[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26976-26977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12985]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-15]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Watford City, ND, 
and modifies 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 creates 
controlled airspace with a radius of 7.4 miles for the Watford City 
Airport, and enlarges the controlled airspace at Williston, ND, to the 
southeast to accommodate the approach.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 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 Thursday, March 12, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Watford City, ND and modify Class E 
airspace at Williston, ND (63 FR 12055). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL and 
upward from 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 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 
Watford City, ND, and to modifies 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.
    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,

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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 deg.13'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 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 deg.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 
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 May 4, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-12985 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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