[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39015-39016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18568]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ACE-19]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Decorah, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Decorah, IA. A 
Global

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Positioning System (GPS) COPTER 339 deg. Point in Space, Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed to serve 
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital Heliport, Decorah, IA. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL) is needed to accommodate aircraft executing the SIAP. This action 
revises existing controlled airspace for Decorah, IA, in order to 
include the Point in Space SIAP serving Winneshiek County Memorial 
Hospital Heliport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC September 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, ACE-520C, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th 
Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On April 20, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 of the 
Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E airspace 
area at Decorah, IA (64 FR 19317). The proposed action would provide 
additional controlled airspace to accommodate aircraft executing the 
Point in Space SIAP.
    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 
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 
this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 of the Federal Regulations (14 CFR 
part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Decorah, IA, by providing 
additional controlled airspace for aircraft executing the COPTER 
339 deg. Point in Space SIAP. 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

    Aviation, 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 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1   [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE IA E5  Decorah, IA [Revised]

Decorah Municipal Airport, IA
    (Lat. 43 deg.16'32''N., long. 91 deg.44'22''W.)
Waukon VORTAC
    (Lat. 43 deg.16'48''N., long. 91 deg.32'15''W.)
Decorah NDB
    (Lat. 43 deg.16'32''N., long. 91 deg.44'11''W.)
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital, IA
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 43 deg.16'57''N., long. 91 deg.45'56''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Decorah Municipal Airport and within 2.0 
miles each side of the 267 deg. radial of the Waukon VORTAC 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to the VORTAC and within 2.6 
miles each side of the 122 deg. bearing from the Decorah NDB 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.0 miles southeast of the 
airport, and within a 6.0-mile radius of the Point in Space serving 
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital.
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    Issued in Kansas City, MO on May 20, 1999.
Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.
[FR Doc. 99-18568 Filed 7-20-99; 8:45 am]
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