[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2007-2008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-353]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-33]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes 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 action is to provide adequate Class E airspace 
for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these control towers 
are closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 30, 1995.

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: 

History

    On November 30, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace areas at Moline, IL, Springfield, IL, Grand Rapids, MI, South 
Bend, IN (59 FR 61299). 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.
    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 7400.9B 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 will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace areas 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. However, 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 action 
is to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these 
airports when these control towers are closed.
    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 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 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 [[Page 2008]] 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 December 20, 1994.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-353 Filed 1-5-95; 8:45 am]
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