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[FR Doc No: 94-13696]
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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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