[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2899-2900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1400]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-13]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Galax, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Galax, VA, to 
accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 36 at Twin County Airport. 
This amendment also corrects the geographic position of Twin County 
Airport published as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal 
Register November 27, 1996 (61 FR 60237). The intended effect of this 
action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for instrument flight 
rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Frances Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530, 
Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, 
New York 11430, telephone: (718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On November 27, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E 
airspace at Galax, VA, (61 FR 60237). This action would provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at Twin County 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 E airspace areas designations are published in paragraph 6005 
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 
E 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 E airspace area at Galax, VA, to 
accommodate a GPS RWY 36 SIAP and for IFR operations at Twin County 
Airport.
    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. 
Therefore, this regulation--(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 10034; 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

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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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AEA VA E5 Galax, VA [Revised]

Twin County Airport, VA
    (lat. 36 deg.45'58'' N, long. 80 deg.49'25'' W)
Pulaski VORTAC
    (lat. 37 deg.05'16'' N, long. 80 deg.42'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Twin County Airport and within 4 
miles each side of the Pulaski VORTAC 194 deg. radial extending from 
the 6.3-mile radius to 7 miles south of the VORTAC and within 4 
miles each side of the 179 deg. bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.3-mile radius to 12 miles south of the airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on January 8, 1997.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-1400 Filed 1-17-97; 8:45 am]
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