[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39638-39639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18918]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-15]


Removal of Class D Airspace; Fort Rucker Shell, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment removes Class D airspace at Fort Rucker Shell, 
AL. The United States Army has altered the operational requirements of 
Shell Army Heliport (AHP) and transferred the training mission from 
Shell Army AHP to another location. Therefore, there is no longer a 
requirement for Class D airspace for the heliport.

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
    The United States Army altered the operational requirements of and 
transferred the former training mission from Shell AHP to another 
location. As a result, the United States Army requested the Federal 
Aviation Administration to remove the Class D airspace for the 
heliport, as it is no longer needed. There is no instrument flight 
rules (IFR) activity and visual flight rules (VFR) activity has been 
significantly reduced. This action will eliminate the impact that Class 
D airspace has placed on users of the airspace in the vicinity of Shell 
AHP. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES 
section. Since this action removes the Class D airspace, which 
eliminates the impact of Class D airspace on users of the airspace in 
the vicinity of Shell AHP, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) are unnecessary.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) removes Class D airspace at Fort Rucker Shell, AL. The 
United States Army has altered the operational requirements of Shell 
AHP and transferred the training mission from Shell AHP to another 
location. Therefore, there is no longer a requirement for Class D 
airspace for the heliport.

    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 

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``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 5000 Class D airspace.
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ASO AL D Fort Rucker Shell, AL [Removed]
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 24, 1995.
Stanley Zylowski,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-18918 Filed 8-2-95; 8:45 am]
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