[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66838-66840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33282]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-61]
Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Minot AFB, ND; and
Class E Airspace; Minot, ND
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D airspace at Minot Air
Force Base (AFB), ND, and Class E airspace at Minot, ND. A review of
the Instrument Landing System (ILS) 1 or Tactical Air Navigation
(TACAN) Runway 29 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), the
Instrument Landing System/Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) 2
Runway 29 SIAP, the ILS/DME Runway 11 SIAP, and the TACAN Runway 11
SIAP for Minot AFB necessitates these modifications. Controlled
airspace extending upward from the surface, controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL), and controlled
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet AGL is needed to contain
aircraft executing these approaches. This proposal would increase the
radius and remove the extensions to the Class D airspace for Minot AFB,
ND, and would increase the radius and add a northwest extension to that
portion of the Minot, ND, Class E airspace associated with Minot AFB,
ND.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 26, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to:
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,
AGL-7, Rules Docket No. 97-AGL-61, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018.
Docket: 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-61.'' 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 this 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, S.W., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling
(202) 267-3484. 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 14 CFR part 71 to modify
Class D airspace at Minot AFB, ND, and Class E airspace at Minot, ND. A
recent joint FAA/Air Force review of the controlled airspace for Minot
AFB revealed a need to reinstate controlled airspace inadvertently
dropped during the 1993 United States airspace reclassification. This
action was completed by Final Rule on November 5, 1997 (97-AGL-59, 62
FR 59783). Further review of the current instrument approach procedures
for Minot AFB, including the ILS 1 or TACAN Runway 29 SIAP, the ILS/DME
2 Runway 29 SIAP, the ILS/DME Runway 11 SIAP, and the TACAN Runway 11
SIAP, has indicated a need to modify the existing controlled airspace
by increasing the radius and removing the extensions to the Class D
airspace for Minot AFB, ND, and increasing the radius and adding a
northwest extension to that portion of the Minot, ND, Class E airspace
associated with Minot AFB, ND. Controlled airspace extending upward
from the surface, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet
AGL, and controlled airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet AGL is
needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches. The areas would
be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace
designations are published in paragraph 5000, 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 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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 5000 Class D Airspace
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AGL ND D Minot AFB, ND [Revised]
Minot AFB, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.25'56''N, long. 101 deg.21'29''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,200 feet MSL and within a 5.3-mile radius of Minot AFB. This Class
D airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth
* * * * *
AGL ND E5 Minot, ND [Revised]
Minot, AFB, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.25'56''N, long. 101 deg.21'29''W)
Deering TACAN
(Lat. 48 deg.24'55''N, long. 101 deg.21'58''W)
Minot International Airport, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.15'34''N, long. 101 deg.16'52''W)
Minot VORTAC
(Lat. 48 deg.15'37''N, long. 101 deg.17'14''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.1-mile radius of Minot AFB and within 1.5 miles each side
of the Deering TACAN 292 deg. radial extending from the 7.1-mile
radius to 9.3 miles northwest of the airport and that airspace
within a 7.0-mile radius of Minot International Airport and within
4.8 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 138 deg. radial extending
from the 7.0-mile radius to 12.1 miles southeast of the VORTAC and
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
within a 47-mile radius of Minot AFB, excluding the area north of
latitude 49 deg.00'00''N.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 26, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-33282 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]
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