[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-18]


Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E2 airspace to accommodate an 
Automated Weather Observation System/Surface Weather and Reporting 
System (AWOS/SWARS) to serve runaway 01/19 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, Operational Branch, AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 
294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 21, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to accommodate an AWOS/
SWARS to serve runaway 01/19 approach at Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI (61 
FR 59207). 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 proposals 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 E airspace designations for 
surface area for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 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 E2 airspace to accommodate an Automated 
Weather Observation System/Surface Weather and Reporting System (AWOS/
SWARS) 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 than 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 6002  The Class E airspace areas designated as a surface 
area for an airport.

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AGL MI E2 Sawyer, MI [New]

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

    Within a 4.6-mile radius of Sawyer Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport 
Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 8, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-1115 Filed 1-15-97; 8:45 am]
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