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[FR Doc No: 94-20799]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-10]

 

Modification of Class E Airspace; Minneapolis, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Minneapolis, MN, to 
accommodate a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Airlake 
Airport, Lakeville, MN. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed for 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey L. Griffith, 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 Wednesday, April 20, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E 
Airspace at Minneapolis, MN (59 FR 18770). 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 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 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective 
September 16, 1994, 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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
modifies Class E airspace at Minneapolis, MN, to accommodate a Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Airlake Airport, Lakeville, MN. 
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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, 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 MN E5 Minneapolis, MN [Revised]

Minneapolis-St. Paul International (Wold-Chamberlain) Airport, MN
    (Lat. 44 deg.53'03'' N., long. 93 deg.12'55'' W.)
Minneapolis, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), MN
    (Lat 45 deg.08'42'' N., long. 93 deg.12'40'' W.)
St. Paul, Lake Elmo Airport, MN
    (Lat 44 deg.59'51'' N., long. 92 deg.51'21'' W.)
Lakeville, Airlake Airport, MN
    (Lat 44 deg.37'40'' N., long. 93 deg.13'41'' W.)
Minneapolis-St. Paul International (Wold-Chamberlain) Airport DME 
Antenna
    (Lat 44 deg.52'29'' N., long 93 deg.12'24'' W.)
St. Paul Downtown Holman Field, MN
    (Lat 44 deg.56'04'' N., long. 93 deg.03'36'' W.)
Farmington, MN VORTAC
    (Lat 44 deg.37'34'' N., long. 93 deg.10'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 20-mile radius of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
(Wold Chamberlain) Airport DME antenna including that airspace 
extending beyond the 20-mile radius of the Minneapolis-St. Paul 
International (Wold Chamberlain) Airport DME antenna within a 6.4 
mile radius of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field) and 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Lake Elmo Airport and within a 6.4-
mile radius of the Airlake Airport and within 3.3 miles each side of 
the 084 deg. bearing from the Farmington VORTAC extending from the 
6.4-mile radius to 14.8 miles east of the Airlake Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on August 11, 1994.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-20799 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]
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