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South Dakota conducted after the

cancellation of a portion of Federal

Airway 220 (V–220), Airspace Docket

No. 98–AGL–49, published September

7, 1999, indicated several small portions

of Class G uncontrolled airspace being

created between Wahpeton, ND, and

Brookings, SD. Controlled airspace

extending upward from 1200 feet above

ground level (AGL) is needed to allow

the FAA to provide safe and efficient air

traffic control services for aircraft

executing enroute and terminal

instrument procedures into and out of

numerous airports in that area. These

small portions of uncontrolled airspace

cause confusion for the both pilots and

controllers and do not allow for

consistent application of instrument

flight rules in a critical area servicing

these airports. This action eliminates

these Class G portions of airspace

between Wahpeton, ND, and Brookings,

SD, by revising the Class E airspace for

Watertown, SD. This revision causes a

minor change to the airspace exclusions

in the legal description for the Class E

airspace for Britton, SD.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 15,

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 Wednesday, February 2, 2000, the

FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71

to modify Class E airspace at

Watertown, SD, and Britton, SD (65 FR

4910). The proposal was to modify

controlled airspace extending upward

from 1200 feet above 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 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 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999,

and effective September 16, 1999, 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 Watertown,

SD, and Britton, SD, to accommodate

aircraft executing instrument flight

procedures into and out of numerous

airports in southeastern North Dakota,

northeastern South Dakota, and western

Minnesota. Several small portions of

uncontrolled airspace between

Wahpeton, ND, and Brookings, SD,

created as a result of the cancellation of

a portion of Federal Airway 220 (V–

220), Airspace Docket No. 98–AGL–49,

published September 7, 1999 (64 FR

48527), are eliminated. 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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL SD E5 Watertown, SD [Revised]

Watertown Municipal Airport, SD

(Lat. 44°54′51′′ N., long. 097°09′ 17′′ W.)

Watertown VORTAC

(Lat. 44°58′47′′ N., long. 097°08′30′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile

radius of Watertown Municipal Airport and

within 4.0 miles each side of the Watertown

VORTAC 006° radial extending from the 6.8-

mile radius to 10.6 miles north of the airport,

and within 1.9 miles each side of the south

localizer course extending from the 6.8-mile

radius to 11.7 miles south of the airport, and

that airspace extending upward from 1,200

feet above the surface within an area

bounded on the north by lat. 46°30′00′′ N., on

the east by the Minnesota/North Dakota and

Minnesota/South Dakota borders, on the

south by lat. 44°30′00′′ N, and on the west by

long. 097°00′00′′ W, excluding that airspace

within the Fargo, ND, 1,200 foot Class E

airspace area and all Federal airways.

* * * * *

AGL SD E5 Britton, SD [Revised]

Britton Municipal Airport, SD

(Lat. 45°48′55′′ N., long. 097°44′35′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile

radius of the Britton Municipal Airport, and

that airspace extending upward from 1,200

feet above the surface bounded on the west

by long. 98°30′00′′ W, on the north by lat.

46°30′00′′ N, on the east by long. 97°00′00′′

W, and on the south by lat. 44°30′00′′ N,

excluding the Fargo, ND, Huron, SD, and

Aberdeen, SD, 1,200 foot Class E airspace

areas and all Federal airways.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 27,

2000.

David B. Johnson,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 00–9404 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–AGL–59]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Coldwater, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E

airspace at Coldwater, MI. A Global

Positioning System (GPS) Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

to Runway (Rwy) 06 has been developed

for Branch County Memorial 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 this airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 15,

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 Wednesday, February 2, 2000, the

FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71

to modify Class E airspace at Coldwater,

MI (65 FR 4909). The proposal was to

modify controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above 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 rulemking 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 7400.9G dated September 1,

1999, and effective September 16, 1999,

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 Coldwater,

MI, to accommodate aircraft executing

the proposed GPS Rwy 06 SIAP for

Branch County Memorial Airport by

modifying the existing controlled

airspace. 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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Coldwater, MI [Revised]

Coldwater, Branch County Memorial Airport,

Mi

(Lat. 41°56′00′′ N., long. 85°03′09′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within an 8.1-mile

radius of Branch County Memorial Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 27,

2000.

David B. Johnson,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 00–9405 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–AGL–58]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Saginaw, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E

airspace at Saginaw, MI. A Global

Positioning System (GPS) Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

to Runway (Rwy) 27 has been developed

for Saginaw County H.W. Browne

Airport. Controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 to 1200 feet above

ground level (AGL) is needed to contain

aircraft executing the approach. This

action increase the radius of the existing

controlled airspace for this airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 15,

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 Wednesday, February 2, 2000, the

FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71

to modify Class E airspace at Saginaw,

MI (65 FR 4911). The proposal was to

modify controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above 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 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 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999,

and effective September 16, 1999, 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 Saginaw,