[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3831-3832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1736]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-55]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Monroe, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Monroe, MI. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
210 deg. helicopter point in space approach has been developed for 
Mercy Memorial Hospital Heliport. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain 
aircraft executing the approach. This action modifies existing 
controlled airspace for Monroe, MI, in order to include the point in 
space approach serving Mercy Memorial Hospital Heliport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 25, 1999.

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 16, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Monroe, MI (63 FR 63626). 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 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Monroe, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed GPS SIAP 
210 deg. helicopter point in space approach at Mercy Memorial Hospital 
Heliport by modifying existing controlled airspace for the heliport. 
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)

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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 95665, 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:
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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  Monroe, MI [Revised]

Monroe, Custer Airport, MI
    (Lat. 41 deg.56'24'' N., long. 83 deg.26'05'' W)

Mercy Memorial Hospital, MI
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 41 deg.56'05'' N., long. 83 deg.23'34'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Custer Airport, and within a 6.0-mile 
radius of the Point in Space serving Mercy Memorial Hospital, 
excluding that airspace within the Detroit, MI, Class E airspace 
areas.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 12, 1999.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-1736 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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