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[FR Doc No: 94-1354]


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[Federal Register: January 20, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ACE-01]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hartington, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending from 700 
feet above the surface at Hartington Municipal Airport, Hartington, 
Nebraska. This action is necessary because a VHF Omnidirectional Range/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) standard instrument approach 
procedure (SIAP) has been developed for the Hartington Municipal 
Airport, Hartington, Nebraska, utilizing the Yankton, South Dakota, 
VOR/DME as a navigational aid. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain 
aircraft executing the approach. This action is intended to provide 
Class E airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the 
Hartington, Nebraska, Municipal Airport. The area will be depicted on 
aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots operating in the 
area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy J. Randolph, Air Traffic 
Division, System Management Branch, ACE-530c, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 
telephone number: (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 30, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish a transition area at 
Hartington, Nebraska, was published in the Federal Register (48 FR 
29881). A SIAP was developed for the Hartington Municipal Airport, 
Hartington, Nebraska. The proposal was to add controlled airspace 
extending from 700 feet AGL to 1200 feet AGL to contain IFR operations 
in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and 
while transiting between the en route 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. Airspace 
Reclassification, effective September 16, 1993, has discontinued the 
use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the ground level is now Class E airspace. Other 
than that change in terminology, this amendment is the same as that 
proposed in the notice. The coordinates for this airspace docket are 
based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above ground level are published in 
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective 
September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 
(58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 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 
established Class E airspace at Hartington, Nebraska. It provides 
controlled airspace from 700 to 1200 feet AGL for aircraft executing 
the VOR/DME SIAP into the Hartington Municipal Airport, Hartington, 
Nebraska. The intended effect of this action is to provide controlled 
airspace to contain IFR operations at this location.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations that needs frequent and 
routine amendments to keep them operationally current. 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 rule will not have a significant 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--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

    Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth
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ACE NE E5 Hartington, NE [New]

Hartington Municipal Airport, NE

(lat. 42 deg.36'08'' N, Long. 97 deg.15'12'' W)
Yankton, SD VOR/DME (lat. 42 deg.55'06'' N, long. 97 deg.23'06'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Hartington, Nebraska, Municipal 
Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the Yankton VOR/DME 162-
degree radial, extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 9 miles 
southeast of the airport.
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    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 4, 1994.
Herman J. Lyons,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 94-1354 Filed 1-19-94; 8:45 am]
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