[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18038-18039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8764]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-10]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Memphis, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Memphis, TN. A VOR RWY 16 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
has been developed for General DeWitt Spain Airport. Additional 
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 May 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 95-ASO-10, 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-
10.'' 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 
light of the 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 NPRMs

    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, [[Page 18039]] Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must 
identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being 
placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 amend the Class E airspace 
area at Memphis, TN. A VOR RWY 16 SIAP has been developed for General 
DeWitt Spain Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate this 
SIAP and for 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. Class E airspace designations 
for airspace areas 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 areas 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.
    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 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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface of the earth.

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ASO TN E5 Memphis, TN  [Revised]

Memphis International Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35 deg.02'45'' N, long. 89 deg.58'41'' W)
Twinkle Town Airport
    (Lat. 34 deg.56'00'' N, long. 90 deg.10'00'' W)
Olive Branch Airport
    (Lat. 34 deg.58'44'' N, long. 89 deg.47'13'' W)
West Memphis Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 35 deg.08'11'' N, long. 90 deg.14'04'' W)
General DeWitt Spain Airport
    (Lat. 35 deg.12'05'' N, long. 90 deg.03'05'' W)
Elvis NDB
    (Lat. 34 deg.57'13'' N, long. 89 deg.58'26'' W)
West Memphis NDB
    (Lat. 35 deg.08'22'' N, long. 90 deg.13'57'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8-mile radius of memphis International Airport, and within 
4 miles each side of the 179 deg. bearing from the Elvis NDB 
extending from the 8-mile radius to 7 miles south of the NDB, and 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Twinkle Town Airport, and within a 7.5-
mile radius of Olive Branch Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of 
West Memphis Municipal Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of 
the 198 deg. and 352 deg. bearings from the West Memphis NDB 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.4 miles north and south of 
the NDB, and within a 6.4-mile radius of General DeWitt Spain 
Airport; excluding that airspace within the Millington, TN Class E 
airspace area.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 29, 1995.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-8764 Filed 4-7-95; 8:45 am]
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