[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 117 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37694-37695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15209]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Dock No. 00-AGL-06]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Holland, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Holland, MI. An Area 
Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to 
Runway (Rwy) 26 has been developed for Tulip City Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing this approach. This 
action increases the radius of the existing Class E airspace for Tulip 
City Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 10, 2000.

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:

History

    On Tuesday, March 14, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Holland, MI (65 FR 13704). The 
proposal was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from the 
700 feet above the surface to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operatoins 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 comments objecting to the proposal were received. Class E 
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 
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 
Holland, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out Tulip City Airport. 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 rule'' 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:

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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 Camp., 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  Holland, MI [Revised]

Holland, Park Township Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg. 47' 45"N., long. 86 deg. 09' 43"W.)
Holland, Tulip City Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg. 44' 35"N., long. 86 deg. 06' 18"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Park Township Airport, and within 
2.7 miles each side of the 037 deg. bearing from Park Township 
Airport, extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast 
of the airport, and within a 7.9-mile radius of the Tulip City 
Airport.


    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 23, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-15209 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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