[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 26383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12577]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-12]


Removal of Class D and E2 Airspace; Lawrenceville, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment removes Class D and E2 surface area airspace at 
Lawrenceville, GA. The required weather observations and reporting 
criteria for Lawrenceville/Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport are 
not being met. Therefore, the Class D and E2 surface area airspace for 
the airport must be revoked.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    Weather observations are taken by an automated weather observing 
system at the Lawrenceville/Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport. 
However, the weather observations are not transmitted, as required for 
surface area airspace, to the ATC facilities having jurisdiction over 
the surface area. Therefore, the Class D and E2 airspace must be 
revoked. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the 
DATE section. Since this action removes the Class D and E2 surface area 
airspace, and as a result, eliminates the impact of Class D and E2 
airspace on users of the airspace in the vicinity of the Lawrenceville/
Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport, notice and public procedure 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) removes Class D and E2 airspace at Lawrenceville, GA.
    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 5000  Class D airspace.

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ASO GA D  Lawrenceville, GA [Removed]

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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ASO GA E2  Lawrenceville, GA [Removed]

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 2, 1997.
Benny L. McGlamery,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-12577 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]
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