[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14597-14598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7453]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-69]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Lima, OH
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Lima, OH. A Global
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
280 deg. helicopter point in space approach has been developed for
Saint Rita's Medical Center Heliport. Controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to
contain aircraft executing the approach. This action modifies existing
controlled airspace for Lima, OH, in order to include the point in
space approach serving Saint Rita's Medical Center Heliport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 20, 1999.
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 Monday, January 11, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part
71 to modify Class E airspace at Lima, OH (64 FR 1557). The proposal
was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet
AGL to contain Instrument Flight Rule's (IFR) operations in controlled
airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while transiting
between the enroute and terminal environments.
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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 Lima,
OH, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS SIAP 280 deg.
helicopter point in space approach at Saint Rita's Medical Center
Heliport by modifying existing controlled airspace for the heliport.
This 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 time 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 OH E5 Lima, OH [Revised]
Lima Allen Country Airport, OH
(Lat. 40 deg.42'25'' N., long. 84 deg.01'36'' W)
Allen Country VOR
(Lat. 40 deg.42'26'' N., long. 83 deg.58'05'' W)
Saint Rita's Medical Center, OH
Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat. 40 deg.43'58'' N., long. 84 deg.06'23'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Lima Allen Country Airport and within
3.0 miles each side of the Allen County VOR 090 deg. radial,
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.4 miles east of the VOR, and
within a 6.0-mile radius of the point in Space serving Saint Rita's
Medical Center, excluding the airspace within the Findlay, OH, Class
E airspace area.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 16, 1999.
John A. Clayborn,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-7453 Filed 3-25-99; 8:45 am]
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