Designation of Class E Airspace, Adel, GA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-10]

Designation of Class E Airspace, Adel, GA

agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

action: Final rule.

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summary: This action establishes Class E airspace at Adel, Georgia. A

VHF Omni-Directional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME-A)

Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) for the Cook County

Airport has been developed and controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface of the earth is needed to contain

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

effective date: 0901 UTC, March 3, 1994.

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:

History

On August 25, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

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

airspace at Adel, Georgia, to accommodate a VOR/DME-A instrument

approach procedure to the Cook County Airport, Adel, Georgia (58 FR

47411). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface to contain IFR operations in controlled

airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while transiting

between the en route and terminal environments, and to change the

operating status of the airport from visual flight rules (VFR)

operations to include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the

SIAP. 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.

Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has

discontinued the use of the term ``transition area'' and has replaced

it with the designation ``Class E airspace'' for airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface. The coordinates for this

airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Designation for

Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the

surface of the earth 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 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298, July 6, 1993).

The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at Adel, Georgia, to accommodate a VOR/

DME-A SIAP based on the Moultrie VOR to the Cook County Airport.

Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is

needed to contain aircraft executing the approach.

Aeronautical maps and charts will reflect the defined area which

will enable pilots to circumnavigate the area in order to comply with

applicable VFR requirements.

In addition, the operating status of the Cook County Airport is

changed from VFR operations to include IFR operations concurrent with

the publication of the SIAP.

The FAA has determined that this 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 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, Incorporated by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 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 Designation 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 Adel, Georgia, [New]

Cook County Airport, GA

(lat. 31 deg.08'26''N., long. 83 deg.27'11''W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.3-mile radius of Cook County Airport.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 11, 1994.

Walter E. Denley,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-1645 Filed 1-26-94; 8:45 am]

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