Document ID: FAA-2019-0662-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Amendment of Class C Airspace: Lansing, MI
Posted Date: 2020-01-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3539-3540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00992]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0662; Airspace Docket No. 19-AWA-2]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Class C Airspace; Lansing, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Lansing, MI, Class C airspace area by 
amending the effective hours to coincide with the associated radar 
approach control facility hours of operation. The designated boundaries 
and altitudes of the Lansing, MI, Class C airspace area are not 
changed. Class C airspace areas are predicated on an operational air 
traffic control tower serviced by a radar approach control facility. 
Additionally, this action establishes Class D airspace at Capital 
Region International Airport, MI, when the associated radar approach 
control facility is not in operation.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 26, 2020. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can 
contact the Rules and Regulations 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 7400.11D at NARA, email: 
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

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

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 amends the effective hours of the Lansing, MI, Class C 
airspace to coincide with the associated radar approach control 
facility hours of operation and establishes Class D airspace at Capital 
Region International Airport, MI, when the associated radar approach 
control facility is not in operation.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 
FAA-2019-0662 in the Federal Register (84 FR 50346; September 25, 
2019), amending the effective hours of the Lansing, MI, Class C 
airspace to coincide with the associated radar approach control 
facility hours of operation and establish Class D airspace at Capital 
Region International Airport, MI, when the associated radar approach 
control facility is not in operation. Interested parties were invited 
to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments 
on the proposal. No comments were received.
    Class C airspace areas are published in paragraph 4000 and Class D 
airspace areas are published in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.11D, 
dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class C airspace area 
modification and Class D airspace establishment proposed in this 
document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 
2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists Class A, 
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    This rule amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 
71 by modifying the Lansing, MI, Class C airspace effective hours to 
coincide with the associated radar approach control facility's hours of 
operation. The designated boundaries and altitudes of the Class C 
airspace area are not changed. Additionally, this rule establishes the 
Lansing, MI, Class D airspace area at the Capital Region International 
Airport to provide controlled airspace for airport operations and 
instrument approach and departure procedures when the associated radar 
approach control facility is not in operation.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 only affects air traffic

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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 the actions of modifying the Lansing, 
MI, Class C airspace area by amending the effective hours to coincide 
with the associated radar approach control facility hours of operation, 
and establishing Class D airspace at Capital Region International 
Airport, MI when the associated radar approach control facility is not 
in operation, have no potential to cause significant environmental 
impacts. Therefore, because these airspace actions do not change the 
boundaries, altitudes, or operating requirements of the Lansing, MI, 
Class C airspace area, they have been categorically excluded from 
further environmental impact review in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations at 40 
CFR parts 1500-1508, and in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5-6.5a, which 
categorically excludes from further environmental impact review, 
rulemaking actions that designate or modify classes of airspace areas, 
airways, routes, and reporting points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation 
of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; 
and Reporting Points). In accordance with FAAO 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 
regarding Extraordinary Circumstances, this action has been reviewed 
for factors and circumstances in which a normally categorically 
excluded action may have a significant environmental impact requiring 
further analysis, and it is determined that 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 FAA Order 7400.11D, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and 
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000--Subpart C--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. This Class C airspace area 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 Chart Supplement.
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Paragraph 5000--Subpart D--Class D Airspace.

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AGL MI D Lansing, MI [New]

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 
3,400 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Capital Region 
International Airport. This Class D airspace area 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 Chart Supplement.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2020-00992 Filed 1-21-20; 8:45 am]
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