Proposed Rule2022-12638
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Coldwater and Sturgis, MI
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Published
June 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace at Coldwater and Sturgis, MI. The FAA is proposing this action due to an airspace review conducted as part of the decommissioning of the Litchfield very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of the VOR Minimal Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic coordinates of the airports would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35689-35690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12638]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0758; Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-24]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Coldwater and Sturgis, MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace at
Coldwater and Sturgis, MI. The FAA is proposing this action due to an
airspace review conducted as part of the decommissioning of the
Litchfield very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) as
part of the VOR Minimal Operational Network (MON) Program. The
geographic coordinates of the airports would also be updated to
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2022-0758/Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-24 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/</a>. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
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
the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at Branch County Memorial Airport, Coldwater, MI, and Kirsch
Municipal Airport, Sturgis, MI, to support instrument flight rule
operations at these airports.
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-
2022-0758/Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-24.'' The postcard will be
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received 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 the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive
public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking
will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through
the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Recently published
rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page
at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/</a>.
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.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and
effective September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly
available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA
Order JO 7400.11F 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 14 CFR part 71 by:
Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.6-mile (decreased from an 8.1-mile)
radius of Branch County Memorial Airport, Coldwater, MI; removing
the city associated with the airport in the airspace legal
description to comply with changes to FAA Order JO 7400.2N,
Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters; and updating the
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database;
And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface to within a 6.5-mile (decreased from a 7-mile)
radius of Kirsch Municipal Airport, MI; adding an extension 2.5
miles each side of the 052[deg] bearing from the Sturgis NDB
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extending from the 6.5-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles
northeast of the NDB; adding an extension 2.5 miles each side of the
341[deg] bearing from the Sturgis NDB extending from the 6.5-mile
radius of the airport to 7 miles north of the NDB; removing the city
associated with the airport in the airspace legal description to
comply with changes to FAA Order JO 7400.2N; and updating the
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's
aeronautical database.
This action is due to an airspace review conducted as part of
the decommissioning of the Litchfield VOR, which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part
of the VOR MON Program.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will
be published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15.
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.
71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:
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 Coldwater, MI [Amended]
Branch County Memorial Airport, MI
(Lat. 41[deg]56'01'' N, long. 85[deg]03'08'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Branch County Memorial Airport.
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AGL MI E5 Sturgis, MI [Amended]
Kirsch Municipal Airport, MI
(Lat. 41[deg]48'48'' N, long. 85[deg]26'20'' W)
Sturgis NDB
(Lat. 41[deg]48'47'' N, long. 85[deg]26'02'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Kirsch Municipal Airport; and within
2.5 miles each side of the 052[deg] bearing from the Sturgis NDB
extending from the 6.5-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles
northeast of the Sturgis NDB; and within 2.5 miles each side of the
341[deg] bearing from the Sturgis NDB extending from the 6.5-mile
radius of the airport to 7 miles north of the Sturgis NDB.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 7, 2022.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-12638 Filed 6-10-22; 8:45 am]
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