Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gregory, SD, Gregory Municipal Airport

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-28]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gregory, SD, Gregory Municipal

Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Gregory,

SD. A Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach

procedure (SIAP) to Runway 31 has been developed for the Gregory

Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to

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

executing the approach. The intended effect of this proposal is to

provide segregation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in

instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in visual weather

conditions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7,

Rules Docket No. 96-AGL-28, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois 60018.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue,

Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during

normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John A. Clayborn, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-453,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they

may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the

views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing

reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are

specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing

the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must

submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which

the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-

AGL-28.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on

the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed

in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of

the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois, both before and after the closing date of comments. A report

summarizing each substantive public contract with FAA personnel

concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230,

800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling

(202) 267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future

NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

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

Gregory, SD; this proposal would provide adequate Class E airspace for

operators executing the GPS Runway 31 SIAP at Gregory Municipal

Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL

is needed to contain 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. The area would be

depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to

circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. Class

E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.

The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be

published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves

an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.

Therefore this, proposed regulation--(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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, 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 SD E5 Gregory, SD [New]

Gregory Municipal Airport, SD

(lat. 43 deg.13'18''N, long. 99 deg.24'12''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.4-mile radius of the Gregory Municipal Airport, and that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

beginning at lat. 43 deg.41'00'' N. long. 99 deg.29'00'' W,

southeastbound to lat. 43 deg.00'00''N, long. 99 deg.00'00''W,

westbound to V71, northwestbound to lat. 43 deg.29'30''N, long.

99 deg.39'00''W, to the point of beginning, and that airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the

north by lat. 43 deg.20'00''N, on the east by V71, on the south by

lat. 43 deg.00'00''N, and on the west by long. 100 deg.05'00''W,

excluding that airspace within the Winner, SD, E5 airspace.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 19, 1996.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97-312 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]

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