81_FR_26586 81 FR 26501 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Michigan Towns; Alma, MI; Bellaire, MI; Cadillac, MI; Drummond Island, MI; Gladwin, MI; Holland, MI; and Three Rivers, MI

81 FR 26501 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Michigan Towns; Alma, MI; Bellaire, MI; Cadillac, MI; Drummond Island, MI; Gladwin, MI; Holland, MI; and Three Rivers, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 85 (May 3, 2016)

Page Range26501-26503
FR Document2016-10174

This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Gratiot Community Airport, Alma, MI; Antrim County Airport, Bellaire, MI; Wexford County Airport, Cadillac, MI; Drummond Island Airport, Drummond Island, MI; Charles C. Zettel Memorial Airport, Gladwin, MI; Park Township Airport and West Michigan Regional Airport, Holland, MI; and Three Rivers Municipal Dr. Haines Airport, Three Rivers, MI. Decommissioning of non-directional radio beacons (NDB), cancellation of NDB approaches, or implementation of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the above airports. This action would also update the geographic coordinates of Three Rivers Municipal Dr. Haines Airport, and the name change of West Michigan Regional Airport (formerly Tulip City Airport) to coincide with the FAAs aeronautical database.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10174]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-4629; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-8]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the following Michigan 
Towns; Alma, MI; Bellaire, MI; Cadillac, MI; Drummond Island, MI; 
Gladwin, MI; Holland, MI; and Three Rivers, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Gratiot Community Airport, 
Alma, MI; Antrim County Airport, Bellaire, MI; Wexford County Airport, 
Cadillac, MI; Drummond Island Airport, Drummond Island, MI; Charles C. 
Zettel Memorial Airport, Gladwin, MI; Park Township Airport and West 
Michigan Regional Airport, Holland, MI; and Three Rivers Municipal Dr. 
Haines Airport, Three Rivers, MI. Decommissioning of non-directional 
radio beacons (NDB), cancellation of NDB approaches, or implementation 
of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this action necessary 
for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at the above airports. This action would also update the 
geographic coordinates of Three Rivers Municipal Dr. Haines Airport, 
and the name change of West Michigan Regional Airport (formerly Tulip 
City Airport) to coincide with the FAAs aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2016-
4629; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-8, 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 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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.
    FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy 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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

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: 

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 
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 Class E airspace at Gratiot Community Airport, Alma, 
MI; Antrim County Airport, Bellaire, MI; Wexford County Airport, 
Cadillac, MI; Drummond Island Airport, Drummond Island, MI; Charles C. 
Zettel Memorial Airport, Gladwin, MI; Park Township Airport and West 
Michigan Regional Airport, Holland, MI; and Three Rivers Municipal Dr. 
Haines Airport, Three Rivers, MI.

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

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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-2016-4629/
Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-8.'' 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 the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document would amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations 
and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 
2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, 
C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting 
points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at the following airports:
    Within a 6.5-mile radius of Gratiot Community Airport, Alma, MI;
    Within a 6.5-mile radius of Antrim County Airport, Bellaire, MI, 
with a segment extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 6.9 miles south of 
the airport;
    Within a 6.7-mile radius of Wexford County Airport, Cadillac, MI;
    Within a 6.5-mile radius of Drummond Island Airport, Drummond 
Island, MI, with a segment extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.5 
miles east of the airport;
    Within a 6.5-mile radius of Charles C. Zettel Memorial Airport, 
Gladwin, MI;
    Within a 6.5-mile radius of West Michigan Regional Airport 
(formerly Tulip City Airport), Holland, MI; Park Township Airport would 
be removed as it no longer has instrument procedures and no longer 
requires Class E airspace; and
    Within a 6.4 mile radius of Three Rivers Municipal Dr. Haines 
Airport, Three Rivers, MI, and updating the geographic coordinates of 
this airport to coincide with the FAAs aeronautical database. These 
airspace reconfigurations are necessary due to the decommissioning of 
NDBs, cancellation of NDB approaches, or implementation of RNAV 
procedures at the above airports. Controlled airspace is necessary for 
the safety and management of the standard instrument approach 
procedures for IFR operations at the airports.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 
2015, 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.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. 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, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``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

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 7400.9Z, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 
effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Alma, MI [Amended]

