[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25639]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AGL-14]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Harbor Springs, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Harbor Springs, MI. 
An Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway 10, and an RNAV SIAP to Rwy 28, have been developed for 
Harbor Springs Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain 
aircraft executing these approaches. This action increases the radius 
of the existing controlled airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
for Harbor Springs Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis C. Burke, 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 Tuesday, May 2, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
to modify Class E airspace at Harbor Springs, MI (65 FR 25457). The 
proposal was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from the 
700 feet above the surface 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. 
The City of Harbor Springs, MI, requested additional information on the 
impact of the proposal on the local community. Subsequent communication 
between the city manager of Harbor Springs, MI, and the Chicago Flight 
Procedures Office, AVN-140B, satisfactorily provided that information. 
Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9H dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 72 modifies Class E airspace at 
Harbor Springs, MI, to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight 
procedures into and out of Harbor Springs Airport. 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--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 95665, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by references in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

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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  Harbor Springs, MI [Revised]

Harbor Springs Airport, MI
    (Lat. 45 deg.25'32" N., long. 84 deg.54'48" W).
Pellston VORTAC
    (Lat. 45 deg.37'50" N., long. 84 deg.39'51" W).
Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 46 deg.15'03" N., long. 84 deg.28'21" W).

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Harbor Springs Airport and the 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded on the north by latitude 46 deg. 03' 00" N, on the 
northeast by the 22-mile radius of the Chippewa County International 
Airport, on the southeast by the 16.6-mile radius of the Pellston 
VORTAC, on the south by latitude 45 deg.45'00" N, and on the west by 
longitude 85 deg.56'00" W, excluding that airspace within V78, and 
the Manistique, MI, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on September 21, 2000.
Douglas F. Powers,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-25639 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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