[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1783]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-29]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thomson, GA, and 
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Augusta, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the comment period on a 
notice of proposed rulemaking which proposes to establish Class E 
airspace at Thomson, GA, for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport, and amend 
the Augusta, GA, Class E airspace area by removing the airspace 
previously required for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport. This action is 
being taken because potential commentors lacked sufficient time to 
review the proposal prior to the end of the comment period.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-29, Manager, Operations 
Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 30320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-29, published on November 29, 1996 (61 
FR 60660) proposed to establish Class E airspace at Thomson, GA, for 
the Thomson-McDuffie Airport, and amend the Augusta, GA, Class E 
airspace area by removing the airspace previously required for the 
Thomson-McDuffie Airport. This action will extend the comment period 
closing date from January 7, 1997 to March 10, 1997.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (AIR).

Extension of Comment Period

    The comment period closing date on Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-29 is 
hereby extended to March 10, 1997.
    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.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 14, 1997.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-1783 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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