Alma, Gratiot Community Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43[deg]19'20'' N., long. 84[deg]41'17'' W.)
Mount Pleasant VOR/DME
    (Lat. 43[deg]37'22'' N., long. 84[deg]44'14'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Gratiot Community Airport, and within 
2.0 miles either side of a 270[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.1 miles west of the 
airport, and within 1.5 miles either side of the Mount Pleasant VOR/
DME 178[deg] radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.3 miles 
north of the airport.
* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Bellaire, MI [Amended]

Bellaire, Antrim County Airport, MI

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    (Lat. 44[deg]59'19'' N., long. 85[deg]11'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Antrim County Airport, and within 1.9 
miles each side of the 197[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 6.9 miles south of the airport.
* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Cadillac, MI [Amended]

Cadillac, Wexford County Airport, MI
    (Lat. 44[deg]16'31'' N., long. 85[deg]25'08'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Wexford County Airport.
* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Drummond Island, MI [Amended]

Drummond Island Airport, MI
    (Lat. 46[deg] 00'34'' N., long. 83[deg] 44'38'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Drummond Island Airport, and within 4 
miles each side of the 072[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.5 miles east of the airport; that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded 
by long. 83[deg]57'00'' W., on the west; long. 83[deg]26'00'' W., on 
the east; Lat. 46[deg]05'00'' N., on the north; and Lat. 
45[deg]45'00'' N., on the south, excluding that airspace within 
Canada.
* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Gladwin, MI [Amended]

Charles C. Zettel Memorial Airport, MI
    (Lat. 43[deg]58'14'' N., long. 84[deg]28'30'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Charles C. Zettel Memorial Airport.
* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Holland, MI [Amended]

West Michigan Regional Airport, MI
    (Lat. 42[deg]44'34'' N., long. 86[deg]06'28'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the West Michigan Regional Airport.
* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Three Rivers, MI [Amended]

Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport, MI
    (Lat. 41[deg]57'35'' N., long. 85[deg]35'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the Sturgis, Kirsch 
Municipal Airport, MI, Class E airspace area.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 19, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-10174 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 3, 2016 / Proposed Rules 26501 (Lat. 41°31′35″ N., long. 85°47′39″ W.) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace That airspace extending upward from 700 Designations and Reporting Points, and feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile Federal Aviation Administration subsequent amendments can be viewed radius of Goshen Municipal Airport. online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 14 CFR Part 71 publications/. For further information, * * * * * [Docket No. FAA–2016–4629; Airspace you can contact the Airspace Policy AGL IN E5 Greencastle, IN [Amended] Docket No. 16–AGL–8] Group, Federal Aviation Greencastle, Putnam County Airport, IN. Administration, 800 Independence (Lat. 39°38′01″ N., long. 86°48′50″ W.) Proposed Amendment of Class E Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; That airspace extending upward from 700 Airspace for the following Michigan telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Towns; Alma, MI; Bellaire, MI; Cadillac, also available for inspection at the radius of Putnam County Airport. MI; Drummond Island, MI; Gladwin, MI; National Archives and Records Holland, MI; and Three Rivers, MI Administration (NARA). For * * * * * AGENCY: Federal Aviation information on the availability of FAA AGL IN E5 Huntingburg, IN [Amended] Administration (FAA), DOT. Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– Huntingburg Airport, IN 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (Lat. 38°14′57″ N., long. 86°57′13″ W.) federal_register/code_of_federal- (NPRM). That airspace extending upward from 700 regulations/ibr_locations.html. feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile SUMMARY: This action proposes to FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace radius of Huntingburg Airport and within 2 modify Class E airspace extending Designations and Reporting Points, is miles either side of the 091° bearing from the upward from 700 feet above the surface published yearly and effective on airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to at Gratiot Community Airport, Alma, September 15. 11.2 miles east of the airport. MI; Antrim County Airport, Bellaire, MI; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wexford County Airport, Cadillac, MI; Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation * * * * * Drummond Island Airport, Drummond Administration, Operations Support AGL IN E5 North Vernon, IN [Amended] Island, MI; Charles C. Zettel Memorial Group, Central Service Center, 10101 North Vernon Airport, IN Airport, Gladwin, MI; Park Township Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX (Lat. 39°02′43″ N., long. 85°36′20″ W.) Airport and West Michigan Regional 76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. That airspace extending upward from 700 Airport, Holland, MI; and Three Rivers SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Municipal Dr. Haines Airport, Three Rivers, MI. Decommissioning of non- Authority for This Rulemaking radius of North Vernon Airport. directional radio beacons (NDB), The FAA’s authority to issue rules * * * * * cancellation of NDB approaches, or regarding aviation safety is found in AGL IN E5 Rensselaer, IN [Amended] implementation of area navigation Title 49 of the United States Code. (RNAV) procedures have made this Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the Rensselaer, Jasper County Airport, IN action necessary for the safety and authority of the FAA Administrator. (Lat. 40°56′52″ N., long. 87°10′58″ W.) management of Instrument Flight Rules Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, That airspace extending upward from 700 (IFR) operations at the above airports. feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile describes in more detail the scope of the This action would also update the agency’s authority. This rulemaking is radius of Jasper County Airport. geographic coordinates of Three Rivers promulgated under the authority * * * * * Municipal Dr. Haines Airport, and the described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, AGL IN E5 Tell City, IN [Amended] name change of West Michigan Regional Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Airport (formerly Tulip City Airport) to section, the FAA is charged with Tell City, Perry County Municipal Airport, IN coincide with the FAAs aeronautical (Lat. 38°01′08″ N., long. 86°41′33″ W.) prescribing regulations to assign the use database. of airspace necessary to ensure the That airspace extending upward from 700 DATES: Comments must be received on safety of aircraft and the efficient use of feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile or before June 17, 2016. airspace. This regulation is within the radius of Perry County Municipal Airport. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this scope of that authority as it would * * * * * proposal to the U.S. Department of amend Class E airspace at Gratiot AGL IN E5 Vincennes, IN [Removed] Transportation, Docket Operations, Community Airport, Alma, MI; Antrim M–30, West Building Ground Floor, County Airport, Bellaire, MI; Wexford * * * * * Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey County Airport, Cadillac, MI; AGL IN E5 Washington, IN [Amended] Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; Drummond Island Airport, Drummond Washington, Daviess County Airport, IN telephone (202) 366–9826. You must Island, MI; Charles C. Zettel Memorial (Lat. 38°42′02″ N., long. 87°07′47″ W.) identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2016– Airport, Gladwin, MI; Park Township 4629; Airspace Docket No. 16–AGL–8, Airport and West Michigan Regional That airspace extending upward from 700 at the beginning of your comments. You Airport, Holland, MI; and Three Rivers feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile may also submit comments through the Municipal Dr. Haines Airport, Three radius of Daviess County Airport. Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Rivers, MI. asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with PROPOSALS Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 19, You may review the public docket 2016. containing the proposal, any comments Comments Invited Walter Tweedy, received, and any final disposition in Interested parties are invited to Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, person in the Dockets Office between participate in this proposed rulemaking ATO Central Service Center. 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday by submitting such written data, views, [FR Doc. 2016–10177 Filed 5–2–16; 8:45 am] through Friday, except Federal holidays. or arguments, as they may desire. 