[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39432-39433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19254]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-16]


Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace; Ironwood, MI, 
Ironwood Gogebic County Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This section establishes Class E Surface area airspace, and 
modifies Class E airspace at and above 700 feet above ground level 
(AGL) at Ironwood, MI. The introduction of the Automated Weather 
Observing System (AWOS-3) at the airport and a reevaluation of the 
airspace requirements for the existing instrument approach procedures 
necessitated these changes to the existing controlled airspace for the 
airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is 
needed to contain aircraft executing instrument approach procedures. 
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.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Manuel A. Torres, 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 Friday, April 25, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
surface area airspace and modify the Class E airspace at and above 700 
feet AGL at Ironwood, MI (62 FR 20136). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending upward from the surface 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 airspace areas designated as a surface area for an 
airport are published in paragraph 6002, and Class E 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 incorporate 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 E surface area airspace and modifies the 
Class E airspace at and above 700 feet AGL at Ironwood, MI, to provide 
adequate Class E airspace for operators executing instrument flight 
procedures at Ironwood Gogebic County Airport. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface is needed to contain aircraft 
executing instrument approach procedures. 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 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 Ironwood, MI [New]

Ironwood Gogebic County Airport, MI
    (Lat. 46 deg.31'39'' N, long. 90 deg.07'53'' W)
Ironwood ILS
    (Lat. 46 deg.31'39'' N, long. 90 deg.09'12'' W)
Ironwood VORTAC
    (Lat. 46 deg.31'56'' N, long. 90 deg.07'33'' W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Ironwood Gogebic County Airport, and 
within 3.5 miles each side of the ILS Localizer east course, 
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 10.2 miles east of the 
airport, and that airspace within 2.4 miles each side of the 
Ironwood VORTAC 260 deg. radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius 
to 7 miles west of the VORTAC.
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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 Ironwood, MI [Revised]

Ironwwod Gogebic County Airport, MI
    (Lat. 46 deg.31'39'' N, long. 90 deg.07'53'' W)
Ironwood ILS
    (Lat. 46 deg.31'39'' N, long. 90 deg.09'12'' W)
Ironwood VORTAC
    (Lat. 46 deg.31'56'' N, long. 90 deg.07'33'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile

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radius of the Ironwood Gogebic County Airport and within a 3.5 miles 
each side of the ILS Localizer Course, extending from the 6.6-mile 
radius to 10.2 miles east of the airport and within 3.2 miles each 
side of the Ironwood VORTAC 104 deg. radial extending from the 6.6-
mile radius to 11.7 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 2.4 
miles each side of the Ironwood VORTAC 260 deg. radial extending 
from the 6.6-mile radius to 7 miles west of the VORTAC and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
21-mile radius of the Ironwood VORTAC excluding that airspace within 
the State of Wisconsin.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 1, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-19254 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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