[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48825-48826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23804]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-11]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Miller, SD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Miller Municipal 
Airport, Miller, SD, to accommodate a Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) to 
serve Runway 15. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 
feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing 
the approach. The intended affect 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, December 5, 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, July 3, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to accommodate an NDB 
at Miller Municipal Airport, Miller, SD (61 FR 34769). The proposal was 
to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL 
to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled 
airspace during portions of the terminal operations 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

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part 71) establishes Class E airspace at Miller Municipal Airport, 
Miller, SD, to accommodate an NDB. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is needed to contain 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 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 Designation 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 SD/E5 Miller, SD [New]

Miller Municipal Airport, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.31'31'' N, long. 98 deg.57'29'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Miller Municipal Airport and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded 
on the west and northwest by V-263, on the south by V-120, and on 
the east by V-15 excluding the Aberdeen, SD; the Pierre, SD; the 
Mitchell, SD; and the Huron, SD, 1,200 foot Class E airspace areas 
and all federal airways.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on September 4, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-23804 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]
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