[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28605]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-27]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Mason, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Mason, MI. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway 27 has been developed for Mason Jewett Field. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This action 
increases the radius of the existing controlled airspace for the 
airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Friday, July 25, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E 
airspace for Mason, MI (62 FR 39981). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL to 
contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace 
during portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between 
the enroute and terminal environments.
    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. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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 (14 
CFR part 71) modifies Class E airspace at Mason, MI, to accommodate 
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 27 SIAP at Mason Jewett Field by 
increasing the radius of the existing controlled airspace for the 
airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL 
is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The area will be 
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    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. 
Therefore, this regulation--(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 part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  The Class E airspace areas extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MI E5 Mason, MI [Revised]

Mason Jewett Field, MI
    (lat. 42 deg.33'57''N, long. 84 deg.25'24''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Mason Jewett Field, excluding that 
airspace within the Eaton, MI, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October 7, 1997.
David B. Johnson,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-28605 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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