Document ID: FAA-2015-4452-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Amendments of Class C Airspace: Capital Region International Airport, MI
Posted Date: 2016-06-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37127-37128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13551]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-4452; Airspace Docket No. 15-AWA-7]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class C Airspace; Capital Region International 
Airport, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Lansing, MI, Class C airspace at the 
Capital Region International Airport, formerly the Lansing Capital City 
Airport, by removing a cutout from the surface area that was put in 
place to accommodate operations at an airport that is now permanently 
closed. This action also updates the Capital Region International 
Airport name and geographic coordinates to reflect the current 
information in the FAA's aeronautical database. The FAA is taking this 
action to ensure the safe and efficient operations at Capital Region 
International Airport.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, September 15, 2016. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 
publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can 
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group, 
Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it modifies a portion of the terminal airspace structure at Capital 
Region International Airport, Lansing, MI.

History

    On November 27, 2015, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Class C airspace at 
Capital Region International Airport, MI (80 FR 74061) Docket No. FAA-
2015-4452. Interested parties were invited to participate in this 
rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. No 
comments were received.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 
2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, 
C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting 
points.

The Rule

    The FAA is amending Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 to modify the Capital Region International Airport Class C 
airspace area by removing the cutout from the Class C surface area that 
excluded the airspace within a 1-mile radius of the former Davis 
Airport and the airspace 1 mile either side of the 090[deg] bearing 
from the former Davis Airport. The exclusion from the Class C surface 
area was in place solely to accommodate operations at Davis Airport, 
which closed in 2000 and was removed from the FAA's aeronautical 
database in 2006. Since the original purpose of the exclusion no longer 
exists, the FAA is removing the words ``. . . excluding that airspace 
within a 1-mile radius of the Davis Airport and excluding that airspace 
1 mile either side of the 090[deg] bearing from Davis Airport to the 5-
mile radius from Capital City Airport . . .'' from the Class C airspace 
description.
    This action also updates the Capital Region International Airport 
name and geographic coordinates in the Lansing, MI, Class C airspace 
description to reflect the current information in the FAA's 
aeronautical database. Specifically, this action replaces ``Capital 
City Airport'' with ``Capital Region International Airport'' and 
replaces ``lat. 42[deg]46'43'' N., long. 84[deg]35'15'' W.'' with 
``lat. 42[deg]46'43'' N., long. 84[deg]35'10'' W.''
    Class C airspace areas are published in paragraph 4000 of FAA Order 
7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class C airspace 
modification in this action will be published subsequently in the 
Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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. 
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
Department of Transportation (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, when 
promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action consists of 
modifying Class C airspace area and it is not expected to cause any 
potentially significant environmental impacts, and no extraordinary 
circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an environmental 
assessment.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

     Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the FAA Order 
7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 
2015, and effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace.

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AGL MI C Lansing, MI [Amended]

Capital Region International Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]46'43'' N., long. 84[deg]35'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,900 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Capital Region 
International Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 2,100 
feet MSL to and including 4,900 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of 
Capital Region International Airport.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2016.
Leslie M. Swann,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
[FR Doc. 2016-13551 Filed 6-8-16; 8:45 am]
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