[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 117 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15280]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-13]


Established of Class E Airspace; Copperhill, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Copperhill TN. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP), helicopter point in space approach, has been developed for 
Copperbasin Medical Center, Copperhill, TN. As a result, controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is 
needed to accommodate the SIAP.

DATES: 0901 UTC, October 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

History

    On May 5, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace 
at Copperhill, TN (65 FR 26160). This action provides adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at Copperbasin Medical Center. Designations 
for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface are published in FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999 and 
effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR part 71.1. The Class E designation listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace at Copperhill, TN.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 ``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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, 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 TN E5  Copperhill, TN [New]

Copperbasin Medical Center
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 35 deg. 00' 48" N, long. 84 deg. 22' 25" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within a 6-mile radius of the point in space (lat. 35 deg. 
00'48" N, long. 84 deg. 22'25" W) serving Copperbasin Medical 
Center.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 7, 2000.
Richard E. Biscomb,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-15280 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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