[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 122 (Friday, June 23, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39084-39085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15948]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-16]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Jasper, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: 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 9, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E airspace at 
Jasper, TN, (65 FR 26786). This action provides adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at North Jackson Hospital. Designations for 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface are published in paragraph 6005 of 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) amends Class E airspace at Jasper, TN.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which

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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 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  Jasper, TN [Revised]

Jasper, Marion County--Brown Field Airport, TN
    Lat. 35 deg.03'37"N, long. 85 deg.35'08"W
North Jackson Hospital, Bridgeport, AL
Point In Space Coordinates
    Lat. 34 deg.55'10"N, long. 85 deg.45'32"W

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 12.6-mile radius of Marion County--Brown Field and that 
airspace within a 6-mile radius of the point in space (lat. 
34 deg.55'10"N, long. 85 deg.45'32"W) serving North Jackson 
Hospital, Bridgeport, AL; excluding that airspace within the 
Chattanooga, TN, Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 12, 2000.
John Thompson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-15948 Filed 6-22-00; 8:45 am]
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