[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 69905-69906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28761]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 220 / Tuesday, November 16, 2010 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2010-0949; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-34]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Brunswick Malcolm-
McKinnon Airport, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Brunswick,
GA, as the McKinnon NDB Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) has been
decommissioned and new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs)
have been developed at Malcolm-McKinnon Airport. The geographic
coordinates for the airport also would be adjusted. Also, reference to
the Glynco Jetport would be removed from the airspace designation. This
action would enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before January 3,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U. S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2010-0949; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-34, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received
comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, Operations 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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2010-0949; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-34) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
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 Docket
No. FAA-2010-0949; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-34.'' 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/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the 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.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs 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 Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E surface area airspace to
accommodate new SIAPs developed at Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, Brunswick,
GA. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of
the McKinnon NDB and cancellation of the NDB approach, and for
continued safety and management of IFR operations at the airport. Also,
the geographic coordinates of the airport would be adjusted to coincide
with the FAAs National Aeronautical Charting Office, and reference to
the Glenco Jetport would be removed from the airspace designation as
the Jetport is listed separately in the Order.
Class E airspace designated as surface areas are published in
Paragraph 6002, of FAA order 7400.9U, dated August 18, 2010, and
effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will
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
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only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified
that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would 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 proposed 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 proposed regulation is within the scope
of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace at Malcolm-
McKinnon Airport, Brunswick, 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, B, C, D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE
AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 FR9565, 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 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, effective September 15, 2010,
is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
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ASO GA E2 Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, GA [AMENDED]
Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, GA
(Lat. 31[deg]09'07'' N., long. 81[deg]23'29'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1-
mile radius of the Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon Airport. This Class E
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously purblished in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 2, 2010.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2010-28761 Filed 11-15-10; 8:45 am]
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