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[FR Doc No: 94-12530]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-10]
Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at military
airports in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky
and Mississippi. Presently, these areas are designated as Class D
airspace when the associated control tower is in operation. However,
controlled airspace to the surface is needed when the control towers
located at these areas are closed. The intended effect of this action
is to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight rule
(IFR) operations when these control towers are closed.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.
Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, ASO-500, Docket No. 94-ASO-10, Federal Aviation
Administration, 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 5-530-b, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305-5.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Airspace
Section, Systems Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, P. O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
Telephone (404) 305-5586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments on the Rule
Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section.
However, after the review of any comments and, if the FAA finds that
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking
proceedings to extend the effective date of the regulation or amend the
regulation.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations
establishes Class E airspace areas at military airports in Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi.
Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the associated
control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled airspace to the
surface is needed for IFR operations at Homestead AFB, FL, Patrick AFB,
FL, Lawson AAF, GA, Dobbins AFB, GA, Moody AFB, GA, Beaufort MCAS, SC,
Cherry Point MCAS, NC, Godman AAF, KY and Keesler AFB, MS, when the
control towers are closed. The intended effect of this action is to
provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports
when these control towers are closed.
As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published in
the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with
a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D airspace
area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace
area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated
June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, the FAA
concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these Class E
airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient handling of
air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice and public
procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the
public interest.
The FAA has determined that this 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 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).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 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 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport
* * * * *
ASO FL E2 Homestead, FL [New]
Homestead AFB, FL
(lat. 25 deg.29'18'' N, long. 80 deg.23'01'' W)
That airspace, extending upward from the surface within a 5.5-
mile radius of Homestead AFB. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO FL E2 Cocoa Patrick AFB, FL, [New]
Cocoa, Patrick AFB, FL
(lat. 28 deg.14'22'' N, long. 80 deg.36'27'' W)
Melbourne Regional Airport
(lat. 28 deg.06'10'' N, long. 80 deg.38'45'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.3-
mile radius of Patrick AFB; excluding the portion south of a line
connecting the two points of intersection within a 4.3-mile radius
circle centered on the Melbourne Regional Airport. This Class E
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO GA E2 Columbus Lawson AAF, GA [New]
Columus, Lawson AAF, GA
(lat. 32 deg.20'17'' N, long. 84 deg.59'32'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Lawson AAF; excluding that airspace within the
Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, Class C airspace area and within
Restricted Area R-3002. This Class E airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO GA E2 Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA [New]
Atlanta, Dobbins AFB, GA
(lat. 33 deg.54'55'' N, long. 84 deg.30'59'' W)
Fulton County Airport
(lat. 33 deg.46'45'' N, long. 84 deg.31'17'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.5-
mile radius of Dobbins AFB; excluding the portion south of a line
connecting the 2 points of intersection with a 4-mile radius circle
centered on Fulton County Airport. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO GA E2 Valdosta Moody AFB, GA [New]
Valdosta, Moody AFB, GA
(lat. 30 deg.58'07'' N, long. 83 deg.11'35'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile
radius of Moody AFB. This Class E airspace area is effective during
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO SC E2 Beaufort, SC [New]
Beaufort MCAS/Merritt Field, SC
(lat. 32 deg.28'39'' N, long. 80 deg.43'23'' W)
Beaufort County Airport
(lat. 32 deg.24'44'' N, long. 80 deg.38'04'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.6-
mile radius of Beaufort MCAS/Merritt field; excluding that airspace
within a 1-mile radius of the Beaufort County Airport. This Class E
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO NC E2 Cherry Point MCAS, NC [New]
Cherry Point MCAS, NC
(lat. 34 deg.54'10'' N, long. 76 deg.52'52'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile
radius of Cherry Point MCAS. This Class E airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO KY E2 Fort Knox, KY [New]
Fort Knox, Godman AAF, KY
(lat. 37 deg.54'24'' N, long. 85 deg.58'23'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 3.9-
mile radius of Godman AAF. This Class E airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASO MS E2 Biloxi, MS [New]
Biloxi, Keesler AFB, MS
(lat. 30 deg.24'41'' N, long. 88 deg.55'25'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Keesler, AFB; excluding that portion west of long.
89 deg.00'00'' W. This Class E airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 16, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-12530 Filed 5-20-94; 8:45 am]
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