[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20070-20071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10802]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-3]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Athens, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Athens, OH. An 
Instrument Landing System (ILS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 25, has been developed for Ohio University 
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 northeast 
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 Athens, OH (63 FR 7326). 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 
Athens, OH, to accommodate aircraft executing the ILS Rwy 25 SIAP and 
IFR operations at Ohio University Airport by increasing the radius and 
adding a northeast extension to 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 traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule will not have

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a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 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 OH E5  Athens, OH [Revised]

Athens-Albany, Ohio University Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39 deg.12'39'' N., long. 82 deg.13'53'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Ohio University Airport and within 4.6 
miles either side of the 061 deg. bearing from the Ohio University 
Airport, extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 12.3 miles northeast 
of the airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 10, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-10802 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]
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