Proposed Class E Airspace Modification; Sault Ste. Marie, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-5]

Proposed Class E Airspace Modification; Sault Ste. Marie, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class E2 airspace at Sault Ste.

Marie, MI to change the controlled airspace operations from part-time

to continuous operation. Controlled airspace to the surface is needed

to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the Chippewa

County International Airport. Currently, at least half of the

operations at Chippewa County International Airport are scheduled

during the times when the Class E2 airspace is inactive (uncontrolled).

The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E

airspace for IFR operators at Chippewa County International Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

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

Docket No. 94-AGL-5, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018. The official docket may be examined in the office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7 at the same address.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours in the office of the Manager, System Management Branch, AGL-530,

at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Woodford, Manager, System Management Branch, AGL-530, Federal

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

60018, telephone (708) 294-7573.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they

may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the

views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing

reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are

specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing

the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must

submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which

the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-

AGL-5.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on

the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed

in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available

for examination in the System Management Branch, AGL-530, Air Traffic

Division, at 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, both

before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing

each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management Branch, AGL-530, Air Traffic Division, at 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. Communications must identify

the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory

Circular No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E2 airspace at

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to change the operations from part-time to

continuous to provide adequate controlled airspace for existing

operations at Chippewa County International Airport. An Automated

Weather Observation System (AWOS) is installed at the Chippewa County

International Airport that continuously provides weather data, and a

non-federal SIAP has been established. Aeronautical maps and charts

would reflect the defined area which would enable pilots to

circumnavigate the area in order to comply with applicable flight rule

requirements. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on

North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface

areas for airports 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 would be

published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed 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, 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).

The Proposed 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.

Sec. 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 Sault Ste. Marie, MI [Revised]

Chippewa County International Airport

(lat. 46 deg.14'52''N., long. 84 deg.28'15''W.)

Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Chippewa County International

Airport.

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

John P. Cuprisin,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-7294 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]

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