[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43617-43618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21860]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-36]


Removal of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Willoughby, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes Class D airspace and Class E airspace at 
Willoughby, OH. The air traffic control tower for Willoughby, Lost 
Nation Airport, OH, has been decommissioned, therefore the required 
criteria for Class D airspace for the airport is no longer being met. 
The removal of the Class D airspace also causes the removal of the 
Class E airspace extensions to the Class D airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 08, 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 remove Class D and Class E airspace at Willoughby, OH (63 FR 
30156). The proposal was to rescind controlled airspace due to required 
criteria no longer being met.
    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 removed 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 removes Class D airspace and Class 
E airspace at Willoughby, OH. The required criteria for Class D 
airspace is no longer being met, as the air traffic control tower for 
Willoughby, Lost Nation Airport, OH, has been decommissioned. The 
removal of the Class D airspace also causes the removal of the Class E 
airspace extensions to the Class D airspace.
    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.

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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 5000  Class D airspace.

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AGL OH D  Willoughby, OH [Removed]

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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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AGL OH E4  Willoughby, OH [Removed]

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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 29, 1998.
Richard K. Petersen,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-21860 Filed 8-13-98; 8:45 am]
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