[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12055-12056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6398]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-15]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Watford City, ND, and
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Williston, ND
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 Watford
City, ND, and modify Class E airspace at Williston, ND. A Global
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
to Runway (Rwy) 30, has been developed for Watford City 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 proposes to create controlled airspace with a radius of 7.4
miles for the Watford City Airport, and enlarge the controlled airspace
at Williston, ND, to the southeast to accommodate the approach.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 24, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7,
Rules Docket No. 98-AGL-15, 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, Airspace Branch,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois.
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:
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 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. 98-
AGL-15.'' The postcard will be date/
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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 this 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 14 CFR part 71 to establish
Class E airspace at Watford City, ND, and to modify Class E airspace at
Williston, ND, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy
30 SIAP, at Watford City Municipal Airport by creating controlled
airspace at the airport and modifying controlled airspace 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. 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 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 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 72--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 Watford City, ND [New]
Watford City Airport, ND
(Lat. 47 deg. 47' 45'' N., long. 103 deg. 15' 13'' W.)
That airspace extending upward form 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.4-mile radius of the Watford City Airport.
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AGL ND E5 Williston, ND [Revised]
Williston, Sloulin Field International Airport, ND
(Lat 48 deg. 10' 41'' N., long. 103 deg. 38' 33'' 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 6.6-mile radius of the Sloulin Field International Airport,
and within 4.0 miles each side of the Williston VORTAC 317 deg.
radial, extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 12.7 miles northwest
of the airport, and within 4.0 miles each side of the 124 deg.
bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 13.4
miles southeast of the airport, and within 3.8 miles each side of
the Williston VORTAC 135 deg. radial extending from the 6.6-mile
radius to 12.3 miles southeast of the airport; and that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 21.8-
mile radius of the Williston VORTAC extending from the Williston
VORTAC 172 deg. radial clockwise to V-430, and within 39.2 miles of
the Williston VORTAC extending from V-430 clockwise to V-71, and
within a 60.0-mile radius of the Williston VORTAC extending from V-
71 clockwise to the 172 deg. radial of the Williston VORTAC,
excluding those portions within Federal Airways.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 24, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-6398 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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