[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70153-70154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29456]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ASO-26]


Amendment of Class E5 Airspace; Memphis, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E5 airspace at Memphis, TN. The 
Twinkletown Airport, within the Memphis, TN, Class E5 airspace area, 
has closed. Therefore, the Memphis, TN, Class E5 legal description must 
be amended to reflect the closure.

DATES: 0901 UTC, January 23, 2003.

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) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The Twinkletown Airport, within the Memphis, TN, Class E5 airspace 
area, has closed. Therefore, the Memphis, TN, Class E5 legal 
description must be amended to reflect the closure. This amendment will 
become effective on the date specified in the DATE section. Since this 
action has no impact on the users of the airspace in the vicinity of 
the Memphis, TN, Class E5 airspace area, notice and public procedure 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. Designations for Class E are 
published in FAA Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective 
September 16, 2002, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 
71.1. The Class E designations 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 Memphis, TN.
    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 Procedures (44 FR 11034; February

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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, incorporated by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 Memphis, TN [REVISED]

Memphis International Airport, TN
    Lat. 35[deg]02'33'' N, long. 89[deg]58'36'' W
Olive Branch Airport
    Lat. 34[deg]58'44'' N, long. 89[deg]47'13'' W
West Memphis Municipal Airport
    Lat. 35[deg]08'06'' N, long. 90[deg]14'04'' W
General DeWitt Spain Airport
    Lat. 35[deg]12'02'' N, long. 90[deg]03'14'' W
Elvis NDB
    Lat. 35[deg]03'41'' N, long. 90[deg]04'18'' W
West Memphis NDB
    Lat. 35[deg]08'22'' N, long. 90[deg]13'57'' W

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8-mile radius of Memphis International Airport, and within 
4 miles each side of the 179[deg] bearing from the Elvis NDB 
extending from the 8-mile radius to 7 miles south of the NDB, and 
within a 7.5-mile radius of Olive Branch Airport, and within a 6.5-
mile radius of West Memphis Municipal Airport, and within 2.5 miles 
each side of the 198[deg] and 352[deg] bearings from the West 
Memphis NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.4 miles north 
and south of the NDB, and within a 6.4-mile radius of General DeWitt 
Spain Airport; excluding that airspace within the Milington, TN, 
Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 6, 2002.
Marvin Burnette,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-29456 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]
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