[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20021-20022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10042]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-36]


Modification of Class D Airspace Areas; Detroit, MI, and Alton, 
IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace area at Willow Run 
Airport, Detroit, MI, and St. Louis Regional Airport, Alton, IL. The 
Class D airspace area at Willow Run Airport, Detroit, MI, will be 
modified by lowering the vertical limit of the Class D airspace area up 
to but not including the base altitude of the overlying Detroit, MI, 
Class B airspace area. The Class D airspace area description at St. 
Louis Regional Airport, Alton, IL, will be modified by excluding that 
airspace within the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, MO, Class 
B airspace area. Airspace reclassification has necessitated new 
guidelines for depicting and describing Class D airspace area that 
underlie Class B airspace areas. The intended effect is to eliminate 
pilot confusion by modifying the controlled airspace areas at Willow 
Run Airport, Detroit, MI, and St. Louis Regional Airport, Alton, IL.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 20, 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 January 6, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class D 
airspace area at Willow Run Airport, Detroit, MI, and St. Louis 
Regional Airport, Alton, IL (60 FR 2043). No comment objecting to the 
proposal were received.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket as based on North American 
Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 
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 D 
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 
modifies the Class D airspace areas at Willow Run Airport, Detroit, MI, 
and St. Louis Regional Airport, Alton, IL. The Class D airspace area at 
Willow Run Airport, Detroit, MI, will be modified by lowering the 
vertical limited of the Class D airspace area up to not including the 
base altitude of the overlying Detroit, MI, Class B airspace area. The 
Class D airspace area description at St. Louis Regional Airport, Alton, 
IL, will be modified by excluding that airspace within the Lambert-St. 
Louis International Airport, MO, Class B airspace area. Airspace 
reclassification, effective September 16, 1993, has necessitated new 
guidelines for depicting and describing Class D airspace areas that 
underlie Class B airspace areas. The intended effect is to eliminate 
pilot confusion by modifying the controlled airspace areas at Willow 
Run Airport, Detroit, MI, and St. Louis Regional Airport, Alton, IL.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for the 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 effect 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 
[[Page 20022]] September 16, 1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 500  General
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AGL MI D Detroit, MI  [Revised]

Detroit, Willow Run Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg.14'16'' N., long. 83 deg.31'50'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Willow Run 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the Detroit, MI, Class B 
airspace area.
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AGL IL D Alton, IL  [Revised]

Alton, St. Louis Regional Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38 deg.53'25'' N., long. 90 deg.02'45'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the St. Louis Regional 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the Lambert-St. Louis 
International Airport, MO, Class B airspace area. The Class D 
airspace 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 April 11, 1995.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-10042 Filed 4-21-95; 8:45 am]
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