[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 42430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20265]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-6]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Mount Vernon, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies 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 intended effect of 
this 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 will be modified to provide the 
aviation public with updated information.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 9, 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 June 9, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to modify the Class E2 airspace 
near Mount Vernon, IL (60 FR 30478).
    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 E airspace 
areas 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 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 E airspace area near Mount Vernon, IL, 
by changing the airspace area's effective hours from part-time to full-
time. The intended effect of this 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 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 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 6002  Class E airspace 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 July 27, 1995.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-20265 Filed 8-15-95; 8:45 am]
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