[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30478-30479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14173]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-6]
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Mount Vernon, IL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class E2 airspace near
Mount Vernon-Outland Airport, Mount Vernon, IL, by changing the
airspace area's effective hours from part-time to full-time. The intent
of this proposed action is to enhance safety for all potential users of
this airspace by providing segregation of aircraft using instrument
approach procedures in instrument conditions from other aircraft
operating in visual weather conditions. An automated Weather
Observation System (AWOS) provides 24-hour weather reporting capability
for the airport which makes it possible to designate a full-time Class
E2 airspace area. The appropriate publications would be modified to
provide the aviation public with updated information.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 25, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7,
Rules Docket No. 95-AGL-6, 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.
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. Comments 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-6.'' 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 NPRM's
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
NPRM's 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 E2 airspace
area near Mount Vernon-Outland Airport, Mount Vernon, IL, by changing
the airspace area's effective hours from part-time to full-time. The
intent of this proposed action is to enhance safety for all potential
users of this airspace by providing segregation of aircraft using
instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from other
aircraft operating in visual weather conditions. An AWOS provides 24-
hour weather reporting capability for the airport which makes it
possible to designate a full-time Class E2 airspace area. The
appropriate publications would be modified to provide the aviation
public with updated information.
Class E airspace designations designated as a surface area for an
airport are published in Paragraph 6002 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 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
[[Page 30479]] 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 14 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. 40103, 40113, 40102; 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 6002 Class E airpsace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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AGL IL E2 Mount Vernon, IL [Revised]
Mount Vernon-Outland Airport, IL
(Lat. 38 deg.19'24'' N, long. 88 deg.51'31'' W)
Mount Vernon VOR/DME
(Lat. 38 deg.21'43'' N, long. 88 deg.48'26'' W)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of Mount Vernon-Outland Airport and
within 4 miles each side of the Mount Vernon VOR/DME 044 deg. radial
extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 9.1 miles northeast of the
VOR/DME.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 30, 1995.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-14173 Filed 6-8-95; 8:45 am]
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