83 FR 63407 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Madison, MN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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FR Document		2018-26565

This action modifies Class E airspace extending up to 700 feet above the surface at Lac Qui Parle County Airport (formerly Madison-Lac Qui Parle Airport), Madison, MN, to accommodate new standard instrument approach procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The FAA is taking this action due to the decommissioning of the Madison non-directional radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the associated approach. This enhances the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport. Also, an editorial change has been made removing the city from the airport name. The airport name is updated from Madison-Lac Qui Parle Airport, to Lac Qui Parle County Airport, Madison, MN.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0194; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-6]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Madison, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace extending up to 700 feet
above the surface at Lac Qui Parle County Airport (formerly Madison-Lac
Qui Parle Airport), Madison, MN, to accommodate new standard instrument
approach procedures for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the
airport. The FAA is taking this action due to the decommissioning of
the Madison non-directional radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the
associated approach. This enhances the safety and management of IFR
operations at the airport. Also, an editorial change has been made
removing the city from the airport name. The airport name is updated
from Madison-Lac Qui Parle Airport, to Lac Qui Parle County Airport,
Madison, MN.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 25, 2019. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1
Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual revision of
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would amend controlled airspace in Class E airspace, at Lac Qui
Parle County Airport, Madison, MN, to support instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.

History

The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register (83 FR 44248; August 30, 2018) for Docket No. FAA-2018-0194 to
amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Lac Qui Parle County Airport, Madison, MN. Interested parties were
invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written
comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15,
2018, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

This document amends FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15,
2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Rule

This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 modifies Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface within a 6.4-mile radius (increased from a 6.3-mile radius)
at Lac Qui Parle County Airport, Madison, MN. The segment 7.4 miles
southeast of the airport will be removed due to the decommissioning of
the Madison NDB and cancellation of the associated approach. This
action enhances the safety and management of the standard instrument
approach procedures for IFR operations at the airport.
Also, an editorial change has been made removing the city from the
airport name. The airport name is updated from Madison-Lac Qui Parle
Airport, to Lac Qui Parle County Airport, Madison, MN.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

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, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. 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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. This airspace action is not expected
to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.

Lists 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and
effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:

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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AGL MN E5 Madison, MN [Amended]

