[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 117 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37725-37726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15207]


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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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