[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11075-11076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6050]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-38]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbia, SC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Columbia, 
SC. A GPS RWY 31 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been 
developed for the Columbia Owens Downtown Airport. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
(AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 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 January 8, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E 
airspace at Columbia, SC (62 FR 1070). This action would provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at the Columbia Owens 
Downtown 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. Designations for 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface are published in Paragraph 6005 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) modifies Class E airspace at Columbia, SC. A GPS RWY 31 
SIAP has been developed for Columbia Owens Downtown Airport. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
(AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP.
    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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface of the earth.

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ASO SC E5 Columbia, SC [Revised]

Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC
    (lat. 33 deg.56'20'' N, long. 81 deg.07'10'' W)
Corporate Airport
    (lat. 33 deg.47'41'' N, long. 81 deg.14'45'' W)
Columbia Owens Downtown Airport
    (lat. 33 deg.58'14'' N, long. 80 deg.59'43'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10-mile radius of Columbia Metropolitan airport and within 
a 6.4-mile radius of Corporate Airport and

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within a 6.5-mile radius of Columbia Owens Downtown airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 3, 1997.
Benny L. McGlamery,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-6050 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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