[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57587-57588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28830]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-48]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Grand Rapids, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Grand Rapids, MN. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 16, and a VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) or GPS 
SIAP to Rwy 34, Amendment (Amdt) 10, have been developed for Grand 
Rapids/Itasca County, Gordon Newstrom Field Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to contain 
aircraft executing the approaches. This action modifies the existing 
surface area by adding an extension, and increases the radius of the 
existing controlled airspace for this airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.

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 Tuesday, August 11, 1998 the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Grand Rapids, MN (63 FR 42772). The 
proposal was to expand the surface area and 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. 
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 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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 modifies Class E airspace at Grand 
Rapids, MN, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 16 
SIAP and VOR or GPS Rwy 34 SIAP, Amdt 10, at Grand Rapids/Itasca 
County, Gordon Newstrom Field Airport by adding an extension to the 
existing surface area and increasing the radius the existing controlled 
airspace for 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 7400.9F, Airspace

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Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and 
effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows:

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

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AGL MN E2 Grand Rapids, MN [Revised]

Grand Rapids/Itasca County, Gordon Newstrom Field Airport, MN
    (Lat. 47 deg.12'40'' N., long. 93 deg.30'35'' W.)
Grand Rapids VOR/DME
    (Lat. 47 deg.09'49'' N., long. 93 deg.29'19'' W.)

    Within a 4.4-mile radius of Grand Rapids/Itasca County, Gordon 
Newstrom Field Airport, and that airspace extending from the surface 
within 2.4 miles each side of the Grand Rapids VOR 160 deg. radial, 
extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 7.0 miles southeast of the 
VOR/DME. 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MN E5  Grand Rapids, MN [Revised]

Grand Rapids/Itasca County, Gordon Newstrom Field Airport, MN
    (Lat. 47 deg.12'40'' N., long. 93 deg.30'35'' W.)
Grand Rapids VOR/DME
    (Lat. 47 deg.09'49'' N., long. 93 deg.29'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 6.8-mile radius of the Grand Rapids/Itasca County, Gordon 
Newstrom Field Airport, and 4.4 miles each side of the Grand Rapids 
VOR 161 deg. radial, extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7.0 miles 
southeast of the VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on October 13, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-28830 Filed 10-27-98; 8:45 am]
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