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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-5]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Somerville, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Somerville, 
Tennessee. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway 18 Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) for the Fayette County Airport has recently 
been developed. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface of the earth is needed to contain Instrument Flight 
Rule (IFR) operations at the airport. The operating status of the 
airport will change from Visual Flight Rule (VFR) to include IFR 
operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP. The area will be 
depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 18, 1994.

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) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 31, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Somerville, Tennessee. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway 18 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) was developed for the 
Fayette County Airport at Somerville, Tennessee (59 FR 15136). The 
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface to contain IFR operations in controlled airspace and 
to change the operating status of the airport from VFR operations to 
include IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the SIAP. 
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). No comments objecting to the 
proposal were received.
    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. 
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 Somerville, Tennessee, to provide 
controlled airspace from 700 feet above the surface for aircraft 
executing an NDB SIAP into the Fayette 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.


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 above the surface of the earth.

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ASO TN E5 Somerville, TN [New]

Fayette County Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35 deg.12'22'' N, long. 89 deg.23'40'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the 
earth within a 7-mile radius of the Fayette County Airport.

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 24, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-13695 Filed 6-3-94; 8:45 am]
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