[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39979-39980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19690]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-22]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sauk Centre, MN, Sauk
Centre Municipal Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Sauk
Centre, MN. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 32 has been developed for Sauk
Centre Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700
to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft
executing the approach. The intended effect of this proposal is to
provide segregation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in
instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in visual weather
conditions.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 25, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7,
Rules Docket No. 97-AGL-22, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue,
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Manuel A. Torres, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory
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decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the
overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-
related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify the
airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address
listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of
their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-
addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made:
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-22.'' The postcard will be
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications
received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal
contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received.
All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules
Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, both before and after
the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive
public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will
be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230,
800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling
(202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this
NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Sauk Centre, MN; this proposal would provide adequate Class E airspace
for operators executing the GPS Runway 32 SIAP at Sauk Centre Municipal
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL
is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The intended
effect of this action is to provide segregation of aircraft using
instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from other
aircraft operating in visual weather conditions. The area would be
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to
circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) procedures. 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 7400.9D 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 would be published subsequently in
the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore this, proposed 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 proposed 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).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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; 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 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 Sauk Centre, MN [New]
Sauk Centre Municipal Airport, MN
(Lat. 45 deg.42'24'' N, long. 94 deg.56'00'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Sauk Centre Municipal Airport.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 24, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-19690 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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