[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6461-6462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2567]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-3]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Blakely, GA

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 Blakely, 
GA. A GPS RWY 23 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been 
developed for Early County Airport. Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate 
this SIAP and for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the 
airport. If approved, the operating status of the airport will change 
from VFR to include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the 
SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 13, 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 95-ASO-3, 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 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael J. Powderly, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 
30320; telephone (404) 305-5570.

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 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. 95-ASO-
3.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received 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 
the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel 
for Southern Region, Room 550, 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 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL at Blakely, GA, to accommodate a GPS 
RWY 23 SIAP and for IFR operations at the Early County Airport. If 
approved, the operating status of the airport would change from VFR to 
include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP. 
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9B dated July 18, 1994 and effective September 16, 1994, which is 
incorporated by reference in CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.

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    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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994 and effective September 16, 1994, 
is amended as follows:

    Para. 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface of the earth.
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ASO GA E5 Blakely, GA [New]
Early County Airport, GA
    (Lat. 31 deg.23'46'' N, long. 84 deg.53'33'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Early County Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 20, 1995.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-2567 Filed 2-1-95; 8:45 am]
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