[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6607-6608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3270]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2002-13946; Airspace Docket No. 02-ASO-29]


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. As a 
result of an evaluation, the Memphis, TN, Class E5 airspace area has 
been amended to contain the Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway 
(RWY) 9 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Memphis 
International Airport and the NDB RWY 17 and NDB--B SIAP's to West 
Memphis Municipal Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain the 
SIAP's.

DATES: 0901 UTC, May 15, 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

    On December 24, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E5 
airspace at Memphis, TN, (67 FR 78397). This action provides adequate 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at Memphis International Airport 
and West Memphis Municipal Airport. 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.
    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 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 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).

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 17.1 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 north and 8 miles south of the 271[deg] bearing from the 
Elvis NDB extending from the 8-mile radius to 16 miles west of the 
Elvis 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 4 miles east and 8 west of the 197[deg] from the West Memphis 
NDB extending from the 6.5-miles radius to 16 miles south of the 
West Memphis NDB, and within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the 
353[deg] bearing from the West Memphis NDB extending from the 6.5-
mile radius to 16 miles north of the West Memphis NDB, and within a 
6.4-mile radius of General DeWitt Spain Airport; excluding that 
airspace within the Millington, TN, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 31, 2003.
Walter R. Cochran,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-3270 Filed 2-7-03; 8:45 am]
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