Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Millington, TN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-8]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Millington, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at

Memphis NAS/Millington Municipal, TN. A VOR/DME RWY 18 Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Charles W.

Baker Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. If approved,

the operating status of the airport will change from VFR to include IFR

operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP. This amendment

would also make a technical correction to the location of the Memphis

NAS/Millington Municipal Airport. The correct location of the Memphis

NAS/Millington Municipal Airport is Millington, TN.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 1995.

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

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 95-ASO-8, 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 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue,

College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Powderly, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia

30320; telephone (404) 305-5570.

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 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. 95-ASO-

8.'' 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

proposed 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 Assistant Chief 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.

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, 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 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 the Class E airspace

area at Memphis NAS/Millington Municipal, TN. A VOR/DME RWY 18 SIAP has

been developed for Charles W. Baker Airport. Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is

needed to accommodate this SIAP and for IFR operations at the airport:

If approved, the operating status of the airport will change from VFR

to include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP. This

amendment would also make a technical correction to the location of the

Memphis NAS/Millington Municipal Airport. The correct location of the

Memphis NAS/Millington Municipal Airport is Millington, TN. Class E

airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet

or more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order

7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is

incorporated by reference in CFR 71.1. 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) doe 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 Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet above the surface of the earth.

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ASO TN E5 Millington, TN [Revised]

Memphis NAS/Millington Municipal Airport, TN

(Lat. 35 deg.21'20'' N, long. 89 deg.52'10'' W)

Arlington Municipal Airport

(Lat. 35 deg.16'59'' N, long. 89 deg.40'22'' W)

Charles W. Baker

(Lat. 35 deg.16'44'' N, 89 deg.55'53'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 7-mile radius of Memphis NAS/Millington Municipal Airport,

within a 7-mile radius of Arlington Municipal Airport and within a

6.3-mile radius of Charles W. Baker Airport; excluding that airspace

within the Memphis, TN Class E airspace area.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 14, 1995.

Michael J. Powderly,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 95-7499 Filed 3-24-95; 8:45 am]

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