[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21678]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-02]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Cadillac, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Cadillac, MI, 
to accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 25 at the Wexford County Airport. 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1,200 feet 
above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the 
approach. The intended effect of this section is to provide segregation 
of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in instrument 
conditions from other aircraft operating in visual weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 9, 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 June 7, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 7 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E airspace at 
Cadillac, MI (60 FR 30029). The proposal was to add controlled airspace 
extending from 700 feet to 1,200 feet AGL to contain Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during portions of the 
terminal operation and while transiting between the enroute and 
terminal environments.
    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. Class E airspace 
designations for areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 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 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class E airspace at Cadillac MI, to accommodate 
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 25 SIAP at Wexford County Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1,200 feet AGL is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The area will be 
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to 
circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures.
    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. 
Therefore, this regualtion--(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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AGL MI E5 Cadillac, MI [Revised]

Cadillac, Wexford County Airport, MI
    (lat. 44 deg.16'31'' N., long 85 deg.25'08'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.4 mile radius of the Wexford County Airport and within 
3.9 miles either side of the 246 degree bearing from the airport 
extending from the 7.4 mile radius to 8.3 miles southwest of the 
airport, and within 1.7 miles either side of the 062 degree bearing 
from the airport extending from the 7.4 mile radius to 10.3 miles 
northeast of the airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 7, 1995.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-21678 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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