[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44888-44889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22495]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-23]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Grafton, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Grafton, ND. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway 17 and Amendment 1 to the GPS SIAP to Runway 35 have been 
developed for Grafton Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the approaches. This proposal increases the 
radius, and adds an extension to the north and an extension to the 
south, of the existing Class E airspace. 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 Wednesday, May 28, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the 
Class E airspace at Grafton, ND (62 FR 28814). 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

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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) modifies Class E airspace at Grafton, ND, to accommodate 
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 17 SIAP and the GPS Runway 35 SIAP at 
Grafton Municipal Airport by increasing the radius, and adding an 
extension to the north and an extension to the south, of the existing 
Class E airspace. 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.
    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, 9159-1963 comp., p. 389.


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 Grafton, ND [Revised]

Grafton Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.24'17''N, long. 97 deg.22'15''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Grafton Municipal Airport and within 
1 mile each side of the 360 deg. bearing extending from the 6.5-mile 
radius to 9 miles north of the airport and within 1 mile each side 
of the 180 deg. bearing extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 9 
miles south of the airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 29, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-22495 Filed 8-22-97; 8:45 am]
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