Removal of Class D Airspace; Shreveport Downtown Airport, LA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-01]

Removal of Class D Airspace; Shreveport Downtown Airport, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This rule removes the Class D airspace at Shreveport Downtown

Airport, LA. This removal of Class D airspace results from the

decommissioning of the air traffic control tower at Shreveport Downtown

Airport, Shreveport, LA. This rule removes the Class D controlled

airspace for aircraft operation in the vicinity of Shreveport Downtown

Airport, Shreveport, LA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 21, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone:

817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA published this final rule with a

request for comment in the Federal Register on February 20, 1997 (62 FR

7672). The FAA uses the direct final rulemaking procedure for a non-

controversial rule where the FAA believes that there will be no adverse

public comment. This final rule advised the public that revoking of the

Class D airspace would avoid confusion on the part of pilots flying in

the vicinity of the airport and would promote the safe and efficient

handling of air traffic in the area. No adverse comments were

anticipated, and that unless a written adverse comment, or a written

notice of intent to submit such an adverse comment, were received

within the comment period, the regulation would become effective on

April 21, 1997. No adverse comments were received, and thus this notice

confirms that this final rule was effective on that date.

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 7, 1997.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97-13070 Filed 5-16-97; 8:45 am]

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