[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15050]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-18]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Rush City, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E Airspace at Rush City, MN. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 34, and a Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) SIAP to 
Rwy 34, have been developed for Rush City Municipal Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approaches. This 
action creates controlled airspace with a southwest extension for Rush 
City Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, 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 Monday, March 23, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Madison, SD (63 FR 13803). The proposal 
was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet 
AGL 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 E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
Rush City, MN, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS Rwy 
34 SIAP, and the NDB Rwy 34 SIAP, at Rush City, MN, by creating 
controlled airspace with a southwest extension for the 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 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MN E5 Rush City, MN [New]

Rush City  Municipal Airport, MN
    (Lat. 45 deg.41'53''N, long. 92 deg.57'11''W)
Rush City NDB
    (Lat. 45 deg.41'48''N, long. 92 deg.57'20''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Rush City Municipal Airport and within 
2.5 miles each side of the 150 deg. bearing from the Rush City NDB, 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles southeast of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 22, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-15050 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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