2044 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 1995 / Proposed Rules

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 effect air traffic procedures and air

navigation, it is certified that this rule,

when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a),

1510; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated July 18, 1994, and effective

September 16, 1994, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 General

* * * * *

AGL MI D Detroit, MI [Revised]

Detroit, Willow Run Airport, MI

(Lat. 42°14′16′′ N., long 83°31′50′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to but not including 3,000 feet MSL

within a 4.4-mile radius of Willow Run

Airport.

* * * * *

AGL IL D Alton, IL [Revised]

Alton, St. Louis Regional Airport, IL

(Lat. 38°53′25′′ N., long. 90°02′45′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL

within a 4.2-mile radius of the St. Louis

Regional Airport, excluding that airspace

within the Lambert-St. Louis International

Airport, MO, Class B airspace area. This

Class D airspace is effective during the

specific dates and times established in

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

dates and times will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December

22, 1994.

Maureen Woods,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 95–364 Filed 1–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94–AAL–10]

Proposed Amendment to Class E

Airspace; Cordova, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

modify the Class E airspace area at

Cordova, AK, to accommodate Visual

Rules (VFR) traffic in the Cordova area,

landing and departing from the Cordova

Muni (CKU) airport located about 10

miles west of Merle K. ‘‘Mudhole’’

Smith (CDV) airport. Due to terrain

limitations, VFR traffic must pass

through the northern portion of the

Cordova Class E surface area. When the

Class E surface area is below basic VFR

and Special Visual Flight Rule (SVFR)

operations are being conducted,

numerous delays are experienced. The

area will be depicted on aeronautical

charts to provide a reference for pilots

operating under VFR.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace & System Management Branch,

AAL–530, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket No. 94–AAL–

10, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14,

Anchorage, AK, 99513–7587.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the

same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert C. Durand, AAL–531, 222 West

7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK, 99513–

7587; telephone: (907) 271–5898.

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 the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Docket No. 94–AAL–10.’’

The postcard will be date/time stamped

and returned to the commenter. All

communications received on or before

the closing date for comments will be

considered before asking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this notice may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules 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 NPRM’s

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Manager,

System Management Branch, AAL–530,

222 West 7th Avenue, ι14, Anchorage,

AK, 99513–7587 or by calling (907)

271–5898. Communications must

identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future

NPRM’s should also request a copy of

Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, which

describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

provide required controlled airspace for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

procedures at the Merle K. ‘‘Mudhole’’

Smith Airport and allow Visual Flight

Rules (VFR) aircraft to proceed through

the northern portion of the current

Cordova Class E surface area. The

reduction in Class E surface area will

segregate aircraft operating under VFR

conditions from aircraft operating under

IFR procedures. The area would be

depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts thereby enabling pilots to

circumnavigate the area or otherwise

comply with IFR procedures. Class E

airspace designations for surface areas

of an airport are published in paragraph

6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July

18, 1994, and effective September 16,
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 1995 / Proposed Rules 2045

1994, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E

airspace designation listed in this

document would be published

subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involved an

established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep them operationally current.

Therefore, this proposed regulation—(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 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).

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71—[Amended]

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a),

1510; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated July 18, 1994, and effective

September 16, 1994, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6002—Class E Airspace Areas

Designated As a Surface Area For An

Airport.

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Cordova, AK [Revised]

Cordova, Merle K. (MUDHOLE) Smith

Airport, AK

(Lat. 60°29′31′′ N, long. 145°28′39′′ W)

Glacier River NDB

(Lat. 60°29′56′′ N, long. 145°28′28′′ W)

Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Merle K.

(MUDHOLE) Smith Airport and within 2.1

miles each side of the 222° bearing from the

Glacier River NDB extending from the 4.1-

mile radius to 10 miles southwest of the

airport within 2.2 miles each side of the 142°

bearing from the NDB extending from the 4.1-

mile radius to 10.4 miles southeast of the

airport; excluding that airspace north of a

line from lat. 60°32′48′′N, long. 145°34′06′′W;

to lat. 60°31′00′′N, long. 145°20′00′′W.

* * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on December 20,

1994.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 95–365 Filed 1–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94–AWA–5]

Proposed Modification of the

Birmingham Municipal, AL, Huntsville

International-Carl T. Jones Field, AL,

Columbia Metropolitan, SC, and

Chattanooga Lovell Field, TN, Class C

Airspace Areas and Proposed

Establishment of the Huntsville

International-Carl T. Jones Field, AL,

and Chattanooga Lovell Field, TN,

Class E Airspace Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

modify the Class C airspace areas at

Birmingham Municipal, AL, Huntsville

International-Carl T. Jones Field, AL,

Columbia Metropolitan, SC, and

Chattanooga Lovell Field, TN, Airports.

This proposed action would correct the

name of the Birmingham Municipal

Airport to Birmingham International

Airport, and modify the Columbia

Metropolitan, SC, airspace designation

to reflect continuous operation and

availability of services, therein. The

effective hours of the Huntsville

International-Carl T. Jones Field, AL,

and Chattanooga Lovell Field, TN, Class

C airspace areas would be amended to

coincide with the associated radar

approach control facility’s hours of

operation. Class C airspace areas are

predicated on an operational air traffic

control tower (ATCT) serviced by a

radar approach control facility. This

proposal would not change the

designated boundaries or altitudes of

these Class C airspace areas. In addition,

this notice proposes to establish Class E

airspace at Chattanooga Lovell Field,

TN, and Huntsville International-Carl T.

Jones Field, AL, Airports when the

associated radar approach control

facility is not in operation.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket

[AGC–200], Airspace Docket No. 94–

AWA–5, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591.

The official docket may be examined

in the Rules Docket, Office of the Chief

Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington DC,

weekdays, except Federal holidays,

between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the office of the Regional Air Traffic

Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and

Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP–

240), Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical

Information Division, Air Traffic Rules

and Procedures Service, Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202)

267–9255.

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 the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped, postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94–

AWA–5.’’ 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 notice may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket both

before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each