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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-13]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Courtland, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Courtland, 
Alabama. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) for Runway 13 
at the Industrial Airpark has been developed and controlled airspace 
from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL is needed to contain IFR operations at 
the airport. The intended effect of this amendment is to provide 
adequate Class E airspace to contain IFR operations within controlled 
airspace. The operating status of the airport will change from VFR 
operations to include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the 
SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C. March 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth R. Patterson, Airspace Section, System Management Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On August 12, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Courtland, Alabama, (58 FR 45079). A SIAP based on the 
Muscle Shoals Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) has been 
established to serve the Industrial Airpark Airport. Controlled 
airspace extending from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL is needed to contain 
IFR operations at the airport. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written 
comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. This 
amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice except for a 
slight correction to the latitude and longitude. Airspace 
Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued 
the use of the term ``transition area'' and has replaced it with the 
designation as ``Class E Airspace'' for airspace extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. The coordinates for 
this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Designations 
for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 
17, 1993 and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 effective September 16, 1993. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order. The operating status of the airport will 
change from VFR operations to include IFR operations concurrent with 
publication of the SIAP.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Courtland, AL. This action lowers the 
base of controlled airspace from 1200 feet above the surface to 700 
feet above the surface in vicinity of Industrial Airpark Airport.
    The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operators executing the VOR Rwy 13 SIAP at Industrial 
Airpark Airport. 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, 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).

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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 47 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, in effect as of September 16, 
1993, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, 
and effective September 16, 1993, is amended as follows:

    Para. 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ASO AL E5 Courtland, AL [New]

Industrial Airpark Airport, AL
    (Lat. 34 deg.39'34'' N, long 87 deg.20'56'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.5-mile radius of the Industrial Airpark Airport, excluding 
that airspace within the Muscle Shoals Class E airspace.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 19, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-2204 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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