[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56931-56932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21395]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-17446 Airspace Docket No. 04-AGL-11]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Albert Lea, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Albert Lea, MN. 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have been developed for Albert 
Lea Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth designated as an extension, 
is no longer needed. This action eliminates the area of controlled 
airspace designated as an extension to the existing Class E airspace 
area, at Albert Lea Municipal Airport.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, November 25, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Mark Reeves, FAA, Terminal 
Operations, Central Service Office, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 
60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Wednesday, June 9, 2004, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Albert Lea, MN (69 FR 32293). The 
proposed was to eliminate controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface designated as an extension to the 
existing Class E airspace area.
    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 
designation for airspace areas 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 7400.9L dated September 2, 
2003, and effective September 16, 2003, 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 modifies Class E airspace at 
Albert Lea, MN, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Albert Lea 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 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

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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 E, 
AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, 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 MN E5  Albert Lea, MN [Revised]

Albert Lea Municipal Airport, MN
    (Lat. 43 deg.40[min]54[sec] N., long.93 deg.22[min]02[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Albert Lea Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on September 9, 2004.
Keith A. Thompson,
Area Staff Manager, Central Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-21395 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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