[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28610]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-32]


Removal of Class E Airspace; Minocqua-Woodruff, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes Class E airspace at Minocqua-Woodruff, WI. 
This airspace surface area is being removed because the weather 
observation requirements for a controlled airspace surface area are no 
longer being met for the Lakeland/Noble F. Lee Memorial Field. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide an accurate description of 
the controlled airspace for Minocqua-Woodruff, WI.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, January 1,1998.

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 Monday, August 25, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to remove the Class F 
airspace at Minocqua-Woodruff, WI (62 FR 44923). The proposal was to 
remove controlled airspace extending upward from the surface for 
Lakeland/Noble F. Lee Memorial Field.
    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 a 
airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated 
September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be removed subsequently from 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) removes Class E airspace at Minocqua-Woodruff, WI, because 
the weather observation requirements for a controlled airspace surface 
area are no longer being met for Lakeland/Noble F. Lee Memorial Field. 
The area will be removed from the 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; 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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

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

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AGL WI E2 Minocqua-Woodruff, WI [Removed]
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October 7, 1997.
David B. Johnson,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-28610 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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