[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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