[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25403-25404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10193]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0073; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-2]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Dayton, TN, Establishment 
of Class E Airspace; Cleveland, TN, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; 
Bradley Memorial Hospital, Cleveland, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace at Dayton, TN, 
as the Hardwick Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) has been decommissioned 
and new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been 
developed at Mark Anton Airport. Also, Hardwick Field Airport has 
closed; therefore, the controlled airspace area would be removed. This 
proposal also would establish Class E Airspace at Cleveland Regional 
Jetport, Cleveland, TN, to accommodate area navigation (RNAV) global 
positioning system (GPS) SIAPs at the airport. Information regarding 
Bradley Memorial Hospital would be added to the Cleveland, TN, airspace 
description and removed from both the Dayton, TN, regulatory text as 
well as its listing as Bradley Memorial Hospital, Cleveland, TN, to 
correct an erroneous reference. This proposal would enhance the safety 
and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in 
the Dayton, TN, and Cleveland, TN, airspace areas.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone: 1-
800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the Docket Number 
FAA-2013-0073; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-2, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit and review received comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. 
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned 
regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited 
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and 
energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2013-0073; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-2) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on 
this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2013-0073; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-2.'' The postcard will be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and 
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently 
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's 
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
Holidays. An informal docket may also be examined between 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays, at the 
office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation

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Administration, Room 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
to request a copy of Advisory circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface within a 9.8-mile radius of Mark Anton 
Airport, Cleveland, TN, to support new Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures developed at Mark Anton Airport. Airspace reconfiguration is 
necessary due to the decommissioning of the Hardwick NDB and 
cancellation of the NDB approach. Also, controlled airspace is no 
longer needed and would be removed from Hardwick Field Airport as the 
airport has closed. This proposal also would establish Class E airspace 
at Cleveland, TN, providing the controlled airspace required to support 
the RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures for Cleveland 
Regional Jetport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface would be established within a 7.4-mile radius of the 
airport, with an extension from the radius to 12 miles southwest of the 
airport for the safety and management of IFR operations. Bradley 
Memorial Hospital information would be added to the Cleveland, TN 
descriptor and regulatory text, and removed from both the Dayton, TN, 
regulatory text as well as its listing as Bradley Memorial Hospital, 
Cleveland, TN, to correct an erroneous reference. This proposal would 
enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations in the Dayton, TN, and Cleveland, TN, airspace areas.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15, 
2012, 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 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 proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This proposed rulemaking is promulgated under the authority 
described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 
section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the 
use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the 
efficient use of airspace. This proposed regulation is within the scope 
of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace in the Dayton, TN, 
and Cleveland, TN, areas.
    This proposal would be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

The Proposed 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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 8, 2012, effective September 15, 2012, 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 Dayton, TN [Amended]

Mark Anton Airport, TN
    (Lat. 35[deg]29'10'' N., long. 84[deg]55'52'' W.)
Bledsoe County Hospital, Pikeville, TN,
    Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 35[deg]37'34'' N., long. 85[deg]10'38'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9.8-mile radius of the Mark Anton Airport, and that 
airspace within a 6-mile radius of the Point in Space Coordinates 
(lat. 35[deg]37'34'' N., long. 85[deg]10'38'' W.) serving Bledsoe 
County Hospital, Pikeville, TN.
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ASO TN E5 Cleveland, TN [New]

Cleveland Regional Jetport, TN
    (Lat. 35[deg]12'41'' N., long. 84[deg]47'59'' W.)
Bradley Memorial Hospital, TN
    Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 35[deg]10'52'' N., long. 84[deg]52'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.4-mile radius of Cleveland Regional Jetport, and within 
2-miles each side of the 209[deg] bearing from the airport, 
extending from the 7.4-mile radius to 12-miles southwest of the 
airport, and within a 6-mile radius of the Point in Space 
Coordinates (lat. 35[deg]10'52'' N., long. 84[deg]52'56'' W.) 
serving Bradley Memorial Hospital.
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ASO TN E5 Bradley Memorial Hospital, Cleveland, TN [ Removed]

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 22, 2013.
Barry A. Knight,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Operations 
Support Group.
[FR Doc. 2013-10193 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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