[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 167 (Monday, August 28, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52015-52016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21815]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-17]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Dickinson, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Dickinson, ND. An 
examination of the Class E airspace for Dickinson, ND, has revealed a 
discrepancy in the airport reference point used for the controlled 
airspace legal descriptions. This action corrects that discrepancy by 
incorporating the current airport reference point in the Class E 
airspace for Dickinson Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 30, 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 Friday, June 16, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Dickinson, ND (65 FR 37725). 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 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 1, 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 will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Dickinson, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out Dickinson Municipal Airport. 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 6002  Class E airspace designated as a surface area.

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AGL ND E2  Dickinson, ND [Revised]

Dickinson Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat 46 deg.47'51" N., long 102 deg.48' 07" W.)
Dickinson VORTAC
    (Lat 46 deg.47'51" N., long 102 deg.48' 07" W.)
    Within an 4.4-mile radius of the Dickinson Municipal Airport, 
and within 1.4 miles each side of the 150 deg. bearing from the 
airport,

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extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 7.0 miles southeast of the 
airport.
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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 ND E5  Dickinson, ND [Reviseds]

Dickinson Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat 46 deg.47'51" N., long 102 deg.48'07" W.)
Dickinson VORTAC
    (Lat 46 deg.51'36" N., long 102 deg.46'25" W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.3-mile radius of the Dickinson Municipal Airport, and 
within 4.0 mileseach side of the 150 deg. bearing from the airport, 
extending from the 8.3-mile radius to 14.0 miles southeast of the 
airport, and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface within a 225.2-mile radius of the Dickinson VORTAC 
extending clockwise from the Dickinson VORTAC 214 deg. radial to the 
Dickinson VORTAC 093 deg. radial.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 7, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 00-21815 Filed 8-25-00; 8:45 am]
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