[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19693]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-10]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Harvey, ND, Harvey Municipal 
Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Harvey, ND. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway 11 and a GPS SIAP to Runway 29 has been developed for 
Harvey 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, November 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic 
Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 
294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Tuesday, May 13, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Harvey, ND (62 FR 26264). The proposal would 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 E airspace at Harvey, ND, to accommodate 
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 11 SIAP and the GPS Runway 29 SIAP at 
Harvey 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 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 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 Harvey, ND [New]

Harvey Municipal Airport, ND
    (lat. 47 deg.47'28''N., long 99 deg.55'54''W.)
Minot AFB, ND
    (lat. 48 deg.24'56''N., long. 101 deg.21'28''W.)
Bismarck VOR/DME
    (lat. 46 deg.45'42''N., long. 100 deg.39'55''W.)
Devils Lake VOR/DME
    (lat. 48 deg.06'47''N., long. 98 deg.54'29''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Harvey Municipal Airport, and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded 
on the north by V430, on the west by the 47-mile radius of Minot Air 
Force Base, on the southwest by V15, on the south by the Bismarck 
VOR/DME 36-mile radius, on the southeast by V169, and on the east by 
the Devils Lake VOR/DME 22-mile radius, and that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the northwest by 
V169, on the south by latitude 47 deg.30'00''N., and on the east by 
longitude 99 deg.19'00''W, excluding all Federal airways.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 10, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-19693 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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