[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28091-28092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13228]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-12]


Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Minot, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace and Class E airspace at 
Minot, ND. This action corrects technical errors in the legal 
descriptions of the Class D airspace and the Class E airspace extension 
to the Class D airspace for Minot International Airport, and amends the 
Class E surface area for the airport to include the Class E airspace 
extension. The purpose of these actions is to make technical 
corrections to the airspace legal descriptions in order to make the 
Class D airspace and Class E airspace for the airport consistent with 
each other, and to provide adequate controlled airspace for instrument 
approach procedures when the airport traffic control tower (ATCT) is 
closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic 
Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2300 East

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Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On Wednesday, March 3, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class D airspace and Class E airspace at Minot, ND (64 FR 
10243). The proposal was to correct the legal description of the 
existing controlled airspace to reflect the actual configuration of 
that controlled airspace.
    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 D airspace 
designations are published in paragraph 5000, Class E airspace areas 
designated as an extension to a Class D surface area are published in 
paragraph 6004, and Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 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 D airspace and 
Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class D airspace and 
Class E airspace at Minot, ND, to make technical corrections to the 
legal descriptions of the Class D airspace and the Class E airspace 
extension to the Class D airspace for Minot International Airport, and 
by amending the Class E surface area for the airport to include the 
Class E extension to the surface area. 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 Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.

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AGL ND D Minot, ND [Revised]

Minot International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.15'34'' N., long. 101 deg.16'52'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,200 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the Minot International 
Airport. This Class D 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 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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AGL ND E4  Minot, ND [Revised]

Minot International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.15'34'' N., long. 101 deg.16'52'' W.)
Minot VORTAC
    (Lat. 48 deg.15'34'' N., long. 101 deg.17'13'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.5 miles 
each side of the Minot VORTAC 129 deg. radial, extending from the 
4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the VORTAC, 
and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 260 deg. radial, 
extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles west 
of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 
327 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport 
to 7.0 miles northwest of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side 
of the Minot VORTAC 097 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile 
radius to 7.0 miles east of the VORTAC, excluding the portion which 
overlies the Minot AFB, ND, Class D airspace area. 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 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AGL ND E2  Minot, ND [Revised]

Minot International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg. 15' 34''N., long. 101 deg. 16' 52''W.)

Minot VORTAC
    (Lat. 48 deg. 15' 37''N., long. 101 deg. 17' 13''W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Minot International Airport and 
within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 129 deg. radial, 
extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles 
southeast of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot 
VORTAC 260 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the 
airport to 7.0 miles west of the VORTAC, and within 3.5 miles each 
side of the Minot VORTAC 327 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-
mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles northwest of the VORTAC, and 
within 3.5 miles each side of the Minot VORTAC 097 deg. radial, 
extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 7.0 miles east of the VORTAC, 
excluding the portion which overlies the Minot AFB, ND, Class D 
airspace area. 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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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 12, 1999.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13228 Filed 5-24-99; 8:45 am]
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