[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7345-7346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4075]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-25]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Big Rapids, MI, Roben-Hood 
Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Big Rapids, MI. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway 27 has been developed for Roben-Hood Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground 
level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The 
intended affect of this action is to provide segregation of aircraft 
using instrument approach procedures in instrument conditions from 
other aircraft operating in visual weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John A. Clayborn, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On Monday, December 16, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E 
airspace at Big Rapids, MI (61 FR 65995). 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 areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, 
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

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part 71) modifies Class E airspace at Big Rapids, MI to accommodate 
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 27 SIAP at Roben-Hood 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 thereby enabling pilots to 
circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures.
    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 14 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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 Big Rapids, MI [Revised]

Roben-Hood Airport, MI
    (lat. 43 deg.43'21'' N, long 85 deg.30'15'' W)
White Cloud VORTAC
    (lat. 43 deg.34'30'' N, long. 85 deg.42'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Roben-Hood Airport, and within 4.4 miles 
each side of the White Cloud VOR 048 deg. radial extending from the 
6.7-mile radius to the VOR, and within 2.0 miles each side of the 
095 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius 
to 9.4 miles east of the airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 5, 1997.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 97-4075 Filed 2-18-97; 8:45 am]
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