[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3835-3836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1743]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-27]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Golden Triangle Regional Airport,
MS
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Golden Triangle Regional Airport
Class E surface area airspace description by eliminating the specified
2,800 feet MSL
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upper limit within 4.1-miles radius of the Golden Triangle Regional
Airport. By definition, Class E surface area airspace extends upward
from the surface to the overlying controlled airspace and should be
without artificially specified upper limits, such as that improperly
contained in the current description. The Class E airspace overlying
the Golden Triangle Regional Airport extends upward from 700 feet above
the surface of the earth. Therefore, the surface area airspace within a
4.1-mile radius of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport extends up to,
but not including, 700 feet above the surface of the earth. This action
corrects that technical discrepancy.
DATES: EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 25, 1999.
Comments Date: Comments must be received on or before February 25,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ASO-27, 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) 305-5627.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments on the Rule
Although this action is a final rule, which involves eliminating
the specified 2,800 feet MSL upper limit within a 4.1-mile radius of
the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, and was not preceded by notice
and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This rule will
become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. However,
after the review of any comments and, if the FAA finds that further
changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking procedures to
extend the effective date or to amend the regulation.
Commments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) changes the description of the Class E surface area
airspace for the Golden Triangle Regional Airport by eliminating the
2,800 feet MSL upper limit within a 4.1-mile radius of the Golden
Triangle Regional Airport. Class E airspace designations for surface
areas are published in paragraph 6002 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 will be published subsequently in
the Order.
Since this action only makes a technical amendment to the Class E
surface area description and should have no impact on the users of the
airspace in the vicinity of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport the
notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas
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ASO MS E2 Columbus, MS [Revised]
Golden Triangle Regional Airport
(Lat. 33 deg.27'01'' N, long. 88 deg.35'29'' W)
Within a 4.1-mile radius of Golden Triangle Regional Airport.
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and times will thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Directory.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia on January 11, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-1743 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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