[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33988-33989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16461]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-4]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Macon, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Macon, 
GA. Several Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for Middle 
Georgia Regional Airport and Perry-Houston County Airport have been 
amended. As a result additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to accommodate these 
SIAPs and for

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Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airports.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wade Carpenter, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 
305-5581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On April 14, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E airspace at 
Macon, GA (62 FR 18068). This action would provide adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at the Middle Georgia Regional and Perry-
Houston County Airports.
    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 Macon, GA. Several Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for Middle Georgia Regional 
Airport and Perry-Houston County Airport have been amended. As a result 
additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
ground level (AGL) is needed to accommodate these SIAPs and for IFR 
operations at the airports.
    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 GA E5  Macon, GA [Revised]

Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA
    (Lat. 32 deg.41'34'' N, long. 83 deg.3'857'' W)
Herbert Smart Downtown Airport
    (Lat. 32 deg.49'21'' N, long. 83 deg.33'44'' W)
Robins AFB
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'25'' N, long. 83 deg.35'31'' W)
Perry-Houston County Airport
    (Lat. 32 deg.30'38'' N, long. 83 deg.46'02'' W)
Vienna VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.12'48'' N, long. 83 deg.29'50'' W)
Sofke NDB
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'43'' N, long. 83 deg.42'48'' W)
Bay Creek NDB
    (Lat. 32 deg.27'27'' N, long. 83 deg.45'57'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Herbert Smart Downtown Airport, and 
within a 7-mile radius of Middle Georgia Regional Airport, and 
within 2.8 miles each side of the 228 deg. bearing from the Sofke 
NDB extending from the 7-mile radius 4.4 miles southwest of the NDB, 
and within a 7-mile radius of Robins AFB, and within a 6.5-mile 
radius of Perry-Houston County Airport and within 3.5 miles each 
side of the 178 deg. bearing from the Bay Creek NDB extending from 
the 6.5-mile radius to 3.7 miles south of the NDB, and within 2.5 
miles each side of Vienna VORTAC 321 deg. radial extending from the 
6.5-mile radius to 14 miles northwest of the VORTAC.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 12, 1997.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-16461 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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