[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1738]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-58]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Norwalk, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Norwalk, OH. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
037 deg. helicopter point in space approach has been developed for 
Fisher-Titus Medical Center Heliport. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the approach. This action modifies existing 
controlled airspace for Norwalk, OH, in order to include the point in 
space approach serving Fisher-Titus Medical Center Heliport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 25, 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 Monday, November 16, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Norwalk, OH (63 FR 63625). 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 modifies Class E airspace at 
Norwalk, OH, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS SIAP 
037 deg. helicopter point in space approach at Fisher-Titus Medical 
Center Heliport by modifying existing 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 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 95665, 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL OH E5  Norwalk, OH [Revised]

Norwalk-Huron County Airport, OH
    (Lat. 41 deg.14'41'' N., long. 82 deg.33'04'' W)

Fisher-Titus Medical Center, OH
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 41 deg.12'53'' N., long. 82 deg.36'37'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Norwalk-Huron County Airport and 
within 2.5 miles each side of the 338 deg. bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 8.8 miles northwest of the 
airport, and within a 6.0-mile radius of the Point in Space serving 
Fisher-Titus Medical Center, excluding that airspace within the 
Mansfield, OH, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 12, 1999.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-1738 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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