Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. James, MN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-20]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. James, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. James

Municipal Airport, St. James, MN, to accommodate a Nondirectional

Beacon (NDB), Runway 32. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700

to 1,200 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, December 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey L. Griffith, 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 Wednesday, June 22, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E

airspace at St. James Municipal Airport, St. James, MN, to accommodate

a Nondirectional Beacon (NDB), Runway 32 (59 FR 32146). The proposal

was to add controlled airspace extending from 700 feet to 1,200 feet

AGL to contain 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 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective

September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.

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 St. James Municipal Airport, St. James,

MN, to accommodate a Nondirectional Beacon (NDB), Runway 32. Controlled

airspace extending from 700 to 1,200 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas listed below extend upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

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AGL MN E5 St. James, MN [New]

St. James Municipal Airport, MN

(lat. 43 deg.59'04''N., long. 94 deg.33'23''W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.2-mile radius of the St. James Municipal Airport and

within 2.5 miles each side of the 164 deg. bearing from the airport

extending from the 6.2-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the

airport.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 11, 1994.

Roger Wall,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-20795 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]

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