[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65013-65014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32347]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-41]


Modification of the Legal Description of Class E Airspace; 
Hancock, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the legal description of Class E airspace 
at Hancock, MI. The current legal description indicates less than 
continuous times of operation for the Class E airspace for Houghton 
County Memorial Airport. Actual times of operation for the airspace are 
continuous. The legal description must reflect the actual times of 
operation. This action will accurately reflect the actual times of 
operation for the Class E airspace at Hancock, MI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 26, 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 Thursday, September 11, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR 
part 71 to modify the legal description of the Class E airspace at 
Hancock, MI (62 FR 47777). The proposal was to change the legal 
description to accurately reflect the existing continuous times of 
operation for the airspace.
    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 
designated as a surface area are published in paragraph 6002 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 14 CFR part 71 modifies the legal description of 
the Class E airspace at Hancock, MI, by removing the statement which 
indicates less than continuous times of operation for the airspace. The 
actual times of operation for the Class E airspace at Hancock, MI, are 
continuous.
    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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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

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September 16, 1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Designated as a Surface Area

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AGL MI E2  Hancock, MI [Revised]

    Houghton County Memorial Airport, MI
    (lat. 47 deg.10'07''N, long. 88 deg.29'20''W)

    Within a 5.3-mile radius of Houghton County Memorial Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 17, 1997.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-32347 Filed 12-9-97; 8:45 am]
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