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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-8]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thomaston, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Thomaston, 
Georgia. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway 30 Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) for the Thomaston-Upson County Airport has 
recently been developed. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above ground level (AGL), is needed for instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations when utilizing this SIAP. This action is intended to 
provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at Thomaston, GA. 
The operating status of the airport will change from VFR operations to 
include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C. October 13, 1994.

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:

History

    On May 2, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Thomaston, Georgia, (59 FR 24990). The intended effect of this proposal 
is to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the 
NDB Runway 30 SIAP serving the Thomaston-Upson County Airport. 
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments relating to this Class E airspace proposal were received. 
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American 
Datum 83. Class E airspace designations extending upward from 700 feet 
or more above ground level 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 will be 
published subsequently in the Order. The operating status of the 
airport will be changed from VFR operations to include IFR operations 
concurrent with publication of the SIAP.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Thomaston, GA, to accommodate a new NDB 
Runway 30 SIAP to Thomaston-Upson County Airport. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL is needed for IFR 
operators executing the developed SIAP. The operating status of the 
airport will be changed from VFR operations to include IFR operations 
concurrent with publication of the SIAP.
    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, 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).

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, 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 GA E5 Thomaston, GA [New]

Thomaston-Upson County Airport, GA
    (lat. 32 deg.57'17'' N, long. 84 deg.11'14'' W)
Yates NDB
    (lat. 32 deg.55'09'' N, long. 84 deg.11'14'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Thomaston-Upson County Airport and 
within 2.0 miles each side of the 124 deg. bearing from the Yates 
NDB, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the 
NDB.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 21, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-18810 Filed 8-2-94; 8:45 am]
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