81 FR 19485 - Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Michigan Towns; Alpena, MI; and Muskegon, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)

This correction amends a final rule published in the Federal Register of February 8, 2016 amending Class E surface area airspace and Class E airspace designated as an extension at Alpena County Regional Airport, Alpena, MI, and Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, MI. This correction adds part-time Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) language to the Class E surface area description for the above airports.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19485-19486]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07717]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-7483; Airspace Docket No. 15-AGL-23]


Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Michigan Towns; 
Alpena, MI; and Muskegon, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This correction amends a final rule published in the Federal 
Register of February 8, 2016 amending Class E surface area airspace and 
Class E airspace designated as an extension at Alpena County Regional 
Airport, Alpena, MI, and Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, MI. This 
correction adds part-time Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) language to the 
Class E surface area description for the above airports.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 5, 2016. The compliance date for this 
rule is March 31, 2016. 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 
7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    The Federal Register published a final rule amending Class E 
airspace at Alpena County Regional Airport, Alpena, MI, and Muskegon 
County Airport, Muskegon, MI (81 FR 6447, February 8, 2016) Docket No. 
FAA-2015-7483. Subsequent to publication, the FAA determined that the 
part-time NOTAM language in the Class E surface area description was 
inadvertently removed in error. Potential safety concerns were 
identified due to the possibility for confusion in determining the 
operating rules and equipment requirements in the Alpena Country 
Regional Airport and Muskegon Country Airport terminal areas. The 
concerns were based on the opportunity for part-time Class D surface 
area airspace and continuous Class E surface area airspace to be active 
at the same time.
    To resolve these concerns, the FAA is keeping the part-time NOTAM 
language in the Class E surface area description to retain it as part-
time airspace supplementing the existing part-time Class D surface area 
airspace at Alpena Country Regional Airport and Muskegon Country 
Airport. The regulatory text is rewritten for clarity.

Correction to Final Rule

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, in the 
Federal Register of February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6447) FR Doc. 2016-02285, 
Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Michigan Towns; Alpena, 
MI, and Muskegon, MI, is corrected as follows:


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

AGL MI E2 Alpena, MI [Corrected]

    On page 6448, column 2, beginning on line 32, remove the following 
text:

    ``Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional 
Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the Alpena VORTAC 
350[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport 
to 7 miles north of the VORTAC, and within 2.5 miles each side of 
the Alpena VORTAC 187[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile 
radius of the airport to 7 miles south of the VORTAC.''

    And add in its place:

    ``Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Alpena County Regional 
Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the Alpena VORTAC 
350[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport 
to 7 miles north of the VORTAC, and within 2.5 miles each side of 
the Alpena VORTAC 187[deg] radial, extending from the 4.4-mile 
radius of the airport to 7 miles south of the VORTAC. This Class E 
airspace is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will

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thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.''

AGL MI E2 Muskegon, MI [Corrected]

    On page 6448, column 2, beginning on line 44, remove the following 
text:

    ``Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon County Airport and 
within 1.3 miles each side of the Muskegon VORTAC 271[deg] radial 
extending from the VORTAC to the 4.2-mile radius of Muskegon County 
Airport.''

    And add in its place:

    ``Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon County Airport and 
within 1.3 miles each side of the Muskegon VORTAC 271[deg] radial 
extending from the VORTAC to the 4.2-mile radius of the Muskegon 
County Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/facility Directory.''

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 28, 2016.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-07717 Filed 3-31-16; 4:15 pm]
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