This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

9986

Vol. 66, No. 30

Tuesday, February 13, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01–ASO–2]

Proposed Amendment to Class D

Airspace, Valdosta Moody AFB, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

amend Class D airspace at Valdosta

Moody AFB, GA. Beginning February

2001, the U.S. Air Force will receive the

first of approximately 40 T–6 turboprop

trainer aircraft at Moody AFB. When

these aircraft become fully operational

as student trainers, airport operations at

Moody AFB will increase from

approximately 39,000 operations per

year to in excess of 156,000 operations

per year. The training scenario required

of student pilots flying the T–6 aircraft

within the Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

traffic pattern will necessitate an

extended pattern, beyond the existing

Class D airspace. This action would

amend the lateral limits of the existing

Class D airspace from a 5-mile radius of

Moody AFB to a 7-mile radius to allow

for the safe and efficient operation of

these aircraft within Class D airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

01–ASO–2, Manager, Airspace Branch,

ASO–520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta,

Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

Southern Region, Room 550, 1701

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia

30337, telephone (404) 305–5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wade T. Carpenter Jr., Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305–5586.

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 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. 01–ASO–2.’’ The

postcard will be date/time stamped and

returned to the commenter. All

communications received 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 the comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Office of the

Regional Counsel for Southern Region,

Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue,

College Park, Georgia 30337, 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 NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Manager,

Airspace Branch, ASO–520, Air Traffic

Division, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta,

Georgia 30320. Communications must

identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future

NPRMs should also request a copy of

Advisory Circular No. 11–2A which

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to Part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

amend Class D airspace at Valdosta

Moody AFB, GA. Class D airspace

designations for airspace areas

extending upward from the surface of

the earth are published in Paragraph

5000 of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated

September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 The Class D airspace designation

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed 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,

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

1963 Comp., p. 389.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 13, 2001 / Proposed Rules 9987

§ 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 5000. Class D airspace.

* * * * *

ASO GA D Valdosta Moody AFB, GA

[Revised]

Valdosta, Moody AFB, GA

(Lat. 30°58′07′′ N, long. 83°11′35′′ W)

Tha airspace extending upward from the

surface, to and including 2,700 feet MSL

within a 7-mile radius of the Moody AFB.

This Class D airspace area 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 College Park, Georgia, on January

30, 2001.

Wade T. Carpenter,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 01–3649 Filed 2–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ANM–24]

Proposed Modification of Class E

Airspace, Jackson Hole, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

modify the Class E airspace at Jackson

Hole, WY. Newly developed approach

and departure procedures at the Jackson

Hole Airport has made this proposal

necessary. Additional Class E 700-feet,

and 1,200 feet controlled airspace,

above the surface of the earth is required

to contain aircraft executing the

Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Runway (RWY) 18 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) and the

Geyser One and JACHO One Departure

Procedures (DP) at Jackson Hole Airport.

The intended effect of this proposal is

to provide adequate controlled airspace

for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

operations at Jackson Hole Airport,

Jackson Hole, WY.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Comments must be

received on or before March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

00–ANM–24, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4506.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Airspace Branch, at the

address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Durham, ANM–520.7, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

00–ANM–24, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056;

telephone number: (425) 227–2527.

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 action must submit,

with those comments, a self-addressed

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00–

ANM–24.’’ 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 action may be changed in the

light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed

above 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

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, 1601 Lind

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington

98055–4056. Communications must

identify the docket 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 procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal

Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by

modifying Class E airspace at Jackson

Hole, WY. Newly developed approach

and departure procedures at the Jackson

Hole Airport have made this proposal

necessary. Additional Class E 700-feet,

and 1,200-feet controlled airspace,

above the surface of the earth is required

to contain aircraft executing the

Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Runway (RWY) 18 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) and the

Geyser One and JACHO One Departure

Procedures (DP), at Jackson Hole

Airport, has made this proposal

necessary. The FAA establishes Class E

airspace where necessary to contain

aircraft transitioning between the

terminal and en route environments.

The intended effect of this proposal is

designed to provide for the safe and

efficient use of the navigable airspace.

This proposal would promote safe flight

operations under IFR at the Jackson

Hole Airport and between the terminal

and en route transition stages.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

Class E airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

of the earth, are published in Paragraph

6005, of FAA Order 7400.9H dated

September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, 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 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 11013; 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,

when promulgated, will not have a

significant economic impact on a