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[FR Doc No: 94-10382]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-4]
Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Class E2 Airspace and
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Athens, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace at the
Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, GA and to establish Class E4 airspace
due to commissioning of a Non-Federal Air Traffic Control Tower, March
14, 1994, at the Athens/Ben Epps Airport. This Action also would amend
the Class E2 surface airspace at Athens/Ben Epps Airport to indicate
part-time when the control tower is not in operation. The intended
effect of this proposal is to require pilots to establish two-way radio
communications prior to entering the airspace during the hours the
control tower is in operation.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 3, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-4, 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: Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Airspace
Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
telephone (404) 305-5585.
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. Comments 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-4.'' 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 procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish a Class D airspace
area and Class E4 airspace at the Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens,
Georgia. This action also would amend the Class E2 surface airspace at
Athens/Ben Epps Airport to indicate part time. The establishment of
this Class D airspace area will require pilots, prior to entering the
airspace, to establish two-way radio communications with the newly
commissioned air traffic control tower providing air traffic services.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American
Datum 83. Class D, Class E2 and Class E4 airspace areas, are
respectively published in Para 5000, Para 6002 and Para 6004 of FAA
Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D, E2 and
E4 airspace areas 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
Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR 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, 25
FR 9565, 3CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
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:
Para 5000 Class D Airspace
* * * * *
ASO GA D Athens, Georgia [New]
Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia
(lat. 35 deg.56'54''N, long, 83 deg.19'37''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3300 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Athens/Ben Epps Airport.
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specified dates
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Para 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D
surface area.
* * * * *
ASO GA E4 Athens, Georgia [New]
Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia
(lat. 35 deg.56'54''N, long. 83 deg.19'36''W)
That airspace within 3 miles each side of the Athens VORTAC
195 deg. radial, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles south
of the VORTAC and within 3 miles each side of the Athens VORTAC
076 deg. radial, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles east of
the VORTAC.
* * * * *
Para 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for
an airport.
* * * * *
ASO GA E2 Athens, Georgia [Amend]
Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia
(lat. 35 deg.56'54''N, long. 83 deg.19'36''W)
Within a 4-mile radius of the Athens/Ben Epps Airport and within
3 miles each side of the Athens VORTAC 195 deg. radial, extending
from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles south of the VORTAC and within 3
miles each side of the Athens VORTAC 076 deg. radial, extending from
the 4-mile radius to 7 miles east of the VORTAC.
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effected date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 12, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-10382 Filed 4-29-94; 8:45 am]
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