[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 515-516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-256]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-29]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Hillsboro, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Hillsboro, ND. An 
Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to 
Runway 16, and an RNAV SIAP to Rwy 34, have been developed for 
Hillsboro Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing 
these approaches. This action increases the radius of the existing 
controlled airspace for Hillsboro, ND.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 21, 2002.

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 Thursday, October 19, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Hillsboro, ND (65 FR 26823).
    The proposal was to modify controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface to contain aircraft executing 
instrument approach procedures 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 extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in 
paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9J dated August 31, 2001, and 
effective September 16, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class E designations listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Hillsboro, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Hillsboro Municipal Airport. The area will 
be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 Exeucitive 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

[[Page 516]]

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 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 7.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, 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 ND E5  Hillsboro, ND [Revised]

Hillsboro Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 47 deg.21'34" N, long. 97 deg.03'38" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Hillsboro Municipal Airport, and 
that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface 
within the State of North Dakota within a 45.0-mile radius of 
Hillsboro Municipal Airport, excluding that airspace within the 
Grand Forks, ND, and Fargo, ND, Class E airspace areas, and 
excluding all Federal Airways.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 5, 2001.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 02-256 Filed 1-3-02; 8:45 am]
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