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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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