[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1724-1725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-851]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-2]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Brunswick, GA
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
Brunswick, GA, to include the Jekyll Island Airport, which has a VOR or
GPS-A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP). 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 Jekyll Island Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 5, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-2, 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: Benny L. McGlamery, 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. 96-ASO-
2.'' 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, 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 Brunswick, GA, to include the Jekyll Island Airport which has a
VOR or GPS-A SIAP. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and
for IFR operations at the Jekyll Island Airport. 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 7400.9C
dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 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
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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. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16,
1995, 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 GA E5 Brunswick, GA [Revised]
Brunswick/Malcom-McKinnon Airport, GA
(Lat. 31 deg.09'06'' N, long. 81 deg.23'29'')
Brunswick/Glynco Jetport Airport
(Lat. 31 deg.15'33'' N, long. 81 deg.27'59'' W)
Jekyll Island Airport
(Lat. 31 deg.04'28'' N, long. 81 deg.25'40'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of the Malcolm-McKinnon Airport and within a
7-mile radius of the Glynco Jetport Airport and within a 6.3-mile
radius of the Jekyll Island Airport and within 2.4 miles each side
of the Brunswick VOR 217 deg. radial, extending from the 6.3-mile
radius to 7 miles southwest of the VOR.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 9, 1996.
Benny L. McGlamery,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-851 Filed 1-22-96; 8:45 am]
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