[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7281-7282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3732]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-57]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Paul, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. Paul, MN. An 
airspace review for St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, MN, indicated the 
need for surface area controlled airspace during periods when the 
control tower is closed. The surface area provides a safer operating 
environment for business/corporate turbo jet and turbo prop aircraft 
which operate into and out of the airport when the control tower is

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closed. The airport meets the minimum communications and weather 
observation and reporting requirements. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from the surface will contain aircraft executing instrument 
approach procedures.

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 Monday, November 10, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at St. Paul, MN (62 FR 60461). The 
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from the 
surface to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in 
controlled airspace during periods when the control tower is closed.
    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 an 
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 published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
St. Paul, MN, to accommodate aircraft executing the published 
instrument approach procedures at St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, 
during periods when the control tower is closed. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface is needed to contain aircraft 
executing these approaches. 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 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 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  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AGL MN E2  St. Paul, MN [New]

St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, MN
    (lat. 44 deg.56'04'' N.; long. 93 deg.03'36'' W.)
South St. Paul Municipal Richard E. Fleming Field, MN
    (lat. 44 deg.51'26'' N., long. 93 deg.01'59'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, 
excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of South St. Paul 
Municipal, Richard E. Fleming Field. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 22, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-3732 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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