[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16668-16669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8615]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-6]


Amendment of Class E2 Airspace; Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon 
Airport, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E2 airspace at Brunswick 
Malcom-McKinnon Airport, GA from continuous to part time, as the 
required weather observations for Class E2 surface area airspace have 
been reduced from 24 to 16 hours a day. Therefore, the Class E2 
airspace must be amended to reflect its part time status. During the 
times the Class E2 surface area airspace is not effective, the airspace 
below 700 feet AGL becomes Class G, uncontrolled airspace. A NOTAM 
establishing the effective days and times of this airspace will be 
issued. The effective days and times will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997. Comment Date: Comments 
must be received on or before May 19, 1997.


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ADDRESSES: Send comments in triplicate to: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 97-ASO-6, Manager, Operations Branch, ASO-
530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benny L. McGlamery, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, which involves modifying the 
Class E2 surface area airspace at the Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon 
Airport, GA, from continuous to part time, comments are invited on the 
rule. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the 
DATES section. However, after the review of any comments and, if the 
FAA finds that further changes are appropriate, it will initiate 
rulemaking proceedings to extend the effective date or to amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule and in determining whether additional rulemaking is 
needed. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of 
the rule that might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies Class E2 surface area airspace at Brunswick 
Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, GA, from continuous to part time.
    This action lessens the impact on users of this airspace. Class E2 
airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 
7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996. The 
Class E2 airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    Under the circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is 
an immediate need to modify the Class E2 airspace at the Brunswick 
Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, GA, from continuous to part time, to ensure 
that users of this airspace will be able to comply with appropriate 
federal regulations governing non-controlled airspace. Therefore, I 
find that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 
impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
    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 ``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--[AMENDED]

    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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ASO GA E2  Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, GA [Revised]

Brunswick, Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, GA
    (Lat. 31 deg.09'08'' N, long. 81 deg.23'29'' W)
McKinnon NDB
    (Lat. 31 deg.09'13'' N, long. 81 deg.23'22'' W)
Glynco Jetport
    (Lat. 31 deg.15'33'' N, long. 81 deg.27'58'' W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Malcolm-McKinnon Airport and within 3 
miles each side of the 221 deg. and 032 deg. bearings from the 
McKinnon NDB and extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles 
southwest and northeast of the NDB. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the days and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 24, 1997.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-8615 Filed 4-7-97; 8:45 am]
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