Modification of Class E Airspace; Rapid City, SD

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-9]

Modification of Class E Airspace; Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace specifically Class E4

(Class E airspace areas consisting of airspace extending upward from

the surface designated as an extension to a Class D surface area) at

Rapid City, SD, to modify the legal description to include the

statement ``excluding that airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D

airspace area.'' 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:

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 Monday, April 4, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

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

airspace areas; specifically Class E4 (Class E airspace areas

consisting of airspace extending upward from the surface designated as

an extension to a Class D surface area) at Rapid City, SD, to modify

the legal description to include the statement ``excluding that

airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace area.'' 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, and to establish

Class E airspace for instrument procedures in areas outside the Class D

surface area. 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 6004 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 areas; specifically Class E4 (Class E

airspace areas consisting of airspace extending upward from the surface

designated as an extension to a Class D surface area) at Rapid City, SD

to modify the legal description to include the statement ``excluding

that airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class D airspace area.'' 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, and to establish

Class E airspace for instrument procedures in areas outside the Class D

surface area.

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 6004 Class E airspace.

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AGL SD E4 Rapid City, SD (Revised)

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD

(Lat. 44 deg.02'43'' N., long. 103 deg.03'27'' W.)

Ellsworth AFB, SD

(Lat. 44 deg.08'42'' N., long. 103 deg.06'13'' W.)

Rapid City VORTAC

(Lat. 43 deg.58'34'' N., long. 103 deg.00'45'' W.)

Ellsworth AFB TACAN

(Lat. 44 deg.08'20'' N., long. 103 deg.06'07'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.6 miles

each side of the Rapid City VORTAC 155 deg./335 deg. radials,

extending from the 4.3-mile radius of Rapid City Regional Airport to

7 miles southeast of the VORTAC and within 2.6 miles each side of

the Ellsworth AFB TACAN 129 deg. radial, extending from the

Ellsworth AFB 4.7-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles southeast of

the TACAN, excluding that airspace within the Rapid City, SD, Class

D airspace area.

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

Roger Wall,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-21625 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]

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