99-22066. Modification of Class E Airspace; Minneapolis, MN  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 46266-46267]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-22066]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-33]
    
    
    Modification of Class E Airspace; Minneapolis, MN
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Minneapolis, MN. A 
    Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
    (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 26 has been developed for Anoka County-Blaine 
    Airport (Janes Field). Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
    1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
    executing the approach. This action increases the radius of the 
    existing controlled airspace for this airport.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 4, 1999.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annette Davis, Air Traffic Division, 
    Airspace Branch, ALG-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East 
    Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    History
    
        On Tuesday, May 25, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
    to modify Class E airspace at Minneapolis, MN (64 FR 28122). 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 
    7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 
    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 modifies Class E airspace at 
    Minneapolis, MN, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 
    26 SIAP at Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field) by modifying the 
    existing controlled airspace. 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 95665, 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
    1998, is amended as follows:
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    Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
    feet or more above the surface of the earth.
    
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    AGL MN E5  Minneapolis MN [Revised]
    
    Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (Wold-Chamberlain) 
    Airport DME
    
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        (Lat. 44 deg. 52' 29''N., long. 93 deg. 12' 23''W.)
    Minneapolis, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), MN
        (Lat. 45 deg. 08' 42''N., long. 93 deg. 12' 41''W.)
    St. Paul, Lake Elmo Airport, MN
        (Lat. 44 deg. 59' 51''N., long. 92 deg. 51' 20''W.)
    Minneapolis, Airlake Airport, MN
        (Lat. 44 deg. 37' 40''N., long. 93 deg. 13' 41''W.)
    Farmington VOTAC
        (Lat. 44 deg. 37' 51''N., long. 93 deg. 10' 55''W.)
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 20.0-mile radius of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
    Airport (Wold-Chamberlain) Airport DME antenna, and within a 6.5-
    mile radius of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), and 
    within a 6.3-mile radius of Lake Elmo Airport, and within a 6.4-mile 
    radius of the Airlake Airport and within 3.3 miles each side of the 
    084 deg. bearing from the Farmington VORTAC extending from the 6.4-
    mile radius to 14.8 miles east of the Airlake Airport.
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        Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 9, 1999.
    Christopher R. Blum,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division.
    [FR Doc. 99-22066 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/25/1999
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
99-22066
Dates:
0901 UTC, November 4, 1999.
Pages:
46266-46267 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-33
PDF File:
99-22066.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1