30878 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 94 / Monday, May 15, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AGL–03]

Modification of Class D Airspace;

Rapid City, SD; Modification of Class D

Airspace; Rapid City Ellsworth AFB,

SD; and Modification of Class E

Airspace; Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D

airspace at Rapid City, SD, modifies

Class D airspace at Ellsworth AFB, SD,

and modifies Class E airspace at Rapid

City, SD. An Area Navigation (RNAV)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 32

has been developed for Rapid City

Regional Airport. Controlled airspace

extending upward from the surface of

the earth is needed to contain aircraft

executing this approach. This action

increases the radius of the existing Class

D and Class E airspace for Rapid City

Regional Airport, and modifies the legal

description of the Class D airspace for

Ellsworth AFB to include the

formentioned modification.

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 Friday, February 18, 2000, the

FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71

to modify Class D airspace and Class E

airspace at Rapid City, SD, and modify

Class D airspace at Rapid City,

Ellsworth AFB, SD (65 FR 8321). The

proposal was to modify controlled

airspace extending upward from the

surface to contain Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations in controlled

airspace during portions of the terminal

operation and while transiting between

the enroute and terminal environments.

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 D airspace

designations are published in paragraph

5000, Class E airspace areas designated

as extensions to a Class D airspace area

are published in paragraph 6004, and

Class E airspace designated as surface

areas are 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 D

airspace designations and Class E

airspace designations listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71

modifies Class D airspace and Class E

airspace at Rapid City, SD, and Modifies

Class D airspace at Rapid City,

Ellsworth AFB, SD, to accommodate

aircraft executing instrument flight

procedures into and out Rapid City

Regional Airport and Ellsworth AFB.

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; 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.

§ 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 Pints, dated

September 1, 1999, and effective

September 16, 1999, is amended as

follows:

* * * * *

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

AGL SD D Rapid City, SD [Revised]

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD

(Lat. 44°02′43′′ N., long. 103°03′27′′ W.)

Ellsworth AFB, SD

(Lat. 44°08′42′′ N., long. 103°06′13′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to an including 5,7000 feet MSL

within an 4.4-mile radius of the Rapid City

Regional Airport, excluding the portion north

of a line between the intersection of the

Rapid City Regional Airport 4.4-mile radius

and the Ellsworth AFB, SC, 4.7-mile radius.

This Class D 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.

* * * * *

AGL SD D Rapid City Ellsworth AFB, SC

[Revised]

Rapid City Ellsworth AFB, SD

(Lat. 44°08′42′′ N., long. 103°06′13′′ W.)

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD

(Lat. 44°02′43′′ N., long. 103°03′27′′ W.)

Ellsworth AFB TACAN

(Lat. 44°08′20′′ N., long. 103°06′06′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 5,800 feet MSL

within an 4.7-mile radius of Ellsworth AFB,

and within 2.2 miles each side of the

Ellsworth AFB TACAN 322° radial,

extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 6.1

miles northwest of the TACAN, excluding

that airspace south of a line between the

intersection of the Ellsworth AFB 4.7-mile

radius and the Rapid City Regional Airport

4.4-mile radius.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6003 Class E airspace areas

desigatned as an extension to a Class D

airspace area.

* * * * *

AGL SD E4 Rapid City, SD [Revised]

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD

(Lat. 44°02′43′′ N., long. 103°03′27′′

W.)

Rapid City VORTAC

(Lat. 43°58′34′′ N., long. 103°00′44′′

W.)

That airspace extending upward from

the surface within 2.6 miles each side of

the Rapid City VORTAC 155°/335°

radials extending from the 4.4-mile

radius of the Rapid City Regional

Airport to 7.0 miles southeast of the

VORTAC, excluding that airspace

within the Rapid City, SD, Class D

airspace area. This Class E airspace area

is effective during the specific dates and

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times established in advance by Notice

to Airmen. The effective date and time

will thereafter be continuously

published in the Airport/Facility

Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace

designated as a surface area.

* * * * *

AGL SD E2 Rapid City, SD [Revised]

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD

(Lat. 44°02′43′′ N., long. 103°03′27′′

W.)

Ellsworth AFB, SD

(Lat. 44°08′42′′ N., long. 103°06′13′′

W.)

Rapid City VORTAC

(Lat. 43°58′34′′ N., long. 103°00′44′′

W.)

Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Rapid

City Regional Airport, excluding the

portion north of a line between the

intersection of the Rapid City Regional

Airport 4.4-mile radius and the

Ellsworth AFB 4.7-mile radius, and that

airspace extending upward from the

surface within 2.6 miles each side of the

Rapid City VORTAC 155°/335° radials

extending from the 4.4-mile radius of

the Rapid City Regional Airport to 7.0

miles southeast of the VORTAC,

excluding that airspace within the

Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace area.

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.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on April 26,

2000.

Christopher R. Blum,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 00–12164 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

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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.

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.

§ 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:

* * * * *

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° 55′ 00′′ N., long. 97° 23′ 09′′ W.)

Yankon VOR/DME

(Lat. 42° 55′ 06′′ N., long. 97° 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° 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° radial and 2.8 miles

northeast of the Yankton VOR/DME 145°

radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to

7.4 miles southeast of the VOR/DME.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 26,

2000.

Christopher R. Blum,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 00–12165 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

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