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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95–AGL–4]

Removal of Class D Airspace; K.I.

Sawyer (AFB), MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action removes Class D

airspace at K.I. Sawyer (AFB), MI. On

August 31, 1995, the Air Force closed

Sawyer AFB and ceased all operations.

As a result, Class D airspace at this

location is no longer necessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 15,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter H. Salmon, 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 January 31, 1996, the FAA

proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) to remove Class D airspace at

K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI (61 FR 3346).

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 D airspace

designations are published in paragraph

5000 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated

August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class D designation listed in

this document will be removed

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

The amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) removes Class D airspace at K.I.

Sawyer AFB, MI. On August 31, 1995

the Air Force closed Sawyer AFB and

ceased all operations. As a result Class

D airspace at this location is no longer

necessary.

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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, 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 D K.I. Sawyer, MI [Removed]

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 2,

1996.

Maureen Woods,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

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14 CFR part 73

[Docket No. 27400; Amendment No. 73–8]

Special Use Airspace

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical

amendment.

SUMMARY: This action replaces the title

of the Director, Office of Air Traffic

System Management, with Program

Director for Air Traffic Operations. This

change is necessary to make the

regulation consistent with the current

Air Traffic organizational structure.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Joseph C. White, Air Traffic Rules,

ATA–431, Airspace and Rules Division,

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202)

267–8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 1, 1996, the Air Traffic

Services of the FAA underwent a

reorganization that affected the

Washington headquarters and regional

offices. One result of the reorganization

was a realignment of functions with

corresponding changes in office names.

Section 73.19, Reports by Using Agency,

of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations

(14 CFR) requires agencies using special

use airspace to report their annual use

of assigned restricted areas to the

Director, Office of Air Traffic System

Management. The office with current

responsibility for managing those

reports now is the Program Director for

Air Traffic Operations. This technical

amendment updates the rule to reflect

the change in office name.

Because this action is merely a

technical amendment reflecting the

change in the name of an office, the

FAA finds that notice and public

procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are

unnecessary. For the same reason, the

FAA finds that good cause exists under

5 U.S.C. 5553(d) for making this

amendment effective upon publication.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation; (1) is not ‘‘significant’’ 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 minimal. Since this is a

routine matter that will affect only air

traffic procedures, 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 73

Air safety, Air traffic control, Air

transportartion, Airmen, Airports,

Aviation safety.

The Amendment

In consideration of the above, the

FAA amends 14 CFR Part 73 as follows:

PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE

1. The authority citation for Part 73

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.

2. In Section 73.19, paragraphs (a) and

(c) are revised as follows: