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[FR Doc No: 94-13696]


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[Federal Register: June 6, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-6]

 

Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Robins AFB, GA, 
Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E 
Airspace: Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a new and independent Class 
D airspace at Robins AFB, Georgia. Robins AFB has a full time air 
traffic control tower. This notice further proposes to amend Class D 
airspace at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia, by 
removing Robins AFB from the Macon, Georgia, Class D description. This 
notice also proposes to establish Class E airspace at Middle Georgia 
Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia, when the associated control tower is 
closed. The intended effect of this action is to clarify when two-way 
communication with these air traffic control towers is required and to 
provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument approach procedures 
when the Middle Georgia Regional Airport control tower is closed.

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-6, 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 Carpenter, Airspace Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic 
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

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-6.'' The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All 
communications received on or 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 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 a new independent 
Class D airspace at Robins AFB, Georgia. Additionally, the FAA is 
proposing to amend Class D airspace and establish Class E airspace at 
Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia. Prior to Airspace 
Reclassification an Airport Traffic Area (ATA) and a control zone 
existed at these airports. However, Airspace Reclassification, 
effective September 16, 1993, discontinued the use of the terms 
``airport traffic area'' and ``control zones,'' replacing them with the 
designation ``Class D airspace''. Robins AFB was incorporated in the 
Class D airspace for Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia. 
Robins AFB has a full time control tower. However, the Macon Radar 
Approach Control/Tower, which controls aircraft for the Middle Georgia 
Regional Airport, is part-time. The intended effect of this proposal is 
to amend the Class D airspace at Middle Georgia Regional Airport by 
removing Robins AFB from the Macon, Georgia Class D Airspace and 
designation. This notice also proposes to establish Class E surface 
airspace at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia, to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for instrument approach procedures 
when the Macon Radar Approach Control/Tower is closed.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Designations for Class D and Class E airspace are 
published respectively in paragraphs 5000 and 6002 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 D and E airspace designations 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 modifications 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 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 5000  Class D Airspace

* * * * *

ASO GA D Robins AFB, GA [New]

Robins AFB, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'25'' N., long. 83 deg.35'31'' W.)
Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.41'35'' N., long. 83 deg.38'58'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Robins AFB, excluding the 
portion of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a 
4.1-mile radius circle centered on the Middle Georgia Regional 
Airport, Macon, Georgia.
* * * * *

ASO GA D MACON, GA [Amended]

Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.41'35'' N., long. 83 deg.38'58'' W.)
Robins AFB, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'25'' N., long. 83 deg.35'31'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Middle Georgia Regional 
Airport, excluding the portion south of a line connecting the 2 
points of intersection within a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on 
the Robins AFB Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific days and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

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

* * * * *

ASO GA E2 MACON, GA [New]

Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.41'35'' N., long. 83 deg.38'58'' W.)
Robins AFB, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'25'' N., long. 83 deg.35'; 31'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1-
mile radius of Middle Georgia Regional Airport, excluding the 
portion south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection 
within a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on the Robins AFB Airport. 
The Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and times will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 13, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-13696 Filed 6-3-94; 8:45 am]
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