[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39638-39639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18918]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-15]
Removal of Class D Airspace; Fort Rucker Shell, AL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment removes Class D airspace at Fort Rucker Shell,
AL. The United States Army has altered the operational requirements of
Shell Army Heliport (AHP) and transferred the training mission from
Shell Army AHP to another location. Therefore, there is no longer a
requirement for Class D airspace for the heliport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Zylowski, System Management
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5570.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
The United States Army altered the operational requirements of and
transferred the former training mission from Shell AHP to another
location. As a result, the United States Army requested the Federal
Aviation Administration to remove the Class D airspace for the
heliport, as it is no longer needed. There is no instrument flight
rules (IFR) activity and visual flight rules (VFR) activity has been
significantly reduced. This action will eliminate the impact that Class
D airspace has placed on users of the airspace in the vicinity of Shell
AHP. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES
section. Since this action removes the Class D airspace, which
eliminates the impact of Class D airspace on users of the airspace in
the vicinity of Shell AHP, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C.
553(b) are unnecessary.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) removes Class D airspace at Fort Rucker Shell, AL. The
United States Army has altered the operational requirements of Shell
AHP and transferred the training mission from Shell AHP to another
location. Therefore, there is no longer a requirement for Class D
airspace for the heliport.
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
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``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 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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ASO AL D Fort Rucker Shell, AL [Removed]
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 24, 1995.
Stanley Zylowski,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-18918 Filed 8-2-95; 8:45 am]
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