Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Nashville, TN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-11]

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Nashville, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace at Nashville

International Airport, Tennessee. Runways 2C and 20C have been

extended. The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the

surface is proposed to be extended from a 10-mile radius to a 15-mile

radius of the Nashville International Airport to contain IFR operations

within controlled airspace for these runways.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 8, 1994.

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

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-11, 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:

Wade T. Carpenter, JR., Airspace Section, Systems Management Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Federal-Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in the 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-11.'' 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 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 contract 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, Systems 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 amend Class E airspace at

Nashville International Airport, Tennessee. Runways 2C and 20C have

been extended. The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet

above the surface is proposed to be extended from a 10-mile radius to a

15-mile radius of the Nashville International Airport to contain IFR

operations within controlled airspace for these runways. The

coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum

83. Designations of Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or

more above the surface are published on 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.

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 than

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

Aviation safety, 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:

Para. 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 Nashville, TN [Amended]

Nashville International Airport, TN

(Lat. 36 deg.07'31'' N, long. 86 deg.40'35'' W)

Smyrna Airport

(Lat. 36 deg.00'32'' N, long. 86 deg.31'12'' W)

Sumner County Regional Airport

(Lat. 36 deg.22'36'' N, long. 86 deg.24'32'' W)

Lebanon Municipal Airport

(Lat. 36 deg.11'28'' N, long. 86 deg.18'56'' W)

Murfreesboro Municipal Airport

(Lat. 35 deg.52'39'' N, long. 86 deg.22'39'' W)

John C. Tune Airport

(Lat. 36 deg.10'56'' N, long. 86 deg.53'12'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 15-minute radius of Nashville International Airport and

within a 90-mile radius of Smyrna Airport and within a 7-mile radius

of Sumner County Regional Airport and within a 10-mile radius of

Lebanon Municipal Airport and within a 9-mile radius of Murfreesboro

Municipal Airport and within an 8-mile radius of John C. Tune

Airport.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 18, 1994.

Walter E. Denley,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-13446 Filed 6-1-94; 8:45 am]

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