[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35330-35331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16743]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-5]


Establishment of Class D and E Airspace; Marietta, GA, Amendment 
of Class D and E Airspace and Removal of Class E Airspace; Atlanta 
Dobbins AFB, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class D and E airspace at Marietta, 
GA, modifies Class D and E airspace at Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA, and 
removes Class E airspace at Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA. The Cobb County-
McCollum Field Airport currently is included in the Atlanta Dobbins 
AFB, GA, Class D airspace area. A nonfederal control tower has been 
commissioned at the Cobb County-McCollum Field Airport, which has a LOC 
RWY 27 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a VOR/DME or 
GPS RWY 9 SIAP. Separate Class D airspace is required to accommodate 
these SIAPs and for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the 
Cobb County-McCollum Field Airport. Class E airspace designated as a 
surface area is also required, when the tower is closed and air traffic 
control service is provided by Atlanta Tower. As a result of this 
action the Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA, Class D airspace area and the Class 
E Airspace area designated as a surface area would be reduced, and the 
Class E airspace area designated as an extension to the Class D surface 
area would be removed concurrent with the establishment of the Class D 
and E airspace areas at Marietta, GA, for the Cobb County-McCollum 
Field Airport. This amendment also changes the title of the Atlanta 
Dobbins AFB, GA, airspace designation and the name of the Dobbins AFB 
airport. The title of the airspace designation is changed from Atlanta 
Dobbins AFB, GA, to Marietta Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), GA. The name of 
the airport is changed from Dobbins AFB to Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta).

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 March 16, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class D and E 
Airspace at Marietta GA, modifying Class D and E airspace at Atlanta 
Dobbins AFB, GA, and removing Class E airspace at Atlanta Dobbins AFB, 
GA (60 FR 14238). This action would provide adequate Class D and E 
airspace for IFR operations at the Cobb County-McCollum Field Airport 
and the Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta) 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. Class D airspace 
designations, Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for 
an airport, and Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a 
Class D surface area are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002 and 6004 
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 and E airspace at Marietta, GA, 
modifies Class D and E airspace at Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA, and removes 
Class E airspace at Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA, in order to accommodate 
current SIAPs and for IFR operations at the Cobb County-McCollum Field 
Airport and the Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta) Airport, as a result of the 
commissioning of a non-federal control tower at the Cobb County-
McCollum Field Airport. This amendment also changes the title of the 
Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA, airspace designation and the name of the 
Dobbins AFB airport. The title of the airspace designation is changed 
from Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA, to Marietta Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), 
GA. The name of the airport is changed from Dobbins AFB to Dobbins ARB 
(NAS Atlanta).
    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

    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.

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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 5000  Class D airspace.

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ASO GA D Marietta, GA [New]

Cobb County-McCollum Field, GA
    (lat. 34 deg.00'47'' N, long. 84 deg.35'55'' W)
Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta)
    (lat. 33 deg.54'55'' N, long. 84 deg.30'59'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Cobb County-McCollum Field, 
excluding that airspace southeast of a line connecting the 2 points 
of intersection with a 5.5-mile radius centered on Dobbins ARB (NAS 
Atlanta). 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.
* * * * *

ASO GA D Marietta Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), GA [Revised]

Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), GA
    (lat. 33 deg.54'55'' N, long. 84 deg.30'59'' W)
Cobb County-McCollum Field
    (lat. 34 deg.00'47'' N, long. 84 deg.35'55'' W)
Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
    (lat. 33 deg.46'45'' N, long. 84 deg.31'17'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3600 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), 
excluding that airspace northwest of a line connecting the 2 points 
of intersection with a 4-mile radius centered on Cobb County-
McCollum Field, and also excluding that airspace south of a line 
connecting the 2 points of intersection with a 4-mile radius 
centered on Fulton County Airport-Brown Field. 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.
* * * * *

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

* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Marietta, GA [New]

Cobb County-McCollum Field, GA
    (lat. 34 deg.00'47'' N, long. 84 deg.35'55'' W)
Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta)
    (lat. 33 deg.54'55'' N, long. 84 deg.30'59'' W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Cobb County-McCollum Field, excluding 
that airspace southeast of a line connecting the 2 points of 
intersection with a 5.5-mile radius centered on Dobbins ARB (NAS 
Atlanta). 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.
* * * * *

ASO GA E2 Marietta Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), GA [Revised]

Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), GA
    (lat. 33 deg.54'55''N, long. 84 deg.30'59''W)
Cobb County-McCollum Field
    (lat. 34 deg.00'47''N, long. 84 deg.35'55''W)
Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
    (lat. 33 deg.46'45''N, long. 84 deg.31'17''W)

    Within a 5.5-mile radius of Dobbins ARB (NAS Atlanta), excluding 
that airspace northwest of a line connecting the 2 points of 
intersection with a 4-mile radius centered on Cobb County-McCollum 
Field, and also excluding that airspace south of a line connecting 
the 2 points of intersection with a 4-mile radius centered on Fulton 
County Airport-Brown Field. 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area

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ASO GA E4 Atlanta Dobbins AFB, GA [Removed]

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 26, 1995.
Stanley Zylowski,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-16743 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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