Establishment of Class E Airspace; Port Huron, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AGL-21]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Port Huron, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Port Huron, MI. A

standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) has been developed at St.

Clair County International Airport. Controlled airspace to the surface

is needed to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the

airport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate

Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the recently established

SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

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

telephone 708-294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On December 9, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E

airspace at Port Huron, MI (58 FR 64710). An Automated Weather

Observation System (AWOS) has been installed at the St. Clair County

International Airport that will continuously provide weather data, and

a non-federal ILS SIAP has been established. Controlled airspace to the

surface is needed to contain IFR operations at the airport.

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.

Minor changes have been made to the legal description to add an

exclusion for the portion overlying Canadian airspace, to eliminate

specification of dates and times of operation since this Class E

airspace will operate continuously, and to correct the latitude

coordinates. Other than these editorial changes, this amendment is the

same as that proposed in the notice. The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E2 airspace

designations are published in Paragraph 6002 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 E

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

establishes Class E airspace at Port Huron, MI, to provide controlled

airspace to the surface for aircraft executing the ILS SIAP into the

St. Clair County International Airport.

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 16, 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, when promulgated, 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 proposes to amend 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.

Section 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport

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AGL MI E2 Port Huron, MI [New]

St. Clair County International Airport, MI

(lat. 42 deg.54'39'' N., long. 82 deg.31'44'' W.)

Within a 4-mile radius of the St. Clair County International

Airport, excluding the airspace within Canada.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 7, 1994.

John P. Cuprisin,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-3996 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]

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