[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11475-11476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5180]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2010-0054; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-11]
Establishment of Class D Airspace, Modification of Class E
Airspace; Columbus, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace and modify
existing Class E airspace at Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Columbus,
GA. A decrease in air traffic volume at the airport has made it
necessary to downgrade controlled airspace for the safety and
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules
(VFR) operations.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal 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-2010-0054; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-11, 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, Airspace Specialist,
Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization, 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 2010-0054; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-11) 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-2010-0054; Airspace Docket No. 10-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 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 establish Class D airspace and modify
existing Class E airspace at Columbus, GA. Due to a decrease in air
traffic volume at Columbus Metropolitan Airport a less restrictive
Class D airspace would be established with specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The existing Class E
surface area would be modified to be coincident with the newly
established Class D airspace. The existing Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface would be modified for the safety
and management of IFR operations. Lawson Army Airfield, Columbus, GA,
would be removed from the Class E2 and E5 airspace description, and
would be re-established under separate rulemaking.
Class D airspace designations, Class E2 surface airspace
designations and Class E5 designations are published in Paragraphs
5000, 6002 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9T, signed August
27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009, 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 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 establish Class D airspace and modify
existing Class E airspace at
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Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Columbus, GA.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND 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
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 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15,
2009, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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ASO GA D Columbus, GA [New]
Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA
(Lat. 32[deg]30'59'' N., long. 84[deg]56'20'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Columbus Metropolitan
Airport and that airspace within 1 mile each side of the 234[deg]
bearing from the airport, extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 5
miles southwest of the airport. This Class D airspace 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 published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
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ASO GA E2 Columbus, GA [Amended]
Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA
(Lat. 32[deg]30'59'' N., long. 84[deg]56'20'' W.)
Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Columbus Metropolitan Airport
and that airspace within 1 mile each side of the 234[deg] bearing
from the airport, extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 5 miles
southwest of the 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 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 GA E5 Columbus, GA [Amended]
Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA
(Lat. 32[deg]30'59'' N., long. 84[deg]56'20'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Columbus Metropolitan Airport and
that airspace within 1 mile each side of the 234[deg] bearing from
the airport, extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 7.3-miles
southwest of the airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 26, 2010.
Myron A. Jenkins,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2010-5180 Filed 3-10-10; 8:45 am]
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