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26502 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 3, 2016 / Proposed Rules developing reasoned regulatory The Proposal regulatory evaluation as the anticipated decisions on the proposal. Comments The FAA is proposing an amendment impact is so minimal. Since this is a are specifically invited on the overall to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations routine matter that will only affect air regulatory, aeronautical, economic, (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E traffic procedures and air navigation, it environmental, and energy-related airspace extending upward from 700 is certified that this rule, when aspects of the proposal. feet above the surface at the following promulgated, would not have a Communications should identify both airports: significant economic impact on a docket numbers and be submitted in Within a 6.5-mile radius of Gratiot substantial number of small entities triplicate to the address listed above. Community Airport, Alma, MI; under the criteria of the Regulatory Commenters wishing the FAA to Within a 6.5-mile radius of Antrim Flexibility Act. acknowledge receipt of their comments County Airport, Bellaire, MI, with a Environmental Review on this notice must submit with those segment extending from the 6.5-mile comments a self-addressed, stamped This proposal will be subject to an radius to 6.9 miles south of the airport; environmental analysis in accordance postcard on which the following Within a 6.7-mile radius of Wexford with FAA Order 1050.1F, statement is made: ‘‘Comments to County Airport, Cadillac, MI; ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Docket No. FAA–2016–4629/Airspace Within a 6.5-mile radius of Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Docket No. 16–AGL–8.’’ The postcard Drummond Island Airport, Drummond regulatory action. will be date/time stamped and returned Island, MI, with a segment extending to the commenter. from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.5 miles List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 east of the airport; Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Availability of NPRMs Within a 6.5-mile radius of Charles C. Navigation (air). An electronic copy of this document Zettel Memorial Airport, Gladwin, MI; Within a 6.5-mile radius of West The Proposed Amendment may be downloaded through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Michigan Regional Airport (formerly Accordingly, pursuant to the Recently published rulemaking Tulip City Airport), Holland, MI; Park authority delegated to me, the Federal documents can also be accessed through Township Airport would be removed as Aviation Administration proposes to the FAA’s Web page at http:// it no longer has instrument procedures amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_ and no longer requires Class E airspace; and PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, traffic/publications/airspace_ B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Within a 6.4 mile radius of Three amendments/. TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Rivers Municipal Dr. Haines Airport, You may review the public docket Three Rivers, MI, and updating the REPORTING POINTS containing the proposal, any comments geographic coordinates of this airport to received, and any final disposition in coincide with the FAAs aeronautical ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR person in the Dockets Office (see the database. These airspace part 71 continues to read as follows: ADDRESSES section for the address and reconfigurations are necessary due to Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and the decommissioning of NDBs, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, cancellation of NDB approaches, or 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. except federal holidays. An informal implementation of RNAV procedures at § 71.1 [Amended] docket may also be examined during the above airports. Controlled airspace ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in normal business hours at the Federal is necessary for the safety and 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Aviation Administration, Air Traffic management of the standard instrument Airspace Designations and Reporting Organization, Central Service Center, approach procedures for IFR operations Points, dated August 6, 2015, and Operations Support Group, 10101 at the airports. effective September 15, 2015, is Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: 76177. published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Persons interested in being placed on Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More a mailing list for future NPRMs should and effective September 15, 2015, which Above the Surface of the Earth. contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations * * * * * (202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory listed in this document will be AGL MI E5 Alma, MI [Amended] Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed published subsequently in the Order. Alma, Gratiot Community Airport, MI Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure. Regulatory Notices and Analyses (Lat. 43°19′20″ N., long. 84°41′17″ W.) Mount Pleasant VOR/DME Availability and Summary of The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 43°37′22″ N., long. 84°44′14″ W.) Documents Proposed for Incorporation regulation only involves an established That airspace extending upward from 700 by Reference body of technical regulations for which feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile frequent and routine amendments are radius of Gratiot Community Airport, and This document would amend FAA necessary to keep them operationally within 2.0 miles either side of a 270° bearing asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with PROPOSALS Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations current, is non-controversial and from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile and Reporting Points, dated August 6, unlikely to result in adverse or negative radius to 10.1 miles west of the airport, and 2015, and effective September 15, 2015. within 1.5 miles either side of the Mount comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Pleasant VOR/DME 178° radial extending FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.3 miles north as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a of the airport. document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT * * * * * Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 air traffic service routes, and reporting FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) AGL MI E5 Bellaire, MI [Amended] points. does not warrant preparation of a Bellaire, Antrim County Airport, MI VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:30 May 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03MYP1.SGM 03MYP1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 3, 2016 / Proposed Rules 26503 (Lat. 44°59′19″ N., long. 85°11′54″ W.) