[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4874-4875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2258]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-54]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Cooperstown, ND

AGENCY:  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  This action modifies Class E airspace at Cooperstown, ND. A 
review of the controlled airspace within the State of North Dakota 
indicated a small portion of Class G uncontrolled airspace in the 
vicinity of Cooperstown, ND. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to allow the FAA to 
provide safe and efficient air traffic control services for aircraft 
executing enroute and terminal instrument procedures into and out of 
Grand Forks International Airport. This small portion of uncontrolled 
airspace, in the southwest quadrant of Grand Forks Approach Control 
airspace, causes confusion for both pilots and controllers and does not 
allow for consistent application of instrument flight rules in a 
critical area servicing the Grand Forks International Airport. This 
action eliminates the Class G airspace approximately 15 nautical miles 
to the southeast of Cooperstown Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  0901 UTC, April 20, 2000.

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 Wednesday, November 3, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Cooperstown, ND (64 FR 59689). 
The proposal was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from 
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 
7400.9G 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 
Cooperstown, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Grand Forks International Airport by 
modifying the existing controlled airspace. A small portion of 
uncontrolled airspace to the southeast of Cooperstown Airport will be 
eliminated. 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).

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

Adoption of the Amendment

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 ND E5  Cooperstown, ND [Revised]

Cooperstown Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg.25'22" N., long. 098 deg.06'21" W.)
Devils Lake VOR/DME
    (Lat. 48 deg.06'55" N., long. 098 deg.54'45" W.)
Fargo, Hector International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 46 deg.55'10" N., long. 096 deg.48'54" W.)
Grand Forks AFB, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg.57'40" N., long. 097 deg.24'04" W.)
Jamestown VOR/DME

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    (Lat. 46 deg.55'58" N., long. 098 deg.40'44" W.)
Valley City, Barnes County Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 46 deg.56'28" N., long. 098 deg.01'03" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Cooperstown Municipal Airport and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded on the north by V430; on the northeast by the 34.0-
mile radius of Grand Forks AFB; on the southeast by the 40.0-mile 
radius of Fargo, Hector International Airport; on the south by V2-
510 east of Valley City, ND, the 7.9-mile radius of Valley City, 
Barnes County Municipal Airport, and V2-510 west of Valley City, ND; 
on the southwest by the 16.5-mile radius of the Jamestown VOR/DME; 
on the west by V170; and on the northwest by the 22.0-mile radius of 
the Devils Lake VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 7, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-2258 Filed 2-1-00; 8:45 am]
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