[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33104-33105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15717]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-10]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Memphis, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modified the Class E airspace area at Memphis, 
TN, to accommodate a VOR RWY 16 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) for the 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. The operating status of the airport will 
change from VFR to include IFR operations concurrent with the 
publication of the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, 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 April 10, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying Class E airspace at 
Memphis, TN (60 FR 18038). This action would provide adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at General DeWitt Spain Airport. 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. 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. 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 (14 
CFR part 71) modifies Class E airspace at Memphis, TN, to accommodate a 
VOR RWY 16 SIAP and for IFR operations at the General DeWitt Spain 
Airport. The operating status of the airport will change from VFR 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 
[[Page 33105]] 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 Subject 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, 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

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 above the surface within 
an 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 June 14, 1995.
Stanley Zylowski,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-15717 Filed 6-26-95; 8:45 am]
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