[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70534-70535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29900]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR 71

[Docket No. FAA-2002-13820; Airspace Docket No. 02-AGL-11]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Flint, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Flint, MI. Area 
Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) to 
several Runways (RWYS) have been developed for Prices Airport, Linden, 
MI. 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 area of existing controlled 
airspace at Bishop International Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 23, 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 Friday, August 16, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Flint, MI (67 FR 53534). The proposal 
was to modify existing Class E airspace at Bishop International 
Airport, MI, in order to protect for several new RNAV SIAPS.
    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 7400.9K dated August 
30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 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 
Flint, MI, by increasing the radius of controlled airspace around the 
Prices Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft 
executing instrument approach procedures. The area will be depicted on 
appropriate aeronautical charts.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
establishment 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

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 Flint, MI [Revised]

Flint, Bishop International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]57'56'' N., long. 83[deg]44'36'' W.)
Owosso Community Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]59'35'' N., long. 84[deg]08'20'' W.)
Davison, Athelone Williams Memorial Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43[deg]01'45'' N., long. 83[deg]31'47'' W.)
Linden, Prices Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]48'27'' N., long. 83[deg]46'25'' W.)
PETLI LOM
    (Lat. 42[deg]58'05'' N., long. 83[deg]53'25'' W.)
Grand Blanc, Genesys Regional Medical Center, MI
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 42[deg]52'59'' N., long. 83[deg]39'05'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10.5-mile radius of the Bishop International Ayirport, and 
within 4.4 miles north and 7 miles south of the Flint ILS localizer 
west course, extending from the 10.5-mile radius area to 10.5-miles 
west of the PETLI LOM, and within a 6.4-mile radius of the Owosso 
Community Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of the Prices 
Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of the Athelone Williams 
Memorial Airport, and within a 6-mile radius of the Point in Space 
serving the Genesys

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Regional Medical Center, excluding that airspace within the Detroit, 
MI, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on November 13, 2002.
Richard K. Petersen,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 02-29900 Filed 11-22-02; 8:45 am]
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