Modification of Class D Airspace; Oscoda, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-15]

Modification of Class D Airspace; Oscoda, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes Class D airspace for Oscoda, MI. Oscoda

Wurtsmith Airport does not have an operating control tower, therefore,

the Oscoda, MI controlled airspace designation was appropriately

corrected to Class E2 in a previous docket action, and the reference to

Class D is not required. The intended affect of this action is to

provide the accurate description of controlled airspace for Oscoda, MI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Woodford, Air Traffic

Division, System Management Branch, AGL-530, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018,

telephone (708) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On May 24, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revoke Class D airspace at

Oscoda, Michigan (59 FR 26766). Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport does not have

an operating control tower, therefore, the Oscoda, MI controlled

airspace designation was appropriately corrected to Class E2 in a

previous docket action, and the reference to Class D is not required.

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.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in

Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective

September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1

(58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class D airspace designation listed in

this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

revokes Class D airspace at Oscoda, Michigan. Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport

does not have an operating control tower, therefore, the Oscoda, MI

controlled airspace designation was appropriately corrected to Class E2

in a previous docket action, and the reference to Class D is not

required.

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.

It, therefore--(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--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 General

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AGL MI D Oscoda, MI [Removed]

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 19, 1994.

Roger Wall,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-18811 Filed 8-2-94; 8:45 am]

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