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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-8]

 

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thomaston, 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 
Thomaston, Georgia. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway 30 Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) for the Thomaston-Upson County 
Airport has recently been developed. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth is needed for 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations when utilizing this SIAP. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operators executing the developed SIAP. If approved, 
the operating status of the airport would change from VFR operations to 
include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 5, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-8, 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: Robert L. Shipp, Jr., Airspace 
Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5591.

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. 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. 94-ASO-8.'' 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 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 
Thomaston, Georgia. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the NDB Runway 30 
SIAP to serve the Thomaston-Upson County Airport. The coordinates for 
this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E 
airspace areas 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 CFR 71.1 effective September 16, 1993. The 
Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be published 
subsequently in the Order. If approved, the operating status of the 
airport would be changed from VFR operations to include IFR operations 
concurrent with publication of the SIAP.
    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

    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--[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.


Sec. 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:

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  Thomaston, GA [New]

Thomaston-Upson County Airport, GA
    (lat. 32 deg.57'17''N, long. 84 deg.11'14''W)
Yates NDB
    (lat. 32 deg.55'09''N, long. 84 deg.11'14''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 6.5-mile radius of the Thomaston-Upson County 
Airport and within 2.0 miles each side of the 124 deg. bearing from 
the Yates NDB, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles 
southeast of the NDB.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 2, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-11725 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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