[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9986-9987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3649]


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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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 5000. Class D airspace.

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ASO GA D Valdosta Moody AFB, GA [Revised]

Valdosta, Moody AFB, GA
    (Lat. 30 deg.58'07" N, long. 83 deg.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.
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    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]
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