[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25455-25456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10913]


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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 2, 2000 / Proposed 
Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-15]


Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Chicago, Aurora 
Municipal Airport, IL; and Modification of Class E Airspace; Chicago, 
Aurora Municipal Airport, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace at Chicago, 
Aurora Municipal Airport, IL, and modify Class E airspace at Chicago, 
Aurora Municipal Airport, IL. A VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 15, and a 
VOR SIAP to Rwy 33, have been developed for Aurora Municipal Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth is 
needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches. This action 
would increase the radius of the existing Class D and Class E airspace 
for Aurora Municipal Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 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-15, 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-15.'' 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, S.W., Washington, DC 20591, or 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 D airspace and Class E airspace at Chicago, Aurora Municipal 
Airport, IL, by increasing the radius of the existing Class D airspace 
and Class E airspace for Aurora Municipal Airport. 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 D airspace 
designations are published in paragraph 5000, and Class E airspace 
areas designated as extensions to a Class D airspace area are published 
in paragraph 6004, 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 D and 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 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:

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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 5000  Class D airspace.

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AGL IL D Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL [Revised]

Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL
(Lat. 41 deg. 46' 19"N., long. 88 deg. 29' 32'W.)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within an 4.2-mile radius of the Aurora Municipal 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is affective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D airspace area.

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AGL E4 Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL [Revised]

Chicago, Aurora Municipal Airport, IL
    (Lat. 41 deg. 46' 19"N., long. 88 deg. 28' 32'W.)
DuPage VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41 deg. 53' 25"N., long. 88 deg. 21' 01"W.)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles 
each side of the DuPage VOR/DME 217 deg. radial extending from the 
4.2-mile radius of the Aurora Municipal Airport to 6.6 miles 
northeast of the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by Notice 
to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 17, 2000.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-10913 Filed 5-1-00; 8:45 am]
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