[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17740-17741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9514]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-2]
Proposed Amendment to Class D and Proposed Removal of Class E
Airspace; Atlanta, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D and remove Class E
airspace at Atlanta, GA, for the Fulton County Airport-Brown Field. The
control tower at Fulton County Airport-Brown Field is now open 24 hours
a day. Therefore, the Class D airspace would be amended from part time
to continuous. Additionally, the current Class E surface airspace that
is effective when the control tower closes is no longer necessary and
can be removed.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 11, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ASO-2, 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, Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.
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. 98-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 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.
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 D and remove Class
E airspace at Atlanta, GA, for the Fulton County Airport-Brown Field.
The control tower at Fulton County Airport-Brown Field is now open 24
hours a day. Therefore, the Class D airspace would be amended from part
time to continuous. Additionally, the current Class E surface airspace
that is effective when the control tower closes is no longer necessary
and can be removed. Class D airspace designations and Class E airspace
areas designated as a surface area for an airport are published in
Paragraphs 5000 and 6002 respectively 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 D and Class E
airspace designations 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
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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 16, 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--DESGINATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRPSPACE 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; 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 5000 Class D airspace
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ASO GA D Atlanta, GA [Revised]
Atlanta, Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, GA
(Lat. 33 deg.46'45'' N, long. 84 deg.31'17'' W)
Dobbins ARB
(Lat. 33 deg.54'54'' N, long. 84 deg.31'00'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,300 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius Fulton County Airport-Brown
Field; excluding the portion north of a line connecting the 2 points
of intersection with a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on Dobbins
ARB.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace area designated as a surface area
for an airport
* * * * *
ASO GA E2 Atlanta, GA [Removed]
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 5, 1998.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-9514 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 a.m.]
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