[Federal Register: June 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 119)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36948-36949]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2003-15120; Airspace Docket No. 03-AGL-07]
Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Minot, ND
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This document proposes to modify Class D airspace at Minot,
ND. Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Category E circling procedures have
become necessary at Minot AFB, Minot, ND. Controlled airspace extending
upward from the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft
executing these approach procedures. This action would increase the
area of the existing controlled airspace for Minot AFB, Minot, ND.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
Number FAA-2003-15120/Airspace Docket No. 03-AGL-07, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at
http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527)
is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF
Building at the above address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois
60018.
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:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking 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 both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this document must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2003-15120/
Airspace Docket No. 03-AGL-07.'' 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
action 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 Regional 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
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara
.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution
System, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify
Class D airspace at Minot, ND, for Minot AFB. Controlled airspace
extending upward from the surface of the earth is needed to contain
aircraft executing instrument approach procedures. The area would be
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace areas
extending upward from the surface of the earth are published in
paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9K dated August 30, 2002, and
effective September 16, 2002, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E designations listed in this document would be
published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA determined that this proposes regulation only involves an
establishment 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 than will only affect air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
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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 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 Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16,
2002, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
AGL ND D Minot, ND [Revised]
Minot, Minot AFB, ND
(Lat. 48[deg]25'56'' N., long. 101[deg]21'29'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,200 feet MSL and within a 5.6-mile radius of Minot AFB. This Class
D airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 5, 2003.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 03-15676 Filed 6-19-03; 8:45 am]
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