[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17058-17059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9129]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-5]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Detroit, MI, Romeo Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Detroit, MI. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway 36 has been developed for Romeo Airport. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 to 1,200 feet above ground level (AGL) is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The intended affect 
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, July 17, 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 Monday, February 10, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E 
airspace at Detroit, MI (62 FR 5939). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 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 
7400.9D 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) modifies Class E airspace at Detroit, MI, to accommodate 
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 36 SIAP at Romeo 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 regulations--(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

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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]

    2. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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]

    1. 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  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MI E5  Detroit, MI [Revised]

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 43 deg.00'00'' N, long. 
82 deg.25'00'' W; on the Canadian boundary to lat. 43 deg.04'00'' N, 
long. 82 deg.30'00'' W; to lat. 42 deg.56'00'' N, long. 
83 deg.00'00'' W; to lat. 42 deg.45'00'' N, long. 83 deg.50'00'' W; 
to lat. 42 deg.30'00'' N, long. 83 deg.50'00'' W; to lat. 
42 deg.10'00'' N, long. 84 deg.00'00'' W; to lat. 42 deg.00'00'' N, 
long. 83 deg.30'00'' W; thence east along the 42nd parallel to the 
Canadian boundary, thence along the Canadian boundary to point of 
beginning.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 26, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-9129 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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