[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15045]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-16]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Traverse City, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Traverse City, MI. A
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 36, has been developed for Cherry Capital
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet
above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the
approach. This action enlarges the extension to the south for the
existing controlled airspace for Cherry Capital Airport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 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, March 23, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71
to modify Class E airspace at Traverse City, MI (63 FR 13808). 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 airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth 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 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
The amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at
Traverse City, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS
Rwy 36 SIAP at Chery Capital Airport by enlarging the southern
extension to the existing controlled airspace at the airport. 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
Inconsideration 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 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 Traverse City, MI [Revised]
Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI
(Lat. 44 deg. 44' 27''N, long. 85 deg. 34' 57''W)
Traverse City VORTAC
(Lat. 44 deg. 40' 05''N, long. 85 deg. 33' 00''W)
Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat. 44 deg. 39' 08''N, long. 85 deg. 35' 17''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.7-mile radius of Cherry Capital Airport and within 4.0
miles west and 8.0 miles east of the Traverse City VORTAC 158 deg.
radial, extending from the 7.7-mile radius to 14.4 miles south of
the airport and within 3.2 miles west of the 169 deg. bearing from a
point in space extending from the 7.7-mile radius to 9.0 miles south
of the airport.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 22, 1998.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 98-15045 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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