[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 88 (Friday, May 5, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26156-26157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11319]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-10]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Savannah, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E surface area airspace at 
Savannah, GA. Hunter Army Air Field (AAF) is included in the Savannah 
Class D surface airspace area. However, when Hunter AAF control tower 
closes that segment of the Class D airspace area reverts to Class G 
airspace, as there is no remote communications to either Savannah 
Approach Control or Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center 
(ARTCC) to control aircraft at Hunter AAF. Remote communications 
equipment is being installed and is expected to be operational on or 
about June 1, 2000. As a result, additional controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface is needed to accommodate instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations at Hunter AAF when Hunter AAF control 
tower is closed. This proposal will also make a technical amendment to 
the name of the location, changing it from Savannah International 
Airport, GA, to Savannah, GA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ASO-10, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 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

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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 number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Comments wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00-
ASO-10.'' 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 
summarize 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 notice 
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 E surface area 
airspace at Savannah, GA. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from the surface is needed to accommodate IFR operations at 
Hunter AAF when Hunter AAF control tower is closed. This proposal will 
also make a technical amendment to the name of the location, changing 
it from Savannah International Airport, GA, to Savannah, GA. Class E 
airspace designated as surface are published in Paragraph 6002 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 E 
airspace designation 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 regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedure (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 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ASO GA E2 Savannah, GA [Revised]

Hunter AAF
    (Lat. 32 deg.00'35"N, long. 81 deg.08'44"W)
Savannah International Airport
    (Lat. 32 deg.07'39"N, long. 81 deg.12'08"W)

    Within a 5-mile radius of Savannah International Airport and 
within a 4.5-mile radius of Hunter AAF. This Class E 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 Airport/Facility 
Director.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 24, 2000.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-11319 Filed 5-4-00; 8:45 am]
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