Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. James, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AGL-24]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. James, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. James,

Michigan. A nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) standard instrument

approach procedure (SIAP) has been developed at Beaver Island Airport.

Controlled Airspace extending from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level

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

airport. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a

reference for pilots operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Frink, 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 27, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

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

airspace at St. James, MI (58 FR 68329). An Automated Weather

Observation System (AWOS) is installed at the Beaver Island Airport,

St. James, Michigan that will continuously provide weather data, and a

non-federal NDB 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.

A minor change has been made to the legal description to more

accurately state the distances. Other than this editorial change, 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 E5

airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order

7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which

are 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 Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E5 airspace at St. James, MI, to provide controlled

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

Beaver Island 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 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).

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.

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 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 St. James, MI [New]

Beaver Island Airport, MI

(lat. 45 deg.41'35''N., long. 85 deg.33'50''W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.2-mile radius of the Beaver Island Airport and within 2.5

miles each side of the 090 deg. bearing of the Beaver Island Airport

extending from the 6.2-mile radius to 7 miles east of the airport.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 24, 1994.

John P. Cuprisin,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-7296 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]

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