[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6798-6799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3364]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-26]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Griffin, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends Class E airspace at Griffin, GA. A Non-
Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 32 Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) has been developed to the Griffin-Spalding County 
Airport. The out-bound course from the Griffin NDB for the NDB RWY 32 
SIAP is the 141 degree bearing. As a result, the length of the Class E 
airspace extension southeast of the NDB has increased from 6.3 miles to 
10.5 miles and the width of the airspace extension is 5.2 miles.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 20, 1999.

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:

History

    On December 24, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace at Griffin, GA, (63 FR 71236). This action provides adequate 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at Griffin-Spalding County Airport. 
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface are published in FAA Order 7400.9F,

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dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E designation 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class E airspace at Griffin, GA for the Griffin-
Spaulding Airport.
    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--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 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.


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 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  Griffin, GA [Revised]

Griffin-Spalding County Airport
    (Lat. 33 deg.13'37'' N, long. 84 deg.16'30'' W)
Griffin NDB
    (Lat. 33 deg.11'03'' N, long. 84 deg.13'39'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth within a 6.3-mile radius of Griffin-Spalding 
County Airport and within 2.6 miles from either side of the 141 
degree bearing from the Griffin NDB, extending from the 6.3-mile 
radius to 10.5 miles southeast of the NDB.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 1, 1999.
Richard K. McLean,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-3364 Filed 2-10-99; 8:45 am]
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