Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas; Waukegan, IL, Lafayette, IN, Willoughby, OH, Mosinee, WI, and La Crosse, WI.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-17]

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas; Waukegan, IL, Lafayette,

IN, Willoughby, OH, Mosinee, WI, and La Crosse, WI.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Waukegan

Regional Airport, Chicago/Waukegan, IL, Purdue University Airport,

Lafayette, IN, Lost Nation Airport, Willoughby, OH, Central Wisconsin

Airport, Mosinee, WI, and La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, WI.

Presently, these areas are designated as Class D airspace when the

associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace

to the surface is needed when the control towers located at these areas

are closed. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate

Class E airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these

control towers are closed.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, June 23, 1994.

Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air

Traffic Division, System Management Branch, AGL-530, Docket No. 94-AGL-

17, Federal Aviation Administration, 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 E. Devon Avenue,

Des Plaines, Illinois.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angeline D. Perri, Air Traffic

Division, System Management Branch, AGL-530, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018,

telephone (708) 294-7571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by

notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This

rule will become effective on the date specified in the ``DATES''

section. However, after the review of the comments and, if the FAA

finds that further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking

proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or amend the

regulation.

Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and

suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the

effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking

is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace areas at Chicago/Waukegan,

IL, Lafayette, IN, Willoughby, OH, Mosinee, WI, and La Crosse, WI.

Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the associated

control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled airspace to the

surface is needed for IFR operations at Waukegan Regional Airport,

Chicago/Waukegan, IL, Purdue University Airport, Lafayette, IN, Lost

Nation Municipal Airport, Willoughby, OH, Central Wisconsin Airport,

Mosinee, WI, and La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, WI, when the

control towers are closed. The intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports

when these control towers are closed. As noted in the Airspace

Reclassification Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on

December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with a part-time control

tower should be designated as a Class D airspace area when the control

tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace area when the control

tower is closed (56 FR 65645).

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas

for airports are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated

June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E

airspace designations listed in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, the FAA

concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these Class E

airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient handling of

air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice and public

procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the

public interest.

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 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--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport

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AGL IL E2 Chicago/Waukegan, IL [NEW]

Chicago, Waukegan Regional Airport, IL

(lat. 42 deg.25'20'' N., long. 87 deg.52'04'' W.)

Within a 4-mile radius of the Waukegan Regional Airport. This

Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

AGL IL E2 Lafayette, IN [NEW]

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport, IN

(lat. 40 deg.24'44'' N., long. 86 deg.56'13'' W.)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Purdue University Airport. This

Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

AGL OH E2 Willoughby, OH [NEW]

Willoughby, Lost Nation Airport, OH

(lat. 41 deg.41'02'' N., long. 81 deg.23'25'' W.)

Within a 4-mile radius of the Lost Nation Airport. This Class E

airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates

and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

* * * * *

AGL WI E2 Mosinee, WI [NEW]

Mosinee, Central Wisconsin Airport, WI

(lat. 44 deg.46'42'' N., long. 89 deg.39'59'' W.)

Within a 4.4-mile radius of Central Wisconsin Airport. This

Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

AGL WI E2 La Crosse, WI [NEW]

La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI

(lat. 43 deg.52'45'' N., long. 91 deg.15'23'' W.)

Within a 4.4-mile radius of La Crosse Municipal Airport. This

Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 5, 1994.

Roger Wall,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-11720 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]

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