[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 94 (Monday, May 15, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30879-30880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12165]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-78]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Yankton, SD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Yankton, SD. This 
action amends the effective hours of the Class E surface area from one 
(1) hour per day to twenty-four (24) hours per day to accommodate 
regular air carrier operations that occur outside the current times of 
operation of the surface area. The purpose of this action is to afford 
an increased level of safety during instrument flight operations for 
the commercial air carrier operations at the Chan Gurney Municipal 
Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 10, 2000.

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:

History

    On Tuesday, January 19, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Yankton, SD (64 FR 2864). The proposal 
was to increase the effective hours of operation from one (1) hour per 
day to twenty-four (24) hours per day to accommodate air carrier 
operations for Chan Gurney Municipal Airport. 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 areas designated as a 
surface area for an airport published in paragraph 6002 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 will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modified Class E airspace at 
Yankton, SD, by amending the hours of operation of the Class E airspace 
for Chan Gurney Municipal Airport. The 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 them 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 7400.9G, 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 areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

AGL SD E2  Yankton, SD [Revised]

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport, SD
    (Lat. 42 deg. 55' 00" N., long. 97 deg. 23' 09" W.)
Yankon VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg. 55' 06" N., long. 97 deg. 23' 06" W.)

    Within an 4.1-mile radius of the Chan Gurney Municipal Airport, 
and within 2.4 miles each side of the Yankton VOR/DME 319 deg. 
radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 7.4 miles northwest of 
the VOR/DME and within 2.4 miles southwest of the Yankton VOR/DME 
145 deg. radial and 2.8 miles northeast of the Yankton VOR/DME 
145 deg. radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 7.4 miles 
southeast of the VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 26, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,


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Manager, Air Traffic Division.
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