[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26970-26971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12993]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-12]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nauvoo, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Nauvoo, IL. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 27 has been developed for Cedar Ridge Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground 
level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This 
action creates controlled airspace with a 6.3-mile radius for Cedar 
Ridge Airport.

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 modify Class E airspace at Nauvoo, IL (63 FR 12053). 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. 
One comment objecting to the proposal was received. An official at the 
Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, IA, stated ``We have no 
objection to the proposal, except aircraft should not be allowed in the 
airspace above the Iowa State penitentiary, 31 Ave. G, Fort Madison, 
Iowa 52627. This is a maximum security prison at the east end of the 
City of Fort Madison.'' The Cedar Ridge Airport is approximately five 
(5) nautical miles south-southwest of the penitentiary. The 
penitentiary actually underlies the Class E airspace for Fort Madison, 
IA, which is excluded from the Class E airspace at Nauvoo, IL. The 
ground track of the proposed GPS Rwy 27 SIAP, including the missed 
approach ground track, keeps aircraft executing this SIAP a minimum of 
five (5) nautical miles south-southwest of the penitentiary. This 
airspace proposal does not affect the controlled airspace above the 
penitentiary.
    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 
Nauvco, IL, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 27 
SIAP at Cedar Ridge Airport by creating controlled airspace at the 
airport. 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  Nauvoo, IL [New]

Nauvoo, Cedar Ridge Airport, IL
    (Lat. 40 deg.32'35'' N., long. 91 deg.19'51'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Cedar Ridge Airport, excluding the 
airspace within the Keokuk, IA, and Fort Madison, IA, Class E 
airspace areas.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 4, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-12993 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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