[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17369]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 02-AGL-02]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Tecumseh, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Tecumseh, MI. An Area 
Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to 
Runway (RWY) 13, and an RNAV SIAP to RWY 31 have been developed for 
Tecumseh Products Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft 
executing these approaches. This action increases the area of the 
existing controlled airspace at Meyers-Divers' Airport by adding a 
radius of controlled airspace around Tecumseh Products Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  0901 UTC, October 3, 2002.

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, April 2, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Tecumseh, MI (67 FR 15504) The proposal 
was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface of the earth to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal 
operation and while transiting between the enroute and terminal 
operation and while transiting between the enroute and terminal 
environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceedings by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Class E airpspace 
areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the 
earth are published in paragraph 6005, of FAA Order 7400.9J dated 
August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, 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 
Tecumseh, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Tecumseh Products 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, 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 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 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 7300.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, 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  Tecumseh, MI [Revised]

Tecumseh, Meyers-Divers' Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg.01'30'' N., long. 83 deg.56'21'' W.)
Tecumseh, Tecumseh Products Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42 deg.01'06'' N., long. 83 deg.52'42'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.2-mile radius of the Meyers-Divers' Airport, and within a 
6.4-mile radius of the Tecumseh Products Airport, excluding that 
airspace within the Adrian, Lenanwee County Airport, MI, and the 
Detroit, MI, Class E Airspace areas.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 19, 2002.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 02-17369 Filed 7-9-02; 8:45 am]
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