83_FR_4633 83 FR 4611 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Kansas City, MO; and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO

83 FR 4611 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Kansas City, MO; and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)

Page Range4611-4612
FR Document2018-01795

This action proposes to amend Class D airspace at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas City, MO; remove Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D airspace at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport; and amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO, and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. The FAA is proposing this action due to the decommissioning of the Riverside VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) facility, which provided navigation guidance for the instrument procedures to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. The VOR has been decommissioned as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. This action also would amend the airspace designations of Class D airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for these airports. Additionally, the geographic coordinates and airport name are being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at these airports.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1083; Airspace Docket No. 17-ACE-13]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Kansas City, MO; 
and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace at Charles B. 
Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas City, MO; remove Class E airspace 
designated as an extension to Class D airspace at Charles B. Wheeler 
Downtown Airport; and amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at Kansas City International Airport, Kansas 
City, MO, and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. The FAA is proposing 
this action due to the decommissioning of the Riverside VHF 
omnidirectional range (VOR) facility, which provided navigation 
guidance for the instrument procedures to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown 
Airport. The VOR has been decommissioned as part of the VOR Minimum 
Operational Network (MON) Program. This action also would amend the 
airspace designations of Class D airspace and Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for these airports. 
Additionally, the geographic coordinates and airport name are being 
updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action 
is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations at these airports.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2017-1083; Airspace Docket No. 17-ACE-13 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. 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 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would support IFR operations at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown 
Airport, and Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO.

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, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers 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 Docket No. FAA-2017-1083; 
Airspace Docket No. 17-ACE-13.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified 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 the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective 
September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 that would:
    Amend the Class D airspace at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport 
by

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updating the header of the airspace designation to Kansas City, MO, 
(from Kansas City Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO) to comply 
with FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters; 
adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 012[deg] bearing from the 
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 19 LOC from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 
miles from the airport; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 
013[deg] bearing from the airport from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.3 miles 
north of the airport; adding an extension 1 mile each side of the 
215[deg] bearing from the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC from 
the 4.2-mile radius to 4.5 miles northeast of the airport; adding an 
extension 1 mile each side of the 218[deg] bearing from the airport 
from the 4.2-mile radius to 5 miles south of the airport; and updating 
the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database;
    Remove the Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D 
airspace at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport as the airspace is no 
longer required; and
    Amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Kansas City, MO, by updating the header of the airspace 
designation to Kansas City, MO, (from Kansas City International 
Airport, MO) to comply with FAA Order 7400.2L; updating the name and 
geographic coordinates of Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport 
(previously Kansas City Downtown Airport) and the geographic 
coordinates of Sherman Army Airfield (AAF), KS, to coincide with the 
FAA's aeronautical database; removing the Kansas City VORTAC, DOTTE 
LOM, Riverside VOR/DME, ILS RWY 19R localizer, ILS RWY 19 localizer, 
ILS RWY 1L localizer, and ILS RWY 1R localizer from the airspace 
description; removing all current extensions at Kansas City 
International Airport and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport; and 
adding an extension 2 miles each side of the 215[deg] bearing from the 
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC from the 6.7-mile radius to 8.7 
miles south of the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.
    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
the Riverside VOR as part of the VOR MON Program and for the safety and 
management of IFR operations at these airports.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 
5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 
3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (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, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

0
 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ACE MO D Kansas City, MO [Amended]

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39[deg]07'23'' N, long. 94[deg]35'34'' W)
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 19 LOC
    (Lat. 39[deg]06'50'' N, long. 94[deg]35'44'' W)
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC
    (Lat. 39[deg]07'40'' N, long. 94[deg]35'17'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,300 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Charles B. Wheeler 
Downtown Airport, excluding that airspace within the Kansas City, MO 
Class B airspace area; and within 1 mile each side of the 012[deg] 
bearing from the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 19 LOC, extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4 miles north of the airport; and 
within 1 mile each side of the 013[deg] bearing from the airport, 
extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.3 miles north of the 
airport; and within 1 mile each side of the 215[deg] bearing from 
the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC, extending from the 4.2-
mile radius to 4.5 miles south of the airport; and within 1 mile 
each side of the 218[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from 
the 4.2-mile radius to 5 miles south of the airport.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

ACE MO E4 Kansas City Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO [Removed]

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Kansas City, MO [Amended]

Kansas City International Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39[deg]17'51'' N, long. 94[deg]42'50'' W)
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO
    (Lat. 39[deg]07'23'' N, long. 94[deg]35'34'' W)
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC
    (Lat. 39[deg]07'40'' N, long. 94[deg]35'17'' W)
Sherman Army Airfield (AAF), KS
    (Lat. 39[deg]22'03'' N, long. 94[deg]54'52'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.6-mile radius of Kansas City International Airport; and 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport; and 
within 2 miles each side of the 215[deg] bearing from the Charles B. 
Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC, extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 
8.7 miles south of the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport; and 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Sherman AAF.


