[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 237 (Monday, December 11, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63415-63416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30099]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ACE-09]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Council Bluffs, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Council 
Bluffs, IA to accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the Council Bluffs Municipal 
Airport. This action will provide for additional controlled airspace 
necessary for the GPS SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Operations Branch, ACE-530C, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106; 
telephone (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On October 3, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class E 
airspace area at Council Bluffs, IA (60 FR 51747). The proposed action 
would provide additional controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP 
to runway 31 at the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport.
    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. Class E airspace 
areas extending from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 
1995, and effective September 16, 1995, 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 Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR 

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part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Council Bluffs, IA, by 
providing additional controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS 
Runway 31 SIAP to the airport.
    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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995 and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

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

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ACE NE E5 Omaha, Eppley Airfield, NE [Revised]

Omaha, Eppley Airfield, NE
    (Lat. 41 deg.18'08'' N., long. 95 deg.53'37'' W)
Offut AFB, NE
    (Lat. 41 deg.07'06'' N., long. 95 deg.54'45'' W)
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 41 deg.15'32'' W., long. 95 deg.45'35'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Eppley Airfield and within 4.3 miles 
each side of the Eppley Airfield ILS localizer course to Runway 32L 
extending from the 6-mile radius to 13 miles southeast of the 
airport and within 4 miles northeast and 6 miles southwest of the 
Eppley Airfield ILS localizer course to Runway 14R extending from 
the 6-mile radius to 15.3 miles northwest of the airport and within 
a 6-mile radius of the Offutt AFB and within 4.3 miles each side of 
the Offutt ILS localizer course extending from the 6-mile radius to 
7.4 miles southeast of the AFB and within a 6.3 mile radius of 
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport excluding that portion which lies 
within the Eppley Airfield and the Offutt AFB Class E5 airspace.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on November 28, 1995.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 95-30099 Filed 12-8-95; 8:45 am]
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