[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2265-2266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1114]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-19]


Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E5 airspace to accommodate an 
Instrument Landing System (ILS), a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional 
Range (VOR) and a Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) to serve runway 
01/

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19 approach at Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the approach. The intended effect of this 
action 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, March 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John A. Clayborn, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Thursday, November 21, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 
of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to accommodate an 
ILS, DME, and VOR to runway 01/19, Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI (61 FR 
59208). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 to 1200 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. The notice 
inadvertently listed incorrect coordinates and these coordinates have 
been corrected in this Final Rule. Class E5 airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface 
of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated 
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, 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) establishes Class E5 airspace to accommodate an Instrument 
Landing System (ILS), a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) 
and a Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) to serve runway 01/19 approach 
at Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 to 1200 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 regulation--(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 part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  The Class E airspace areas extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth

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AGL MI E5 Sawyer, MI [New]

Sawyer Airport, MI
    (Lat. 46 deg.21'13''N, long. 87 deg.23'43''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.1-mile radius of the Sawyer Airport, excluding that 
airspace within the Marquette, MI, Class E airspace area, and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
34.8-mile radius of the Sawyer Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 8, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-1114 Filed 1-15-97; 8:45 am]
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