[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16341-16342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8251]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-3]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Auburn, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This notice modifies Class E airspace at Auburn, IN. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway (Rwy) 09, and a GPS SIAP to Rwy 27, have been developed for 
De Kalb County Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approaches. This action increases the radius of the 
existing controlled airspace for this airport.

DATES: 0901 UTC, July 15, 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, February 1, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Auburn, IN (64 FR 4796). 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

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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 
Auburn, IN, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 09 
SIAP and GPS Rwy 27 SIAP at De Kalb County Airport by increasing the 
radius of the existing controlled airspace at 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 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 Designation 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 IN E5  Auburn, IN [Revised]

Auburn, De Kalb County Airport, IN
    (Lat. 41 deg.18'26'' N., long. 85 deg.03'52'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 6.5-mile radius of the De Kalb County Airport, excluding 
the airspace within the Ft. Wayne, IN, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 18, 1999.
John A. Clayborn,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-8251 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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