[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8324-8325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3975]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-04]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Ely, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class E airspace Ely, MN. A VHF 
Omnidirectional Range-A (VOR-A) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) has been developed for Ely Municipal Airport, MN. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth is needed to 
contain aircraft executing this approach. This action would increase 
the radius and add an additional extension to the existing Class E 
airspace for Ely Municipal Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Regional Counsel, AGL-7, Rules 
Docket No. 00-AGL-04, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 
60018.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois. 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, 
Illinois.

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:

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 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 notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00-
AGL-04.'' 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 notice 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 Regional Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, 
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 notice 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 E airspace at Ely, MN, by increasing the radius and adding an 
additional extension to the existing Class E airspace for Ely Municipal 
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface of the 
earth is needed to contain aircraft executing instrument approach 
procedures. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas are 
published in paragraph 6002 and Class E airspace areas extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface are published in paragraph 6005 
of FAA Order 7400.9G dated September 10, 1999, and effective September 
16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class 
E airspace 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

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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:

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 10, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace designated as a surface area.

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AGL MN E2 Ely, MN [Revised]

Ely Municipal, MN
    (Lat. 47 deg.49'28"N., long. 91 deg.49'51"W.)
Ely VOR/DME
    (Lat. 47 deg.49'19"N., long. 91 deg.49'49"W.)

    Within an 4.0-mile radius of the Ely Municipal Airport, and 
within 2.4 miles each side of the VOR/DME 108 deg. radial extending 
from the 4.0-mile radius to 7.0 miles southeast of the VOR/DME, and 
2.4 miles each side of the VOR/DME 302 deg. radial extending from 
the 4.0-mile radius to 7.0 miles northwest of the VOR/DME, and 
within 2.4 miles each side of the VOR/DME 172 deg. radial extending 
from the 4.0-mile radius to 7.0 miles south of the VOR/DME. This 
Class E 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MN E5 Ely, MN [Revised]

Ely Municipal Airport, MN
    (Lat. 47 deg.49'28"N., long. 91 deg.49'51"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 7.7-mile radius of the Ely Municipal Airport, excluding 
that airspace within Prohibited Area P-204.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 3, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-3975 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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