[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2007-2008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-353]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-33]
Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas; Moline, IL, Springfield,
IL, Grand Rapids, MI, and South Bend, IN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes 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 action is to provide adequate Class E airspace
for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these control towers
are closed.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 30, 1995.
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:
History
On November 30, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E
airspace areas at Moline, IL, Springfield, IL, Grand Rapids, MI, South
Bend, IN (59 FR 61299). 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.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations 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 will be
published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations
establishes Class E airspace areas 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. However, 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 action
is to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these
airports when these control towers are closed.
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 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 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.
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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 [[Page 2008]] thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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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 December 20, 1994.
Maureen Woods,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-353 Filed 1-5-95; 8:45 am]
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