[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60660-60661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30524]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-29]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Thomson, GA; and
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace, Augusta, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Thomas,
GA, for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport. Currently the Class E airspace
area for the airport is included in the Augusta, GA, Class E airspace
area. The McDuffie NDB was relocated from an off-airport to an on-
airport site. As a result the NDB Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) has been revised. The subsequent airspace review
revealed that less Class E airspace was now required for the Thomson-
McDuffie Airport. As a result, the reduced Class E airspace area for
the Thomson-McDuffie Airport no longer intersects the remainder of the
Augusta Class E airspace area. Therefore, it is necessary to establish
stand alone Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface (AGL) at Thomson, GA, for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport and
amend the Augusta, GA, Class E airspace area by removing the airspace
previously required for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-29, Manager, Operations
Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benny L. McGlamery, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
telephone (404) 305-5570.
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 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. 96-ASO-
29.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received before the
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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. All comments submitted
will be available for examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief
Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College
Park, Georgia 30337, both before and after the closing date for
comments. A report summarizing public contact with FAA personnel
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRMs
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Manager, Operations Branch, ASO-530, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the notice
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing
list for future NPRMs 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
Thomson, GA, for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport. Currently the Class E
airspace area for the airport is included in the Augusta, GA, Class E
airspace area. The McDuffie NDB was relocated from an off-airport to an
on-airport site. As a result the NDB Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) has been revised. The subsequent airspace review
revealed that less Class E airspace was now required for the Thomson-
McDuffie Airport. As a result, the reduced Class E airspace area for
the Thomson-McDuffie Airport no longer intersects the remainder of the
Augusta Class E airspace area. Therefore, it is necessary to establish
stand alone Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface (AGL) at Thomson, GA, for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport and
amend the Augusta, GA, Class E airspace area by removing the airspace
previously required for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport. Class E airspace
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D
dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation 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 Subjects 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. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet above the surface of the earth.
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ASO GA E5 Thomson, GA [New]
Thomson-McDuffie Airport, GA
(Lat. 33 deg.31'47'' N, long. 82 deg.31'00'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.5-mile radius of Thomson-McDuffie Airport.
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ASO GA E5 Augusta, GA [Revised]
Augusta, Bush Field, GA
(Lat. 33 deg.22'12'' N, long. 81 deg.57'52'' W)
Bushe NDB
(Lat. 33 deg.17'13'' N, long. 81 deg.56'49'' W)
Daniel Field
(Lat. 33 deg.27'59'' N, long. 82 deg.02'21'' W)
Burke County Airport
(Lat. 33 deg.02'28'' N, long. 82 deg.00'14'' W)
Burke County NDB
(Lat. 33 deg.02'33'' N, long. 82 deg.00'17'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8.2-mile radius of Bush Field and within 8 miles west and
4 miles east of Augusta ILS localizer south course extending from
the 8-mile radius to 16 miles south of the Bushe NDB, and within a
6.3-mile radius of Daniel Field, and within a 6.2-mile radius of
Burke County Airport and within 3.5 miles each side of the 243 deg.
bearing from the Burke County NDB extending from the 6.2-mile radius
to 7 miles southwest of the NDB.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 18, 1996.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30524 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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