[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42696-42697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21472]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-34]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tioga, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Tioga, ND. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 30 has been developed for Tioga 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 at and nearby Tioga Municipal 
Airport to accommodate the approach.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8, 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 Wednesday, June 3, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Tioga, ND (63 FR 30157). 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 
Tioga, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 30 
SIAP at Tioga Municipal Airport by creating controlled airspace at and 
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

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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  Tioga, ND [New]

Tioga Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.22'30''N., long. 102 deg.53'51''W.)
Minot AFB, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.24'56''N., long. 101 deg.21'28''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 6.7-mile radius of the Tioga Municipal Airport and that 
airspace within 2 miles either side of the 133 deg. bearing from the 
Tioga Municipal Airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.4 
miles southeast of the airport; and that airspace extending upward 
from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the north by latitude 
49 deg.00'00''N., on the east by the 47.0-mile radius of Minot AFB, 
on the south by V-430, on the southwest by the 21.8-mile radius of 
the Williston VORTAC and on the west by the north Dakota/Montana 
state boundary.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 29, 1998.
Richard K. Petersen,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-21472 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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