[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-862]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-30]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Sparta, TN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment changes the airport name of the White County
Airport to Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. This amendment also makes
a technical change to the airspace description without actually
changing the airspace design. This change is being made as a result of
the revocation of an adjoining Class E airspace area.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 26, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
telephone (404) 305-5586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
The name of the White County Airport was changed to Upper
Cumberland Regional on June 17, 1993. Additionally, an adjacent Class E
airspace area for Cookeville, TN, was revoked on October 16, 1993. Both
of these changes must be reflected in the legal description of the
Sparta Class E airspace description. This rule will become effective on
the date specified in the EFFECTIVE DATE section. Since this action is
technical in nature, does not change the airspace design, and has no
impact on the users of the airspace, notice and public procedure under
5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth are published in FAA Order 7400.9E,
dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
The Rule
The amendment to 14 CFR part 71 changes the airport name of the
White County Airport to Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. This
amendment also makes a technical change to the airspace description
without actually changing the airspace design. This change is being
made as a result of the revocation of an adjoining Class E airspace
area.
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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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ASO TN E5 Sparta, TN [Revised]
Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, TN
(Lat. 36 deg.03'25'' N, long. 85 deg.31'47'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth within a 9-mile radius of Upper Cumberland
Regional Airport, excluding that airspace within the Smithville, TN,
Class E airspace area.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 18, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-862 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]
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