[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6320-6321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2958]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-3


Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace, Tupelo, MS

AGENCY:  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  This amendment changes the name of Tupelo Municipal--C.D. 
Lemons Municipal Airport to Tupelo Regional Airport and changes the 
title of the airspace designation for the Tupelo Regional Airport 
located at Tupelo, MS, from Tupelo Municipal--C.D. Lemons Municipal 
Airport to Tupelo Regional Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  0901 UTC, April 20, 2000.

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

    The Tupelo, MS, Airport Authority has changed the name of the 
airport to better describe the area served. This amendment is necessary 
to reflect that change. The dimensions, configuration and operating 
requirements of the affected airspace do not change. This rule will 
become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. Since this 
action does not change the dimensions, configuration or operating 
requirements of the Class D, Class E2 or Class E5 airspace for the 
airport, and as a result, has no impact on users of the airspace in the 
vicinity of the Tupelo Regional Airport, notice and public procedure 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. Designations for class D, Class 
E2 and Class E5 airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface are published in FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 
1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) changes the name of Tupelo Municipal--C.D. Lemons 
Municipal Airport and changes the title of the airspace designation for 
the Tupelo Regional Airport located at Tupelo, MS, from Tupelo 
Municipal--C.D. Lemons Municipal Airport, MS, to Tupelo Regional 
Airport. MS.
    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

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``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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace.

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ASO MS D  Tupelo, MS [Revised]

Tupelo Regional Airport, MS
    (Lat. 34 deg.16'05" N, long. 88 deg.46'12" W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,800 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Tupelo Regional Airport. 
This Class D airspace area 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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Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Area.

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ASO MS E2  Tupelo, MS

Tupelo Regional Airport, MS
    (Lat. 34 deg.16'05" N, long. 88 deg.46'12" W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Tupelo 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 days and 
times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6005  Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 
feet or More above the Surface of the Earth.

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ASO MS E5  Tupelo, MS

Tupelo Regional Airport, MS
    (Lat. 34 deg.16'05" N, long. 88 deg.46'12" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Tupelo Regional Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 31, 2000.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
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