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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-4]

 

Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Freeport, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class E airspace near 
Freeport, IL, to accommodate a new Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) Runway 
06 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a new Localizer 
(LOC) Runway 24 SIAP to Albertus Airport, Freeport, IL. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The 
intended affect of this proposal is to provide segregation of aircraft 
using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from 
other aircraft operating in visual weather conditions. The area would 
be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots 
operating in the area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 12, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 94-AGL-4, 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, System Management 
Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Frink, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch, AGL-530, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 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. 94-
AGL-4.'' 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 filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220, 
800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3485. 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 part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class E airspace 
near Freeport, IL, to accommodate a new NDB Runway 06 SIAP and a new 
LOC Runway 24 SIAP to Albertus Airport, Freeport, IL. This modification 
would increase the Class E airspace area radius from 6.4 miles to 6.5 
miles. Controlled airspace extending from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The intended affect 
of this action is to provide segregation of aircraft using instrument 
approach procedures in instrument conditions from other aircraft 
operating in visual weather conditions. The area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots operating in the 
area.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations 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 would be published subsequently in the Order.
    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. 
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, when promulgated, 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

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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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AGL IL E5 Freeport, IL [Revised]

Freeport, Albertus Airport, IL
    (lat. 42 deg.14'48''N., long. 89 deg.34'55'W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Albertus Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 22, 1994.
John P. Cuprisin,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-8198 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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