[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53957-53958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25855]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-42]
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Marquette, MI;
Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Sawyer, MI, and K.I. Sawyer,
MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed relemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the comment period on a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which proposes to modify Class E airspace
at Marquette, MI, and revoke the Class E airspace at Sawyer, MI, and
K.I. Sawyer, MI. This action is being taken because subsequent to the
publication of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, announcement was made
of the closure of the Marquette County Airport on September 23, 1999.
This requires a minor modification to the legal description for the
Class E airspace for Marquette, MI.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 20, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7,
Rules Docket No. 99-AGL-42, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018. The official docket may be examined in the Office of
the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East
Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division,
Airspace Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon
Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois.
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:
Background
Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-42, published on August 4, 1999 (64 FR
42300) proposed to modify Class E airspace at Marquette, MI, and revoke
the Class E airspace at Sawyer, MI, and R.I. Sawyer, MI. This action
will extend the comment period closing date on that airspace docket
from September 20, 1999 to October 20, 1999, to allow an additional 30
days for comments.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,
1999, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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AGL MI E2 Sawyer, MI [Removed]
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AGL MI E2 Marquette, MI [Revised]
Marquette, Sawyer International Airport, MI
[Lat. 46 deg.21'13'' N., long. 87 deg.23'45'' W.)
Within a 4.6-mile radius of Sawyer International Airport.
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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 Sawyer, MI [Removed]
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AGL MI E5 K.I. Sawyer, MI [Removed]
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AGL MI E5 Marquette, MI [Revised]
Marquette, Sawyer International Airport, MI
(Lat. 46 deg.21'13'' N., long. 87 deg.23'45'' W.)
Gwinn VOR/DME
(Lat. 46 deg.21'32'' N., long. 87 deg.23'50'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 7.1-mile radius of the Sawyer International Airport, and
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
within a 35.0-mile radius of the Gwinn VOR/DME.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on September 10, 1999.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-25855 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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