[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40488-40489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19859]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-10]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Anniston, AL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at
Anniston, AL. Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 3 and RWY 21
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed for
Talladega Municipal Airport, and a GPS RWY 20 SIAP has been developed
for St. Clair County Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate
these SIAPs, and for Instrumental Flight Rules (IFR) operations at
these airports and the Anniston Metropolitan Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 9, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ASO-10, 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,
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1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-
5586.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wade Carpenter, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)
305-5581.
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. 97-
ASO-10.'' 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 proposed contained in this notice may be changed in
light of 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 contract 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 the Class E airspace
area at Anniston, AL. GPS RWY 3 and RWY 15 SIAPs have been developed
for Talladega Municipal Airport, and a GPS RWY 20 SIAP has been
developed for St. Clair County Airport. Additional controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate these
SIAPs, and for IFR operations at these airports and the Anniston
Metropolitan 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 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and
effective September 16, 1996, 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet above the surface of the earth.
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ASO AL E5 Anniston, AL [Revised]
Anniston Metropolitan Airport, AL
(lat. 33 deg.35'17'' N, long. 85 deg.51'29'' W)
Talladega Municipal Airport
(lat. 33 deg.34'12'' N, long. 86 deg.03'04'' W)
St. Clair County Airport
(lat. 33 deg.33'32'' N, long. 86 deg.14'57'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 12-mile radius of Anniston Metropolitan Airport and within
a 9.5-mile radius of Talladega Municipal Airport and within a 11.5
mile radius of St. Clair County Airport, excluding that airspace
within Restricted Area R-2101 when the restricted area is active.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 15, 1997.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-19859 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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