[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7281-7282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3732]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-57]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Paul, MN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. Paul, MN. An
airspace review for St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, MN, indicated the
need for surface area controlled airspace during periods when the
control tower is closed. The surface area provides a safer operating
environment for business/corporate turbo jet and turbo prop aircraft
which operate into and out of the airport when the control tower is
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closed. The airport meets the minimum communications and weather
observation and reporting requirements. Controlled airspace extending
upward from the surface will contain aircraft executing instrument
approach procedures.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.
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:
History
On Monday, November 10, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part
71 to establish Class E airspace at St. Paul, MN (62 FR 60461). The
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from the
surface to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in
controlled airspace during periods when the control tower is closed.
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 designated as a surface area for an
airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated
September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 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
St. Paul, MN, to accommodate aircraft executing the published
instrument approach procedures at St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field,
during periods when the control tower is closed. Controlled airspace
extending upward from the surface is needed to contain aircraft
executing these approaches. 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 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 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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AGL MN E2 St. Paul, MN [New]
St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, MN
(lat. 44 deg.56'04'' N.; long. 93 deg.03'36'' W.)
South St. Paul Municipal Richard E. Fleming Field, MN
(lat. 44 deg.51'26'' N., long. 93 deg.01'59'' W.)
Within a 4.1-mile radius of the St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field,
excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of South St. Paul
Municipal, Richard E. Fleming Field. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 22, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-3732 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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