    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 24, 2018.
Christopher L. Southerland,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-01795 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                               FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                        docket numbers and be submitted in
                                                                                                         Designations and Reporting Points, and                 triplicate to the address listed above.
                                                 Federal Aviation Administration                         subsequent amendments can be viewed                    Commenters wishing the FAA to
                                                                                                         online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/              acknowledge receipt of their comments
                                                 14 CFR Part 71                                          publications/. For further information,                on this notice must submit with those
                                                 [Docket No. FAA–2017–1083; Airspace                     you can contact the Airspace Policy                    comments a self-addressed, stamped
                                                 Docket No. 17–ACE–13]                                   Group, Federal Aviation                                postcard on which the following
                                                                                                         Administration, 800 Independence                       statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
                                                 Proposed Amendment of Class D and                       Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;                       Docket No. FAA–2017–1083; Airspace
                                                 E Airspace; Kansas City, MO; and                        telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is                Docket No. 17–ACE–13.’’ The postcard
                                                 Revocation of Class E Airspace;                         also available for inspection at the                   will be date/time stamped and returned
                                                 Kansas City, MO                                         National Archives and Records                          to the commenter.
                                                                                                         Administration (NARA). For                                All communications received before
                                                 AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                                                                         information on the availability of FAA                 the specified closing date for comments
                                                 Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                                                                         Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)                     will be considered before taking action
                                                 ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking                                                                          on the proposed rule. The proposal
                                                                                                         741–6030, or go to https://
                                                 (NPRM).                                                 www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                 contained in this notice may be changed
                                                 SUMMARY:   This action proposes to                      ibr-locations.html.                                    in light of the comments received. A
                                                 amend Class D airspace at Charles B.                       FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace                         report summarizing each substantive
                                                 Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas                        Designations and Reporting Points, is                  public contact with FAA personnel
                                                 City, MO; remove Class E airspace                       published yearly and effective on                      concerned with this rulemaking will be
                                                 designated as an extension to Class D                   September 15.                                          filed in the docket.
                                                 airspace at Charles B. Wheeler                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       Availability of NPRMs
                                                 Downtown Airport; and amend Class E                     Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
                                                 airspace extending upward from 700                                                                               An electronic copy of this document
                                                                                                         Administration, Operations Support
                                                 feet above the surface at Kansas City                                                                          may be downloaded through the
                                                                                                         Group, Central Service Center, 10101
                                                 International Airport, Kansas City, MO,                                                                        internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                         Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
                                                 and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown                                                                                Recently published rulemaking
                                                                                                         76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.
                                                 Airport. The FAA is proposing this                                                                             documents can also be accessed through
                                                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             the FAA’s web page at http://
                                                 action due to the decommissioning of
                                                 the Riverside VHF omnidirectional                       Authority for This Rulemaking                          www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
                                                 range (VOR) facility, which provided                                                                           airspace_amendments/.
                                                                                                           The FAA’s authority to issue rules                     You may review the public docket
                                                 navigation guidance for the instrument                  regarding aviation safety is found in
                                                 procedures to Charles B. Wheeler                                                                               containing the proposal, any comments
                                                                                                         Title 49 of the United States Code.                    received, and any final disposition in
                                                 Downtown Airport. The VOR has been                      Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
                                                 decommissioned as part of the VOR                                                                              person in the Dockets Office (see the
                                                                                                         authority of the FAA Administrator.                    ADDRESSES section for the address and
                                                 Minimum Operational Network (MON)                       Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
                                                 Program. This action also would amend                                                                          phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
                                                                                                         describes in more detail the scope of the              5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                 the airspace designations of Class D                    agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
                                                 airspace and Class E airspace extending                                                                        except federal holidays. An informal
                                                                                                         promulgated under the authority                        docket may also be examined during
                                                 upward from 700 feet above the surface                  described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
                                                 for these airports. Additionally, the                                                                          normal business hours at the Federal
                                                                                                         Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                   Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
                                                 geographic coordinates and airport                      section, the FAA is charged with
                                                 name are being updated to coincide                                                                             Organization, Central Service Center,
                                                                                                         prescribing regulations to assign the use              Operations Support Group, 10101
                                                 with the FAA’s aeronautical database.                   of airspace necessary to ensure the
                                                 This action is necessary for the safety                                                                        Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
                                                                                                         safety of aircraft and the efficient use of            76177.
                                                 and management of instrument flight                     airspace. This regulation is within the
                                                 rules (IFR) operations at these airports.               scope of that authority as it would                    Availability and Summary of
                                                 DATES: Comments must be received on                     support IFR operations at Charles B.                   Documents for Incorporation by
                                                 or before March 19, 2018.                               Wheeler Downtown Airport, and Kansas                   Reference
                                                 ADDRESSES: Send comments on this                        City International Airport, Kansas City,                 This document proposes to amend
                                                 proposal to the U.S. Department of                      MO.                                                    FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
                                                 Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200                                                                        Designations and Reporting Points,
                                                 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building                     Comments Invited
                                                                                                                                                                dated August 3, 2017, and effective
                                                 Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                               Interested parties are invited to                    September 15, 2017. FAA Order
                                                 Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)                   participate in this proposed rulemaking                7400.11B is publicly available as listed
                                                 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must                   by submitting such written data, views,                in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                                 identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2017–                       or arguments, as they may desire.                      document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
                                                 1083; Airspace Docket No. 17–ACE–13                     Comments that provide the factual basis                Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
                                                 at the beginning of your comments. You                  supporting the views and suggestions                   air traffic service routes, and reporting
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                                                 may also submit comments through the                    presented are particularly helpful in                  points.
                                                 internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 developing reasoned regulatory
                                                 You may review the public docket                        decisions on the proposal. Comments                    The Proposal
                                                 containing the proposal, any comments                   are specifically invited on the overall                  The FAA is proposing an amendment
                                                 received, and any final disposition in                  regulatory, aeronautical, economic,                    to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
                                                 person in the Dockets Office between                    environmental, and energy-related                      (14 CFR) part 71 that would:
                                                 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday                         aspects of the proposal.                                 Amend the Class D airspace at Charles
                                                 through Friday, except federal holidays.                Communications should identify both                    B. Wheeler Downtown Airport by


