Establishment of Class E Airspace; Griffith, IN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-14]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Griffith, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E5 airspace at Griffith,

Indiana, to accommodate a new VOR/DME Runway 26 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Griffith-Merrillville Airport. Controlled

airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level

(AGL) is needed for aircraft executing the approach. 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, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Woodford, 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 May 2, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at

Griffith, Indiana, to accommodate a new VOR/DME Runway 26 SIAP to

Griffith-Merrillville Airport (59 FR 22571). The proposal was to add

controlled airspace extending from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during

portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between the

enroute 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.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations 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

establishes Class E airspace at Griffith, Indiana, to accommodate a new

VOR/DME Runway 26 SIAP to Griffith-Merrillville Airport. Controlled

airspace extending from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is needed for aircraft

executing the approach.

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 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 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 7400.9A, 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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AGL IN E5 Griffith, IN [New]

Griffith-Merrillville Airport

(lat. 41 deg.31'11'' N., long. 87 deg.24'04'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.3 mile radius of the Griffith-Merrillville Airport,

excluding that area within the Chicago, IL Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on June 21, 1994.

Roger Wall,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-16267 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am]

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