[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54403-54404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27252]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-12]


Proposed Establishment of Class D and E Airspace, Amendment to 
Class D and E Airspace; Montgomery, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemeking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend the Class D and E surface 
areas airspace for Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, 
Montgomery, AL, and establish Class D and E surface areas airspace for 
Maxwell AFB, AL. Presently, Maxwell AFB is contained within the 
Montgomery, AL Class D and E airspace areas. As a result of this 
proposed action, the Montgomery, AL, Class D and E airspace to the 
surface would be reduced concurrent with the establishment of the Class 
D and E airspace areas for Maxwell, AFB.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ASO-12, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College 
Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-
ASO-12.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received before the specified closing 
date for comments will be considered before taking action on the 
proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in 
light of the comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for 
Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the notice 
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing 
list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory Circular 
No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class D and E 
surface areas airspace for Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, 
Montgomery, AL, and establish Class D and E surface areas airspace at 
Maxwell AFB, AL. Maxwell AFB currently is included in the Montgomery, 
AL, Class D and E airspace areas. Class D and E airspace to the surface 
is required to accommodate current Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP's) and contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Maxwell AFB. As a result of this proposed action, the 
Montgomery, AL, Class D and E airspace to the surface would be reduced 
concurrent with the establishment of the Class D and E airspace areas 
for Maxwell AFB. Class D airspace designations and Class E airspace 
areas designated as surface areas for an airport are published in 
Paragraphs 5000 and 6002 respectively of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated 
September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace 
designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration

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proposes to amend 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 part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace

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ASO AL D  Maxwell AFB, AL [New]

Maxwell AFB
    (Lat. 32 deg.22'45''N, long. 86 deg.21'45''W)

Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
    (Lat. 32 deg.18'03''N, long. 86 deg.23'38''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,200 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Maxwell AFB, excluding that 
airspace south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection 
with the east end of a line 2.5 miles north of and parallel to RWY 
10-28 at Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field and with the 
west end of a line 2.5 miles north of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at 
Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field to the intersection of 
the Montgomery VORTAC 320 deg. radial, thence extending northwest 
connecting the 2 points of intersection with a 5-mile radius of 
Maxwell AFB. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific days and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO AL D  Montogomery, AL [Revised]

Montogmery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
    (Lat. 32 deg.18'03''N, long. 86 deg.23'38''W)
Maxwell AFB
    (Lat 32 deg.22'45''N, long. 86 deg.21'45''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Montgomery Regional 
Airport--Dannelly Field, excluding that airspace north of a line 
connecting the 2 points of intersection with the east end of a line 
2.5 miles north of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery Regional 
Airport--Dannelly Field and with the west end of a line 2.5 miles 
north of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery Regional Airport--
Dannelly Field to the intersection of the Montgomery VORTAC 320 deg. 
radial, thence extending northwest connecting the 2 points of 
intersection with a 5-mile radius of Montgomery Regional Airport--
Dannelly Field. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific days and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas

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ASO AL E2  Maxwell AFB, AL [New]

Maxwell AFB
    (Lat. 32 deg.22'45''N, long. 86 deg.21'45''W)
Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
    (Lat. 32 deg.18'03''N, long. 86 deg.23'38''W)

    Within a 5-mile radius of Maxwell AFB, excluding that airspace 
south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection with the 
east end of a line 2.5 miles north of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at 
Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field and with the west end of 
a line 2.5 miles north of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery 
Regional Airport--Dannelly Field to the intersection of the 
Montgomery VORTAC 320 deg. radial, thence extending northwest 
connecting the 2 points of intersection with a 5-mile radius of 
Maxwell AFB. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific days and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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ASO AL E2  Montgomery, AL [Revised]

Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
    (Lat. 32 deg.18'03''N, long. 86 deg.23'38''W)
Maxwell AFB
    (Lat. 32 deg.22'45''N, long. 86 deg.21'45''W)

    Within a 5-mile radius of Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly 
Field, excluding that airspace north of a line connecting the 2 
points of intersection with the east end of a line 2.5 miles north 
of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery Regional Airport--
Dannelly Field and with the west end of a line 2.5 miles north of 
and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly 
Field to the intersection of the Montgomery VORTAC 320 deg. radial, 
thence extending northwest connecting the 2 points of intersection 
with a 5-miles radius of Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly 
Field. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
days and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 28, 1998.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-27252 Filed 10-8-98; 8:45 am]
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