[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30594-30595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15038]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-21]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Minot, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Minot, ND. Minot 
International Airport is served by Federal Aviation Regulations Part 
121 and Part 135 (14 CFR Part 121 and Part 135) air carrier operations. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to 
contain aircraft executing instrument flight procedures and provide a 
safer operating environment when the control tower is closed. The 
airport meets the minimum communications and weather observation and 
reporting requirements for controlled airspace extending upward from 
the surface. This action creates controlled airspace with a 4.2-mile 
radius for this 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 Monday, March 30, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to establish Class E airspace at Minot, ND (63 FR 15107). The proposal 
was to add controlled airspace extending upward the surface to contain 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during 
portions of the terminal operation. 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

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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 
Minot, ND, to accommodate FAR Part 121 and Part 135 air carrier 
aircraft executing instrument flight rules procedure during periods 
when the control tower is closed. 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, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AGL ND E2  Minot, ND [New]

Minot International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.15'34''N., long. 101 deg.16'52''W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Minot International Airport. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 22, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-15038 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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