[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1564-1565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-495]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-66]
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Adrian, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class E airspace at Adrian, MI.
A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP), 121 deg. helicopter point in space approach, has been
developed for Bixby Hospital Heliport. Controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to
contain aircraft executing the approach. This action proposes to modify
existing controlled airspace for Adrian, MI, in order to include the
point in space approach serving Bixby Hospital Heliport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 26, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7
Rules Docket No. 98-AGL-66, 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, Airspace Branch,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520,
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: ``Comment
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to Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-66.'' The postcard will be date/time
stamped and returned to the comenter. 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 for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this 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 14 CFR part 71 to modify
Class E airspace at Adrian, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing the
proposed GPS SIAP 121 deg. helicopter point in space approach for Bixby
Hospital Heliport by modifying existing controlled airspace. Controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is needed to
contain aircraft executing the approach The area would be depicted on
appropriate aeronautical charts. 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 7400.9F dated
September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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 MI E5 Adrian, MI [Revised]
Adrian, Lenawee County Airport, MI
(Lat. 41 deg.52'10'' N., long. 84 deg.04'29'' W)
Bixby Hospital, MI
Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat. 41 deg.55'03'' N., long. 84 deg.03'44'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.0-mile radius of Lenawee County Airport, and within a
6.0-mile radius of the Point in Space serving Bixby Hospital.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 24, 1998.
Michelle M. Behm,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-495 Filed 1-8-99; 8:45 am]
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