Lac Qui Parle Airport, MN
(Lat. 44[deg]59'11'' N, long. 96[deg]10'40'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Madison-Lac Qui Parle Airport, MN.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 29, 2018.
Anthony Schneider,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-26565 Filed 12-7-18; 8:45 am]
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south of the Drake Field: RWY 34–LOC; unlikely to result in adverse or negative within a 4-mile radius of Drake Field, and
and adding an extension 1 mile each comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a within 1.1 miles each side of the 181° bearing
side of the 347° bearing from the airport ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under from the airport from the 4-mile radius to 5.9
miles south of the airport, and within 1 mile
from the 4-mile radius to 4.9 miles north Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a each side of the 172° bearing from the Drake
the airport. The city associated with the ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Field: RWY 34–LOC from the 4-mile radius
airport is removed from the airspace Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 to 4.9 miles south of the Drake Field: RWY
legal description to comply with a FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 34–LOC, and within 1 mile each side of the
change to FAA Order 7400.2L, does not warrant preparation of a 347° bearing from the airport from the 4-mile
Procedures for Handling Airspace regulatory evaluation as the anticipated radius to 4.9 miles north of the airport. This
Matters, and the outdated term impact is so minimal. Since this is a Class D airspace area is effective during the
‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ is updated routine matter that only affects air traffic specific dates and times established in
to ‘‘Chart Supplement.’’ Additionally, advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
procedures and air navigation, it is date and time will thereafter be continuously
the geographic coordinates of the airport certified that this rule, when published in the Chart Supplement.
are updated to coincide with the FAA’s promulgated, does not have a significant
aeronautical database. economic impact on a substantial Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas
Amending the Class E airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
number of small entities under the
designated as a surface area at Drake criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. * * * * *
Field to within a 4-mile radius ASW AR E2 Fayetteville, AR [Amended]
(decreased from a 4.1-mile radius); and Environmental Review
extending the airspace up to and Drake Field, AR
The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 36°00′18″ N, long. 94°10′12″ W)
including 3,800 feet MSL; and adding action qualifies for categorical exclusion Drake Field: RWY 34–LOC
an extension 1.1 miles each side of the under the National Environmental (Lat. 36°00′26″ N, long. 94°10′10″ W)
181° bearing from the airport from the Policy Act in accordance with FAA That airspace extending upward from the
4-mile radius to 5.9 miles south of the Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental surface to and including 3,800 feet MSL
airport, and adding an extension 1 mile Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ within a 4-mile radius of Drake Field, and
each side of the 172° bearing from the paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action within 1.1 miles each side of the 181° bearing
Drake Field: RWY 34–LOC from the 4- is not expected to cause any potentially from the airport from the 4-mile radius to 5.9
mile radius to 4.9 miles south of the significant environmental impacts, and miles south of the airport, and within 1 mile
Drake Field: RWY 34–LOC; and adding each side of the 172° bearing from the Drake
no extraordinary circumstances exist
an extension 1 mile each side of the Field: RWY 34–LOC from the 4-mile radius
that warrant preparation of an to 4.9 miles south of the Drake Field: RWY
347° bearing from the airport from the environmental assessment. 34–LOC, and within 1 mile each side of the
4-mile radius to 4.9 miles north of the 347° bearing from the airport from the 4-mile
airport. The city associated with the Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
radius to 4.9 miles north of the airport. This
airport is removed from the airspace Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Class E airspace area is effective during the
legal description to comply with a Navigation (air). specific dates and times established in
change to FAA Order 7400.2L, and the advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
outdated term ‘‘Airport/Facility Adoption of the Amendment date and time will thereafter be continuously
Directory’’ is updated to ‘‘Chart In consideration of the foregoing, the published in the Chart Supplement.
Supplement.’’ Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace
geographic coordinates of the airport are amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Designated as an Extension of Class D and
updated to coincide with the FAA’s Class E Surface Areas.
aeronautical database. PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, * * * * *
And removing the Class E airspace B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND ASW OK E4 Fayetteville, AR [Removed]
designated as an extension to Class D
and Class E at Drake Field as it is no REPORTING POINTS Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November
longer required. 26, 2018.
The typographical error in the ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
Walter Tweedy,
airspace legal description for the Class continues to read as follows:
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
D airspace and Class E airspace Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, ATO Central Service Center.
designated as a surface area in the 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, [FR Doc. 2018–26498 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am]
extension from the Drake Field: RWY 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
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34–LOC changing ‘‘sided’’ to ‘‘side’’ is § 71.1 [Amended]
corrected in this rule. Except for this
change, this rule is the same as ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
published in the NPRM. 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
This action as the result of an airspace Airspace Designations and Reporting Federal Aviation Administration
review caused by the decommissioning Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
of the Drake VOR, which provided effective September 15, 2017, is 14 CFR Part 71
navigation information for the amended as follows:
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0194; Airspace
instrument procedures at this airport, as Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. Docket No. 18–AGL–6]
part of the VOR MON Program.
* * * * * RIN 2120–AA66
Regulatory Notices and Analyses ASW AR D Fayetteville, AR [Amended]
The FAA has determined that this Amendment of Class E Airspace;
Drake Field, AR
regulation only involves an established (Lat. 36°00′18″ N, long. 94°10′12″ W) Madison, MN
body of technical regulations for which Drake Field: RWY 34–LOC AGENCY: Federal Aviation
frequent and routine amendments are (Lat. 36°00′26″ N, long. 94°10′10″ W) Administration (FAA), DOT.
necessary to keep them operationally That airspace extending upward from the ACTION: Final rule.
current, is non-controversial and surface to and including 3,800 feet MSL

