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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-10]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at military 
airports in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky 
and Mississippi. Presently, these areas are designated as Class D 
airspace when the associated control tower is in operation. However, 
controlled airspace to the surface is needed when the control towers 
located at these areas are closed. The intended effect of this action 
is to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight rule 
(IFR) operations when these control towers are closed.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.
    Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ASO-500, Docket No. 94-ASO-10, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 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 5-530-b, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305-5.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Airspace 
Section, Systems Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P. O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
Telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by 
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This 
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. 
However, after the review of any comments and, if the FAA finds that 
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking 
proceedings to extend the effective date of the regulation or amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall 
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related 
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace areas at military airports in Florida, 
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi. 
Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the associated 
control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled airspace to the 
surface is needed for IFR operations at Homestead AFB, FL, Patrick AFB, 
FL, Lawson AAF, GA, Dobbins AFB, GA, Moody AFB, GA, Beaufort MCAS, SC, 
Cherry Point MCAS, NC, Godman AAF, KY and Keesler AFB, MS, when the 
control towers are closed. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports 
when these control towers are closed.
    As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published in 
the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with 
a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D airspace 
area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace 
area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas 
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated 
June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, the FAA 
concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these Class E 
airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient handling of 
air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice and public 
procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the 
public interest.
    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

    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 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 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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ASO FL E2 Homestead, FL [New]

Homestead AFB, FL
    (lat. 25 deg.29'18'' N, long. 80 deg.23'01'' W)

    That airspace, extending upward from the surface within a 5.5-
mile radius of Homestead AFB. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO FL E2 Cocoa Patrick AFB, FL, [New]

Cocoa, Patrick AFB, FL
    (lat. 28 deg.14'22'' N, long. 80 deg.36'27'' W)
Melbourne Regional Airport
    (lat. 28 deg.06'10'' N, long. 80 deg.38'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.3-
mile radius of Patrick AFB; excluding the portion south of a line 
connecting the two points of intersection within a 4.3-mile radius 
circle centered on the Melbourne Regional Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Columbus Lawson AAF, GA [New]

Columus, Lawson AAF, GA
    (lat. 32 deg.20'17'' N, long. 84 deg.59'32'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Lawson AAF; excluding that airspace within the 
Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, Class C airspace area and within 
Restricted Area R-3002. This Class E airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA [New]

Atlanta, Dobbins AFB, GA
    (lat. 33 deg.54'55'' N, long. 84 deg.30'59'' W)
Fulton County Airport
    (lat. 33 deg.46'45'' N, long. 84 deg.31'17'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.5-
mile radius of Dobbins AFB; excluding the portion south of a line 
connecting the 2 points of intersection with a 4-mile radius circle 
centered on Fulton County Airport. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Valdosta Moody AFB, GA [New]

Valdosta, Moody AFB, GA
    (lat. 30 deg.58'07'' N, long. 83 deg.11'35'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile 
radius of Moody AFB. This Class E airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO SC E2 Beaufort, SC [New]

Beaufort MCAS/Merritt Field, SC
    (lat. 32 deg.28'39'' N, long. 80 deg.43'23'' W)
Beaufort County Airport
    (lat. 32 deg.24'44'' N, long. 80 deg.38'04'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.6-
mile radius of Beaufort MCAS/Merritt field; excluding that airspace 
within a 1-mile radius of the Beaufort County Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO NC E2 Cherry Point MCAS, NC [New]

Cherry Point MCAS, NC
    (lat. 34 deg.54'10'' N, long. 76 deg.52'52'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile 
radius of Cherry Point MCAS. This Class E airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO KY E2 Fort Knox, KY [New]

Fort Knox, Godman AAF, KY
    (lat. 37 deg.54'24'' N, long. 85 deg.58'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 3.9-
mile radius of Godman AAF. This Class E airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO MS E2 Biloxi, MS [New]

Biloxi, Keesler AFB, MS
    (lat. 30 deg.24'41'' N, long. 88 deg.55'25'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Keesler, AFB; excluding that portion west of long. 
89 deg.00'00'' W. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 16, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-12530 Filed 5-20-94; 8:45 am]
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