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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-9]

 

Modification of Class E Airspace; Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace specifically Class E4 
(Class E airspace areas consisting of airspace extending upward from 
the surface designated as an extension to a Class D surface area) at 
Rapid City, SD, to modify the legal description to include the 
statement ``excluding that airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D 
airspace area.'' 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:

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 Monday, April 4, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E 
airspace areas; specifically Class E4 (Class E airspace areas 
consisting of airspace extending upward from the surface designated as 
an extension to a Class D surface area) at Rapid City, SD, to modify 
the legal description to include the statement ``excluding that 
airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace area.'' 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, and to establish 
Class E airspace for instrument procedures in areas outside the Class D 
surface area. 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 6004 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 areas; specifically Class E4 (Class E 
airspace areas consisting of airspace extending upward from the surface 
designated as an extension to a Class D surface area) at Rapid City, SD 
to modify the legal description to include the statement ``excluding 
that airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace area.'' 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, and to establish 
Class E airspace for instrument procedures in areas outside the Class D 
surface area.
    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 6004  Class E airspace.

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AGL SD E4 Rapid City, SD (Revised)

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.02'43'' N., long. 103 deg.03'27'' W.)
Ellsworth AFB, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.08'42'' N., long. 103 deg.06'13'' W.)
Rapid City VORTAC
    (Lat. 43 deg.58'34'' N., long. 103 deg.00'45'' W.)
Ellsworth AFB TACAN
    (Lat. 44 deg.08'20'' N., long. 103 deg.06'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.6 miles 
each side of the Rapid City VORTAC 155 deg./335 deg. radials, 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius of Rapid City Regional Airport to 
7 miles southeast of the VORTAC and within 2.6 miles each side of 
the Ellsworth AFB TACAN 129 deg. radial, extending from the 
Ellsworth AFB 4.7-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles southeast of 
the TACAN, excluding that airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class 
D airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on August 15, 1994.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-21625 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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