[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 242 (Monday, December 16, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65994-65995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31866]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-26]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Pinckneyville, IL, 
Pinckneyville-DuQuoin Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class E airspace at 
Pinckneyville, IL. A Global Positioning System (GPS) standard 
instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runaway 18 and a GPS SIAP to 
Runway 36 have been developed for Pinckneyville-DuQuoin Airport. 
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 proposal is to provide segregation of aircraft 
using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from 
other aircraft operating `in visual weather conditions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 96-AGL-26, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois.

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:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

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environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed below. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
AGL-26.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of the comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, 
Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois, both before and after the closing date for comments. 
A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be fined in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 
(202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this 
NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E airspace at 
Pinckneyville, IL; this proposal would provide adequate Class E 
airspace for operators executing the GPS Runway 18 SIAP and the GPS 
Runway 36 SIAP at Pinckneyville-DuQuoin Airport. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet 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. The area would be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area 
or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. 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 would be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendment are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore this, proposed 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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (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 7400.9D, 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 IL E5  Pinckneyville, IL [Revised]

Pinckneyville-DuQuoin Airport, IL
    (Lat. 37 deg.58'40'' N, long. 89 deg.21'38'' W)
Pinckneyville NDB
    (Lat. 37 deg.58'30'' N, long. 89 deg.21'47'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Pinckneyville-DuQuoin Airport and 
within 2.6 miles each side of the Pinckneyville NDB 002 deg. bearing 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.4 miles north of the 
airport, excluding that airspace within the Marion/Williamson 
Regional Airport, IL, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 4, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31866 Filed 12-13-96; 8:45 am]
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