[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9285-9286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4070]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-34]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Williston, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Sloulin 
Field International Airport, Williston, ND, to accommodate existing 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to the airport. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide segregation of aircraft 
using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from 
other aircraft operating in visual weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 25, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey L. Griffith, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch, 
AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On November 30, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class E 
airspace area at Williston, ND (59 FR 61301). 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 coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective 
September 16, 1994, 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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
modifies the Class E airspace area at Sloulin Field International 
Airport, Williston, ND, to accommodate existing SIAPs to the airport. 
The intended effect of this action is to provide segregation of 
aircraft using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions 
from other aircraft operating in visual weather conditions.
    Aeronautical maps and charts will reflect the defined area which 
will enable pilots to circumnavigate the area in order to comply with 
applicable visual flight rule requirements.
    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. 
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 [[Page 9286]] 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 effect 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--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.
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AGL ND E2 Williston, ND [Revised]

Williston, Sloulin Field International Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.10'41'' N., long. 103 deg.38'32'' W.)
Williston, VORTAC
    (Lat. 48 deg.15'12'' N., long. 103 deg.45'02'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Sloulin Field International 
Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the Williston VORTAC 
135 deg. radial, extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 5.9 miles 
southeast of the airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 
124 deg. bearing from the airport, extending from the 4.1-mile 
radius to 5.6 miles southeast of the airport, and within 1.3 miles 
each side of the Williston VORTAC 137 deg. and 317 deg. radials, 
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 6.3 miles northwest of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on February 7, 1995.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-4070 Filed 2-16-95; 8:45 am]
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