[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46265-46266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22065]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-28]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Eau Claire, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Eau Claire, WI. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP), 065 deg. helicopter point in space approach, has been developed 
for Luther Hospital Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approach. This action modifies the existing controlled 
airspace for Eau Claire, WI, to the southwest in order to include the 
point in space approach serving Luther Hospital.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annette Davis, 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 Tuesday, May 11, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Eau Claire, WI (64 FR 25222). 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. 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 Eau 
Claire, WI, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS SIAP 
065 deg. helicopter point in space approach for Luther Hospital by 
modifying 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'' 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

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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 Com., 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  Eau Claire, WI [Revised]

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, WI
    (Lat. 44 deg. 51' 55''N., long. 091 deg. 29' 06''W.)
Eau Claire VORTAC
    (Lat. 44 deg. 53' 52''N., long. 091 deg. 28' 43''W.)
Luther Hospital, WI
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 44 deg. 48' 24''N., long. 091 deg. 31' 51''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Chippewa Valley Regional Airport and 
within 1.9 miles each side of the southwest localizer course 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 13.2 miles southwest of the 
airport, and within 3.1 miles each side of the Eau Claire VORTAC 
004 deg. radial extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.6 miles 
north of the airport, and within 6.0-mile radius of the point in 
space serving Luther Hospital.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 9, 1999.
Christoper R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-22065 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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