[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53870-53871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25848]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-10]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pinecreek, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E5 airspace at Piney Pinecreek 
Border Airport, MN, to accommodate a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NBD) 
to serve Runway 15/33. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed for aircraft executing the 
approach. The intended affect of this action is to provide segregation 
of aircraft using instrument approach 

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procedures in instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in 
visual weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 4, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William W. Kribble, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch, 
AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Friday, July 21, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E5 
airspace at Pinecreek, MN (60 FR 37610). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending from 700 feet to 1200 feet for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during portions of 
the terminal operation and while transiting between the enroute and 
terminal environments.
    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 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, 
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) establishes Class E5 airspace at Piney Pinecreek Border 
Airport, Pinecreek, MN. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
to 1200 feet AGL is needed for aircraft executing the approach. The 
area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby 
enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR 
procedures.
    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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  The class E airspace areas extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MN E5 Pinecreek, MN [New]

    (Lat. 49 deg.59'54'' N, long. 95 deg.58'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Piney Pinecreek Border Airport; 
excluding that area north of lat. 49 deg.00'00'' N (Canadian-U.S. 
boundary).
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October 3, 1995.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-25848 Filed 10-17-95; 8:45 am]
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