[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49180-49181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24853]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-42]


Proposed Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace and Removal 
of Class E Airspace; Belleville, IL, MidAmerica Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D and Class E airspace 
and remove Class E airspace at Belleville, IL. A Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 
14R, a GPS SIAP to Runway 14L, a GPS SIAP to Runway 32R, a GPS SIAP to 
Runway 32L, an Instrument Landing System (ILS) SIAP to Runway 14R, a 
IH-ILS SIAP to Runway 14R, a HI-ILS SIAP to Runway 32L, an ILS SIAP to 
Runway 32L, an ILS SIAP to Runway 32R, a Nondirectional Radio Beacon 
(NDB) SIAP to Runway 32R, an NDB SIAP to Runway 32L, a Tactical Air 
Navigation (TACAN) SIAP to Runway 32L, a TACAN SIAP to Runway 14R, a 
HI-TACAN SIAP to Runway 14R, a HI-TACAN SIAP to Runway 32L, and a 
TACAN-A SIAP have been developed for MidAmerica Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to contain 
aircraft executing these approaches. This action would increase the 
radius of the existing Class D airspace, and decrease the radius of the 
existing Class E airspace while adding an extension to the northwest of 
the existing Class E airspace. This action would also remove the 
existing Class E airspace designated as an extension to the existing 
Class D airspace. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
segregation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in 
instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in visual weather 
conditions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 97-AGL-42, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois.

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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97-
AGL-42.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the rules docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of 
the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3494. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class D and Class E 
airspace and remove Class E airspace at Belleville, IL. This proposal 
would provide adequate Class D and Class E airspace for operators 
executing the GPS SIAP to Runway 14R, the GPS SIAP to Runway 14L, the 
GPS SIAP to Runway 32R, the GPS SIAP to Runway 32L, the ILS SIAP to 
Runway 14R, the HI-ILS SIAP to Runway 14R, the HI-ILS SIAP to Runway 
32L, the ILS SIAP To Runway 32L, the ILS SIAP to Runway 32R, the NDB 
SIAP to Runway 32R, the NDB SIAP to Runway 32L, the TACAN SIAP to 
Runway 32L, the TACAN SIAP to Runway 14R, the HI-TACAN SIAP to Runway 
14R, the HI-TACAN SIAP to Runway 32L, and the TACAN-A SIAP for 
MidAmerican Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from the 
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches. 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. The area would 
be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots 
to circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. 
Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 Class E 
airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E 
surface area are published in paragraph 6004, and 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 D 
and Class E airspace designations listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed 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)

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (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 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 5000  Class D Airspace.

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AGL IL D Belleville, IL [Revised]

MidAmerica Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38 deg.32'41'' N, long. 89 deg.50'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.8-mile radius of the MidAmerica Airport.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D or Class E surface area.

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AGL IL E4 Belleville, IL [Removed]

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Paragraph 6005  The Class E airspace areas extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL IL E5 Belleville, IL [Revised]

MidAmerica Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38 deg.32'41'' N, long. 89 deg.50'01'' W)
Scott TACAN
    (Lat. 38 deg.32'42'' N, long. 89 deg.50'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.3-mile radius of MidAmerica Airport and within 4 miles 
each side of the Scott TACAN 311 deg. radial extending from the 7.3-
mile radius to 10.6 miles northwest of the airport, excluding that 
airspace within the St. Jacob, IL, and Cahokia, IL, Class E airspace 
areas.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on September 3, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-24853 Filed 9-18-97; 8:45 am]
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