[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47756-47757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24099]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-21]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moorhead, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Moorhead, MN. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway 30 has been developed for Moorhead Municipal Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground 
level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This 
action creates the controlled airspace required for this SIAP. 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 Friday, June 13, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Moorhead, MN (62 FR 32242). 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

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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 Moorhead, MN, to 
accommodate aircraft executing the GPS Runway 30 SIAP at Moorhead 
County 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.
    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.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of 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 MN E5  Moorhead, MN [New]

Moorhead Municipal Airport, MN
    (Lat. 46 deg.50'21'' N, long. 96 deg.39'50'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Moorhead Municipal Airport excluding 
that airspace within the Fargo, ND, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on July 31, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-24099 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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