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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-25]

 

Modification of Class D Airspace; NAS Glenview, IL, and 
Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Wheeling, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace area at Glenview 
Naval Air Station (NAS), IL, by amending the area's effective hours to 
coincide with the associated air traffic control tower's hours of 
operation. This action also establishes Class D and E airspace at 
Palwaukee Municipal Airport, Wheeling, IL. Wheeling, IL, previously had 
airspace coverage from the full-time Class D airspace area at NAS 
Glenview, IL. The part-time Class D airspace area at NAS Glenview, IL, 
however, is not adequate for Wheeling, IL. The Wheeling, IL, Class D 
airspace effective hours will coincide with the associated air traffic 
control tower's hours of operation and the Class E airspace will be 
effective when the associated air traffic control tower is closed. The 
intent of this action is to establish Class D airspace areas when two-
way radio communications with the associated air traffic control tower 
is required, and to provide adequate Class E airspace at Wheeling, IL, 
for instrument approach procedures when the control tower is closed. In 
addition, the airspace description for Glenview, IL, has been 
editorially modified to describe the airspace in relation to the 
Airport Reference Point (ARP).

DATES: Effective date--0901 UTC, December 8, 1994.
    Comment date: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, System Management Br., AGL-530, Docket No. 94-AGL-25, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 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 E. Devon Avenue, 
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the address listed above.

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) 294-7459.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by 
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This 
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. 
However, after the review of any comments and, if the FAA finds that 
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking 
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or to amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of 
the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D airspace area at NAS Glenview, IL, by 
amending the area's effective hours to coincide with the associated air 
traffic control tower's hours of operation. Prior to Airspace 
Reclassification, an airport traffic area (ATA) and a control zone (CZ) 
existed at NAS Glenview, IL. However, Airspace Reclassification, 
effective September 16, 1993, discontinued the use of the term 
``airport traffic area'' and ``control zone,'' replacing them with the 
designation ``Class D airspace.'' The former CZ was continuous, while 
the former ATA was contingent upon the operation of the air traffic 
control tower. The consolidation of the ATA and CZ into a single Class 
D airspace designation makes it necessary to modify the effective hours 
of the Class D airspace to coincide with the control tower's hours of 
operation. This action also establishes Class D and E airspace at 
Palwaukee Municipal Airport, Wheeling, IL. Wheeling, IL, previously had 
airspace coverage from the full-time Class D airspace area at NAS 
Glenview, IL. The part-time Class D airspace area at NAS Glenview, IL, 
however, is not adequate for Wheeling, IL. The Wheeling, IL, Class D 
airspace effective hours will coincide with the associated air traffic 
control tower's hours of operation and the Class E airspace will be 
effective when the associated air traffic control tower is closed. The 
intent of this action is to establish Class D airspace areas when two-
way radio communications is required with the associated air traffic 
control towers during the control towers hours of operation, and to 
provide adequate Class E airspace at Wheeling, IL, for instrument 
approach procedures when the control tower is closed.
    The legal description for Glenview, IL, has been editorially 
modified to describe the airspace in relation to the ARP rather than 
the current description that uses the Northbrook, IL, VORTAC. The SIAP 
for Palwaukee, IL, which was previously included in the Glenview, IL, 
Class D airspace designation, used the Northbrook VORTAC. With the 
establishment of separate Class D airspace areas for Wheeling, IL, and 
Glenview, IL, it is necessary to editorially modify the Glenview, IL, 
Class D airspace designation. This modification does not change the 
airspace.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D and E airspace designations are published in 
Paragraphs 5000 and 6002, respectively, 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 D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. 
Under the circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is an 
immediate need to modify the NAS Glenview, IL, Class D airspace area 
and establish the Wheeling, IL, Class D and E airspace areas in order 
to promote the safe and efficient handling of air traffic in the area. 
Therefore, I find that notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
    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 effect 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 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 5000  General

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AGL IL D NAS GLENVIEW, IL  [Revised]

NAS Glenview, IL
    (lat. 42 deg.05'00'' N., long. 87 deg.49'06'' W.)
Northbrook VORTAC
    (lat. 42 deg.13'26'' N., long. 87 deg.57'06'' W.)
Glenview TACAN
    (lat. 42 deg.05'08'' N., long. 87 deg.49'21'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of NAS Glenview 
and within 1.8 miles each side of the Northbrook VORTAC 145 deg. 
radial extending from the Glenview NAS 4.1-mile radius to 5.5 miles 
northwest of the NAS, and within 1.7 miles each side of the Glenview 
TACAN 100 deg. radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 5.7 
miles east of the NAS and within 2.0 miles west and 1.4 miles east 
of the Glenview TACAN 002 deg. radial extending from the 4.1-mile 
radius to 6.1 miles north of the NAS, excluding that airspace within 
the Chicago, IL, Class B airspace. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * * * *

AGL IL D Wheeling, IL  [New]

Wheeling, Palwaukee Municipal Airport, IL
    (lat. 42 deg.06'49'' N., long. 87 deg.54'05'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Palwaukee 
Municipal Airport, excluding that airspace within the Chicago, IL, 
Class B airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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AGL IL E2 Wheeling, IL  [New]

Wheeling, Palwaukee Municipal Airport, IL
    (lat. 42 deg.06'49'' N., long. 87 deg.54'05'' W.)

    Within a 4.4-mile radius of Palwaukee Municipal Airport, 
excluding that airspace within the Chicago, IL, Class B airspace. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October 3, 1994.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-25320 Filed 10-12-94; 8:45 am]
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