[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60188-60189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30369]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Deocket No. 96-AGL-10
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hazen, ND
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E5 airspace at Mercer County
Regional Airport, Hazen, ND, to accommodate a Non-Directional Radio
Beacon (NDB) approach procedure for Runway 32, a Global Positioning
System (GPS) approach procedure for Runway 32 and a GPS approach
procedure for Runway 14. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700
to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft
executing the approaches. The intended effect of this action is to
provide segregation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in
instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in visual weather
conditions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 30, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John A. Clayborn, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On September 9, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E5
airspace at Mercer County Regional Airport, Hazen, ND (61 FR 47466).
The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700
to 1200 feet AGL 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 areas extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, 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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class E5 airspace at Mercer County Regional
Airport, Hazen, ND, to accommodate a NDB approach procedure for Runway
32, a GPS approach procedure for Runway 32 and a GPS approach procedure
for Runway 14. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200
feet AGL is needed to contain aircraft executing the approaches. The
area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby
enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR
procedures.
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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
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 Hazen, ND [New]
Mercer County Regional Airport, ND
(Lat. 47 deg.17'23''N., long. 101 deg.34'50''W.)
Dickinson VORTAC
(Lat. 46 deg.51'36'' N., long. 102 deg.46'25''W.)
Minot Air Force Base
(Lat. 48 deg.24'56''N., long. 101 deg.21'27''W.)
Bismarck VOR/DME
(Lat. 46 deg.45'43''N., long. 100 deg.39'55''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Mercer County Regional Airport, and
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
bounded on the northwest by V-491, on the south by V-510, on the
east by V-15, on the southwest by the 25.2-mile arc of the Dickinson
VORTAC, on the north by the 47-mile radius of the Minot AFB, and on
the southeast by the 36-mile arc of the Bismarck VOR/DME.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 13, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30369 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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