[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30591-30592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15052]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-13]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Rugby, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Rugby, ND. A review 
of the controlled airspace within the State of North Dakota indicated a 
small portion of Class G uncontrolled airspace in the vicinity of 
Rugby, ND. Controlled airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
ground level (AGL) is needed to allow the FAA to provide safe and 
efficient air traffic control services for aircraft executing enroute 
and terminal instrument procedures. This small portion of uncontrolled 
airspace causes confusion for both pilots and controllers and does not 
allow for consistent application of instrument flight rules in a 
critical area near the Rugby Municipal Airport. This action eliminated 
the small portion of uncontrolled airspace approximately 11 nautical 
miles to the southeast of Rugby, ND.

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 23, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Rugby, ND (63 FR 13807). The proposal was 
to add controlled airspace extending 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 are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E 
dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is

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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 
Rugby, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures near Rugby Municipal Airport. This action eliminates a small 
portion of uncontrolled airspace near Rugby Municipal 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 ND E5  Rugby, ND [Revised]

Rugby Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg. 23' 25''N., long. 100 deg. 01' 27''W.)
Rugby NDB
    (Lat. 48 deg. 23' 16''N., long. 100 deg. 01' 37''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.0-mile radius of the Rugby Municipal Airport and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
13.0-mile radius of the Rugby Municipal Airport and within 8.3 miles 
north and 4.0 miles south of the 115 deg. bearing from the Rugby NDB 
extending from the NDB to 16.1 miles east of the NDB, and within 8.3 
miles south and 4.0 miles north of the 314 deg. bearing from the 
Rugby NDB extending from the NDB to 16.1 miles northwest of the NDB, 
excluding that airspace within the Minot, ND, and Rolla, ND, Class E 
airspace areas, and excluding all Federal Airways.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 22, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-15052 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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