[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39497-39498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19582]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-32]


Modifications of Class E Airspace; Prairie Du Chien, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Prairie Du Chien, WI. 
A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 29 has been developed for Prairie Du 
Chien Municpal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approach. This action increases the radius of the 
existing controlled airspace for Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 08, 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 Thursday, May 28, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Prairie Du Chien, WI (63 FR 29167).
    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 modifies Class E airspace at 
Prairie Du Chien, WI, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed 
GPS Rwy 29 SIAP at Priaire Du Chien Municipal Airport by increasing the 
radius of the existing controlled airspace for the airport. The area 
will be depicted on appropriated aeronautical charts.
    The FAA has determined tht 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 ``significantly regulatory 
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' 
under DOT

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Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the 
anticipatd impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter than 
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 Fedeal 
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 WI E5  Prairie Du Chien, WI  [Revised]

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport, WI
    (Lat. 43 deg.01'19'' N, long. 91 deg.07'29'' W)
Waukon VORTAC
    (Lat. 43 deg.16'49'' N, long 91 deg.32'14'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9.3-mile radius of Prairier Du Chien Municipal Airport, and 
within a 3.9 miles each side of the 130 deg. radial of teh Waukon 
VORTAC extending from the 9.3-mile radius to 16.1 miles southeast of 
the airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 10, 1998.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-19582 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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