[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-862]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-30]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Sparta, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment changes the airport name of the White County 
Airport to Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. This amendment also makes 
a technical change to the airspace description without actually 
changing the airspace design. This change is being made as a result of 
the revocation of an adjoining Class E airspace area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The name of the White County Airport was changed to Upper 
Cumberland Regional on June 17, 1993. Additionally, an adjacent Class E 
airspace area for Cookeville, TN, was revoked on October 16, 1993. Both 
of these changes must be reflected in the legal description of the 
Sparta Class E airspace description. This rule will become effective on 
the date specified in the EFFECTIVE DATE section. Since this action is 
technical in nature, does not change the airspace design, and has no 
impact on the users of the airspace, notice and public procedure under 
5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
    Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth are published in FAA Order 7400.9E, 
dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    The amendment to 14 CFR part 71 changes the airport name of the 
White County Airport to Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. This 
amendment also makes a technical change to the airspace description 
without actually changing the airspace design. This change is being 
made as a result of the revocation of an adjoining Class E airspace 
area.
    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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ASO TN E5  Sparta, TN [Revised]

Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, TN
    (Lat. 36 deg.03'25'' N, long. 85 deg.31'47'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth within a 9-mile radius of Upper Cumberland 
Regional Airport, excluding that airspace within the Smithville, TN, 
Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 18, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-862 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]
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