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[FR Doc No: 94-16267]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-14]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Griffith, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E5 airspace at Griffith, 
Indiana, to accommodate a new VOR/DME Runway 26 Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Griffith-Merrillville Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed for aircraft executing the approach. The intended 
effect of this action is to provide segregation of aircraft using 
instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from other 
aircraft operating in visual weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Woodford, 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: 

History

    On May 2, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Griffith, Indiana, to accommodate a new VOR/DME Runway 26 SIAP to 
Griffith-Merrillville Airport (59 FR 22571). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL for 
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.
    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 will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Griffith, Indiana, to accommodate a new 
VOR/DME Runway 26 SIAP to Griffith-Merrillville Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is needed for aircraft 
executing the approach.
    Aeronautical maps and charts will reflect the defined area which 
will enable pilots to circumnavigate the area in order to comply with 
applicable visual flight rule requirements.
    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. 
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 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--[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 IN E5 Griffith, IN [New]

Griffith-Merrillville Airport
    (lat. 41 deg.31'11'' N., long. 87 deg.24'04'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3 mile radius of the Griffith-Merrillville Airport, 
excluding that area within the Chicago, IL Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on June 21, 1994.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-16267 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am]
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