[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12055-12056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6398]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-15]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Watford City, ND, and 
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Williston, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Watford 
City, ND, and modify Class E airspace at Williston, ND. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway (Rwy) 30, has been developed for Watford City Municipal 
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet 
above ground level (AGL), and controlled airspace extending upward from 
1200 AGL, is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This 
action proposes to create controlled airspace with a radius of 7.4 
miles for the Watford City Airport, and enlarge the controlled airspace 
at Williston, ND, to the southeast to accommodate the approach.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 98-AGL-15, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018.
    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, Airspace 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.

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. 98-
AGL-15.'' The postcard will be date/

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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 establish 
Class E airspace at Watford City, ND, and to modify Class E airspace at 
Williston, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 
30 SIAP, at Watford City Municipal Airport by creating controlled 
airspace at the airport and modifying controlled airspace nearby the 
airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet 
AGL, and controlled airspace extending upward from 1200 feet AGL, is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The area would be 
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. 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 E 
airspace designation 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 72--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 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  Watford City, ND [New]

Watford City Airport, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg. 47' 45'' N., long. 103 deg. 15' 13'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward form 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.4-mile radius of the Watford City Airport.
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AGL ND E5  Williston, ND [Revised]

Williston, Sloulin Field International Airport, ND
    (Lat 48 deg. 10' 41'' N., long. 103 deg. 38' 33'' W.)
Williston VORTAC
    (Lat. 48 deg. 15' 12'' N., long. 103 deg. 45' 02'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Sloulin Field International Airport, 
and within 4.0 miles each side of the Williston VORTAC 317 deg. 
radial, extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 12.7 miles northwest 
of the airport, and within 4.0 miles each side of the 124 deg. 
bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 13.4 
miles southeast of the airport, and within 3.8 miles each side of 
the Williston VORTAC 135 deg. radial extending from the 6.6-mile 
radius to 12.3 miles southeast of the airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 21.8-
mile radius of the Williston VORTAC extending from the Williston 
VORTAC 172 deg. radial clockwise to V-430, and within 39.2 miles of 
the Williston VORTAC extending from V-430 clockwise to V-71, and 
within a 60.0-mile radius of the Williston VORTAC extending from V-
71 clockwise to the 172 deg. radial of the Williston VORTAC, 
excluding those portions within Federal Airways.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 24, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-6398 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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