[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18061-18062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9997]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-19]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Rice Lake, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E5 airspace to accommodate a Very 
High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) for runway 19 approach and a 
Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) for runway 1/19 approach at Rice Lake 
Regional--Carls' Field Airport, Rice Lake, WI. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 to 1,200 feet above ground level (AGL) is 
needed for aircraft executing the approach. The intended effect of this 
action is to provide segregation of aircraft using instrument approach 
procedures in instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in 
visual weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter H. Salmon, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 24, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class E5 at 
Rice Lake Regional--Carl's Field Airport, Rice Lake, WI (60 FR 58022). 
The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
to 1,200 feet AGL 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 E5 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 E5 
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 Class E airspace to accommodate a Very High 
Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) for runway 19 approach and a 
Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) for runway 1/19 approach at Rice Lake 
Regional--Carl's Field Airport, Rice Lake, WI. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 to 1,200 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, Navigational (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.

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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 WI E5  Rice Lake, WI [Revised]

Rice Lake Regional--Carl's Field Airport, WI
    (Lat. 45 deg.25'14'' N, long. 91 deg.46'25'' W).

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Rice Lake Regional--Carl's Field 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the Cumberland, WI, E5 
airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 27, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-9997 Filed 4-23-96; 8:45 am]
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