroe City,

MO.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 17,

2001.

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

published this direct final rule with a

request for comments in the Federal

Register on February 28, 2001 (66 FR

12731). The FAA uses the direct final

rulemaking procedure for a noncontroversial rule where the FAA

believes that there will be no adverse

public comment. This direct final rule

advised the public that no adverse

comments were anticipated, and that

unless a written adverse comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit such

an adverse comment, were received

within the comment period, the

regulation would become effective on

May 17, 2001. No adverse comments

were received, and thus this notice

confirms that this direct final rule will

become effective on that date.

Issued in Kansas City, MO on April 20,

2001.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 01–11721 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 01–ACE–5]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Olathe, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the

Class E airspace area at Olathe, KS to

accommodate a planned change to the

VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR)

Runway (RWY) 36 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) serving

Johnson County Executive Airport,

Olathe, KS. Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from the

surface and upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to

accommodate the SIAP and for other

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

at this airport.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the SIAP 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, September 6, 2001.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

July 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations and Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, ACE–530, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket

Number 01–ACE–5, 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:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Operations & Airspace Branch, ACE–

520C, DOT Regional Headquarters

Building, Federal Aviation

Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas

City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has modified the VOR RWY 36 SIAP

serving Johnson County Executive

Airport, Olathe, KS. The amendment to

Class E airspace at Olathe, KS, will

provide additional controlled airspace

upward from the surface and at and

above 700 feet AGL in order to contain

the modified SIAP 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 upward from the

surface of the earth are published in

paragraph 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9H

dated September 1, 2000. 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 7400.9H, dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

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 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,

comments are invited on this rule.