[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9132]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-35]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Mackinac Island, MI, Mackinac
Island Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Mackinac Island, MI.
A Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach
procedure (SIAP) to Runway 26 has been developed for Mackinac Island
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet
above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the
approach. The intended affect 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, July 17, 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 Monday, January 27, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E
airspace at Mackinac Island, MI (62 FR 3843). 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. Class E airspace
designations for 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) modifies Class E airspace at Mackinac Island, MI, to
accommodate aircraft executing the GPS Runway 26 SIAP at Mackinac
Island Airport. 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 regulaiton--(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 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AGL MI E5 Mackinac Island, MI [Revised]
Mackinac Island Airport, MI
(Lat. 45 deg.51'54'' N, long. 84 deg.38'14'' W)
Chippewa County International Airport, MI
(Lat. 46 deg.14'52'' N, long. 84 deg.28'15'' W)
Pellston VORTAC)
(Lat. 45 deg.37'50'' N, long. 84 deg.39'51'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Mackinac Island Airport, and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded
on the north by the 22-mile radius of the Chippewa County
International Airport, on the east by V45, and the south by lat.
45 deg.45'00'' N and on the west by the 16.6-mile radius of the
Pellston VORTAC.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 26, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-9132 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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