[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18889]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-15]


Modification of Class D Airspace; Chicago, Aurora Municipal 
Airport, IL; and Modification of Class E Airspace; Chicago, Aurora 
Municipal Airport, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace at Chicago, Aurora 
Municipal Airport, IL, and modifies Class E airspace at Chicago, Aurora 
Municipal Airport, IL. A VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 15, and a VOR SIAP 
to Rwy 33, have been developed for Aurora Municipal Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth is needed to 
contain aircraft executing these approaches. This action increases the 
radius of the existing Class D and Class E airspace for Aurora 
Municipal Airport.

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 Tuesday, May 2, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class D airspace and Class E airspace at Chicago, Aurora 
Municipal Airport, IL (65 FR 25456). The proposal was to modify 
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 D airspace 
designations are published in paragraph 5000, and Class E airspace 
areas designated as extensions to a Class D airspace area are published 
in paragraph 6004, 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 designations and Class E airspace 
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class D airspace and 
Class E airspace at Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL, to 
accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight procedures into and 
out of Aurora Municipal Airport, IL. 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 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 5000  Class D airspace.
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AGL IL D Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL [Revised]

Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL
    (Lat. 41 deg.46'19'' N., long. 88 deg.28'32'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within an 4.2-mile radius of the Aurora Municipal 
Airport. 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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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to 
a Class D airspace area.
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AGL IL E4 Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL [Revised]

Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL
    (Lat. 41 deg.46'19'' N., long. 88 deg.28'32'' W.)

DuPage VOR/DME

    (Lat. 41 deg.53'25'' N., long. 88 deg.21'01'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles 
each side of the DuPage VOR/DME 217 deg. radial extending from the 
4.2-mile radius of the Aurora Municipal Airport to 6.6 miles 
northeast of the 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 July 10, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-18889 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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