[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4782-4783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2345]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-56]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Fremont, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Fremont, OH. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
090 deg. helicopter point in space approach has been developed for 
Memorial Hospital of Sandusky County 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 Fremont, OH, in order to include the 
point in space approach serving Memorial Hospital of Sandusky County 
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 Fremont, OH (63 FR 63627). 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. One comment 
objecting to the proposal was received. The individual felt it would be 
safer in instrument flight conditions to have helicopters fly into the 
Fremont Airport rather than two separate locations, and, since the 
hospital is located nearby the airport, no time would be lost 
transporting medical emergency patients to the hospital. Air traffic 
control procedures require aircraft be separated and protected from 
other aircraft during instrument approaches. The existing instrument 
approach procedure into Fremont Airport is roughly parallel to, and 
slightly offset to the northeast of, the proposed instrument approach 
procedure into the Memorial Hospital of Sandusky County Heliport. 
Therefore, simultaneous instrument approach clearances would not issued 
into Fremont Airport, or Fremont Airport and the Memorial Hospital of 
Sandusky County Heliport; therefore whether a helicopter lands at the 
airport or the hospital heliport, no change in safety of flight would 
occur. In addition, the nature of the helicopter medical emergency 
flights into Memorial Hospital of Sundusky County Heliport requires the 
least amount of transit time possible. These procedures would eliminate 
the need for ground based vehicular transportation between the airport 
and the hospital. Minutes and seconds are crucial in life and death 
medical emergencies; therefore, direct access to the hospital heliport 
in instrument flight conditions is greatly desired.
    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 
Fremont, OH, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS SIAP 
090 deg. helicopter point in space approach at Memorial Hospital of 
Sandusky County 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 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 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

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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  Fremont, OH [Revised]

Fremont Airport, OH
    (Lat. 41 deg.20'03'' N., long. 83 deg.09'36''W)
Memorial Hospital of Sandusky County, OH
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 41 deg.20'18'' N., long. 83 deg.08'57''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Fremont Airport, and within a 6.0-
mile radius of the Point in Space serving Memorial Hospital of 
Sandusky County.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 14, 1999.
John A. Clayborn,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-2345 Filed 1-29-99; 8:45 am]
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