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[FR Doc No: 94-10382]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-4]

 

Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Class E2 Airspace and 
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Athens, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace at the 
Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, GA and to establish Class E4 airspace 
due to commissioning of a Non-Federal Air Traffic Control Tower, March 
14, 1994, at the Athens/Ben Epps Airport. This Action also would amend 
the Class E2 surface airspace at Athens/Ben Epps Airport to indicate 
part-time when the control tower is not in operation. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to require pilots to establish two-way radio 
communications prior to entering the airspace during the hours the 
control tower is in operation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 3, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-4, Manager, System 
Management Branch, ASO-530, 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 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305-5200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Airspace 
Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5585.

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 aspects of the proposal. Communications 
should identify the airspace docket and be submitted in triplicate to 
the address listed above. Comments 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. 94-ASO-4.'' 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 the light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern 
Region, Room 530, 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 NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Manager, System Management Branch (ASO-530), 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 NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory 
Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish a Class D airspace 
area and Class E4 airspace at the Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, 
Georgia. This action also would amend the Class E2 surface airspace at 
Athens/Ben Epps Airport to indicate part time. The establishment of 
this Class D airspace area will require pilots, prior to entering the 
airspace, to establish two-way radio communications with the newly 
commissioned air traffic control tower providing air traffic services. 
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American 
Datum 83. Class D, Class E2 and Class E4 airspace areas, are 
respectively published in Para 5000, Para 6002 and Para 6004 of FAA 
Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D, E2 and 
E4 airspace areas 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

    Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR 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, 25 
FR 9565, 3CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Para 5000  Class D Airspace

* * * * *

ASO GA D Athens, Georgia [New]

Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia
    (lat. 35 deg.56'54''N, long, 83 deg.19'37''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3300 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Athens/Ben Epps Airport. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specified dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Para 6004  Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D 
surface area.
* * * * *

ASO GA E4 Athens, Georgia [New]

Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia
    (lat. 35 deg.56'54''N, long. 83 deg.19'36''W)

    That airspace within 3 miles each side of the Athens VORTAC 
195 deg. radial, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles south 
of the VORTAC and within 3 miles each side of the Athens VORTAC 
076 deg. radial, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles east of 
the VORTAC.
* * * * *
Para 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for 
an airport.
* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Athens, Georgia [Amend]

Athens/Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia
    (lat. 35 deg.56'54''N, long. 83 deg.19'36''W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of the Athens/Ben Epps Airport and within 
3 miles each side of the Athens VORTAC 195 deg. radial, extending 
from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles south of the VORTAC and within 3 
miles each side of the Athens VORTAC 076 deg. radial, extending from 
the 4-mile radius to 7 miles east of the VORTAC.
    This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effected date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 12, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-10382 Filed 4-29-94; 8:45 am]
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