[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 28, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39793-39794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16337]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-08]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Minneapolis, Flying Cloud 
Airport, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Minneapolis, 
Flying Cloud Airport, MN. Flying Cloud Airport is served by Federal 
Aviation Regulations Part 135 (14 CFR Part 135) air carrier operations. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to 
contain aircraft executing instrument flight procedures and provide a 
safer operating environment when the control tower is closed. The 
airport meets the minimum communications and weather observation and 
reporting requirements for controlled airspace extending upward from 
the surface. This action creates controlled airspace with a 4.0-mile 
radius for this report.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 5, 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, April 12, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport, 
MN (65 FR 19700). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending 
upward from the surface 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 the surface of 
the earth are published in paragraph 6002 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 establishes Class E airspace at 
Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport, MN, to accommodate any Part 135 air 
carrier aircraft executing instrument flight rules procedure during 
periods when the control tower is closed. The area will be depicted on 
appropriate aeronautical charts.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established

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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 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:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace designated as a surface area

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AGL MN E2  Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport, MN [New]

Flying Cloud Airport, MN
    (Lat. 44 deg.49'38" N., long. 93 deg.27'26" W.)

    Within a 4.0-mile radius of the Minneapolis, Flying Cloud 
Airport. 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 June 14, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-16337 Filed 6-21-00; 8:45 am]
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