[Federal Register: February 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 22)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2003-16534; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-19]
Establishment of Class D and E Airspace; Olive Branch, MS and
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Memphis, TN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D and E4 airspace at Olive
Branch, MS. A federal contract tower with a weather reporting system
has been constructed at the Olive Branch Airport. Therefore, the
airport meets criteria for Class D and E4 airspace. Class D surface
area airspace and Class E4 airspace designated as an extension to Class
D airspace is required when the control tower is open to contain
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action establishes
Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to but not including
2,900 feet MSL, within a 4-mile radius of the Olive Branch Airport and
Class E4 airspace extensions that are 5 miles wide and extend 7 miles
northeast and south of the airport. This action also amends the Class
E5 airspace area for Memphis, TN, which includes the Olive Branch
Airport, to contain the Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) or Global
Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 18 and RWY 36 SIAPs. Controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is
needed to contain the procedure turn airspace area.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 15, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter R. Cochran, Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On December 9, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D
and E4 airspace at Olive Branch, MS, and amending Class E5 airspace at
Memphis, TN (68 FR 68573). This action provides adequate Class D and E4
airspace for IFR operations at Olive Branch Airport and adequate Class
E5 airspace at Memphis, TN to contain SIAPs. Class D airspace
designations for airspace areas extending upward from the surface of
the earth, Class E4 airspace areas designated as an extension to a
Class D surface area, and Class E5 airspace designations for airspace
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth
are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005 respectively, of FAA
Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16,
2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D,
E4, and E5 designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class D and E4 airspace at Olive Branch, MS,
and amends Class E5 at Memphis, TN.
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) 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
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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
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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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace
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ASO MS D Olive Branch, MS [NEW]
Olive Branch Airport, MS
(Lat. 3458'44'' N, long. 8947'13''
W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,900 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Olive Branch Airport;
excluding that airspace within the Memphis Class B airspace area.
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific days and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
days and times will thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6004 Class E4 Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension
to a Class D Airspace Area
* * * * *
ASO MS E4 Olive Branch, MS [NEW]
Olive Branch Airport, MS
(Lat. 3458'44'' N, long. 8947'13''
W)
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Olive Branch NDB
(Lat. 3458'47'' N, long. 8947'20''
W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.5 miles
each side of the Olive Branch NDB 017 and
170 bearings, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7
miles northeast and south of the NDB. This Class E4 airspace area is
effective during the specific days and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth
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ASO TN E5 Memphis, TN [REVISED]
Memphis International Airport, TN
Lat. 3502'33'' N, long. 8958'36''
W
Olive Branch Airport
Lat. 3458'44'' N, long. 8947'13''
W
West Memphis Municipal Airport
Lat. 3508'06'' N, long. 9014'04''
W
General DeWitt Spain Airport
Lat. 3512'02'' N, long. 9003'14''
W
Elvis NDB
Lat. 3503'41'' N, long. 9004'18''
W
West Memphis NDB
Lat. 3508'22'' N, long. 9013'57''
W
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8-mile radius of Memphis International Airport, and within
4 miles north and 8 miles south of the 271 bearing
from the Elvis NDB extending from the 8-mile radius to 16 miles west
of the Elvis NDB, and within a 7.5-mile radius of Olive Branch
Airport, and within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the
017 bearing and 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the
170 bearing from the Olive Branch NDB extending from
the 7.5-mile radius to 16 miles northeast and south of the airport,
and within a 6.5-mile radius of West Memphis Municipal Airport, and
within 4 miles east and 8 west of the 197 from the
West Memphis NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 16 miles
south of the West Memphis NDB, and within 4 miles east and 8 miles
west of the 353 bearing from the West Memphis NDB
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 16 miles north of the West
Memphis NDB, and within a 6.4-mile radius of General DeWitt Spain
Airport; excluding that airspace within the Millington, TN, Class E
airspace area.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 21, 2004.
Jeffrey U. Vincent,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.,
[FR Doc. 04-2191 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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