[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36343-36344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17394]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-1]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace area and removes 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 Class D airspace area's effective hours are hereby 
amended 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 was closed. The airspace is no longer needed since the 
ATCT is now a continuous operation; therefore, this action removes the 
part-time Class E2 airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 1995.

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: 

History

    On May 2, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class D airspace 
and remove the Class E2 airspace at Greater Rockford Airport, Rockford, 
IL (60 FR 21473).
    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. Class D airspace 
designations and Class E airspace designated as a surface area for an 
airport 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.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D airspace area and removes the Class 
E2 airspace area at Greater Rockford Airport, Rockford, IL. The 
Rockford ATCT is a continuous (24 Hour a day) operation. The Class D 
airspace area's effective hours are hereby amended 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 was closed. The 
airspace is no longer needed since the ATCT is now a continuous 
operation; therefore, this action removes the part-time Class E2 
airspace. The appropriate publications will be modified to provide the 
aviation public with updated information.
    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 

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current. Therefore, this 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 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 part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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.05'36''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 June 26, 1995.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-17394 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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