Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hartington, NE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ACE-01]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hartington, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending from 700

feet above the surface at Hartington Municipal Airport, Hartington,

Nebraska. This action is necessary because a VHF Omnidirectional Range/

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) standard instrument approach

procedure (SIAP) has been developed for the Hartington Municipal

Airport, Hartington, Nebraska, utilizing the Yankton, South Dakota,

VOR/DME as a navigational aid. Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain

aircraft executing the approach. This action is intended to provide

Class E airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the

Hartington, Nebraska, Municipal Airport. The area will be depicted on

aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots operating in the

area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy J. Randolph, Air Traffic

Division, System Management Branch, ACE-530c, Federal Aviation

Administration, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;

telephone number: (816) 426-3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On March 30, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish a transition area at

Hartington, Nebraska, was published in the Federal Register (48 FR

29881). A SIAP was developed for the Hartington Municipal Airport,

Hartington, Nebraska. The proposal was to add controlled airspace

extending from 700 feet AGL to 1200 feet AGL to contain IFR operations

in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and

while transiting between the en route and terminal environments.

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. Airspace

Reclassification, effective September 16, 1993, has discontinued the

use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace extending upward from

700 feet or more above the ground level is now Class E airspace. Other

than that change in terminology, this amendment is the same as that

proposed in the notice. The coordinates for this airspace docket are

based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas extending

upward from 700 feet or more above ground level are published in

Paragraph 6005 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 designation listed in

this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

established Class E airspace at Hartington, Nebraska. It provides

controlled airspace from 700 to 1200 feet AGL for aircraft executing

the VOR/DME SIAP into the Hartington Municipal Airport, Hartington,

Nebraska. The intended effect of this action is to provide controlled

airspace to contain IFR operations at this location.

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an

established body of technical regulations that needs frequent and

routine amendments 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 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth

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ACE NE E5 Hartington, NE [New]

Hartington Municipal Airport, NE

(lat. 42 deg.36'08'' N, Long. 97 deg.15'12'' W)

Yankton, SD VOR/DME (lat. 42 deg.55'06'' N, long. 97 deg.23'06'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.3-mile radius of the Hartington, Nebraska, Municipal

Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the Yankton VOR/DME 162-

degree radial, extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 9 miles

southeast of the airport.

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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 4, 1994.

Herman J. Lyons,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 94-1354 Filed 1-19-94; 8:45 am]

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