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[FR Doc No: 94-7294]
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[Federal Register: March 29, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-5]
Proposed Class E Airspace Modification; Sault Ste. Marie, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class E2 airspace at Sault Ste.
Marie, MI to change the controlled airspace operations from part-time
to continuous operation. Controlled airspace to the surface is needed
to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the Chippewa
County International Airport. Currently, at least half of the
operations at Chippewa County International Airport are scheduled
during the times when the Class E2 airspace is inactive (uncontrolled).
The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E
airspace for IFR operators at Chippewa County International Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 2, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration,
Docket No. 94-AGL-5, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois
60018. The official docket may be examined in the office of the
Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7 at the same address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the office of the Manager, System Management Branch, AGL-530,
at the address above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Woodford, Manager, System Management Branch, AGL-530, Federal
Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois
60018, telephone (708) 294-7573.
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. 94-
AGL-5.'' 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 System Management Branch, AGL-530, Air Traffic
Division, at 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, 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,
System Management Branch, AGL-530, Air Traffic Division, at 2300 East
Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 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 modify Class E2 airspace at
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to change the operations from part-time to
continuous to provide adequate controlled airspace for existing
operations at Chippewa County International Airport. An Automated
Weather Observation System (AWOS) is installed at the Chippewa County
International Airport that continuously provides weather data, and a
non-federal SIAP has been established. Aeronautical maps and charts
would reflect the defined area which would enable pilots to
circumnavigate the area in order to comply with applicable flight rule
requirements. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on
North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface
areas for airports 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 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.
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).
The Proposed 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 Sault Ste. Marie, MI [Revised]
Chippewa County International Airport
(lat. 46 deg.14'52''N., long. 84 deg.28'15''W.)
Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Chippewa County International
Airport.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 7, 1994.
John P. Cuprisin,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-7294 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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