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[FR Doc No: 94-18387]


[Federal Register: July 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-13]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Concord, NC

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 
Concord, North Carolina. Two Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) have been developed for the Concord Regional Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending from 700 feet above the surface is needed 
for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 12, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-13, 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-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number 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-13.'' 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 Class E airspace at 
Concord, North Carolina. The intended effect of this proposal is to 
provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the VOR/
DME approaches at Concord Regional 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 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E 
airspace designation 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 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, in effect as of September 16, 
1993, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, 
and effective September 16, 1993, is amended as follows:

Para. 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.
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ASO NC E5 Concord, NC [New]

Concord Regional Airport, NC
    (lat. 35 deg.23'07'' N, long. 80 deg.42'35'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.5-mile radius of the Concord Regional Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 15, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-18387 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]
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