[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1341-1342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00106]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2013-0175; Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-12]
Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Traverse
City, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace at
Traverse City, MI. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to
accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at
Cherry Capital Airport. Geographic coordinates of the airport also
would be adjusted. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety
and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs at
the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You
must identify the docket number FAA-2013-0175/Airspace Docket No. 13-
AGL-12, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the
public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any
final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office
(telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at
the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Enander, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321-
7716.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2013-0175/
Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-12.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Central Service Center, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort
Worth, TX 76137.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, to
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR), part 71 by amending Class D airspace, Class E airspace
designated as a surface area, and Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface to accommodate new standard instrument
approach
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procedures at Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, MI. Accordingly,
an additional segment to the Class D airspace and Class E surface area
would extend from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 5.3 miles south
of the airport, and an additional segment to the Class E transition
area would extend from the 7.7-mile radius of the airport to 10.3 miles
south of the airport, to retain the safety and management of IFR
aircraft in Class D and Class E airspace to/from the en route
environment. Geographic coordinates would also be updated to coincide
with the FAA's aeronautical database.
Class D and Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraphs
5000, 6002 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9X, dated August
7, 2013 and effective September 15, 2013, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
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 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, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 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
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 would amend controlled airspace at Cherry Capital Airport,
Traverse City, MI.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 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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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 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9X,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 7, 2013, and
effective September 15, 2013, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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AGL MI D Traverse City, MI [Amended]
Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI
(Lat. 44[deg]44'30'' N., long. 85[deg]34'57'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,100 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Cherry Capital Airport,
and within 1 mile each side of the 180[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 5.3 miles south of the
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 Airport/Facility Directory.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace designated as a surface area.
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AGL MI E2 Traverse City, MI [Amended]
Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI
(Lat. 44[deg]44'30'' N., long. 85[deg]34'57'' W.)
Within a 4.4-mile radius of Cherry Capital Airport, and within 1
mile each side of the 180[deg] bearing from the airport extending
from the 4.4-mile radius to 5.3 miles south of the airport. This
Class E 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
Airport/Facility Directory.
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 Traverse City, MI [Amended]
Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport, MI
(Lat. 44[deg]44'30'' N., long. 85[deg]34'57'' W.)
Traverse City VORTAC
(Lat. 44[deg]44'04'' N., long. 85[deg]33'00'' W.)
Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat. 44[deg]39'08'' N., long. 85[deg]35'17'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet the surface within a
7.7-mile radius of Cherry Capital Airport, and within 4 miles west
and 8 miles east of the Traverse City VORTAC 158[deg] radial
extending from the 7.7-mile radius to 14.4 miles south of the
airport, and within 3.2 miles west of the 169[deg] bearing from the
point in space extending from the 7.7-mile radius to 9 miles south
of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 180[deg] bearing
from the airport extending from the 7.7-mile radius to 10.3 miles
south of the airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on December 18, 2013.
David P. Medina,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2014-00106 Filed 1-7-14; 8:45 am]
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