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                                                 updating the header of the airspace                     designations listed in this document                     ACE MO D      Kansas City, MO [Amended]
                                                 designation to Kansas City, MO, (from                   will be published subsequently in the                    Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO
                                                 Kansas City Charles B. Wheeler                          Order.                                                     (Lat. 39°07′23″ N, long. 94°35′34″ W)
                                                 Downtown Airport, MO) to comply with                                                                             Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 19 LOC
                                                                                                         Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                                 FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for                                                                                  (Lat. 39°06′50″ N, long. 94°35′44″ W)
                                                 Handling Airspace Matters; adding an                      The FAA has determined that this                       Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC
                                                 extension 1 mile each side of the 012°                  proposed regulation only involves an                       (Lat. 39°07′40″ N, long. 94°35′17″ W)
                                                 bearing from the Charles B. Wheeler                     established body of technical                              That airspace extending upward from the
                                                 Downtown RWY 19 LOC from the 4.2-                       regulations for which frequent and                       surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL
                                                 mile radius to 4.4 miles from the airport;              routine amendments are necessary to                      within a 4.2-mile radius of Charles B.
                                                 adding an extension 1 mile each side of                 keep them operationally current, is non-                 Wheeler Downtown Airport, excluding that
                                                 the 013° bearing from the airport from                  controversial and unlikely to result in                  airspace within the Kansas City, MO Class B
                                                 the 4.2-mile radius to 4.3 miles north of               adverse or negative comments. It,                        airspace area; and within 1 mile each side of
                                                 the airport; adding an extension 1 mile                 therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant                    the 012° bearing from the Charles B. Wheeler
                                                 each side of the 215° bearing from the                  regulatory action’’ under Executive                      Downtown RWY 19 LOC, extending from the
                                                 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03                      Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant                  4.2-mile radius to 4.4 miles north of the
                                                 LOC from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.5                     rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies                     airport; and within 1 mile each side of the
                                                 miles northeast of the airport; adding an               and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February                    013° bearing from the airport, extending from
                                                 extension 1 mile each side of the 218°                  26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant                      the 4.2-mile radius to 4.3 miles north of the
                                                 bearing from the airport from the 4.2-                  preparation of a regulatory evaluation as                airport; and within 1 mile each side of the
                                                 mile radius to 5 miles south of the                     the anticipated impact is so minimal.                    215° bearing from the Charles B. Wheeler
                                                 airport; and updating the geographic                    Since this is a routine matter that will                 Downtown RWY 03 LOC, extending from the
                                                 coordinates of the airport to coincide                  only affect air traffic procedures and air               4.2-mile radius to 4.5 miles south of the
                                                 with the FAA’s aeronautical database;                   navigation, it is certified that this                    airport; and within 1 mile each side of the
                                                    Remove the Class E airspace                          proposed rule, when promulgated,                         218° bearing from the airport, extending from
                                                 designated as an extension to Class D                   would not have a significant economic                    the 4.2-mile radius to 5 miles south of the
                                                 airspace at Charles B. Wheeler                          impact on a substantial number of small                  airport.
                                                 Downtown Airport as the airspace is no                  entities under the criteria of the
                                                 longer required; and                                                                                             Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                                                                         Regulatory Flexibility Act.                              Designated as an Extension to a Class D or
                                                    Amend Class E airspace extending
                                                 upward from 700 feet above the surface                  Environmental Review                                     Class E Surface Area.
                                                 at Kansas City, MO, by updating the                        This proposal will be subject to an                   *       *    *      *     *
                                                 header of the airspace designation to                   environmental analysis in accordance                     ACE MO E4 Kansas City Charles B.
                                                 Kansas City, MO, (from Kansas City                      with FAA Order 1050.1F,                                  Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO [Removed]
                                                 International Airport, MO) to comply                    ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                                 with FAA Order 7400.2L; updating the                                                                             Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