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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas also available for inspection at the Availability and Summary of
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More National Archives and Records Documents for Incorporation by
Above the Surface of the Earth. Administration (NARA). For Reference
* * * * * information on the availability of FAA This document amends FAA Order
AGL MN E5 Madison, MN [Amended] Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and
Lac Qui Parle Airport, MN 741–6030, or go to https:// Reporting Points, dated August 13,
(Lat. 44°59′11″ N, long. 96°10′40″ W) www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 2018, and effective September 15, 2018.
That airspace extending upward from 700 ibr-locations.html. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly
feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace available as listed in the ADDRESSES
radius of the Madison-Lac Qui Parle Airport, Designations and Reporting Points, is section of this document. FAA Order
MN. 7400.11C lists Class A, B, C, D, and E
published yearly and effective on
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November September 15. airspace areas, air traffic service routes,
29, 2018. and reporting points.
Anthony Schneider, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation The Rule
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO
Central Service Center. Administration, Operations Support This amendment to Title 14 Code of
[FR Doc. 2018–26565 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am] Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX modifies the Class E airspace extending
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76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Cabool Memorial Airport, Cabool,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MO, by removing the Maples VORTAC
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authority for This Rulemaking and associated extension northeast of
Federal Aviation Administration the airport. This action also updates the
The FAA’s authority to issue rules geographic coordinates of the airport to
14 CFR Part 71 regarding aviation safety is found in coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical
Title 49 of the United States Code. database.
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0682; Airspace This action is necessary due to an
Docket No. 18–ACE–5]
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. airspace review caused by the
RIN 2120–AA66 Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, decommissioning of the Maples VOR,
describes in more detail the scope of the which provided navigation information
Amendment of Class E Airspace; agency’s authority. This rulemaking is to the instrument procedures at this
Cabool, MO promulgated under the authority airport, as part of the VOR MON
AGENCY: Federal Aviation described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Program.
Administration (FAA), DOT. Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Regulatory Notices and Analyses
ACTION: Final rule. section, the FAA is charged with The FAA has determined that this
prescribing regulations to assign the use regulation only involves an established
SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E of airspace necessary to ensure the
airspace extending upward from 700 body of technical regulations for which
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of frequent and routine amendments are
feet above the surface at Cabool airspace. This regulation is within the
Memorial Airport, Cabool, MO, due to necessary to keep them operationally
scope of that authority as it amends current, is non-controversial and
the decommissioning of the Maples Class E airspace extending upward from
VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) unlikely to result in adverse or negative
700 feet above the surface at Cabool comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
navigation aid, which provided Memorial Airport, Cabool, MO, to ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
navigation information for the support instrument flight rules Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
instrument procedures at this airport, as operations at this airport. ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
part of the VOR Minimum Operational
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
Network (MON) Program. The History
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
geographic coordinates of this airport
The FAA published a notice of does not warrant preparation of a
are also updated to coincide with the
proposed rulemaking in the Federal regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
FAA’s aeronautical database.
Register (83 FR 47583; September 20, impact is so minimal. Since this is a
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, routine matter that only affects air traffic
2019. The Director of the Federal 2018) for Docket No. FAA–2018–0682 to
amend Class E airspace extending procedures and air navigation, it is
Register approves this incorporation by certified that this rule, when
reference action under Title 1 Code of upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Cabool Memorial Airport, Cabool, promulgated, does not have a significant
Federal Regulations part 51, subject to economic impact on a substantial
the annual revision of FAA Order MO. Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by number of small entities under the
7400.11 and publication of conforming criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
amendments. submitting written comments on the
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C,
proposal to the FAA. No comments Environmental Review
Airspace Designations and Reporting were received. The FAA has determined that this
Points, and subsequent amendments can Class E airspace designations are action qualifies for categorical exclusion
be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ published in paragraph 6005 of FAA under the National Environmental
air_traffic/publications/. For further Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, Policy Act in accordance with FAA
information, you can contact the and effective September 15, 2018, which Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’
Administration, 800 Independence 71.1. The Class E airspace designations paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; listed in this document will be is not expected to cause any potentially
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is published subsequently in the Order. significant environmental impacts, and

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule.
Dates		Effective 0901 UTC, April 25, 2019. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
Contact		Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5900.
FR Citation		83 FR 63407
RIN Number		2120-AA66
CFR Associated		Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)

83 FR 63407 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; Madison, MN

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