[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3974]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-56]


Modification of Class D Airspace; Grand Forks AFB, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace at Grand Forks AFB, ND. 
This action amends the effective hours of 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.

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 Friday, December 3, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class D airspace at Grand Forks AFB, ND (64 FR 67810). The 
proposal was to amend 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 Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations 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 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 airspace designation listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies 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. 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 AIRSPRACE 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 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 February 3, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-3974 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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