[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 186 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57542-57543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-39]


Removal of Class E Airspace; Simmons Army Airfield (AAF), NC.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes the Class E4 Airspace at Simmons AAF, NC, 
as there is no longer a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
for Simmons AAF requiring an extension to the Class D surface area 
airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 30, 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) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    A review of the controlled airspace for Simmons AAF revealed the 
existence of an extension to the Class D surface area airspace, 
although there was no longer a SIAP requiring such an extension. 
Therefore, the Class E4 airspace area must be removed. This rule will 
become effective on the date specified in the ``DATE'' section. Since 
this action eliminates the impact of controlled airspace on users of 
the airspace in the vicinity of the Simmons AAF, notice and public 
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. Designations for Class 
E airspace areas designated as an extension to Class D airspace area 
are published in FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 1, 2000, and 
effective September 16, 2000, 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.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) removes Class E4 airspace at Simmons AAF, NC.
    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 a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a

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``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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1   [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6004  Class E4 Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to Class D Airspace Area.

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ASO NC E4  Simmons AAF, NC [Removed]

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 15, 2000.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-24491 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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