Airworthiness directives: Class D and Class E airspace,
[Federal Register: March 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 41)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10243-10245]
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[DOCID:fr03mr99-20]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-12]
Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Minot, ND
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D airspace and Class E airspace at Minot, ND. This action would correct technical errors in the legal descriptions of the Class D airspace and the Class E airspace extension to the Class D airspace for Minot International Airport, and amend the Class E surface area for the airport to include the Class E airspace extension. The purpose of these actions is to make technical corrections to the airspace legal descriptions in order to make the Class D airspace and Class E airspace for the airport consistent with each other, and to provide adequate controlled airspace for instrument approach procedures when the airport traffic control tower (ATCT) is closed.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, Rules Docket No. 99-AGL-12, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300
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East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 the airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 99- AGL-12.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or 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 comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filedin the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify Class D and associated Class E airspace at Minot, ND, by making technical corrections to the legal descriptions of the Class D airspace and the Class E airspace extension to the Class D airspace for Minot International Airport, and by amending the Class E surface area for the airport to include the Class E extension to the surface area. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area are published in paragraph 6004, and Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an establishment body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore this proposed 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 proposed 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
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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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AGL ND D Minot, ND [Revised]
Minot International Airport, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.15'34''N., long. 101 deg.16'52''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 4,200 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the Minot International Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/facility Directory. * * * * *
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area.
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AGL ND E4 Minot, ND [Revised]
Minot International Airport, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.15'34''N., long. 101 deg.16'52''W.) Minot VORTAC
(Lat. 48 deg.15'37''N., long. 101 deg.17'13''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 129 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 260 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles west of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 327 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles northwest of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 097 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 7.0 miles east of the VORTAC, excluding the portion which overlies the Minot AFB, ND, Class D airspace area. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/ facility Directory. * * * * *
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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport.
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AGL ND E2 Minot, ND [Revised]
Minot International Airport, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.15'34''N., long. 101 deg.16'52''W.) Minot VORTAC
(Lat. 48 deg.15'37''N., long. 101 deg.17'13''W.)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Minot International Airport and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 129 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 260 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles west of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 327 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2- mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles northwest of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 097 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 7.0 miles east of the VORTAC, excluding the portion which overlies the Minot AFB, ND, Class D airspace area. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/facility Directory. * * * * *
Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 16, 1999. David B. Johnson, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-5250Filed3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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