[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5009-5010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2191]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16534; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-19]


Establishment of Class D and E Airspace; Olive Branch, MS and 
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Memphis, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D and E4 airspace at Olive 
Branch, MS. A federal contract tower with a weather reporting system 
has been constructed at the Olive Branch Airport. Therefore, the 
airport meets criteria for Class D and E4 airspace. Class D surface 
area airspace and Class E4 airspace designated as an extension to Class 
D airspace is required when the control tower is open to contain 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action establishes 
Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to but not including 
2,900 feet MSL, within a 4-mile radius of the Olive Branch Airport and 
Class E4 airspace extensions that are 5 miles wide and extend 7 miles 
northeast and south of the airport. This action also amends the Class 
E5 airspace area for Memphis, TN, which includes the Olive Branch 
Airport, to contain the Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) or Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 18 and RWY 36 SIAPs. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is 
needed to contain the procedure turn airspace area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 15, 2004.

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 December 9, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D 
and E4 airspace at Olive Branch, MS, and amending Class E5 airspace at 
Memphis, TN (68 FR 68573). This action provides adequate Class D and E4 
airspace for IFR operations at Olive Branch Airport and adequate Class 
E5 airspace at Memphis, TN to contain SIAPs. Class D airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from the surface of 
the earth, Class E4 airspace areas designated as an extension to a 
Class D surface area, and Class E5 airspace designations for airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005 respectively, of FAA 
Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D, 
E4, and E5 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) establishes Class D and E4 airspace at Olive Branch, MS, 
and amends Class E5 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) 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

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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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASO MS D Olive Branch, MS [NEW]

Olive Branch Airport, MS
    (Lat. 3458'44'' N, long. 8947'13'' 
W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Olive Branch Airport; 
excluding that airspace within the Memphis Class B airspace area. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and times will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6004 Class E4 Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D Airspace Area

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ASO MS E4 Olive Branch, MS [NEW]

Olive Branch Airport, MS
    (Lat. 3458'44'' N, long. 8947'13'' 
W)

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    Olive Branch NDB
    (Lat. 3458'47'' N, long. 8947'20'' 
W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.5 miles 
each side of the Olive Branch NDB 017 and 
170 bearings, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 
miles northeast and south of the NDB. This Class E4 airspace area is 
effective during the specific days and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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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. 3502'33'' N, long. 8958'36'' 
W
Olive Branch Airport
    Lat. 3458'44'' N, long. 8947'13'' 
W
West Memphis Municipal Airport
    Lat. 3508'06'' N, long. 9014'04'' 
W
General DeWitt Spain Airport
    Lat. 3512'02'' N, long. 9003'14'' 
W
Elvis NDB
    Lat. 3503'41'' N, long. 9004'18'' 
W
West Memphis NDB
    Lat. 3508'22'' N, long. 9013'57'' 
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 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 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the 
017 bearing and 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the 
170 bearing from the Olive Branch NDB extending from 
the 7.5-mile radius to 16 miles northeast and south of the airport, 
and within a 6.5-mile radius of West Memphis Municipal Airport, and 
within 4 miles east and 8 west of the 197 from the 
West Memphis NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 16 miles 
south of the West Memphis NDB, and within 4 miles east and 8 miles 
west of the 353 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 21, 2004.
Jeffrey U. Vincent,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.,
[FR Doc. 04-2191 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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