[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7282-7283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3733]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-58]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Escanaba, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Escanaba, MI. A VHF 
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 36 has been developed for Delta County Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the approach. This action enlarges the 
radius and adds a southern extension to the surface area, and enlarges 
the radius and adds a southern extension for the existing controlled 
airspace. This action also corrects the wording for the surface area, 
as given in the notice of proposed rulemaking, by deleting the part-
time reference. This wording was included in error.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic 
Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 
294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Monday, November 10, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Escanaba, MI (62 FR 60462). The 
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from the 
surface to contain aircraft conducting 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 surface areas 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 are published 
in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and 
effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14

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CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will 
be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Escanaba, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing the VOR Rwy 36 SIAP and 
IFR operations at Delta County Airport by enlarging the radius and 
adding a southern extension to the surface area, and enlarging the 
radius and adding a southern extension for the existing controlled 
airspace. The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
For an airport.

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AGL MI E2  Escanaba, MI [Revised]

Escanaba, Delta County Airport, MI
    (lat. 45 deg.43'22'' N., long. 87 deg.05'37'' W.)
Escanaba VORTAC
    (lat. 45 deg.43'22'' N., long. 87 deg.05'23'' W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Escanaba VORTAC; and within 2.6 
miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC 007 deg. radial, extending 
from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles north of the VORTAC; and 
within 2. 6 miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC 101 deg. radial, 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles east of the VORTAC; 
and within 2.6 miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC 266 deg. 
radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.0 miles west of the 
VORTAC; and within 3.2-miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC 171 
deg. radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.0 miles south 
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  Escanaba, MI [revised]

    Escanaba, Delta County Airport, MI
    (lat. 45 deg.43'22'' N., long. 87 deg.05'37'' W.)
Escanaba VORTAC
    (lat. 45 deg.43'22'' N., long. 87 deg.05'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Escanaba VORTAC; and within 2.6 
miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC 007 deg. radial, extending 
from the 6.8-mile radius to 7.4 miles north of the VORTAC; and 
within 2.6 miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC 101 deg. radial, 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7.8 miles east of the VORTAC; 
and within 2.6 miles north and 3.5 miles south of the Escanaba 
VORTAC 270 deg. radial, extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 11.7 
miles west of the VORTAC; and within 3.2 miles each side of the 
Escanaba VORTAC 171 deg. radial, extending from the 6.8-mile radius 
to 7.0 miles south of the VORTAC.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 22, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-3733 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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