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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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