[Federal Register: March 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 55)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14949-14950]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2008-0154; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASO-10]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Canon, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E Airspace at Canon,
GA. Airspace is needed to support new Area Navigation (RNA V) Global
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
(SIAPs) that have been developed for Franklin County Airport. As a
result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground
Level (AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP and for Instrument Flight
Rule (IFR) operations at Franklin County Airport. The operating status
of the airport will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include
IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the SIAP. This action
enhances the safety and airspace management of Franklin County Airport,
Canon, GA.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone: 1-
800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the Docket Number
FAA-2008-0154; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASO-10, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit and review received comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office
(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, System Support Group,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5610.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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. Those 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-2008-0154; Airspace docket No. 08-ASO-
10.'' 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 from and
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at http://www.faa.gov or the Federal Register's Web page at:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 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 Code of
Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Canon, GA. Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS)
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
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(SIAPs) that have been developed for Franklin County Airport and
controlled airspace is required to support these procedures. Class E
airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface of the Earth are published in Paragraph 6005
of FAA Order 7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September
15, 2007, 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 proposed 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.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, part, A subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it proposes to establish Class E airspace at Canon, GA.
Lists 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, effective September 15, 2007,
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 GA E5 Canon, GA [New]
Franklin County Airport, GA
(Lat. 34[deg]20'25'' N., long. 83[deg]07'51'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
of the Earth within a 6.6-mile radius of the Franklin County
Airport.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 26, 2008.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, System Support Group Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. E8-5573 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]
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