[Federal Register: January 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 10)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2003-16596; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-20]
Proposed Amendment of Class D, E2, and E4 Airspace; Columbus
Lawson AAF, GA, and Class E5 Airspace; Columbus, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D, E2 and E4 airspace at
Columbus Lawson AAF, GA, and Class E5 airspace at Columbus, GA. As a
result of the relocation of the Lawson AAF Instrument Landing System
(ILS) and the extension of Runway (RWY) 15-33, it has been determined a
modification should be made to the Columbus Lawson AAF, GA, Class D, E2
and E4 airspace, and to the Columbus, GA, Class E5 airspace areas to
contain the ILS RWY 33, Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
to the Lawson AAF Airport. Additional surface area airspace and
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level
(AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 17, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
number FAA-2003-16596/Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-20, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at
http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Docket office (telephone 1-800-647-5527)
is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF
Building at the above address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,
Georgia 30337.
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) 305-5627.
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 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 both docket numbers 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 Docket No. FAA-2003-16596/
Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-20.'' 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. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov.
or the Superintendent of Document's web page at
http:http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. Additionally, any person may obtain a
copy of this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)
267-8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this
notice. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, 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, E2 and E4
airspace at Columbus Lawson AAF, GA, and Class E5 airspace at Columbus,
GA. Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward
from the surface of the earth and Class E airspace designations for
airspace designated as surface areas and airspace areas extending
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are
published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 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
and E airspace designations 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
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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 7400.9L, 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 GA D Columbus Lawson AAF, GA [Revised]
Columbus Lawson AAF, GA
(Lat. 32[deg]20'14'' N, long. 84[deg]59'29'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Lawson AAF, excluding
that airspace within the Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, Class C
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 date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas
* * * * *
ADO GA E2 Columbus Lawson AAR, GA [Revised]
Columbus Lawson AAF, FA
(Lat. 32[deg]20'14'' N, long. 84[deg]59'29'' W)
Within a 4.2-mile radius of Lawson AAF; excluding that airspace
within the Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA, Class C airspace area.
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Director.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area
* * * * *
ASO GA E4 Columbus Lawson AAF, GA [Revised]
Lawson AAF, GA
(Lat. 32[deg]20'14'' N, long. 84[deg]59'29'' W)
Lawson VOR/DME
(Lat. 32[deg]19'57'' N, long. 84[deg]59'36'' W)
Lawson NDB
(Lat. 32[deg]17'36'' N, long. 85[deg]01'24'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.2 miles
each side of the Lawson VOR/DME 214[deg] radial extending from the
4.2-mile radius of Lawson AAF to 6 miles southwest of the NDB. This
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days 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.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth
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ASO GA E5 Columbus, GA [Revised]
Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA
(Lat. 32[deg]30'59'' N, long. 84[deg]56'20'' W)
Lawson AAF, GA
(Lat. 32[deg]20'14'' N, long. 84[deg]59'29'' W)
Lawson VOR/DME
(Lat. 32[deg]19'57'' N, long. 84[deg]59'36'' W)
Lawson LOC
(Lat. 32[deg]20'43'' N, long. 84[deg]59'55'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 10-mile radius of Columbus Metropolitan Airport and within
a 7.6-mile radius of Lawson AAF and within 2.5 miles each side of
Lawson VOR/DME 340[deg] radial, extending from the 7.6-mile radius
to 15 miles north of the VOR/DME and within 4 miles each side of the
Lawson LOC 127[deg] course, extending from the 7.6-mile radius to
10.6 miles southeast of Lawson AAF.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia on January 7, 2004.
Jeffrey U. Vincent,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 04-920 Filed 1-14-04; 8:45 am]
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