[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26048]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-43]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Madison, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Madison, WI. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway (Rwy) 21, and a VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) SIAP to Rwy 
21, have been developed for Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field. 
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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 30, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis C. Burke, 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 Friday, July 23, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Madison, WI (64 FR 39949). 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. 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 
7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 
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 
Madison, WI, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 21 
SIAP and VOR Rwy 21 SIAP at Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field 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'' 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, 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  Madison, WI [Revised]

Madison, Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, WI
    (Lat. 43 deg.08'23'' N., long. 89 deg.20'15'' W.)
Middleton, Morey Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43 deg.06'51'' N., long. 89 deg.31'51'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.8-mile radius of Dane County Regional Airport-Truax 
Field and within 2.6 miles either side of the 188 deg. bearing from 
the airport extending from the 8.8-mile radius to 13.9 miles south 
of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Morey Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on September 22, 1999.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-26048 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
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