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace That airspace extending upward from 700 Designations and Reporting Points, and feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Federal Aviation Administration subsequent amendments can be viewed radius of Antrim County Airport, and within online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 1.9 miles each side of the 197° bearing from 14 CFR Part 71 publications/. For further information, the airport extending from the 6.5-mile you can contact the Airspace Policy [Docket No. FAA–2016–5388; Airspace radius to 6.9 miles south of the airport. Group, Federal Aviation Docket No. 16–ACE–4] * * * * * Administration, 800 Independence Proposed Revocation of Class E Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; AGL MI E5 Cadillac, MI [Amended] Airspace; Alliance, NE; and telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is Cadillac, Wexford County Airport, MI Amendment of Class E Airspace for also available for inspection at the (Lat. 44°16′31″ N., long. 85°25′08″ W.) the Following Nebraska Towns; Albion, National Archives and Records That airspace extending upward from 700 NE; Alliance, NE; Gothenburg, NE; Administration (NARA). For feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile Holdrege, NE; Imperial, NE; Lexington, information on the availability of FAA radius of the Wexford County Airport. NE; and Millard Airport, Omaha, NE Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– * * * * * 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ AGENCY: Federal Aviation AGL MI E5 Drummond Island, MI Administration (FAA), DOT. federal_register/code_of_federal- [Amended] regulations/ibr_locations.html. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Drummond Island Airport, MI FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace (NPRM). (Lat. 46° 00′34″ N., long. 83° 44′38″ W.) Designations and Reporting Points, is That airspace extending upward from 700 SUMMARY: This action proposes to published yearly and effective on feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile remove Class E surface area airspace at September 15. radius of Drummond Island Airport, and Alliance Municipal Airport, Alliance, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: within 4 miles each side of the 072° bearing NE; and modify Class E airspace Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile extending upward from 700 feet above Administration, Operations Support radius to 8.5 miles east of the airport; that the surface at Albion Municipal Airport, Group, Central Service Center, 10101 airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet Albion, NE; Alliance Municipal Airport, Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX above the surface bounded by long. 83°57′00″ Alliance, NE; Quinn Field, Gothenburg, 76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. W., on the west; long. 83°26′00″ W., on the NE; Brewster Field Airport, Holdrege, east; Lat. 46°05′00″ N., on the north; and Lat. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NE; Imperial Municipal Airport, 45°45′00″ N., on the south, excluding that Authority for This Rulemaking Imperial, NE; Jim Kelly Field, airspace within Canada. Lexington, NE; and Millard Airport, The FAA’s authority to issue rules * * * * * Omaha, NE. Decommissioning of non- regarding aviation safety is found in AGL MI E5 Gladwin, MI [Amended] directional radio beacons (NDB), Title 49 of the United States Code. Charles C. Zettel Memorial Airport, MI cancellation of NDB approaches, and Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the (Lat. 43°58′14″ N., long. 84°28′30″ W.) implementation of area navigation authority of the FAA Administrator. (RNAV) procedures have made this Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile action necessary for the safety and describes in more detail the scope of the radius of the Charles C. Zettel Memorial management of Instrument Flight Rules agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Airport. (IFR) operations at the above airports. promulgated under the authority This action would also update the described in Subtitle VII, Part A, * * * * * geographic coordinates for Quinn Field, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that AGL MI E5 Holland, MI [Amended] Imperial Municipal Airport, and Jim section, the FAA is charged with West Michigan Regional Airport, MI Kelly Field to coincide with the FAA’s prescribing regulations to assign the use (Lat. 42°44′34″ N., long. 86°06′28″ W.) aeronautical database. of airspace necessary to ensure the That airspace extending upward from 700 DATES: Comments must be received on safety of aircraft and the efficient use of feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile or before June 17, 2016. airspace. This regulation is within the radius of the West Michigan Regional ADDRESSES: Send comments on this scope of that authority as it would Airport. proposal to the U.S. Department of remove Class E surface area airspace at * * * * * Transportation, Docket Operations, M– Alliance Municipal Airport, Alliance, 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room NE; and modify Class E airspace AGL MI E5 Three Rivers, MI [Amended] W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., extending upward from 700 feet above Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) the surface at Albion Municipal Airport, MI 366–9826. You must identify FAA Albion, NE; Alliance Municipal Airport; (Lat. 41°57′35″ N., long. 85°35′35″ W.) Docket No. FAA–2016–5388; Airspace Quinn Field, Gothenburg, NE; Brewster That airspace extending upward from 700 Docket No. 16–ACE–4, at the beginning Field Airport, Holdrege, NE; Imperial feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile of your comments. You may also submit Municipal Airport, Imperial, NE; Jim radius of Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines comments through the Internet at Kelly Field, Lexington, NE; and Millard Airport, excluding that airspace within the http://www.regulations.gov. You may Airport, Omaha, NE. asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with PROPOSALS Sturgis, Kirsch Municipal Airport, MI, Class E airspace area. review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and Comments Invited Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 19, any final disposition in person in the Interested parties are invited to 2016. Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and participate in this proposed rulemaking Walter Tweedy, 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, by submitting such written data, views, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, except Federal holidays. The Docket or arguments, as they may desire. Central Service Center. Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is Comments that provide the factual basis [FR Doc. 2016–10174 Filed 5–2–16; 8:45 am] on the ground floor of the building at supporting the views and suggestions BILLING CODE 4910–13–P the above address. presented are particularly helpful in VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:30 May 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03MYP1.SGM 03MYP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before June 17, 2016.
ContactJeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
FR Citation81 FR 26501 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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