[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4911-4912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2254]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-58]


Proposed modification of Class E airspace; Saginaw, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Saginaw, 
MI. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 27 has been developed for Saginaw 
County H.W. Browne Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approach. This act proposes to increase the radius of the 
existing controlled airspace for this airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 7, 2000.

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-58, 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: Denis C. Burke, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East 
Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire.

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Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned 
regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited 
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and 
energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify 
the airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the 
address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt 
of their comments on this action must submit with those comments a 
self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is 
made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-58.'' The postcard will 
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications 
received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be 
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal 
contained in this action may be changed in light of comments received. 
All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules 
Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, 
2300 Eat Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, both before and after the 
closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public 
contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed 
in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484. Communications must identify the docket number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify 
Class E airspace at Saginaw, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing the 
proposed GPS Rwy 27 SIAP at Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport by 
modifying the existing controlled airspace. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to contain 
aircraft executing the approach. The area would be depicted on 
appropriate aeronautical charts. 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 7400.9G dated 
September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore this, proposed 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 warant 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 proposed 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).

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 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 Saginaw, MI [Revised]

MBS International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43 deg.31'58"N., long. 84 deg.04'47"W.)

Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43 deg.26'00"N., long. 83 deg.51'45"W.)

Bay City, James Clements Municipal Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43 deg.32'49"N., long. 83 deg.53'44"W.)

Midland, Jack Barstow Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43 deg.39'46"N., long. 84 deg.15'41"W.)

Saint Mary's Hospital, MI
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 43 deg. 24' 54"N., long. 83 deg. 56' 27"W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.0-mile radius of MBS International Airport, within a 6.5-
mile radius of Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport, within a 6.4-mile 
radius of James Clements Municipal Airport, within a 6.3-mile radius 
of Jack Barstow Airport, and within a 6.0-mile radius of the Point 
in Space serving Saint Mary's Hospital.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 7, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-2254 Filed 2-1-00; 8:45 am]
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