[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19591-19592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10966]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-6]


Revision of Class E Airspace; LA Porte, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise Class E airspace at La Porte 
Municipal Airport, La Porte, IN, to accommodate a localizer (LOC) 
Instrument Approach Procedure to Runway 2. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is 
needed to for aircraft executing the approach.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 96-AGL-6, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Clayborn, Air Traffic 
Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 
294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking

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by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may 
desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views 
and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
AGL-6.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of 
the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, or by calling (847) 294-7568. Communications 
must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a 
copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E airspace at La 
Porte Municipal Airport, La Porte, IN, to accommodate a localizer (LOC) 
Instrument Approach Procedure to Runway 2. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is needed for aircraft 
executing the approach. The area would be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts. Class E airspace designations for areas extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are 
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, 
and effective September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in 
14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document 
would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

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

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AGL IN E5 La Porte, IN [Revised]

La Porte Municipal Airport, IN
    (Lat. 41 deg.34'22'' N., long. 86 deg.44'03'' W.)
La Porte NDB
    (Lat. 41 deg.29'56'' N., long. 86 deg.44'17'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.3-mile radius of the La Porte Municipal Airport and 
within 2.5 miles each side of the 201 deg. bearing from the La Porte 
NDB extending from the 7.3-mile radius to 11.4 miles south of the 
airport, excluding that airspace within the Michigan City, IN and 
Knox, IN Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 17, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-10966 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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