[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37997-37998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13082]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-20055; Airspace Docket No. 05-AGL-01]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Muskegon, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Muskegon, MI. 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have been developed for Grand 
Haven Memorial Airpark. 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 for Grand Haven Memorial Airpark.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, September 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Mark Reeves, FAA, Terminal 
Operations, Central Service Office, Airspace and Procedures Branch, 
AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Thursday, March 10, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to modify Class E airspace at Muskegon, MI (70 FR 11886). The 
proposal was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth to contain Instrument 
Flight Rules 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.

[[Page 37998]]

No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9M dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 2004, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation 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 
Muskegon, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Grand Haven Memorial Airpark. 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

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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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 
2004, 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 Muskegon, MI [Revised]

Muskegon County Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43[deg]10'10'' N., long. 86[deg]14'18'' W.)
Grand Haven Memorial Airpark, MI
    (Lat. 43[deg]02'03'' N., long. 86[deg]11'53'' W.)
Muskegon VORTAC
    (Lat. 43[deg]10'09'' N., long. 86[deg]02'22'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Muskegon County Airport, and within 
2.6 miles each side of the ILS localizer southeast course extending 
from the 6.8-mile radius to 10.8 miles southeast of the airport, and 
within 2.4 miles each side of the localizer northwest course 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 12.1 miles northwest of the 
airport, and within 2.8 miles each side of the Muskegon VORTAC 
266[deg] radial extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 12.7 miles 
west of the airport, and within 1.3 miles each side of the Muskegon 
VORTAC 271[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to the 6.8-mile 
radius of the airport and within a 6.4-mile radius of the Grand 
Haven Memorial Airpark.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 15, 2005.
Nancy B. Kort,
Area Director, Central Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-13082 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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