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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). 

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 reestablished 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. 

§ 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. 

* * * * * 

ASO GA D Columbus, GA [New] 

Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA 

(Lat. 32°30′59′′ N., long. 84°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° 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. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ASO GA E2 Columbus, GA [Amended] 

Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA 

(Lat. 32°30′59′′ N., long. 84°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° 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. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO GA E5 Columbus, GA [Amended] 

Columbus Metropolitan Airport, GA 

(Lat. 32°30′59′′ N., long. 84°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° 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] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–1140; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–AWP–13] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

E Airspace; Victorville, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D and E airspace at 

Victorville, CA. Additional Class D 

airspace is needed for Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations at Southern 

California Logistics Airport that would 

allow aircraft operations outside Class D 

at Adelanto Airport. This action is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) aircraft utilizing both airports. 

This action also would note the airport 

name change. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2009–1140; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–AWP–13, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA 

2009–1140 and Airspace Docket No. 09– 

AWP–13) 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 FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2009–1140 and 

Airspace Docket No. 09–AWP–13.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. 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://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 the address and 


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