[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6038]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28778; Airspace Docket No. 07-AGL-6]


Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Prairie Du Sac, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes a Class E airspace area extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Prairie Du Sac, WI. The effect of 
this rule is to provide appropriate controlled Class E airspace for 
aircraft departing from and executing instrument approach procedures to 
Sauk-Prairie Airport, Prairie du Sac, WI and to segregate aircraft 
using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from 
aircraft operating in visual conditions.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, February 14, 2008. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Nichols, System Support, DOT 
Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901 
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329-2522.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On Friday, September 7, 2007, the FAA published in the Federal 
Register (72 FR 51391) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend Title 
14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by establishing class E 
airspace at Prairie Du Sac, WI. 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.

The Rule

    This rule amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 
71 by establishing a Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at Sauk-Prairie Airport, Prairie du Sac, WI. The 
establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP) have made this action necessary. 
The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules operations at Sauk-Prairie 
Airport, Prairie Du Sac, WI. The area will be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts.
    Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above 
the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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 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.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charge with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
since it contains aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to 
Saul-Prairie Airport, Prairie Du Sac, WI.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007, and effective 
September 15, 2007, 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 Sac, WI [New]

Sauk-Prairie Airport, Prairie Du Sac, WI
    (Lat. 43[deg]17'52'' N., long. 89[deg]45'21'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Sauk-Prairie Airport, Prairie Du Sac, WI.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX on December 4, 2007.
Rick Farrell,
Acting Team Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 07-6038 Filed 12-13-07; 8:45 am]
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