[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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