[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 166 (Friday, August 25, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21814]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-18]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Frankfort, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Frankfort, MI. An 
Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to 
Runway (Rwy) 15, and an RNAV SIAP to Rwy 33, have been developed for 
Frankfort Dow Memorial Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to 
contain aircraft executing these approaches. This action increases the 
radius of the existing controlled airspace for Frankfort Dow Memorial 
Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 30, 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, June 16, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Frankfort, MI (65 FR 37727). The proposal 
was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from 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 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 
Frankfort, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Frankfort Dow Memorial 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  Frankfort, MI [Revised]

Frankfort Dow Memorial Airport, MI
(Lat. 44 deg.37'30" N., long. 86 deg.12'02" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Frankfort Dow Memorial Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 7, 2000.
Christopher R. Blum,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-21814 Filed 8-24-00; 8:45 am]
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