[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17055-17056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9133]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-34]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud
Regional Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. Cloud, MN.
Recent initiation of part 135 air carrier operations and an increase in
general aviation jet and turboprop aircraft operations have occurred at
St. Cloud Regional Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from
the surface is needed to contain these aircraft executing instrument
approach procedures. The intended affect of this proposal 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, July 17, 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 Monday, January 27, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E
airspace at St. Cloud, MN (62 FR 3842). 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 designated as a surface area for an
airport are published in paragraph 6002 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 E airspace at St. Cloud, MN, to
accommodate aircraft executing the instrument flight procedures at St.
Cloud Regional Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from the
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing these procedures. 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:
[[Page 17056]]
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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
* * * * *
AGL MN E2 St. Cloud, MN [New]
St. Cloud Regional Airport, MN
(Lat. 45 deg.32'43''N, long. 94 deg.03'30''W.)
St. Cloud VOR/DME
(Lat. 45 deg.32'28''N, long. 94 deg.03'27''W)
Within a 4-mile radius of the St. Cloud Regional Airport, and
within 2.4 miles each side of the St. Cloud VOR/DME 118 radial,
extending from the 4-mile radius to 7.5 miles southeast of the
airport. This Class E airspace is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on March 26, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-9133 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
