[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20071-20072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10801]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-2]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Lawrenceville, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Lawrenceville, IL. A 
Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) or Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 4, Amendment 5, 
has been developed for Mount Carmel Municipal Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This action 
increases the radius of, and adds a southwest extension to, the 
existing controlled airspace.

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 Friday, February 13, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Lawrenceville, IL (63 FR 7328). The 
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
1200 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.
    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 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 modifies Class E airspace at 
Lawrenceville, IL, to accommodate aircraft executing the NDB or GPS Rwy 
4 SIAP, Amendment 5, and IFR operations at Mount Carmel Municipal 
Airport by increasing the radius of the existing controlled airspace. 
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 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  Lawrenceville, IL [Revised]

Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38 deg.45'51'' N., long. 87 deg.36'20'' W.)
Mount Carmel Municipal Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38 deg.36'24'' N., long. 87 deg.43'36'' W.)
Lawrenceville VOR/DME
    (Lat. 38 deg.46'12'' N., long. 87 deg.36'14'' W.)
Mount Carmel NDB
    (Lat. 38 deg.36'43'' N., long. 87 deg.43'34'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.0-mile radius of the Lawrenceville-Vincennes 
International Airport, and within 4.8 miles either side of the 
Lawrenceville VOR/DME 018 deg. radial, extending from the 7.0-mile 
radius to 7.0 miles northeast of the VOR/DME; and within a 6.5-mile 
radius of Mount Carmel Municipal Airport, and within 2.7

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miles either side of the 196 deg. bearing from the Mount Carmel 
Municipal Airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.4 miles 
south of the airport, and within 6.4 miles either side of the 
208 deg. bearing from the Mount Carmel NDB, extending from the 6.5-
mile radius to 7.0 miles southwest of the NDB.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 10, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-10801 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]
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