2015-14303. Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; South Dakota

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); withdrawal.

SUMMARY:

This action withdraws the NPRM published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2014, proposing to amend Class E airspace in the State of South Dakota. The FAA has determined that withdrawal of the NPRM is warranted as additional analysis is needed.

DATES:

The proposed rule published May 6, 2014 (79 FR 25755) is withdrawn as of June 15, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Raul Garza, Jr., Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

An NPRM was published in the Federal Register of May 6, 2014 (79 FR 25755) to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending Class E Airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface in the State of South Dakota, to enable Minneapolis ARTCC to have greater latitude to use radar vectors and/or altitude changes that would provide a more efficient use of airspace within the NAS. Additional analysis is needed; therefore the NPRM is being withdrawn.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

• Airspace
• Incorporation by reference
• Navigation (air)

The Withdrawal

In consideration of the foregoing, the NPRM for FR Doc. FAA-2014-0198, Airspace Docket No. 14-AGL-8, as published in the Federal Register of May 6, 2014 (79 FR 25755) (FR Doc. 2014-10335) is hereby withdrawn.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 26, 2015.

Robert W. Beck,

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.