[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13778-13779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7405]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-61]


Modification of Class D Airspace; Minot AFB, ND; and Class E 
Airspace; Minot, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace at Minot Air Force Base 
(AFB), ND, and Class E airspace at Minot, ND. A review of the 
Instrument Landing System (ILS) 1 or Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) 
Runway 29 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), the Instrument 
Landing System/Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) 2 Runway 29 SIAP, 
the ILS/DME Runway 11 SIAP, and the TACAN Runway 11 SIAP for Minot AFB 
necessitates these modifications. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from the surface, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above ground level (AGL), and controlled airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet AGL is needed to contain aircraft executing these 
approaches. This proposal would increase the radius and remove the 
extensions to the Class D airspace for Minot AFB, ND, and would 
increase the radius and add a northwest extension to that portion of 
the Minot, ND, Class E airspace associated with Minot AFB, ND.

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 modify Class D airspace at Minot AFB, ND, and Class E airspace at 
Minot, ND (62 FR 66838). A recent joint FAA/Air Force review of the 
controlled airspace for Minot AFB revealed a need to reinstate 
controlled airspace inadvertently dropped during the 1993 United States 
airspace reclassification. This action was completed by Final Rule on 
November 5, 1997 (97-AGL-59, 62 FR 59783). Further review of the 
current instrument approach procedures for Minot AFB, including the ILS 
1 or TACAN Runway 29 SIAP, the ILS/DME 2 Runway 29 SIAP, the ILS/DME 
Runway 11 SIAP, and the TACAN Runway 11 SIAP, indicated the need to 
modify the existing controlled airspace. The proposal was to increase 
the radius and remove the extensions to the Class D airspace for Minot 
AFB, ND, and to increase the radius and add a northwest extension to 
that portion of the Minot, ND, Class E airspace associated with Minot 
AFB, ND 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.
    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, and 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 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.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class D airspace at Minot 
AFB, ND and Class E airspace at Minot, ND, to accommodate aircraft 
executing the ILS 1 or TACAN Runway 29 SIAP, the ILS/DME 2 Runway 29 
SIAP, the ILS/DME Runway 11 SIAP, and the TACAN Runway 11 SIAP, and IFR 
operations at Cooperstown Municipal Airport by increasing the radius 
and removing the extensions to the Class D airspace for Minot AFB, ND, 
and by increasing the radius and adding a northwest extension to that 
portion of the Minot, ND, Class E airspace associated with Minot AFB, 
ND. 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

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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 5000  Class D Airspace

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AGL ND D  Minot AFB, ND [Revised]

Minot AFB, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.24'56'' N, long. 101 deg.21'28'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,200 feet MSL and within a 5.3-mile radius of Minot AFB. This Class 
D airspace is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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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 ND E5  Minot, ND [Revised]

Minot AFB, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.24'56'' N, long. 101 deg.21'28'' W)
Deering TACAN
    (Lat. 48 deg.24'55'' N, long. 101 deg.21'58'' W)
Minot International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.15'34'' N, long. 101 deg.16'52'' W)
Minot VORTAC
    (Lat. 48 deg.15'37'' N, long. 101 deg.17'14'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.1-mile radius of Minot AFB and within 1.5 miles each side 
of the Deering TACAN 292 deg. radial extending from the 7.1-mile 
radius to 9.3 miles northwest of the airport and that airspace 
within a 7.0-mile radius of Minot International Airport and within 
4.8 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 138 deg. radial extending 
from the 7.0-mile radius to 12.1 miles southeast of the VORTAC and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within a 47-mile radius of Minot AFB, excluding the area north of 
latitude 49 deg.00'00''N.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 12, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division
[FR Doc. 98-7405 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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