[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28094-28095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13231]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-15]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Jackson, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Jackson, MI. This 
action corrects the times of operation of the Class E airspace 
extension associated with the Class D airspace for Jackson County-
Reynolds Field, and amends the Class E surface areas for the airport to 
include an airspace extension. The purpose of these actions is to make 
the Class D airspace and the associated Class E airspace extension for 
the airport consistent with each other, and to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for instrument approval procedures when the airport 
traffic control tower (ATCT) is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 9, 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 Wednesday, March 3, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Jackson, MI (64 FR 10242). The 
proposal was to correct the legal description of the existing 
controlled airspace to reflect the actual configuration of that 
controlled airspace.
    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 
areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area are 
published in paragraph 6004, and Class E airspace areas designated as a 
surface area for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 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 D 
airspace and Class E airspace designations 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 
Jackson, MI, to make technical corrections to the legal descriptions of 
the Class E airspace extension to the Class D airspace for Jackson 
County-Reynolds Field, and by amending the Class E surface area for the 
airport to include the Class E extension to the surface area. 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 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:

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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AGL MI E4  Jackson, MI [Revised]

Jackson County--Reynolds Field, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg. 15' 35''N., long. 084 deg. 27' 34''W.)
Jackson VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg. 15' 35''N., long. 084 deg. 27' 31''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.7 miles 
each side of the Jackson VOR/DME 236 deg. radial extending from the 
4.0-mile radius of the Jackson County-Reynolds Field to 7.0 miles 
southwest of the VOR/DME, and within 1.7 miles each side of the 
Jackson VOR/DME 307 deg. radial extending from the 4.0-mile radius 
of the Jackson County-Reynolds Field to 7.0 miles northwest of the 
VOR/DME. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AGL MI E2  Jackson, MI [Revised]

Jackson County-Reynolds Field, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg. 15' 35''N., long. 084 deg. 27' 34''W.)

    Within a 4.0-mile radius of the Jackson County-Reynolds Field 
and within 1.7 miles each side of the Jackson VOR/DME 236 deg. 
radial extending from the 4.0-mile radius of the Jackson County-
Reynolds Field to 7.0 miles southwest of the VOR/DME, and within 1.7 
miles each side of the Jackson VOR/DME 307 deg. radial extending 
from the 4.0-mile radius of the Jackson County-Reynolds Field to 7.0 
miles northwest of the VOR/DME. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 12, 1999.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13231 Filed 5-24-99; 8:45 am]
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