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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.

§ 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 6002 Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an airport.

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AGL MN E2 St. Cloud, MN [New]

St. Cloud Regional Airport, MN

(Lat. 45°32′43′′N, long. 94°03′30′′W.)

St. Cloud VOR/DME

(Lat. 45°32′28′′N, long. 94°03′27′′W)

Within a 4-mile radius of the St. Cloud

Regional Airport, and within 2.4 miles each

side of the St. Cloud VOR/DME 118 radial,

extending from the 4-mile radius to 7.5 miles

southeast of the airport. This Class E airspace

is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will

thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on March

26, 1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–9133 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–AGL–35]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Mackinac Island, MI, Mackinac Island

Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E

airspace at Mackinac Island, MI. A

Global Positioning System (GPS)

standard instrument approach

procedure (SIAP) to Runway 26 has

been developed for Mackinac Island

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, July 17,

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, January 27, 1997, the

FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) to modify Class E airspace at

Mackinac Island, MI (62 FR 3843). 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

part 71) modifies Class E airspace at

Mackinac Island, MI, to accommodate

aircraft executing the GPS Runway 26

SIAP at Mackinac Island 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 regulaiton—(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.

§ 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 Mackinac Island, MI [Revised]

Mackinac Island Airport, MI

(Lat. 45°51′54′′ N, long. 84°38′14′′ W)

Chippewa County International Airport, MI

(Lat. 46°14′52′′ N, long. 84°28′15′′ W)

Pellston VORTAC)

(Lat. 45°37′50′′ N, long. 84°39′51′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the Mackinac Island Airport, and

that airspace extending upward from 1,200

feet above the surface bounded on the north

by the 22-mile radius of the Chippewa

County International Airport, on the east by

V45, and the south by lat. 45°45′00′′ N and

on the west by the 16.6-mile radius of the

Pellston VORTAC.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 26,

1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–9132 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

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