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[FR Doc No: 94-29471]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-22]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Mobile, AL; Fort 
Myers, FL; Tallahassee, FL; Columbus, GA; Savannah, GA and Greer, SC. 
Presently these areas are designated as Class C airspace when the 
associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace 
to the surface is needed when the control towers located at these 
locations are closed. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations 
when these control towers are closed. A minor correction is also being 
made in the geographic position coordinates for the Fort Myers, FL and 
Mobile, AL airports.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 2, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ralph C. Bixby, Airspace Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic 
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5589.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 26, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Mobile AL; Fort Myers, FL; Tallahassee, FL; Columbus, GA; Savannah, GA 
and Greer, SC, was published in Federal Register (59 FR 53763). 
Currently, this airspace is designated Class C when the associated 
control tower is in operation at these locations. Controlled airspace 
to the surface is needed when the control towers are closed at Mobile, 
AL; Fort Myers, FL; Tallahassee, FL; Columbus, GA; Savannah, GA and 
Greer, SC. The proposed action would provide adequate Class E airspace 
for IFR operations at these airports when these control towers are 
closed. Interested parties were invited to participate in this 
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to 
the FAA. No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
    The coordinates for these airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. This amendment is the same as that proposed in the 
notice except for a minor correction to the Fort Meyers, FL and Mobile, 
AL geographic position coordinates. Designations for Class E airspace 
extending upward from the surface are published in Paragraph 6002 of 
FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994. 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 
establishes Class E airspace areas at Mobile, AL; Fort Myers, FL; 
Tallahassee, FL; Columbus, GA; Savannah, GA and Greer, SC to provide 
controlled airspace to the surface when the control towers at these 
locations are closed. In addition the geographic position coordinates 
of the Fort Meyers, FL, and Mobile, AL airports have been corrected.
    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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

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

* * * * *

ASO AL E2 Mobile Regional Airport, AL [New]

Mobile Regional Airport, AL
    (Lat. 30 deg.41'27'' N., long. 88 deg.14'34'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of Mobile Regional Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific days and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and 
time will thereafter by continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO FL E2 Fort Myers Southwest Florida Regional Airport, FL [New]

Southwest Florida Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 26 deg.32'05'' N., long. 81 deg.45'26'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Southwest Florida Regional 
Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
days and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective days and time will thereafter by continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO FL E2 Tallahassee Regional Airport, FL [New]

Tallahassee Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 30 deg.23'47'' N., long. 84 deg.21'01'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Tallahassee Regional Airport. This 
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and time will thereafter by continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA [New]

Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.30'59'' N., long. 84 deg.56'20'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of Columbus Metropolitan Airport, 
excluding that airspace within Restricted Area R-3002. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific days and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and 
time will thereafter by continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Savannah International Airport, GA [New]

    (Lat. 32 deg.07'40'' N., long. 81 deg.12'08'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Savannah International Airport. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and time will thereafter by continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO SC E2 Greer, Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, SC [New]

    (Lat. 34 deg.53'47'' N., long. 82 deg.13'06'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and time will thereafter by continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 10, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-29471 Filed 11-30-94; 8:45 am]
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