[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17351-17352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7952]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ASO-2]


Amendment of Class D Airspace; Valdosta Moody AFB, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D airspace at Valdosta Moody AFB, GA. 
Operational requirements necessitate that the new T-6 turboprop trainer 
aircraft at Moody AFC be flown in an extended Visual Flight Rules (VFR) 
traffic pattern. As a result, additional airspace is required beyond 
the existing 5-mile Class D airspace to contain these aircraft. The 
U.S. Air Force has requested that the Valdosta Moody AFB, GA, Class D 
airspace be extended to a 7-mile radius of Moody AFB.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 12, 2001.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 30, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by amending Class D 
airspace at Valdosta Moody AFB, GA (66 FR 9986) at the request of the 
U.S. Air

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Force, the primary airspace user. Class D airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from the surface of the earth are 
published in 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 D 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 D airspace at Valdosta Moody AFB, GA.
    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 optionally 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 5000  Class D Airspace

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ASO GA D  Valdosta Moody AFB, GA [Revised]

Valdosta, Moody AFB, Ga
    (Lat. 30 deg.58'07"N, long. 83 deg.11'35"W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface, to and 
including 2,700 feet MSL, within a 7-mile radius of Moody AFB. 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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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 19, 2001.
Walter R. Cochran,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-7952 Filed 3-29-01; 8:45 am]
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