[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76306-76307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31342]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2002-13819; Airspace Docket No. 02-AGL-10]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Milbank, SD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Milbank, SD. An 
area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to 
Runway (RWY) 31 has been developed for Milbank Municipal 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 establishes controlled airspace for Milbank 
Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 23, 2003.

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, August 16, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Milbank, SD (67 FR 53533). The 
proposal was to establish controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth 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 area extending

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upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are 
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9K dated August 30, 2002, 
and effective September 16, 2002, 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 
Milbank, SD, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Milbank, SD, to accommodate aircraft 
executing instrument flight procedures into and out of Milbank 
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 rule'' 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 past 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 SD E5 Milbank, SD [New].

Milbank Municipal Airport, SD,
    (Lat. 45[deg] 13' 50'' N., long. 96[deg] 33' 57'' W.).
Watertown VORTAC,
    Lat. 44[deg] 58' 47'' N., long. 97[deg] 08' 30'' W.).

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within a 6.4-mile radius of the Milbank Municipal Airport, 
and that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded on the north by lat. 45[deg] 34' 00'' N., on 
the west by long. 97[deg] 30' 00'' W., on the south by lat. 44[deg] 
38' 00'' N., and on the east by the South Dakota/Minnesota border 
excluding that airspace within the Watertown, SD, Class E airspace 
area, that airspace within the Ortonville, MN, Class E airspace 
area, and that airspace area within the state of Minnesota.

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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 13, 2002.
Richard K. Petersen,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 02-31342 Filed 12-11-02; 8:45 am]
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