[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8267-8268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-805]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-25944; Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-14]


Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Potosi, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes a Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Potosi, MO. The effect of this rule 
is to provide appropriate controlled Class E airspace for aircraft 
departing from and executing instrument approach procedures to Potosi 
Washington County Airport, MO and to segregate aircraft using 
instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from aircraft 
operating in visual conditions.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, March 15, 2007. 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: Grant Nichols, System Support, DOT 
Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901 
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329-2522.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Friday, December 22, 2006, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Potosi, MO (71 FR 76954). The proposal was to establish a 
Class E5 airspace area to bring Potosi, MO airspace into

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compliance with FAA directives. 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 rule amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Potosi Washington County Airport, MO. The 
establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP) to Runways 2 and 20 have made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules operations at 
Potosi Washington County Airport, MO. The area will be depicted on 
appropriate aeronautical charts.
    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 
7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
2006, and effective September 15, 2006, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. of the same Order. 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.
    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 the 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
since it contains aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to 
Potosi Washington County Airport, MO.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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.


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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective 
September 15, 2006, 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 MO E5 Potosi, MO

Potosi, Washington County Airport, MO
    (Lat. 37[deg]55'45'' N., long. 90[deg]43'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Potosi, Washington County Airport, MO.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 14, 2007.
Walter Tweedy,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Area.
[FR Doc. 07-805 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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