[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11990-11991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6408]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-50]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cooperstown, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Cooperstown, ND. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway 13 and a GPS SIAP to Runway 31 have been developed for 
Cooperstown Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) and controlled airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet AGL is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approaches. This action creates controlled airspace both 
at Cooperstown Municipal Airport and previously uncontrolled airspace 
nearby the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 18, 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, December 22, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Cooperstown, ND (62 FR 66840). The 
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
1200 feet AGL and upward from 1,200 feet AGL 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.

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    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 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 
Cooperstown, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing the GPS Rwy 13 SIAP, 
the GPS Rwy 31 SIAP, and IFR operations at Cooperstown Municipal 
Airport by establishing controlled airspace at and nearby the airport. 
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 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 Cooperstown, ND [New]

Cooperstown Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg. 25' 22''N, long. 98 deg. 06' 21''W)
Devils Lake VORTAC
    (Lat. 48 deg. 06' 55''N, long. 98 deg. 54' 45''W)
Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg. 57' 40''N, long. 97 deg. 24' 04''W)
Valley City Barnes County Municipal Airport, ND
(Lat. 46 deg. 56' 28''N, long. 98 deg. 01' 03''W)
Jamestown VOR/DME
(Lat. 46 deg. 55' 58''N, long. 98 deg. 40' 44''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Cooperstown Municipal Airport and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded on the east by longitude 97 deg. 49' 30''W, 
on the south by the 7.9-mile radius of the Valley City Barnes County 
Municipal Airport and by V2-510, on the southwest by the 16.5-mile 
radius of the Jamestown VOR-DME, and on the west by V561; that 
airspace bounded on the northwest by the 34.0-mile arc of the Grand 
Forks Air Force Base, on the east by V561, on the southwest by the 
16.5-mile radius of the Jamestown VOR/DME and V170, and on the west 
by V55; and that airspace bounded on the north by V430, on the west 
by the 34.0-mile arc of the Grand Forks Air Force Base, on the south 
by V55, on the west by V170, and on the northwest by the 22.0-mile 
radius of the Devils Lake VORTAC.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 24, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division
[FR Doc. 98-6408 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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