[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16662]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-7]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Sanford, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies Class E airspace at Sanford, NC. The 
Sanford-Lee County Brick Field Airport has been relocated approximately 
10 miles northeast and the name of the airport has been changed to 
Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport. An Instrument Landing System 
(ILS)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Runway (RWY) 3 Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Sanford-Lee 
Country Regional Airport. As a result, additional controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to 
accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
at Sanford-Lee Country Regional Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 9, 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 May 4, 1999, FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E airspace at 
Sanford, NC, (64 FR 23807). This action provides adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at the Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport. 
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface are published in FAA Order 7400.9F, 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 Sanford, NC, for the Sanford-
Lee County Regional 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 Subject 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 E AIRSPACE 
AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 30120; 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 NC E5 Sanford, NC [Revised]

Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport, NC
    (Lat. 35 deg.34'57'' N, long. 79 deg.06'05'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within a 6.6-mile radius of Sanford-Lee County Regional 
Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 10, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-16662 Filed 6-29-99; 8:45 am]
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