[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17055-17056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9133]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-34]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud 
Regional Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. Cloud, MN. 
Recent initiation of part 135 air carrier operations and an increase in 
general aviation jet and turboprop aircraft operations have occurred at 
St. Cloud Regional Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
the surface is needed to contain these aircraft executing instrument 
approach procedures. 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 17, 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 Monday, January 27, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at St. Cloud, MN (62 FR 3842). 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 designated as a surface area for an 
airport are published in paragraph 6002 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 St. Cloud, MN, to 
accommodate aircraft executing the instrument flight procedures at St. 
Cloud Regional Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from the 
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing these procedures. 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:


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    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 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AGL MN E2  St. Cloud, MN [New]

St. Cloud Regional Airport, MN
    (Lat. 45 deg.32'43''N, long. 94 deg.03'30''W.)
St. Cloud VOR/DME
    (Lat. 45 deg.32'28''N, long. 94 deg.03'27''W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of the St. Cloud Regional Airport, and 
within 2.4 miles each side of the St. Cloud VOR/DME 118 radial, 
extending from the 4-mile radius to 7.5 miles southeast of the 
airport. This Class E airspace is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on March 26, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-9133 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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