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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-33]

 

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas; Moline, IL, 
Springfield, IL, Grand Rapids, MI, and South Bend, IN

AGENCY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace areas at 
Quad-City Airport, Moline, IL, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL, Kent 
County International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI, and Michiana Regional 
Transportation Center Airport, South Bend, IN. Presently, these areas 
are designated as Class C airspace when the associated control towers 
are in operation. However, controlled airspace to the surface is needed 
when the control towers located at these airports are closed. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E 
airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these control 
towers are closed.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 94-AGL-33, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 E. Devon Avenue, 
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, System Management 
Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey L. Griffith, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch, 
AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 294-7568.

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-33''. 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 Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of 
the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois, 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 the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3485. 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 establish Class E airspace at 
Moline, IL, Springfield, IL, Grand Rapids, MI, and South Bend, IN. 
Currently these airspace areas are designated as Class C when the 
associated control towers are in operation. Nevertheless, controlled 
airspace to the surface is needed for IFR operations at Quad-City 
Airport, Moline, IL, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL, Kent County 
International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI, and Michiana Regional 
Transportation Center Airport, South Bend, IN, when the control towers 
are closed. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports when these 
control towers are closed.
    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 7400.9B dated 
July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations 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 Subject 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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AGL IL E2 Moline, IL [New]

Moline, Quad-City Airport, IL
    (Lat. 41 deg.26'56'' N., long. 90 deg.30'24'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Quad-City Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates 
and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

AGL IL E2 Springfield, IL [New]

Springfield, Capital Airport, IL
    (Lat. 39 deg.50'38'' N., long. 89 deg.40'39'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Capital Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates 
and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

AGL MI E2 Grand Rapids, MI [New]

Grand Rapids, Kent County International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg.52'58'' N., long. 85 deg.31'26'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Kent County International Airport. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

AGL IN E2 South Bend, IN [New]

South Bend, Michiana Regional Transportation Center Airport, IN
    (Lat. 41 deg.42'32'' N., long. 86 deg.19'07'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Michiana Regional Airport, 
excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of the Chain-O-Lakes 
Airport, and excluding that airspace 1 mile either side of the 
214 deg. bearing from the Chain-O-Lakes Airport to the 5-mile radius 
of the Michiana Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 8, 1994.
Jeffrey L. Griffith,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-29476 Filed 11-29-94; 8:45 am]
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