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[FR Doc No: 94-29476]
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[Federal Register: November 30, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-33]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas; Moline, IL,
Springfield, IL, Grand Rapids, MI, and South Bend, IN
AGENCY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace areas at
Quad-City Airport, Moline, IL, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL, Kent
County International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI, and Michiana Regional
Transportation Center Airport, South Bend, IN. Presently, these areas
are designated as Class C airspace when the associated control towers
are in operation. However, controlled airspace to the surface is needed
when the control towers located at these airports are closed. The
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E
airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these control
towers are closed.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7,
Rules Docket No. 94-AGL-33, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60018.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 E. Devon Avenue,
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, System Management
Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des
Plaines, Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey L. Griffith, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch,
AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 294-7568.
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 the airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 94-
AGL-33''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available
for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of
the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)
267-3485. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Moline, IL, Springfield, IL, Grand Rapids, MI, and South Bend, IN.
Currently these airspace areas are designated as Class C when the
associated control towers are in operation. Nevertheless, controlled
airspace to the surface is needed for IFR operations at Quad-City
Airport, Moline, IL, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL, Kent County
International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI, and Michiana Regional
Transportation Center Airport, South Bend, IN, when the control towers
are closed. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate
Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports when these
control towers are closed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated
July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed
in this document would 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.
List of Subject 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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AGL IL E2 Moline, IL [New]
Moline, Quad-City Airport, IL
(Lat. 41 deg.26'56'' N., long. 90 deg.30'24'' W.)
Within a 5-mile radius of the Quad-City Airport. This Class E
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates
and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AGL IL E2 Springfield, IL [New]
Springfield, Capital Airport, IL
(Lat. 39 deg.50'38'' N., long. 89 deg.40'39'' W.)
Within a 5-mile radius of the Capital Airport. This Class E
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates
and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AGL MI E2 Grand Rapids, MI [New]
Grand Rapids, Kent County International Airport, MI
(Lat. 42 deg.52'58'' N., long. 85 deg.31'26'' W.)
Within a 5-mile radius of the Kent County International Airport.
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AGL IN E2 South Bend, IN [New]
South Bend, Michiana Regional Transportation Center Airport, IN
(Lat. 41 deg.42'32'' N., long. 86 deg.19'07'' W.)
Within a 5-mile radius of the Michiana Regional Airport,
excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of the Chain-O-Lakes
Airport, and excluding that airspace 1 mile either side of the
214 deg. bearing from the Chain-O-Lakes Airport to the 5-mile radius
of the Michiana Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 8, 1994.
Jeffrey L. Griffith,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-29476 Filed 11-29-94; 8:45 am]
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