[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10908-10910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6403]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-7]


Proposed Amendment to Class D and E2 Airspace and Proposed 
Establishment of Class E4 Airspace; Jackson, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.


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ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).

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SUMMARY: On February 6, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Class D surface 
area airspace and establish Class E4 surface area arrival extension at 
Jackson, TN. This proposal was necessary because the arrival extension, 
which is currently part of the Class D surface area, is greater than 2 
miles and must, by regulation, be designated as Class E4 airspace. 
However, the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), as published, 
inadvertantly failed to propose an amendment to the Class E2 surface 
area airspace, which exists when the control tower is closed and 
approach control service to the surface is provided by Memphis Center. 
In addition to amending the Class D surface area airspace and 
establishing Class E4 surface area arrival extension airspace, this 
SNPRM proposes to amend the Class E2 surface area airspace at Jackson, 
TN.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-7, 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 supplemental 
notice of 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 supplemental 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-7.'' 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 Supplemental Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) 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.

Background

    On February 6, 1996, (61 FR 4381) the FAA proposed to amend Class D 
surface area airspace and establish Class E4 surface area arrival 
extension airspace at Jackson, TN. However, the NPRM, as published, 
inadvertantly failed to propose an amendment to the Class E2 surface 
area airspace, which exists when the control tower is closed and 
approach control service to the surface is provided by Memphis Center. 
This SNPRM corrects that oversight.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E2 surface area 
airspace in addition to amending the Class D surface area airspace and 
establishing the Class E4 surface area arrival extension airspace at 
Jackson, TN. Class D airspace designations, Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas designated as a surface area for an 
airport and Class E airspace designations for airspace areas designated 
as an extension to a Class D surface area are published in Paragraphs 
5000, 6002 and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9C, 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 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; E.O. 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 5000  Class D airspace.

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ASO TN D Jackson, TN [Revised]

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35 deg.35'59'' N, long. 88 deg.54'56'' 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. This Class D airspace

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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)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport. 
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 Director.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

ASO TN E4 Jackson, TN [New]

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)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.1 miles 
each side of the McKellar VOR/DME 206 deg. radial, extending from 
the 4.2-mile radius of the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport 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 February 23, 1996.
Benny L. McGlamery,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-6403 Filed 3-15-96; 8:45 am]
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