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[FR Doc No: 94-11725]
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[Federal Register: May 13, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-8]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thomaston, 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
Thomaston, Georgia. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway 30 Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) for the Thomaston-Upson County
Airport has recently been developed. Controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth is needed for
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations when utilizing this SIAP. The
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E
airspace for IFR operators executing the developed SIAP. If approved,
the operating status of the airport would change from VFR operations to
include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 5, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-8, Manager, System
Management 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 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Shipp, Jr., Airspace
Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
telephone (404) 305-5591.
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 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. 94-ASO-8.'' 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 the light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern
Region, room 530, 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 NPRM'S
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Manager, System Management 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 NPRM's 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
Thomaston, Georgia. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the NDB Runway 30
SIAP to serve the Thomaston-Upson County Airport. The coordinates for
this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E
airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A
dated June 17, 1993 and effective September 16, 1993 which is
incorporated by reference in CFR 71.1 effective September 16, 1993. The
Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be published
subsequently in the Order. If approved, the operating status of the
airport would be changed from VFR operations to include IFR operations
concurrent with publication of the SIAP.
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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [AMENDED]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993 and effective September 16, 1993,
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 Thomaston, GA [New]
Thomaston-Upson County Airport, GA
(lat. 32 deg.57'17''N, long. 84 deg.11'14''W)
Yates NDB
(lat. 32 deg.55'09''N, long. 84 deg.11'14''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
of the earth within a 6.5-mile radius of the Thomaston-Upson County
Airport and within 2.0 miles each side of the 124 deg. bearing from
the Yates NDB, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles
southeast of the NDB.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 2, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-11725 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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