[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19485-19486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07717]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2015-7483; Airspace Docket No. 15-AGL-23]
Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Michigan Towns;
Alpena, MI; and Muskegon, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This correction amends a final rule published in the Federal
Register of February 8, 2016 amending Class E surface area airspace and
Class E airspace designated as an extension at Alpena County Regional
Airport, Alpena, MI, and Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, MI. This
correction adds part-time Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) language to the
Class E surface area description for the above airports.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 5, 2016. The compliance date for this
rule is March 31, 2016. The Director of the Federal Register approves
this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal
Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order
7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
The Federal Register published a final rule amending Class E
airspace at Alpena County Regional Airport, Alpena, MI, and Muskegon
County Airport, Muskegon, MI (81 FR 6447, February 8, 2016) Docket No.
FAA-2015-7483. Subsequent to publication, the FAA determined that the
part-time NOTAM language in the Class E surface area description was
inadvertently removed in error. Potential safety concerns were
identified due to the possibility for confusion in determining the
operating rules and equipment requirements in the Alpena Country
Regional Airport and Muskegon Country Airport terminal areas. The
concerns were based on the opportunity for part-time Class D surface
area airspace and continuous Class E surface area airspace to be active
at the same time.
To resolve these concerns, the FAA is keeping the part-time NOTAM
language in the Class E surface area description to retain it as part-
time airspace supplementing the existing part-time Class D surface area
airspace at Alpena Country Regional Airport and Muskegon Country
Airport. The regulatory text is rewritten for clarity.
Correction to Final Rule
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, in the
Federal Register of February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6447) FR Doc. 2016-02285,
Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Michigan Towns; Alpena,
MI, and Muskegon, MI, is corrected as follows:
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
AGL MI E2 Alpena, MI [Corrected]
On page 6448, column 2, beginning on line 32, remove the following
text:
``Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional
Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the Alpena VORTAC
350[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport
to 7 miles north of the VORTAC, and within 2.5 miles each side of
the Alpena VORTAC 187[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile
radius of the airport to 7 miles south of the VORTAC.''
And add in its place:
``Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional
Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the Alpena VORTAC
350[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport
to 7 miles north of the VORTAC, and within 2.5 miles each side of
the Alpena VORTAC 187[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile
radius of the airport to 7 miles south of the VORTAC. This Class E
airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will
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thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.''
AGL MI E2 Muskegon, MI [Corrected]
On page 6448, column 2, beginning on line 44, remove the following
text:
``Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon County Airport and
within 1.3 miles each side of the Muskegon VORTAC 271[deg] radial
extending from the VORTAC to the 4.2-mile radius of Muskegon County
Airport.''
And add in its place:
``Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon County Airport and
within 1.3 miles each side of the Muskegon VORTAC 271[deg] radial
extending from the VORTAC to the 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon
County Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/facility Directory.''
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 28, 2016.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-07717 Filed 3-31-16; 4:15 pm]
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