Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Concord, NC

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-13]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Concord, NC

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

Concord, North Carolina. Two Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAP) have been developed for the Concord Regional Airport.

Controlled airspace extending from 700 feet above the surface is needed

for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 12, 1994.

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

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-13, 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-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number 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-13.'' 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 Class E airspace at

Concord, North Carolina. The intended effect of this proposal is to

provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the VOR/

DME approaches at Concord Regional 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 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 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 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, in effect as of September 16,

1993, 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 NC E5 Concord, NC [New]

Concord Regional Airport, NC

(lat. 35 deg.23'07'' N, long. 80 deg.42'35'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within 6.5-mile radius of the Concord Regional Airport.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 15, 1994.

Walter E. Denley,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-18387 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]

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