[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19541-19542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10972]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-20]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bigfork, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Bigfork Municipal 
Airport, Bigfork, MN, to accommodate a Nondirectional Radio Beacon 
(NDB) instrument approach procedure for Runway 15. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is 
needed for aircraft executing the approach.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John A. Clayborn, 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 Wednesday, December 13, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 
of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class 
E5 airspace at Bigfork Municipal Airport, Bigfork, MN (60 FR 63993). 
The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
to 1200 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 E airspace 
designations for 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 E airspace at Bigfork Municipal Airport, 
Bigfork, MN, to accommodate a nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) 
instrument approach procedure to Runway 15. 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.
    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

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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 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 MN E5 Bigforks, MN [New]

(Lat. 47 deg.46'45'' N, long. 93 deg.39'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Bigfork Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plains, Illinois on April 17, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-10972 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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