[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18890]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-12]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Greenwood/Wonder 
Lake, IL. An Area Navigation-A (RNAV-A) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Galt Field Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing this approach. This 
action creates controlled airspace with an 8.8-mile radius for Galt 
Field 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, April 25, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL (65 FR 
24139). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 to 1200 feet AGL 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 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 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 
Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL, to accommodate aircraft executing the 
proposed RNAV-A SIAP at Galt Field Airport by creating controlled 
airspace. 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 ``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 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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
Feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AGL IL E5  Greenwood/Wonder Lake, IL [New]

Greenwood/Wonder Lake, Galt Field Airport, IL
(Lat. 42 deg. 24' 10"N., long. 88 deg. 22' 33"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8.8-mile radius of the Galt Field Airport, excluding that 
airspace within the Chicago, IL, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 10, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-18890 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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