65FR37725 Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Dickinson, ND
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 117, Page 37725
[Federal Register: June 16, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 117)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37725-37726]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-17]
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Dickinson, ND
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Dickinson,
ND. An examination of the Class E airspace for Dickinson, ND, has
revealed a discrepancy in the airport reference point used for the
controlled airspace legal descriptions. This action would correct that
discrepancy by incorporating the current airport reference point in the
Class E airspace for Dickinson Municipal Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 24, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Regional Counsel, AGL-7, Rules
Docket No. 00-AGL-17, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois
60018.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
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: Denis C. Burke, 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 action must
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00-
AGL-17.'' 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 action 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 Regional 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, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or
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by calling (202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the docket
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 modify
Class E airspace at Dickinson, ND, by incorporating the correct airport
reference point for Dickinson Municipal Airport into the controlled
airspace legal descriptions. Controlled airspace extending upward from
the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing
instrument approach procedures. The area would be depicted on
appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace areas designated as
surface areas are published in paragraph 6002 and Class E airspace
areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface are
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9G dated September 1,
1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in
this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an establishment 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 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 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,
1999, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as a surface area.
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AGL ND E2 Dickinson, ND [Revised]
Dickinson Municipal, ND
(Lat. 46 deg.47'51" N., long. 102 deg.48'07" W.)
Within an 4.4-mile radius of the Dickinson Municipal Airport,
and within 1.4 miles each side of the 150 deg. bearing from the
airport, extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 7.0 miles southeast
of the airport.
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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 ND E5 Dickinson, ND [Revised]
Dickinson Municipal, ND
(Lat. 46 deg.47'51" N., long. 102 deg.48'07" W.)
Dickinson VORTAC
(Lat. 46 deg.51'36" N., long. 102 deg.46'25" W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8.3-mile radius of the Dickinson Municipal Airport, and
within 4.0 miles each side of the 150 deg. bearing from the airport,
extending from the 8.3-mile radius to 14.0 miles southeast of the
airport, and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above
the surface within a 25.2-mile radius of the Dickinson VORTAC
extending clockwise from the Dickinson VORTAC 214 deg. radial to the
Dickinson VORTAC 093 deg. radial.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 23, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-15207 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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