[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9132]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-35]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Mackinac Island, MI, Mackinac 
Island Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Mackinac Island, MI. 
A Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach 
procedure (SIAP) to Runway 26 has been developed for Mackinac Island 
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 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, January 27, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E 
airspace at Mackinac Island, MI (62 FR 3843). 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. 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 Mackinac Island, MI, to 
accommodate aircraft executing the GPS Runway 26 SIAP at Mackinac 
Island Airport. 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 regulaiton--(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  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MI E5 Mackinac Island, MI [Revised]

Mackinac Island Airport, MI
    (Lat. 45 deg.51'54'' N, long. 84 deg.38'14'' W)
Chippewa County International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 46 deg.14'52'' N, long. 84 deg.28'15'' W)
Pellston VORTAC)
    (Lat. 45 deg.37'50'' N, long. 84 deg.39'51'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Mackinac Island Airport, and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded 
on the north by the 22-mile radius of the Chippewa County 
International Airport, on the east by V45, and the south by lat. 
45 deg.45'00'' N and on the west by the 16.6-mile radius of the 
Pellston VORTAC.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 26, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-9132 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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