[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18893]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-02]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Marquette, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Marquette, MI. An 
Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to 
Runway (Rwy) 19 has been developed for Sawyer International 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 that portion of the existing Class E 
airspace which extends upward from 1,200 feet above the surface of the 
earth for Sawyer International Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 5, 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 Friday, May 5, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to 
modify Class E airspace at Marquette, MI (65 FR 26158). The proposal 
was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from the 700 feet 
above the surface 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 he 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 
Marquette, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Sawyer International 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 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, 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 E5  Marquette, MI [Revised]

Marquette, Sawyer International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 46 deg.21'13" N., Long. 87 deg.23'45" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 7.1-miles radius of the Sawyer International Airport, and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded on the north by latitude 47 deg.05'00" N., on 
the east by longitude 86 deg.23'30" W., on the south by latitude 
45 deg.45'00" N., and on the east by V9; excluding all Federal 
Airways, Hancock, MI, Escanaba, MI, and Iron Mountain, MI, Class E 
airspace areas.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 10, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-18893 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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