[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30507-30508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15333]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-3]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Topeka, KS; Kingman, KS; 
Hutchinson, KS; and Wahoo, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Philip 
Billard Municipal Airport, Topeka, KS; Kingman Municipal Airport, 
Kingman, KS; Hutchinson Municipal Airport, Hutchinson, KS; and Wahoo 
Municipal Airport, Wahoo, NE. The development of new Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning 
System (GPS) has made the proposal necessary. The intended effect of 
this proposal is to provide additional controlled airspace for aircraft 
executing the SIAPs at the above listed airports.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 15, 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 April 9, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying the Class E airspace 
area at Topeka, KS; Kingman, KS; Hutchinson, KS; and Wahoo, NE (61 FR 
15740). The proposed action would provide additional controlled 
airspace to accommodate the new SIAP to Philip Billard Municipal 
Airport, Topeka, KS; Kingman Municipal Airport, Kingman, KS; Hutchinson 
Municipal Airport, Hutchinson, KS; and Wahoo Municipal Airport, Wahoo, 
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. Class E airspace 
areas extending from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in paragraphs 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 Part 71) amends the Class E airspace areas at the airports listed 
in the SUMMARY, by providing additional controlled airspace for 
aircraft executing the new SIAPs. A minor correction is being made to 
the geographical coordinates for Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal 
Airport, KS.
    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 KS E5 Topeka, Philip Billard Airport, KS

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport, KS
    (lat. 39 deg.04'07''N., long. 95 deg.37'21''W.)
Topeka VORTAC
    (lat. 39 deg.08'14''N., long. 95 deg.32'57''W.)
BILOY LOM/NDB
    (lat. 39 deg.07'13''N., long. 95 deg.41'14''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile

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radius of Philip Billard Municipal Airport, and within 1.8 miles 
each side of the 039 deg. radial of the Topeka VORTAC extending from 
the 6.4-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the VORTAC, and within 4 
miles southwest and 7 miles northeast of the Philip Billard 
Municipal Airport ILS localizer course extending from 15 miles 
southeast of the airport to 12 miles northwest of BILOY LOM/NDB.
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ACE KS E5 Kingman, KS

Kingman Municipal Airport, KS
    (lat. 37 deg.40'00''N., long. 98 deg.07'22''W.)
Hutchinson VORTAC
    (lat. 37 deg.59'49''N., long. 97 deg.56'03''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Kingman Municipal Airport, and within 
2.2 miles each side of the 204 deg. radial of Hutchinson VORTAC 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 11.2 miles north of the 
airport.
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ACE KS E5 Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS
    (lat. 38 deg.03'56''N., long. 97 deg.51'38''W.)
Hutchinson VORTAC
    (lat. 37 deg.59'49''N., long. 97 deg.56'03''W.)
SALTT LOM
    (lat. 38 deg.07'25''N., long. 97 deg.55'36''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Hutchinson Municipal Airport, and within 
4 miles each side of the Hutchinson ILS localizer northwest course 
extending to 16 miles northwest of the SALTT LOM, and within 4 miles 
each side of the ILS localizer back course extending from the 6.6-
mile radius to 7.4 miles southwest of the airport, and within 4 
miles each side of the 042 deg. radial of the Hutchinson VORTAC 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast of the 
airport, and within 4 miles each side of the 222 deg. radial of 
Hutchinson VORTAC extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 11.2 miles 
southwest of the airport.
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ACE NE E5 Wahoo, NE

Wahoo Municipal Airport, NE
    (lat. 41 deg.14'25'N., long 96 deg.35'41''W.)
Wahoo NDB
    (lat. 41 deg.14'21''N., long. 96 deg.35'54''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Wahoo Municipal Airport, and within 
2.6 miles each side of the 032 deg. bearing from the Wahoo NDB 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast of the 
airport, excluding that portion which lies within the Fremont, NE, 
Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on May 29, 1996.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 96-15333 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am]
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