Modification of Class E Airspace; Hutchinson, MN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-19]

Modification of Class E Airspace; Hutchinson, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Hutchinson Municipal

Airport-Butler Field, Hutchinson, MN, to accommodate the Nondirectional

Beacon (NDB) Runway 15 and Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio

Range and Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Runway 33, Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP). Controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 to 1,200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed for

aircraft executing the approach. The intended affect 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 u.t.c., October 13, 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 8, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of

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

airspace at Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field, Hutchinson, MN

(59 FR 29562). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending

from 700 feet to 1,200 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 7400.9B 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

modifies Class E airspace at Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field,

Hutchinson, MN, to accommodate the Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) Runway

15 and Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range and Distance

Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Runway 33, Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP). 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 Hutchinson, MN [Revised]

Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field, MN

(Lat. 44 deg.51'32'' N, long. 94 deg.22'54'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.3-mile radius of the Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler

Field and within 2.5 miles each side of the 336 deg. bearing from

the airport, extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 7 miles northwest

of the airport.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on August 15, 1994.

Roger Wall,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-21624 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]

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