                                                                                                         Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
                                                 name and geographic coordinates of                                                                               Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
                                                                                                         regulatory action.
                                                 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport                                                                              Above the Surface of the Earth.
                                                 (previously Kansas City Downtown                        List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                       *       *    *      *     *
                                                 Airport) and the geographic coordinates                  Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
                                                 of Sherman Army Airfield (AAF), KS, to                                                                           ACE MO E5        Kansas City, MO [Amended]
                                                                                                         Navigation (air).
                                                 coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical                                                                             Kansas City International Airport, MO
                                                 database; removing the Kansas City                      The Proposed Amendment                                     (Lat. 39°17′51″ N, long. 94°42′50″ W)
                                                 VORTAC, DOTTE LOM, Riverside VOR/                         Accordingly, pursuant to the                           Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, MO
                                                 DME, ILS RWY 19R localizer, ILS RWY                     authority delegated to me, the Federal                     (Lat. 39°07′23″ N, long. 94°35′34″ W)
                                                 19 localizer, ILS RWY 1L localizer, and                                                                          Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC
                                                                                                         Aviation Administration proposes to
                                                 ILS RWY 1R localizer from the airspace                                                                             (Lat. 39°07′40″ N, long. 94°35′17″ W)
                                                                                                         amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
                                                 description; removing all current                                                                                Sherman Army Airfield (AAF), KS
                                                 extensions at Kansas City International                 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                            (Lat. 39°22′03″ N, long. 94°54′52″ W.)
                                                 Airport and Charles B. Wheeler                          B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR                         That airspace extending upward from 700
                                                 Downtown Airport; and adding an                         TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                              feet above the surface within a 7.6-mile
                                                 extension 2 miles each side of the 215°                 REPORTING POINTS                                         radius of Kansas City International Airport;
                                                 bearing from the Charles B. Wheeler                                                                              and within a 6.7-mile radius of Charles B.
                                                 Downtown RWY 03 LOC from the 6.7-                       ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR                   Wheeler Downtown Airport; and within 2
                                                 mile radius to 8.7 miles south of the                   part 71 continues to read as follows:                    miles each side of the 215° bearing from the
                                                 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.                      Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,            Charles B. Wheeler Downtown RWY 03 LOC,
                                                    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary                40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,             extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 8.7
                                                 due to the decommissioning of the                       1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.                                 miles south of the Charles B. Wheeler
                                                 Riverside VOR as part of the VOR MON                                                                             Downtown Airport; and within a 6.5-mile
                                                 Program and for the safety and                          § 71.1       [Amended]                                   radius of the Sherman AAF.
                                                 management of IFR operations at these                   ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS




                                                 airports.                                               14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,                         Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 24,
                                                    Class D and E airspace designations                  Airspace Designations and Reporting                      2018.
                                                 are published in paragraphs 5000, 6004,                 Points, dated August 3, 2017, and                        Christopher L. Southerland,
                                                 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order                    effective September 15, 2017, is                         Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
                                                 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and                     amended as follows:                                      ATO Central Service Center.
                                                 effective September 15, 2017, which is                                                                           [FR Doc. 2018–01795 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
                                                 incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                     Paragraph 5000         Class D Airspace.
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                 71.1. The Class D and E airspace                        *        *      *       *      *


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before March 19, 2018.
ContactJeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
FR Citation83 FR 4611 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)

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