[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28096-28097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13236]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-16]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Muskegon, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Muskegon, MI. This 
action corrects the times of operation of the Class E airspace 
extension associated with the Class D airspace for Muskegon County 
Airport, and amends the Class E surface area 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 approach 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 Muskegon, MI (64 FR 10239). 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.

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The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Muskegon, MI, to make technical corrections to the legal descriptions 
of the Class E airspace extension to the Class D airspace for Muskegon 
County Airport, 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 Muskegon, MI [Revised]

Muskegon County Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43 deg. 10' 10''N., long. 086 deg. 14' 18''W.)
Muskegon VORTAC
    (Lat. 43 deg. 10' 09''N., long. 086 deg. 02' 22''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles 
each side of the Muskegon VORTAC 271 deg. radial extending from the 
VORTAC to the 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon County Airport. 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 Muskegon, MI [Revised]

Muskegon County Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43 deg. 10' 10''N., long. 086 deg. 14' 18''W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon County Airport and 
within 1.3 miles each side of the Muskegon VORTAC 271 deg. radial 
extending from the VORTAC to the 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon 
County Airport. 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. 99-13236 Filed 5-24-99; 8:45 am]
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