[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31630-31631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14788]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-7]


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Jackson, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class D airspace at Jackson, TN. A 
non-federal control tower has been commissioned at the McKeller-Sipes 
Regional Airport. Class D airspace is required when the control tower 
is open to accommodate current Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAPs) and for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the 
airport. This action also modifies the Class E2 airspace designation to 
clarify the airspace as part-time when the control tower is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., September 14, 1995.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 28, 1995 the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D airspace 
at Jackson, TN, (60 FR 15884). This action would provide adequate Class 
D airspace for IFR operations at the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport. 
This action would also modify the Class E2 airspace designation to 
clarify the airspace as part-time when the control tower is 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. Class D airspace 
designations and Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport are published in Paragraphs 5000 and 6002 respectively 
of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994. The Class D and E airspace designations listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class D airspace at Jackson, TN, to 
accommodate current SIAPs and for IFR operations at the McKellar-Sipes 
Regional Airport, as a result of a non-federal control tower 
commissioned at the airport. This action also modifies the Class E2 
airspace designation to clarify the airspace as part-time when the 
control tower is closed.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are 

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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

    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. 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 D Airspace

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ASO TN D Jackson, TN  [New]

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35 deg.36'13'' N, long. 88 deg.54'38'' W)
McKellar VOR/DME
    (Lat. 35 deg.36'13'' N, long. 88 deg.54'38'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2900 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the McKellar-Sipes 
Regional Airport and within 3.1 miles each side of the McKellar VOR/
DME 206 deg. radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 7 miles 
southwest of the VOR/DME. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific days and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport

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ASO TN E2 Jackson, TN  [Revised]

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35 deg.35'59'' N, long. 88 deg.54'56'' W)
McKellar VOR/DME
    (Lat. 35 deg.36'13'' N, long. 88 deg.54'38'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport 
and within 3.1 miles each side of the McKellar VOR/DME 206 deg. 
radial, extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 7 miles southwest of 
the VOR/DME. 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 times will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 8, 1995.
Stanley Zylowski,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-14788 Filed 6-15-95; 8:45 am]
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