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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-7]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Louisburg, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Louisburg, North 
Carolina. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the 
Franklin County Airport has been developed and controlled airspace from 
700 feet to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain IFR 
operations at the airport. The operating status of the airport will 
change from VFR to include IFR operations concurrent with publication 
of the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 28, 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 December 22, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Louisburg, North Carolina. A SIAP based on the Raleigh-
Durham Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) was developed 
for the Franklin County Airport at Louisburg. The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL to contain 
Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations in controlled airspace (58 FR 
67727).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
Four businessmen (Fayard Enterprises, Inc.) from the North Raleigh 
Airport (old Franklin County Airport) objected to the proposal on the 
basis that the new controlled airspace would have a major safety and 
economic impact on the North Raleigh Airport. The primary purpose for 
establishing an additional 500 feet of controlled airspace between 700 
feet and 1200 feet at Franklin County Airport is to enhance safety. 
This action will increase the required inflight visibility from one 
statute mile to three statute miles for operations within the new Class 
E airspace. Any adverse economic impact should have been addressed when 
the new Franklin County Airport was proposed and circularized to the 
public for comment. No objections were received in response to the 
airport establishment.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. This amendment is the same as that proposed in the 
notice. 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 Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
established Class E airspace at Louisburg, North Carolina to provide 
controlled airspace to 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the VOR SIAP 
into the Franklin County 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 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

    Aviation safety, 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; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.

    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:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
above the surface of the earth.

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ASO NC E5 Louisburg, NC [New]
Franklin County Airport, NC
    (lat. 36 deg.01'26'' N, Long. 78 deg.19'47'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.5-mile radius of the Franklin County Airport.
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    Issued in East Point, Georgia, on February 7, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-5783 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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