[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42290-42291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17857]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-9]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Villa Rica, 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 Villa
Rica, GA. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 10 Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Stockmar
Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Stockmar Airport. The
operating status of the airport will change from Visual Flight Rules
(VFR) to include IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the
SIAP.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 8, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ASO-9, Manager, Airspace Branch,
ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College
Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,
Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia
30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.
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 for 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
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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. 98-ASO-9.'' 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 light of the comments
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in
the Office of the Regional 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
contact 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 establish Class E airspace at
Villa Rica, GA. A GPS RWY 10 SIAP has been developed for Stockmar
Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700
feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR operations at
Stockmar Airport. The operating status of the airport will change from
VFR to include IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the
SIAP. 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 7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and effective September
16, 1997, 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 ``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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 Villa Rica, GA [New]
Stockmar Airport, GA
(Lat. 33 deg.45'23''N, long 84 deg.53'05''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth within a 6.3-mile radius of Stockmar Airport.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 10, 1998.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-17857 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]
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