Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: September 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 174)]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-41]

Modification of Class E Airspace; Bowman, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Bowman, ND. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 29 has been developed for Bowman Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This action increases the existing controlled airspace to the northeast, east, and southeast, for Bowman Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 03, 1998.

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:

History

On Tuesday, June 23, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Bowman, ND (63 FR 34136). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between the enroute and terminal environments.

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 designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E date September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 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 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at Bowman, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 29 SIAP at Bowman Municipal Airport by increasing the existing controlled airspace to the northeast, east, and southeast, for the airport. The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.

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 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

Airspace, 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E, AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, is amended as follows:

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

   * * * * *

   AGL ND E5 Bowman, ND [Revised]

   Bowman Municipal Airport, ND

   (Lat. 46 deg. 11' 13'' N, long. 103 deg. 25' 41'' W

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile radius of Bowman Municipal Airport and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46 deg. 26' 00'' N, long. 103 deg. 38' 00'' W, to lat. 46 deg. 48' 00'' N, long. 102 deg. 53' 00'' W, to lat. 46 deg. 20' 00'' N, long. 102 deg. 53' 00'' W, to lat. 45 deg. 39' 00'' N, long. 103 deg. 00' 00'' W, to lat. 45 deg. 43'00'' N, long. 103 deg. 43' 00'' W, to lat. 45 deg. 48' 00'' N, long. 103 deg. 54' 00'' W, to lat. 46 deg.17' 30'' N, long. 103 deg. 48' 15'' W, to the point of beginning, excluding Federal Airways, the Hettinger, ND Dickinson, ND, and Baker, MT, Class E airspace areas. * * * * *

   Issued in Des Plaines, IL. on August 25, 1998. David B. Johnson, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

   [FR Doc. 98-24132Filed9-8-98; 8:45 am]

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