[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2265-2266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1114]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-19]
Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E5 airspace to accommodate an
Instrument Landing System (ILS), a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional
Range (VOR) and a Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) to serve runway
01/
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19 approach at Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI. 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
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, March 27, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John A. Clayborn, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On Thursday, November 21, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71
of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to accommodate an
ILS, DME, and VOR to runway 01/19, Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI (61 FR
59208). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 to 1200 feet AGL to contain 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 notice
inadvertently listed incorrect coordinates and these coordinates have
been corrected in this Final Rule. Class E5 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 will be published subsequently in
the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class E5 airspace to accommodate an Instrument
Landing System (ILS), a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
and a Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) to serve runway 01/19 approach
at Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI. Controlled airspace extending upward from
700 to 1200 feet AGL is needed to contain aircraft executing the
approach. The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts
thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply
with IFR procedures.
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.
Therefore, this 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 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 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 The Class E airspace areas extending upward from
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth
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AGL MI E5 Sawyer, MI [New]
Sawyer Airport, MI
(Lat. 46 deg.21'13''N, long. 87 deg.23'43''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.1-mile radius of the Sawyer Airport, excluding that
airspace within the Marquette, MI, Class E airspace area, and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a
34.8-mile radius of the Sawyer Airport.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 8, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-1114 Filed 1-15-97; 8:45 am]
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