[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 21473-21474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10774]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-1]


Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace and Removal of Class E 
Airspace, Rockford, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class D airspace area and 
remove the Class E2 airspace area at Greater Rockford Airport, 
Rockford, IL. The Rockford Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is a 
continuous (24 Hour a day) operation. The intent of this proposal is to 
amend the Class D airspace area's effective hours to coincide with the 
associated control tower's hours of operation, by changing the Class D 
airspace from part-time to full-time. The Class E2 airspace was 
previously needed to clarify when two-way radio communication with the 
ATCT was required and to provide adequate Class E airspace for 
instrument approach procedures when the control tower is closed. The 
airspace is no longer needed since the ATCT is now a continuous 
operation; therefore, the intent is to remove the part-time Class E2 
airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 95-AGL-1, 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 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:

Angeline Perri, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch, AGL-
530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 294-7571. [[Page 21474]] 

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. 95-
AGL-1.'' 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 NPRMs

    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-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 
(202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this 
NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class D airspace 
area and remove the Class E2 airspace area at Greater Rockford Airport, 
Rockford, IL. The Rockford ATCT is a continuous (24 hour a day) 
operation. The intent of this proposal is to amend the Class D airspace 
area's effective hours to coincide with the associated control tower's 
hours of operation, by changing the Class D airspace from part-time to 
full-time. The Class E2 airspace was previously needed to clarify when 
two-way radio communication with the ATCT was required and to provide 
adequate Class airspace for instrument approach procedures when the 
control tower is closed. The airspace is no longer needed since the 
ATCT is now a continuous operation; therefore, the intent is to remove 
the part-time Class E2 airspace. Aeronautical maps and charts would 
reflect the defined area which would enable pilots to circumnavigate 
the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. 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 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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (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. 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 Rockford, IL [Revised]

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport, IL
    (Lat. 42 deg.11'46''N, long, 89 deg.05'38''W)
Greater Rockford ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 42 deg.12'36''N, long 89 deg.05'17''W)
GILMY LOM
    (Lat. 42 deg.06'52''N, long. 89 deg.05'55''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Greater Rockford 
Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Greater Rockford 
Runway 36 ILS localizer course, extending south from the 4.4-mile 
radius to the GILMY LOM.
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Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport

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AGL IL E2 Rockford, IL [Removed]

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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 17, 1995.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-10774 Filed 5-1-95; 8:45 am]
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