[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30586]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-52]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Duluth St. Mary's Hospital 
Heliport, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Duluth St. Mary's 
Hospital Heliport, MN. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 190 deg. helicopter point in space 
approach, and a GPS SIAP 330 deg. helicopter point in space approach, 
have been developed for St. Mary's Hospital Heliport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approaches. This 
action creates controlled airspace with a radius of 6.0 miles for the 
point in space serving St. Mary's Hospital Heliport.

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 Friday, August 14, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Duluth St. Mary's Hospital 
Heliport, MN (63 FR 43653). The proposal was to 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 establishes Class E airspace at 
Duluth St. Mary's Hospital Heliport, MN, to accommodate aircraft 
executing the proposed GPS SIAP 190 deg. helicopter point in space 
approach, and GPS SIAP 330 deg. helicopter point in space approach, at 
Duluth St. Mary's Hospital Heliport by creating controlled airspace for 
the heliport. 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 Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:
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Paragraphs 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MN  Duluth St. Mary's Hospital Heliport, MN [New]

St. Mary's Hospital Heliport, MN

Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 46 deg.47'38''N., long. 92 deg.05'52''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.0-mile radius of the Point in Space serving St. Mary's 
Hospital Heliport excluding that airspace within the Duluth, MN, 
Class D airspace area, and the Duluth, MN, Duluth Sky Harbor, MN, 
and the Superior, WI, Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October 29, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-30586 Filed 11-13-98; 8:45 am]
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