[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42696-42697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21472]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-34]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tioga, ND
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Tioga, ND. A
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 30 has been developed for Tioga Municipal
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet
above ground level (AGL), and controlled airspace extending upward from
1200 AGL, is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This
action creates controlled airspace at and nearby Tioga Municipal
Airport to accommodate the approach.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8, 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 Wednesday, June 3, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part
71 to establish Class E airspace at Tioga, ND (63 FR 30157). The
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to
1200 feet AGL and upward from 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 7400.9E 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
Tioga, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 30
SIAP at Tioga Municipal Airport by creating controlled airspace at and
nearby the airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to
1200 feet AGL, and controlled airspace extending upward from 1200 feet
AGL, is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The area
would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established
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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 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 Tioga, ND [New]
Tioga Municipal Airport, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.22'30''N., long. 102 deg.53'51''W.)
Minot AFB, ND
(Lat. 48 deg.24'56''N., long. 101 deg.21'28''W.)
Williston VORTAC
(Lat. 48 deg.15'12''N., long. 103 deg.45'02''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Tioga Municipal Airport and that
airspace within 2 miles either side of the 133 deg. bearing from the
Tioga Municipal Airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.4
miles southeast of the airport; and that airspace extending upward
from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the north by latitude
49 deg.00'00''N., on the east by the 47.0-mile radius of Minot AFB,
on the south by V-430, on the southwest by the 21.8-mile radius of
the Williston VORTAC and on the west by the north Dakota/Montana
state boundary.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 29, 1998.
Richard K. Petersen,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-21472 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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