Proposed Amendment to Class D

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-18]

Proposed Amendment to Class D

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D airspace at Mc Entire

ANGB, Eastover, SC. In accordance with a periodic review, the Non-

Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 32 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) requires additional airspace. As a result,

additional controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is

needed to accommodate the SIAP at Mc Entire ANGB. An extension via the

164 deg. bearing from the Mc Entire NDB for the NDB RWY 32 SIAP would

be necessary. The length of the Class D airspace extension southeast of

the NDB would be 6.3 miles, and the width of the airspace extension

would be 5 miles.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 29, 1999.

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

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-18, Manager, Airspace

Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. The office

docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia

30337, telephone (404) 305-5627.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views or arguments as they

made 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 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. 99-ASO-

18.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications received before the specified closing

date for comments will be considered before taking action on the

proposal rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in

light of the comments received. All comments submitted will be

available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

Southern Region, Room 550, 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.

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Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, 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 NPRMs 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 amend Class D airspace at Mc

Entire ANGB, Eastover, SC. A periodic review reveals the NDB RWY 32

SIAP requires additional airspace. Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from the surface is needed to accommodate the SIAP at

Mc Entire ANGB. Class D airspace designations are published in

Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and

effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class D 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 regulation 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS D, AND CLASS E

AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,

1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000. Class D airspace.

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ASO SC D Eastover, SC [Revised]

Eastover, Mc Entire ANGB, SC

(Lat. 33 deg.55'06'' N, long. 80 deg.47'59'' W)

Mc Entire NDB

(Lat. 33 deg.56'09'' N, long. 80 deg.47'56'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface, to and

including, 2,800 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of Mc Entire ANGB

and within 2.5 miles each side of the 164 deg. bearing from the Mc

Entire NDB, extending 6.3 miles southeast of the NDB. This Class D

airspace area is effective during the dates and times established in

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will

thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility

Directory.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 18, 1999.

Nancy B. Shelton,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 99-28322 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]

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