[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7558-7559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3686]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 16, 1999 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-3]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Toccoa, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: this notice proposes to amend Class E airspace at Toccoa, GA.
The Visual Omni Range (VOR) or Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway
(RWY) 20 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been amended
for Toccoa RG Letourneau Field Airport. As a result, additional
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level
(AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations at Toccoa RG Letourneau Field Airport. An extension
via the 023 degree radial of the Foothills (ODF) VOR for the VOR or GPS
RWY 20 SIAP will be necessary. The length of the Class E airspace
extension northeast of the VOR will be 7 miles, and the width of the
airspace extension will be 6.8 miles.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 18, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-3, Manager, Airspace Branch,
ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College
Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.
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. 99-
ASO-2.'' 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 Regional 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.
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, 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
Toccoa, GA. The VOR or GPS RWY 20 SIAP has been amended for Toccoa RG
Letourneau Field Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR
operations at Toccoa RG Letourneau Field 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 7400.9F,
dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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:
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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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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 GA E5 Toccoa, GA [Revised]
Toccoa RG Letourneau Field Airport, GA
(Lat. 34 deg.35'37''N, long. 83 deg.17'45''W
Foothills VOR
(Lat. 34 deg.41'45''N, long. 83 deg.17'52''W
Habersham County Airport
(Lat. 34 deg.30'01''N, long. 83 deg.33'20''W
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth within a 10-mile radius of Toccoa RG Letourneau
Field Airport and within 3.4-miles each side of the 023 degree
radial from the Foothills VOR, extending 7 miles northeast of the
VOR and within an 8.2-mile radius of Habersham County Airport.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 4, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-3686 Filed 2-12-99; 8:45 am]
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