[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 77282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31479]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-44]


Amendment of Class E5 Airspace; Meridian, MS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action makes a technical amendment to the Class E5 
airspace at Meridian, MS. The Navy Meridian NDB has been 
decommissioned. Therefore, the airspace legal description must be 
amended to reflect this change.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Manager, 
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The Navy Meridian NDB has been decommissioned. As a result the 
airspace legal description must be amended. This rule will become 
effective on the date specified in the EFFECTIVE DATE section. Since 
this action has no impact on users of the airspace in the vicinity of 
Meridian NAS-McCain Field, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) are unnecessary. Class E airspace designations for airspace 
areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the 
earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated 
September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation 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) amends Class E5 airspace at Meridian, 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 ``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--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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, 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 MS E5 Meridian, MS [Revised]

Meridian, Key Field, MS
    (Lat. 32 deg.20'00"N, long. 88 deg.45'04"W)
Meridian VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.22'42"N, long. 88 deg.48'15"W)
Joe Williams OLF
    (Lat. 32 deg.47'46"N, long. 88 deg.49'54"W)
Meridian NAS-McCain Field
    (Lat. 32 deg.33'08"N, long. 88 deg.33'20"W)
Meridian TACAN
    (Lat. 32 deg.34'42"N, long. 88 deg.32'43"W)
Kewanee VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.22'01"N, long. 88 deg.27'30"W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8-mile radius of Key Field and within 2.5 miles each side 
of the Meridian VORTAC 315 deg. radial, extending from the 8-mile 
radious 7 miles northwest of the VORTAC, and within a 7.4-mile 
radius of Joe Williams OLF, and within an 8-mile radius of Meridian 
NAS-McCain Field, and within 4 miles each side of the 020 deg. 
bearing from lat. 32 deg.33'28"N, long, 88 deg.33'33"W, extending 
from the 8-mile radius to 20 miles north of Meridian TACAN, and 
within a 25-mile radius of the Meridian VORTAC, extending clockwise 
from the 341 deg. radial to the 040 deg. radial, and within 8 miles 
north and 6 miles south of the Kewanee VORTAC 273 deg. radial, 
extending from the VORTAC to long. 88 deg.45'00"W.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 1, 2000.
Richard Biscomb,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-31479 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
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