[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65565-65566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31648]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-18]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Carrollton, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace at Carrollton, 
GA. The Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) or Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Runway (RWY) 34 and the Localizer (LOC) RWY 34 Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures (SIAP's) have been amended to the West Georgia 
Regional Airport. The outbound course from the Carrollton NDB for the 
NDB or GPS RWY 34 SIAP will change from the 168 degree bearing to the 
167 degree bearing and the inbound course will change from the 348 
degree bearing to the 347 degree bearing. The outbound course from the 
Carrollton NDB for the LOC RWY 34 SIAP will change from the 165 degree 
bearing to the 166 degree bearing and the inbound course will change 
from the 345 degree bearing to the 346 degree bearing. As a result, the 
length of the Class E airspace extension south of the NDB would be 
reduced from 9 to 7 miles and the width of the airspace extension would 
be increased from 6 to 7 miles.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ASO-18, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of Regional 
Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College 
Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5627.

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) 305-5627.

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-18.'' 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 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

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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 Class E airspace at 
Carrollton, GA. The NDB or GPS RWY 34 and the LOC RWY 34 SIAP's have 
been amended to the West Georgia Regional Airport. As a result, the 
length of the Class E airspace extension south of the NDB would be 
reduced from 9 to 7 miles and the width of the airspace extension would 
be increased from 6 to 7 miles. Class E airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface 
are published in Paragraph 6005 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 E airspace designation 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 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., 389.


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 or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ASO GA E5  Carrollton, GA [Revised]

West Georgia Regional Airport
    (Lat. 33(37'51'' N, long. 85(09'08'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth within a 6.4-mile radius of West Georgia 
Regional Airport and within 3.5 miles from the east side of the 166 
degree bearing from the Carrollton NDB, extending west to a point 
3.5 miles on the west side of the 167 degree bearing from the 
Carrollton NDB, extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7 miles south 
of the NDB.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 16, 1998.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-31648 Filed 11-25-98; 8:45 am]
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