[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12538-12539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6621]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-28]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gregory, SD, Gregory Municipal
Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Gregory, SD. A
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure
(SIAP) to Runway 31 has been developed for the Gregory Municipal
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet
above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain 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, May 22, 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 Wednesday, January 8, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E
airspace at Gregory, SD (62 FR 1065). 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 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 E airspace at Gregory, SD to accommodate
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 31 SIAP at Gregory Municipal Airport.
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
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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 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 SD E5 Gregory, SD [New]
Gregory Municipal Airport, SD
(Lat. 43 deg.13'18'' N, long. 99 deg.24'12'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Gregory Municipal Airport, and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
beginning at lat. 43 deg.41'00'' N, long. 99 deg.29'00'' W,
southeastbound to lat. 43 deg.00'00'' N, long. 99 deg.00'00'' W,
westbound to V71, northwestbound to lat. 43 deg.29'30'' N, long.
99 deg.39'00'' W, to the point of beginning, and that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the
north by lat. 43 deg.20'00'' N, on the east by V71, on the south by
lat. 43 deg.00'00'' N, and on the west by long. 100 deg.05'00'' W,
excluding that airspace within the Winner, SD, E5 airspace.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 27, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-6621 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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