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[FR Doc No: 94-6797]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-AGL-25]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oscoda, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action is to establish Class E airspace by correcting the
current airspace reference for Oscoda, MI from Class D to Class E2. A
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) standard instrument
approach procedure (SIAP) has been developed at Oscoda-Wurtsmith
Airport. Controlled airspace to the surface is needed to contain
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The intended
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR
operators executing the recently established SIAP.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C., June 23, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert J. Woodford, Manager, System Management Branch, AGL-530, Federal
Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois,
60018, telephone 708-294-7568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On December 27, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E
airspace at Oscoda, MI (58 FR 68328). An Automated Weather Observation
System (AWOS) has been installed at the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport that
will continuously provide weather data, and a non-federal VOR SIAP has
been established. Controlled airspace to the surface is needed to
contain IFR operations at the airport. 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. Minor changes were made to the legal
description to correct the geographical coordinates for Oscoda-
Wurtsmith Airport and to accurately identify this Class E airspace as
operating continuously by deleting the last two sentences in
referencing to publication of specific hours. Other than these
editorial changes, this amendment is the same at that proposed in the
notice. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations are published in
Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective
September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1
(58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 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
establishes Class E2 airspace at Oscoda, MI, to provide controlled
airspace to the surface for aircraft executing the VOR SIAP into the
Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport. 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, when promulgated,
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 proposes to amend 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 Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for
an airport
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AGL MI E2 Oscoda, MI [New]
Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, MI
(lat. 44 deg.27'09'' N., long. 83 deg.22'49'' W.)
AuSable VORTAC
(lat. 44 deg.26'49'' N., long. 83 deg.24'05'' W.)
Within a 4.5-mile radius of Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport and within
2.4 miles each side of the AuSable VORTAC 238 deg. radial extending
from the 4.5-mile radius to 7 miles southwest of the airport.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on March 3, 1994.
John P. Cuprisin,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-6797 Filed 3-22-94; 8:45 am]
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