Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Robins AFB, GA, Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E Airspace: Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, GA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-6]

Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Robins AFB, GA,

Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E

Airspace: Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a new and independent Class

D airspace at Robins AFB, Georgia. Robins AFB has a full time air

traffic control tower. This notice further proposes to amend Class D

airspace at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia, by

removing Robins AFB from the Macon, Georgia, Class D description. This

notice also proposes to establish Class E airspace at Middle Georgia

Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia, when the associated control tower is

closed. The intended effect of this action is to clarify when two-way

communication with these air traffic control towers is required and to

provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument approach procedures

when the Middle Georgia Regional Airport control tower is closed.

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-6, 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 Carpenter, Airspace Section, System 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 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-6.'' The

postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All

communications received on or 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

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 a new independent

Class D airspace at Robins AFB, Georgia. Additionally, the FAA is

proposing to amend Class D airspace and establish Class E airspace at

Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia. Prior to Airspace

Reclassification an Airport Traffic Area (ATA) and a control zone

existed at these airports. However, Airspace Reclassification,

effective September 16, 1993, discontinued the use of the terms

``airport traffic area'' and ``control zones,'' replacing them with the

designation ``Class D airspace''. Robins AFB was incorporated in the

Class D airspace for Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia.

Robins AFB has a full time control tower. However, the Macon Radar

Approach Control/Tower, which controls aircraft for the Middle Georgia

Regional Airport, is part-time. The intended effect of this proposal is

to amend the Class D airspace at Middle Georgia Regional Airport by

removing Robins AFB from the Macon, Georgia Class D Airspace and

designation. This notice also proposes to establish Class E surface

airspace at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia, to

provide adequate controlled airspace for instrument approach procedures

when the Macon Radar Approach Control/Tower is closed.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Designations for Class D and Class E airspace are

published respectively in paragraphs 5000 and 6002 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 D and E airspace designations 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 modifications 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

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:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASO GA D Robins AFB, GA [New]

Robins AFB, GA

(Lat. 32 deg.38'25'' N., long. 83 deg.35'31'' W.)

Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA

(Lat. 32 deg.41'35'' N., long. 83 deg.38'58'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,900 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Robins AFB, excluding the

portion of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a

4.1-mile radius circle centered on the Middle Georgia Regional

Airport, Macon, Georgia.

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ASO GA D MACON, GA [Amended]

Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA

(Lat. 32 deg.41'35'' N., long. 83 deg.38'58'' W.)

Robins AFB, GA

(Lat. 32 deg.38'25'' N., long. 83 deg.35'31'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,900 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Middle Georgia Regional

Airport, excluding the portion south of a line connecting the 2

points of intersection within a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on

the Robins AFB Airport. 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport.

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ASO GA E2 MACON, GA [New]

Macon, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, GA

(Lat. 32 deg.41'35'' N., long. 83 deg.38'58'' W.)

Robins AFB, GA

(Lat. 32 deg.38'25'' N., long. 83 deg.35'; 31'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1-

mile radius of Middle Georgia Regional Airport, excluding the

portion south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection

within a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on the Robins AFB Airport.

The Class E 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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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 13, 1994.

Walter E. Denley,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-13696 Filed 6-3-94; 8:45 am]

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