Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Fort Rucker, AL

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37717-37718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17758]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-11]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Fort Rucker, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Fort Rucker, 
AL. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 22 Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Florala 
Municipal Airport. As a result, additional controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to 
accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
at Florala Municipal Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-11, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official 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 
may desire. Comments 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 action must submit with those comments a 
self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is 
made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-11.'' 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 action 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.

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 docket 
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 E airspace at Fort 
Rucker, AL. A GPS RWY 22 SIAP has been developed for Florala Municipal 
Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR operations at Florala 
Municipal Airport. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface

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are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 
10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 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) 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 C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 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 Fort Rucker, AL [Revised]

Fort Rucker, Cairns AAF, AL
    (Lat. 31 deg.16'37''N, long. 85 deg.42'36''W)
Andalusia--Opp Airport, Andalusia, AL
    (Lat. 31 deg.18'32''N, long. 86 deg.23'38''W)
Florala Municipal Airport, AL
    (Lat. 31 deg.02'38''N, long. 86 deg.18'37''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within the area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
31 deg.38'01''N, long. 86 deg.23'30''W, to lat. 31 deg.45'01''N, 
long. 85 deg.38'00''W; to lat. 31 deg.17'01''N, long. 
85 deg.26'00''W; to lat. 31 deg.04'01''N, long. 85 deg.52'00''W; to 
lat. 31 deg.03'02''N, long. 86 deg.11'04''W, to and clockwise along 
the arc of a 6.5-mile radius circle of Florala Municipal Airport to 
lat. 31 deg.02'14''N, long. 86 deg.26'10''W; to the point of 
beginning and within a 7-mile radius of Andalusia--Opp Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 29, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-17758 Filed 7-12-99; 8:45 am]
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