[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5229-5230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2450]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-42]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D and Class E airspace and removes 
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 HI-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 Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface is needed to contain aircraft 
executing these approaches. This action increases the radius of the 
existing Class D airspace, decreases the radius of the exiting Class E 
airspace, and adds an extension to the northwest of the existing Class 
E airspace. This action also removes the existing Class E airspace 
designated as an extension to the existing Class D airspace. Finally, 
this action changes the name of the airport from MidAmerica Airport to 
Scott AFB/MidAmerica 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, September 19, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to modify Class D and Class E airspace, and remove Class E 
airspace at Belleville, IL (62 FR 49180). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending upward from the surface to contain 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during 
portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between the 
enroute and terminal environments. The proposal was also to remove 
existing controlled airspace no longer required.
    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 D airspace 
designations are published in paragraph 5000, Class E airspace areas 
designated an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area are 
published in paragraph 6004, and 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 D and Class E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order, 
and the Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be 
removed subsequently from the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class D and Class E 
airspace and removes Class E airspace at Belleville, IL. This action 
provides adequate Class D and Class E airspace for aircraft 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

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SIAP to Runway 32L, the TACAN SIAP to Runway 32L, the TACAN SIAP to 
Runway 14R, the HI-TACAN SIAP to Runway 32L, and the TACAN-A SIAP for 
Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport, by increasing the radius of the existing 
Class D airspace, and decreasing the radius of the existing Class E 
airspace. This action also removes the existing Class E airspace 
designated as an extension to the existing Class D airspace. Finally, 
this action changes the name of the airport from MidAmerica Airport to 
Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport.
    Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the approaches. The areas 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--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 5000  Class D Airspace

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AGL IL D  Belleville, IL [Revised]

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

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.8-mile radius of the Scott AFB/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  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]

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

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.3-mile radius of Scott AFB/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 the airspace within the St. Jacob, IL, and Cahokia, IL, 
Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on December 2, 1997.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-2450 Filed 1-30-98; 8:45 am]
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