[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5930-5931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2933]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-2]


Amendment of Class D Airspace; Hunter Army Airfield (AAF)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Hunter AAF Class D surface 
airspace description by excluding that airspace within a 10-mile radius 
of Savannah International Airport extending upward from 1,300 feet MSL 
that underlies the Savannah, GA, Class C airspace area. By definition, 
Class D surface area airspace extends upward from the surface of the 
earth to a designated altitude, or to the adjacent or overlying 
controlled airspace of a higher classification. Since a portion of the 
Savannah Class C airspace area overlying Hunter AAF extends upward from 
1,300 feet MSL, the portion of the Hunter AAF Class D surface area 
airspace that underlies the Class C airspace area should be without the 
incorrectly specified upper limit, such as that improperly contained in 
the current description. Therefore, the Hunter AAF Class D surface area 
airspace extends upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet 
MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of the Hunter AAF, excluding that portion 
within the Savannah, GA, Class C airspace area extending upward from 
1,300 feet MSL, and that airspace north of lat. 32 deg.02'30''N. This 
action corrects that technical discrepancy.

DATES: Effective Date:  0901 UTC, May 20, 1999.
    Comments Date: Comments must be received on or before March 10, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-2, 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 amending the 
Class D airspace description for Hunter AAF, 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 further 
changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking procedures to 
extend the effective date or to amend the regulation.
    Comments 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) modifies the Class D airspace description for Hunter AAF 
by excluding that portion within the Savannah, GA, Class C airspace 
area. Class D airspace designations for surface areas are published in 
paragraph 5000 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 airspace designation listed in this document will 
be published subsequently in the Order.
    Since this action only makes a technical amendment to the Class D 
surface area description and should have no impact on the users of the 
airspace in the vicinity of Hunter AAF 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

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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 5000--Class D Airspace

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ASO GA D Savannah, GA [Revised]

Hunter AAF
    (lat. 32 deg.00'35''N, long. 81 deg.08'44''W)

Savannah International Airport
    (lat. 32 deg.07'39''N, long. 81 deg.12'08''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of Hunter AAF; excluding 
that portion of the overlying Savannah, GA, Class C airspace area 
and that airspace north of lat. 32 deg.02'30''N. This Class D 
airspace 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 January 21, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-2933 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am]
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