[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 19, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20931-20932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9216]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-9]


Proposed Amendment to Class D and Class E5 Airspace, Greenwood, 
MS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace at 
Greenwood-Leflore Airport, Greenwood, MS. An Area Navigation (RNAV) 
Runway (RWY) 18 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been 
developed for Greenwood, MS. As a result, additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface and extending upward from 
700 feet above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ASO-9, 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) 305-5586.

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) 305-5586.

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. 00-ASO-
9.'' 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 action 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 and Class E5 
airspace at Greenwood-Leflore Airport, Greenwood, MS. An RNAV RWY 18 
SIAP has been developed for Greenwood-Leflore Airport. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from the surface and extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAP. Class D 
airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000, Class E4 
airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6004, and Class E5 
airspace designations 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 71.1. The Class D and 
Class E5 airspace designations listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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

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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. 289.


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  Greenwood, MS [Revised]

Greenwood-Leflore Airport, MS
    (Lat. 33 deg.29'44" N, long. 90 deg.05'03" W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface, to and 
including 2,700 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Greenwood-
Leflore Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D Airspace Area.

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ASO MS E4  Greenwood, MS [Revised]

Greenwood-Leflore Airport, MS
    (Lat. 33 deg.29'44" N, long. 90 deg.05'03" W)
Greenwood VORTAC
    (Lat. 33 deg.27'50" N, long. 90 deg.16'38" W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.4 miles 
each side of the Greenwood VORTAC 079 deg. radial, extending from 
the 4.4-mile radius of Greenwood-Leflore Airport to 4 miles east of 
the VORTAC. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates 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  Greenwood, MS [Revised]

Greenwood-Leflore Airport, MS
    (Lat. 33 deg.29'44" N, long. 90 deg.05'03" W)
Greenwood VORTAC
    (Lat. 33 deg.27'50" N, long. 90 deg.16'38" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of Greenwood-Leflore Airport and within 1.2 
miles each side of the Greenwood VORTAC 079 deg. radial, extending 
from the 6.9-mile radius to 2 miles east of the VORTAC.
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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. 00-9216 Filed 4-18-00; 8:45 am]
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