[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33188-33189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15855]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-23]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Neillsville, WI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This notice modifies Class E airspace at Neillsville, WI. A
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 27, and a Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) SIAP to
Rwy 27, Amendment (Amdt) 6, have been developed for Neillsville
Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to
1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft
executing the approach. This action increases the radius of the
existing controlled airspace for this airport.
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 Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847)
294-7568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On Thursday, April 15, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part
71 to modify Class E airspace at Neillsville, WI (64 FR 18584). 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
strongly supporting the proposal was received from the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation, and three additional comments were
received from the Manager of the Neillsville Airport, WI, the Assistant
Manager of the Marshfield Airport, WI, and the President of Duffy's
Aircraft Sales and Leasing, Inc., Neillsville, WI. These three
commenters all supported the proposal while at the same time expressing
a safety-related concern that the adjacent Falls Military Operations
Area (MOA) does not exclude enough of the controlled airspace around
Neillsville Municipal Airport. Any consideration of modification to a
MOA would be a separate non-rulemaking airspace action and is beyond
the scope of this proposal. However, these comments relating to the MOA
have been forwarded to the appropriate Military Representatives for
their consideration. 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
Neillsville, WI, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy
27 SIAP, and NDB Rwy 27 SIAP, Amdt 6, at Neillsville Municipal Airport
by modifying the existing controlled airspace. 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''
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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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AGL WI E5 Neillsville, WI [Revised]
Neillsville Municipal Airport, WI
(Lat. 44 deg.33'29'' N., long. 90 deg.30'44'' W.)
Neillsville NDB
(Lat. 44 deg.33'26'' N., long. 90 deg.30'55'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 6.3-mile radius of the Neillsville Municipal Airport and
within 2.5 miles each side of the 091 deg. bearing from the
Neillsville NDB extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 7.0 miles east
of the airport.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 8, 1999.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-15855 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]
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