[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60188-60189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30369]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Deocket No. 96-AGL-10


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hazen, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E5 airspace at Mercer County 
Regional Airport, Hazen, ND, to accommodate a Non-Directional Radio 
Beacon (NDB) approach procedure for Runway 32, a Global Positioning 
System (GPS) approach procedure for Runway 32 and a GPS approach 
procedure for Runway 14. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approaches. 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, January 30, 1997.

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 September 9, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E5 
airspace at Mercer County Regional Airport, Hazen, ND (61 FR 47466). 
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 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 airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 E5 airspace at Mercer County Regional 
Airport, Hazen, ND, to accommodate a NDB approach procedure for Runway 
32, a GPS approach procedure for Runway 32 and a GPS approach procedure 
for Runway 14. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 
feet AGL is needed to contain aircraft executing the approaches. 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 Hazen, ND [New]

Mercer County Regional Airport, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg.17'23''N., long. 101 deg.34'50''W.)
Dickinson VORTAC
    (Lat. 46 deg.51'36'' N., long. 102 deg.46'25''W.)
Minot Air Force Base
    (Lat. 48 deg.24'56''N., long. 101 deg.21'27''W.)
Bismarck VOR/DME
    (Lat. 46 deg.45'43''N., long. 100 deg.39'55''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Mercer County Regional Airport, and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
bounded on the northwest by V-491, on the south by V-510, on the 
east by V-15, on the southwest by the 25.2-mile arc of the Dickinson 
VORTAC, on the north by the 47-mile radius of the Minot AFB, and on 
the southeast by the 36-mile arc of the Bismarck VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 13, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30369 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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