97-27369. Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Birmingham, AL  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 53984-53985]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-27369]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-15]
    
    
    Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Birmingham, AL
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
    
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    SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend Class E airspace at Birmingham, 
    AL. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 23 Standard 
    Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Birmingham 
    International Airport. As a result, additional controlled airspace 
    extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to 
    accommodate the
    
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    SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Birmingham 
    International Airport.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 17, 1997.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
    Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ASO-15, Manager, Airspace 
    Branch, ASO-520, 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: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air 
    Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 
    Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5491.
    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 number 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. 97-
    ASO-15.'' 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. 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 each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
    concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
    
    Availaiblity 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, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, 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 amend Class E airspace at 
    Birmingham, AL. A GPS RWY 23 SIAP has been developed for Birmingham 
    International Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward 
    from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR 
    operations at Birmingham International Airport. Class E airspace 
    designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
    above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 
    Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
    1997, 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--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 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.
    
    
    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 AL E5 Birmingham, AL [Revised]
    
    Birmingham International Airport, AL
        (lat. 33 deg.33'47''N, long. 86 deg.45'13''W)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 10-mile radius of Birmingham International Airport.
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        Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 4, 1997.
    Nancy B. Shelton,
    Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
    [FR Doc. 97-27369 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
10/17/1997
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Document Number:
97-27369
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before November 17, 1997.
Pages:
53984-53985 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-15
PDF File:
97-27369.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1