[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44865-44866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21037]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-14]


Proposed Amendment to Class D and Establishment of Class E2 
Airspace; Fort Rucker, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D hours of operation and 
establish Class E2 airspace at Fort Rucker, AL, for the Cairns Army Air 
Field. The control tower at Cairns Army Air Field is now open 0600-0100 
daily. Therefore, the Class D airspace hours of operation are amended 
from continuous to part time. This action requires establishment of 
Class E2 surface area airspace when the tower is closed and approach 
control service is provided by Cairns Army Radar Approach Control 
Facility.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 17, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-14, 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, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-
14.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received before the specified closing 
date for comments will be considered before taking action on the 
proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in 
light of the comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for 
Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the docket 
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing 
list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory Circular 
No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class D hours of 
operation and establish Class E2 surface area airspace at Fort Rucker, 
AL, for the Cairns Army Air Field. The control tower at Cairns Army Air 
Field is open 0600-0100 daily. Therefore, the Class D airspace would be 
amended from continuous to part time. This action would also establish 
Class E2 surface area airspace when the tower is closed and approach 
control service is provided by Cairns Army Radar Approach Control 
Facility. Class D airspace designations and Class E airspace areas 
designated as a surface area for an airport are published in Paragraphs 
5000 and 6002 respectively 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 and Class E airspace designations 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
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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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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; E.O. 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 5000  Class D Airspace

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ASO AL D Fort Rucker, AL [Revised]

Cairns Army Air Field, AL
    (Lat. 31 deg.16'14'' N., long. 85 deg.43'58'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,800 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of lat. 31 deg.18'30'' N. 
long. 85 deg.42'20'' W. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the DOD IFR--Supplement Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

ASO AL E2 Fort Rucker, AL [New]

    Within a 5-mile radius of lat. 31 deg.18'30'' N., long. 
85 deg.42'20'' W. This Class E surface area 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 DOD IFR--Supplement Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 3, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-21037 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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