[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8321-8322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3977]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-03]


Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Rapid City, SD; 
Modification of Class D Airspace; Rapid City Ellsworth AFB, SD; and 
Modification of Class E Airspace; Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D airspace at Rapid City, 
SD, modify Class D airspace at Ellsworth AFB, SD, and modify Class E 
airspace at Rapid City, SD. An Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 32 has been 
developed for Rapid City Regional Airport. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface of the earth is needed to contain 
aircraft executing this approach. This action would increase the radius 
of the existing Class D and Class E airspace for Rapid City Regional 
Airport, and modify the legal description of the Class D airspace for 
Ellsworth AFB to include the formentioned modification.

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-03, 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-03.'' 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

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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 D airspace and Class E airspace at Rapid City, SD, and modify the 
Class D airspace at Rapid City Ellsworth AFB, SD, by increasing the 
radius of the existing Class D airspace and Class E airspace for Rapid 
City Regional Airport, and to modify the legal description of the Class 
D airspace for Ellsworth AFB to incorporate the aforementioned change. 
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 D 
airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, Class E airspace 
areas designated as extensions to a Class D airspace area are published 
in paragraph 6004, and Class E airspace areas designated as surface 
areas are published in paragraph 6002, 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 D and 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 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), 401013, 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 5000  Class D airspace.

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AGL SD D Rapid City, SD [Revised]

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.02'43"N., long. 103 deg.03'27"W.)
Ellsworth AFB, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.08'42"N., long. 103 deg.06'13"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
5,700 feet MSL within an 4.4-mile radius of the Rapid City Regional 
Airport, excluding the portion north of a line between the 
intersection of the Rapid City Regional Airport 4.4-mile radius and 
the Ellsworth AFB, SD, 4.7-mile radius. 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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AGL SD D Rapid City Ellsworth AFB, SD [Revised]

Rapid City Ellsworth AFB, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.08'42"N., long. 103 deg.06'13"W.)
Ellsworth AFB TACAN
    (Lat. 44 deg.08'20"N., long. 103 deg.06'06"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
5,800 feet MSL within an 4.7-mile radius of Ellsworth AFB, and 
within 2.2 miles each side of the Ellsworth AFB TACAN 322 deg. 
radial, extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 6.1 miles northwest of 
the TACAN, excluding that airspace south of a line between the 
intersection of the Ellsworth AFB 4.7-mile radius and the Rapid City 
Regional Airport 4.4-mile radius.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D airspace area.

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AGL SD E4 Rapid City, SD [Revised]

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.02'43"N., long. 103 deg.03'27"W.)
Ellsworth AFB, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.08'42"N., long. 103 deg.06'13"W.)
Rapid City VORTAC
    (Lat. 43 deg.58'34"N., long. 103 deg.00'44"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.6 miles 
each side of the Rapid City VORTAC 155 deg./335 deg. radials 
extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the Rapid City Regional 
Airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the VORTAC, excluding that 
airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace area. 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 6002  Class E airspace designated as a surface area.

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AGL SD E2 Rapid City, SD [Revised]

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.02'43"N., long. 103 deg.03"27Prime;W.)
Ellsworth AFB, SD
    (Lat. 44 deg.08'42"N., long. 103 deg.06'13"W.)
Rapid City VORTAC
    (Lat. 43 deg.58'34"N., long. 103 deg.00'44"W.)

    Within an 4.4-mile radius of the Rapid City Regional Airport, 
excluding the portion north of a line between the intersection of 
the Rapid City Regional Airport 4.4 mile radius and the Ellsworth 
AFB 4.7-mile radius, and that airspace extending upward from the 
surface within 2.6 miles each side of the Rapid City VORTAC 
155 deg./335 deg. radials extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the 
Rapid City Regional Airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the VORTAC, 
excluding that airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace 
area. 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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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 3, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-3977 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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