[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46817-46818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22295]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-34]


Modification of Class E airspace; Escanaba, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This notice modifies Class E airspace at Escanaba, MI. A 
Instrument Landing System (ILS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 9 has been developed for Delta Country Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground 
level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This 
action increases the radius of the existing controlled airspace for 
this airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 04, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annette Davis, 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 Friday, June 11, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CRF part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Escanaba, MI (64 FR 31526). 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 comment 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 
Escanaba, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing the proposed ILS Rwy 9 
SIAP at Delta County Airport by modifying 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:

[[Page 46818]]

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 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, Delta County Airport, 
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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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 17, 999.
Christopher R. Blum
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-22295 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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