[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4981]
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[FR Doc No: 06-900]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-15471; Airspace Docket No. 03-AWA-6]
RIN 2120-AA66


Modification of the Minneapolis Class B Airspace Area; MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This action corrects a final rule published in the Federal 
Register on November 28, 2005 (70 FR 71233), Airspace Docket No. 03-
AWA-6, FAA Docket No. FAA-2003-15471. In that rule, inadvertent errors 
were made in the legal description of the Minneapolis Class B airspace 
area. This action corrects those errors.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 16, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rohring, Airspace and Rules, 
Office of System Operations Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 28, 2005, a final rule was published in the Federal 
Register modifying the Minneapolis, MN Class B Airspace Area (70 FR 
71233), Airspace Docket No. 03-AWA-6, FAA Docket No. FAA-2003-15471. In 
that final rule, inadvertent errors were made in the legal descriptions 
for some of the areas; in that, the radials (from navigational aids) 
were listed in degrees magnetic rather than true. Normally, radials 
contained in a legal description are expressed in degrees true rather 
than magnetic. This eliminates the need for periodic rulemaking to 
update the radials as magnetic variation changes over time. Radials 
contained in the legal description are then converted from true to 
magnetic for charting purposes. However, because the legal description 
in this rule listed magnetic values rather than true, it became evident 
that the charted radials were not in the same locations as presented in 
the public meetings, studied by the ad hoc committee, and depicted in 
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and final rule. This action 
corrects the radials contained in the legal description to degrees 
true. This will align the charted depiction of the airspace with the 
intent of the Minneapolis Class B airspace area modification. When 
these new radials are converted and depicted on aeronautical charts, 
they will be the same numerical values as those presented in public 
meetings, studied by the ad hoc committee, and contained in the NPRM 
and final rule.
    Due to the significant impact that the erroneous Class B boundary 
locations would have on aircraft operations surrounding the MSP 
terminal area, the FAA finds good cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 
for making this amendment effective in less than 30 days in order to 
promote the safe and efficient handling of air traffic in the area.

Corrections to Final Rule

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the legal 
description for the Minneapolis Class B Airspace Area, as published in 
the Federal Register on November 28, 2005, (70 FR 71233), Docket No. 
03-AWA-6, FAA Docket No. FAA-2003-15471, and incorporated in 14 CFR 
71.1, is corrected as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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On page 71233, correct the legal description of the Minneapolis Class B 
Airspace, to read as follows:

Paragraph 3000 Class B Airspace

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AGL MN B Minneapolis, MN [Corrected]

Minneapolis-St. Paul International (Wold-Chamberlain) Airport 
(Primary Airport)
    (Lat. 44[deg]53[min]00[sec] N., long. 93[deg]13[min]01[sec] W.)
Gopher VORTAC
    (Lat. 45[deg]08[min]45[sec] N., long. 93[deg]22[min]24[sec] W.)
Flying Cloud VOR/DME
    (Lat. 44[deg]49[min]33[sec] N., long. 93[deg]27[min]24[sec] W.)
Point of Origin: Minneapolis-St. Paul International (Wold-
Chamberlain) Airport DME Antenna (I-MSP DME)
    (Lat. 44[deg]52[min]28[sec] N., long. 93[deg]12[min]24[sec] W.)

    Boundaries.
    Area A. That airspace extending upward from the surface to and 
including 10,000 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of I-MSP DME.
    Area B. That airspace extending from 2,300 feet MSL to and 
including 10,000 feet MSL within an 8.5-mile radius of I-MSP DME, 
excluding Area A previously described.
    Area C. That airspace extending from 3,000 feet MSL to and 
including 10,000 feet MSL within a 12-mile radius of I-MSP DME, 
excluding Area A and Area B previously described.
    Area D. That airspace extending from 4,000 feet MSL to and 
including 10,000 feet MSL within a 20-mile radius of I-MSP DME and 
including that airspace within a 30-mile radius from the Flying 
Cloud 301[deg] radial clockwise to the Gopher 301[deg] radial and 
from the Gopher 121[deg] radial clockwise to the Flying Cloud 
121[deg] radial, excluding Area A, Area B, and Area C previously 
described.
    Area E. That airspace extending from 7,000 feet MSL to and 
including 10,000 feet MSL within a 30-mile radius of I-MSP DME from 
the Gopher 301[deg] radial clockwise to the Gopher 358[deg] radial, 
and from the Gopher 091[deg] radial clockwise to the Gopher 121[deg] 
radial, and from the Flying Cloud 121[deg] radial clockwise to the 
Gopher 166[deg] radial, and from the Gopher 176[deg] radial 
clockwise to the Flying Cloud 301[deg] radial excluding that 
airspace between a 25-mile radius and a 30-mile radius of I-MSP DME 
from the Flying Cloud 121[deg] radial clockwise to the Gopher 
166[deg] radial, and excluding Area A, Area B, Area C, and Area D 
previously described.
    Area F. That airspace extending from 6,000 feet MSL to and 
including 10,000 feet MSL within a 30-mile radius of I-MSP DME from 
the Gopher 166[deg] radial clockwise to the Gopher 176[deg] radial, 
excluding Area A, Area B, Area C, and Area D previously described.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2006.
Kenneth McElroy,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. 06-900 Filed 1-30-06; 8:45 am]
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