[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5230-5231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2449]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-43]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bottineau, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Bottineau, ND. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 31 has been developed for Bottineau Municipal 
Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
1200 feet above ground level (AGL), and upward from 1200 feet AGL, is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the SIAP and for Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations enroute to and at Bottineau Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 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 Friday, October 17, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Bottineau, ND (62 FR 53992). The 
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
1200 feet AGL, and upward from 1200 feet AGL, to contain 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 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 E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
Bottineau, ND. This action provides adequate Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL, and upward from 1200 feet AGL, for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 31 and for IFR operations 
enroute to and at Bottineau Municipal Airport. 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

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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--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 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 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  Bottineau, ND [New]

Bottineau Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.49'48'' N, long. 100 deg.25'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Bottineau Municipal Airport, and 
that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded on the north by latitude 49 deg.00'00'' N, on 
the east by longitude 99 deg.49'00'' W, on the south by the 10.5-
mile radius of the Rugby, ND, Class E airspace, and on the west by 
the 47.0-mile radius of the Minot, ND, Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 15, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-2449 Filed 1-30-98; 8:45 am]
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