[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10886-10887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6399]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-17]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hettinger, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Hettinger, ND. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approval procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway 30 has been developed for the Hettinger Municipal 
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
ground level (AGL) to 1200 feet AGL is needed for aircraft executing 
the approach. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for aircraft using the GPS SIAP at Hettinger 
Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter H. Salmon, 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 November 16, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Hettinger, ND, (60 FR 57551). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP at Hettinger Municipal Airport.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
One comment objecting to the proposal was received. The Aeronautics 
Commission of North Dakota requested that the FAA investigate lowering 
the base of the controlled airspace to 500 feet AGL instead of 700 feet 
AGL. It is necessary for the base of controlled airspace to be at 700 
feet AGL to accommodate prescribed instrument approach procedures. 
Class E airspace designations start at 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth and extend upward. These designations 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 E airspace at Hettinger, ND to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for operators executing the GPS Runway 30 
SIAP at Hettinger Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL 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

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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 CFR 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  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL ND E5 Hettinger, ND [New]

Hettinger Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 46 deg.00'54'' N, long. 102 deg.39'20'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Hettinger Municipal Airport and 
within 1.9 miles each side of the 136 bearing from the Hettinger 
Municipal Airport from the 6.4-mile radius to 8.9 miles southeast of 
the airport, and that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above 
the surface bounded by a line beginning at Lat. 46 deg.20'00'' N., 
Long. 102 deg.58'00'' W., to Lat. 46 deg.20'00'' N., Long. 
102 deg.44'00'' W., to Lat. 45 deg.45'00'' N., to Long. 
102 deg.09'00'' W., to Lat. 45 deg.45'00'' N., to 
Long.102 deg.58'00'' W., to the point of beginning, excluding that 
airspace within Vector 491.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 25, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-6399 Filed 3-15-96; 8:45 am]
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