99-83. Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Rapid City, SD  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 1999)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 447-448]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-83]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-64]
    
    
    Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace 
    and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Rapid City, SD
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D airspace and Class E 
    airspace and establish Class E airspace at Rapid City, SD. This action 
    would amend the effective hours of the Class D surface area and the 
    associated Class E airspace to coincide with the airport traffic 
    control tower (ATCT). This action would also establish a Class E 
    surface area when the ATCT is closed. The purpose of these actions is 
    to clarify when two-way radio communication with the ATCT is required 
    and to provide adequate controlled airspace for instrument approach 
    procedures when the tower is closed.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
    Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
    Rules Docket No. 98-AGL-64, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
    Illinois 60018.
        The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
    Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
    Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
    normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, 
    Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
    Illinois.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic 
    Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 
    2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 
    294-7568.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    
    Comments Invited
    
        Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
    rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
    may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
    views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
    reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
    specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
    environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
    Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
    submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
    the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
    submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
    the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-
    AGL-64.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
    commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
    closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
    the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
    in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
    for examination of the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of 
    the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
    Illinois, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
    summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
    concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
    
    Availability of NPRM's
    
        Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
    (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
    Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
    800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 
    (202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this 
    NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
    NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
    describes the application procedure.
    
    The Proposal
    
        The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify 
    Class D and associated Class E airspace at Rapid City, SD, by amending 
    the effective hours to coincide with the ATCT hours of operation, and 
    to
    
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    establish a Class E surface area during those times the ATCT is closed. 
    Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to 
    contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures. The area 
    would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace 
    designations are published in paragraph 5000, Class E airspace areas 
    designated as an extension to a Class D surface area are published in 
    paragraph 6004, and Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
    for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9F 
    dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is 
    incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E 
    airspace designations listed in this document would be published 
    subsequently in the Order.
        The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
    an establishment body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
    routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
    Therefore this, proposed 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 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).
    
    The Proposed Amendment
    
        Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
    Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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 9565, 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
    1998, is amended as follows:
    
    Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.
    
    * * * * *
    
    AGL SD D  Rapid City, SD [Revised]
    
    Rapid City Regional Airport, SD
        (Lat. 44 deg.02'43''N., long. 103 deg.03'27''W.)
    Ellsworth AFB, SD
        (Lat. 44 deg.08'42''N., long. 103 deg.06'13''W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
    5,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Rapid City Regional 
    Airport, SD, excluding the portion north of a line between the 
    intersection of the Rapid City Regional Airport 4.3-mile radius and 
    the Ellsworth AFB, SD, 4.7-mile radius. This Class D airspace area 
    is effective during the specific dates and times established in 
    advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will 
    thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility 
    Directory.
    * * * * *
    
    Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
    to a Class D surface area.
    
    * * * * *
    
    AGL SD E4  Rapid City, SD [Revised]
    
    Rapid City Regional Airport, SD
        (Lat. 44 deg. 02' 43''N., long. 103 deg. 03' 27''W.)
    Ellsworth AFB, SD
        (Lat. 44 deg. 08' 42''N., long. 103 deg. 06' 13''W.)
    Rapid City VORTAC
        (Lat. 43 deg. 58' 34''N., long. 103 deg. 00' 44''W.)
    Ellsworth AFB TACAN
        (Lat. 44 deg. 08' 20''N., long. 103 deg. 06' 06''W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.6 miles 
    each side of the Rapid City VORTAC 155 deg./335 deg. radials 
    extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the Rapid City Regional 
    Airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the VORTAC and within 2.6 miles 
    each side of the Ellsworth AFB TACAN 129 deg. radial, extending from 
    the Ellsworth AFB 4.7-mile radius of the airport to 7.0 miles 
    southeast of the TACAN, excluding that airspace within the Rapid 
    City, SD, Class D airspace area. This Class E airspace area is 
    effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
    by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
    continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
    * * * * *
    
    Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
    for an airport.
    
    * * * * *
    
    AGL SD E2  Rapid City, SD [New]
    
    Rapid City Regional Airport, SD
        (Lat. 44 deg. 02' 43''N., long. 103 deg. 03' 27''W.)
    Ellsworth AFB, SD
        (Lat. 44 deg. 08' 42''N., long. 103 deg. 06' 13''W.)
    Rapid City VORTAC
        (Lat. 43 deg. 58' 34''N., long. 103 deg. 00' 44''W.)
    Ellsworth AFB TACAN
        (Lat. 44 deg. 08' 20''N., long. 103 deg. 06' 06''W.)
    
        Within an 4.3-mile radius of the Rapid City Regional Airport, 
    SD, excluding the portion north of a line between the intersection 
    of the Rapid City Regional Airport 4.3-mile radius and the Ellsworth 
    AFB, SD, 4.7-mile radius, and that airspace extending upward from 
    the surface within 2.6 miles each side of the Rapid City VORTAC 
    155 deg./335 deg. radials extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the 
    Rapid City Regional Airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the VORTAC and 
    within 2.6 miles each side of the Ellsworth AFB TACAN 129 deg. 
    radial, extending from the Ellsworth AFB 4.7-mile radius of the 
    airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the TACAN, excluding that airspace 
    within the Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace area. This Class E 
    airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
    established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
    time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
    Facility Directory.
    * * * * *
        Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 14, 1998.
    Marueen Woods,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division.
    [FR Doc. 99-83 Filed 1-4-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/05/1999
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Document Number:
99-83
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before February 16, 1999.
Pages:
447-448 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-64
PDF File:
99-83.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1