[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16075-16076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8614]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-29]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Thomson, GA, 
for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport. Currently the Class E airspace area 
for the airport is included in the Augusta, GA, Class E airspace area. 
The McDuffie NDB was relocated from an off-airport to an on-airport 
site. As a result the NDB Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
has been revised. The subsequent airspace review revealed that less 
Class E airspace was now required for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport. As 
reduced the Class E airspace area for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport no 
longer intersects the remainder of the Augusta Class E airspace area. 
Therefore, it is necessary to establish stand alone Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) 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.

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 24, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace at Thomson, GA, and amending Class E airspace at Augusta, GA, 
(62 FR 3629). This action will provide adequate Class E airspace for 
IFR operations at Thomson-McDuffie 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) establishes stand-alone Class E airspace at Thomson, GA, 
for the Thomson-McDuffie Airport and amends Class E airspace at 
Augusta, GA, by removing the airspace previously required for the 
Thomson-McDuffie 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. 
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.

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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 GA E5 Thomson, GA [New]

Thomson-McDuffie Airport, GA
    (Lat. 33 deg.31'47'' N. long. 82 deg.31'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of Thomson-McDuffie Airport.
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ASO GA E5 Augusta, GA [Revised]

Augusta, Bush Field, GA
    (Lat. 33 deg.22'12'' N. long. 81 deg.57'52'' W)
Bushe NDB
    (Lat. 33 deg.17'13'' N. long. 81 deg.56'49'' W)
Daniel Field
    (Lat. 33 deg.27'59'' N. long. 82 deg.02'21'' W)
Burke County Airport
    (Lat. 33 deg.02'28'' N. long. 82 deg.00'14'' W)
Burke County NDB
    (Lat. 33 deg.02'33'' N. long. 82 deg.00'17'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.2-mile radius of Bush Field and within 8 miles west and 
4 miles east of Augusta ILS localizer south course extending from 
the 8.2-mile radius to 16 miles south of the Bushe NDB, and within a 
6.3-mile radius of Daniel Field, and within a 6.2-mile radius of 
Burke County Airport and within 3.5 miles each side of the 243 deg. 
bearing from the Burke County NDB extending from the 6.2-mile radius 
to 7 miles southwest of the NDB.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 24, 1997.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-8614 Filed 4-3-97; 8:45 am]
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