[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 72 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19828-19829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9218]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-6]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Dayton, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Dayton, TN. A Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), 
helicopter point in space approach, has been developed for Bledsoe 
County Hospital, Pikeville, TN. As a result, additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is 
needed to accommodate the SIAP. This action amends the Class E5 
airspace for Dayton, TN, to the northwest, in order to include the 
point in space approach serving Bledsoe County Hospital.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviatiion Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 18, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E 
airspace at Dayton, TN, (65 FR 8326). This action provides adequate 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at the Bledsoe County Hospital. 
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface are published in paragraph 6005 of 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 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 Dayton, TN, for the Bledsoe 
County Hospital.
    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 (14 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).

Addoption 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points,

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dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 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 TN E5  Dayton, TN [Revised]

Dayton, Mark Anton Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35 deg.29'10" N, long. 84 deg.55'52" W)
Hardwick Field Airport
    (Lat. 35 deg.13'12" N, long 84 deg.49'57" W)
(Bledsoe County Hospital, Pikeville, TN
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 35 deg.37'34" N, long. 85 deg.10'38" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within a 12.5-mile radius of Mark Anton Airport, and within 
a 6.5-mile radius of Hardwick Field Airport, and that airspace 
within a 6-mile radius of the point in space (lat. 35 deg.37'34" N, 
long. 85 deg.10'38" W) serving Bledsoe County Hospital, Pikeville, 
TN; excluding that airspace within the Athens, TN, Class E airspace 
area.

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 31, 2000.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-9218 Filed 4-12-00; 8:45 am]
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