Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thomaston, GA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-8]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thomaston, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at

Thomaston, Georgia. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway 30 Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) for the Thomaston-Upson County

Airport has recently been developed. Controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth is needed for

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations when utilizing this SIAP. The

intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E

airspace for IFR operators executing the developed SIAP. If approved,

the operating status of the airport would change from VFR operations to

include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 5, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-8, Manager, System

Management Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel for Southern Region, room 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue,

College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Shipp, Jr., Airspace

Section, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305-5591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking 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 aspects of the proposal. Communications

should identify the airspace docket and be submitted in triplicate to

the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge

receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those

comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following

statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-8.'' 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 the light of

comments received. All comments submitted will be available for

examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern

Region, room 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337,

both before and after the closing date for comments. A report

summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel

concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM'S

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Manager, System Management Branch (ASO-530), Air Traffic Division, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory

Circular No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at

Thomaston, Georgia. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide

adequate Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the NDB Runway 30

SIAP to serve the Thomaston-Upson County Airport. The coordinates for

this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E

airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A

dated June 17, 1993 and effective September 16, 1993 which is

incorporated by reference in CFR 71.1 effective September 16, 1993. The

Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be published

subsequently in the Order. If approved, the operating status of the

airport would be changed from VFR operations to include IFR operations

concurrent with publication of the SIAP.

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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [AMENDED]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993 and effective September 16, 1993,

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 GA E5 Thomaston, GA [New]

Thomaston-Upson County Airport, GA

(lat. 32 deg.57'17''N, long. 84 deg.11'14''W)

Yates NDB

(lat. 32 deg.55'09''N, long. 84 deg.11'14''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

of the earth within a 6.5-mile radius of the Thomaston-Upson County

Airport and within 2.0 miles each side of the 124 deg. bearing from

the Yates NDB, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7 miles

southeast of the NDB.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 2, 1994.

Walter E. Denley,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-11725 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]

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