[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 183 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23947]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-15]


Amendment to Class D Airspace; Smyrna, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies Class D surface area airspace at 
Smyrna, TN. Due to the relocation of the Nashville VORTAC, an airspace 
review of the Smyrna, TN, Class D airspace area was conducted. As a 
result of the airspace review, it was determined that the Smyrna Class 
D airspace area for the Smyrna Airport requires redefinition by 
removing a small exclusion and reducing the height from 3,000 feet to 
2,000 feet MSL in the northwest quadrant of the Smyrna Class D airspace 
area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 5, 1996.

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: 

History

    On July 17, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class D airspace at 
Smyrna, TN (61 FR 37230). This action would provide adequate Class D 
airspace for IFR operations at the Smyrna 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 are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9D, 
dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 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 D airspace at Smyrna, TN, for Smyrna 
Airport by removing a small exclusion and reducing the height from 
3,000 feet to 2,000 feet MSL in the northwest quadrant of the Smyrna 
Class D airspace area.
    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. 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.

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ASO TN D Smyrna, TN [Revised]

Smyrna Airport, TN,
    (Lat. 36 deg.00'32'' N, long. 86 deg.31'12'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 3.9-mile radius of the Smyrna Airport, 
excluding that airspace within the Nashville Class C airspace area. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 10, 1996.
Benny L. McGlamery
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-23947 Filed 9-18-96; 8:45 am]
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