[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1782]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-23]


Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Somerset, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class E2 airspace at Somerset, KY, 
for the Somerset-Pulaski County-J.T. Wilson Field Airport. An automated 
weather observing system has been installed at the airport, which 
transmits the required weather observations continuously to 
Indianapolis Center, the controlling facility for the airport. 
Therefore, the airport now meets the criteria for Class E2 surface area 
airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benny L. McGlamery, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 21, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E2 
airspace at Somerset, KY (61 FR 59206). This action will provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at Somerset-Pulaski 
County-J.T. Wilson 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 designated as a surface area for an airport are published in 
Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and 
effective September 16, 1996. 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) establishes Class E2 airspace at Somerset, KY. An 
automated weather observing system has been installed at the Somerset-
Pulaski County-J.T. Wilson Airport. This system transmits the required 
weather observations continuously to the Indianapolis Air Route Traffic 
Control Center, which is the controlling facility for the airport. 
Therefore, the airport now meets the criteria for Class E2 surface area 
airspace.
    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 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ASO KY E2 Somerset, KY [New]

Somerset-Pulaski County-J.T. Wilson Field Airport, KY
    (Lat. 37 deg.03'17'' N, long. 84 deg.36'52'' W)
Bowling Green VORTAC
    (Lat. 36 deg.55'43'' N, long. 86 deg.26'36'' W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Somerset-Pulaski County-J.T. Wilson 
Field Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 14, 1997.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-1782 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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