Establishment of Class E Airspace; Courtland, AL

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-13]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Courtland, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Courtland,

Alabama. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) for Runway 13

at the Industrial Airpark has been developed and controlled airspace

from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL is needed to contain IFR operations at

the airport. The intended effect of this amendment is to provide

adequate Class E airspace to contain IFR operations within controlled

airspace. The operating status of the airport will change from VFR

operations to include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the

SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C. March 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth R. Patterson, Airspace Section, System Management Branch, Air

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

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On August 12, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

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

airspace at Courtland, Alabama, (58 FR 45079). A SIAP based on the

Muscle Shoals Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) has been

established to serve the Industrial Airpark Airport. Controlled

airspace extending from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL is needed to contain

IFR operations at the airport. Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. This

amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice except for a

slight correction to the latitude and longitude. 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 as ``Class E Airspace'' for airspace extending upward from

700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. The coordinates for

this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Designations

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

surface 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 effective September 16, 1993. The Class E

airspace designation listed in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order. The operating status of the airport will

change from VFR operations to include IFR operations concurrent with

publication of the SIAP.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at Courtland, AL. This action lowers the

base of controlled airspace from 1200 feet above the surface to 700

feet above the surface in vicinity of Industrial Airpark Airport.

The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E

airspace for IFR operators executing the VOR Rwy 13 SIAP at Industrial

Airpark Airport. 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, 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).

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; 47 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 AL E5 Courtland, AL [New]

Industrial Airpark Airport, AL

(Lat. 34 deg.39'34'' N, long 87 deg.20'56'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within 6.5-mile radius of the Industrial Airpark Airport, excluding

that airspace within the Muscle Shoals Class E airspace.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 19, 1994.

Michael J. Powderly,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-2204 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]

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