[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67810-67811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31404]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-56]


Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Grand Forks AFB, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace at Grand Forks 
AFB, ND. This action would amend the effective hours at the Class D 
surface area to coincide with the airport traffic control tower (ATCT) 
hours of operation for Grand Forks AFB. The purpose of this action is 
to clarify when two-way radio communication with the ATCT is required.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 99-AGL-56, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 
60018.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
Des Plaines, IL. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis C. Burke, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East 
Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018, telephone (847) 294-7658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related species aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-
AGL-56.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of 
the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 
both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484. Communications must identify the docket number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify 
Class D airspace at Grand Forks AFB, ND, by amending the effective 
hours to coincide with the ATCT hours of operation for Grand Forks AFB, 
Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to 
contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures. The area 
would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace 
designations are published in paragraph 5000 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 D designations 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an establishment body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore this, proposed 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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

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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 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:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace

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AGL ND D  Grand Forks AFB, ND [Revised]

Grand Forks AFB, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg.57'40''N., long. 97 deg.24'04''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,400 feet MSL within an 4.9-mile radius of Grand Forks AFB, and 
within 2.3 miles each side of the 174 deg. bearing from the AFB 
extending from the 4.9-mile radius of the AFB to 5.6 miles south of 
the AFB, excluding that airspace within the Grand Forks, ND, Class D 
airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. 
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 November 16, 1999.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-31404 Filed 12-2-99; 8:45 am]
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